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2. a. How do you spell "rare"? b. How do you spell "dare"?
R-A-R-E. D-A-R- E.
3. a. What's a dam? b. What's a ram?
A wall for water. A male sheep.
4. a. What does "fear" mean? b. What does "feed" mean?
Feeling scared. To give food.
5. a. What's the definition of "liar"? b. What's the definition of "dire"?
A person who tells lies. Extremely serious.
6. a. What does "we're" mean? b. What does "weed" mean?
"We are." A plant nobody wants.
7. a. Did he explode? b. Did he explore?
Yes, he was furious! Yes, he went everywhere in the city.
8. a. What's the definition of "lie"? b. What's the definition of "die"?
The opposite of "truth." To stop living.
Linking with /r/
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When a word ends in the continuant sound /r/, the final /r/ links to a vowel sound at the beginning of the next word.
hear us '----'
hearrrus
Note: Many English words end in a silent letter -e-. Linking sounds go right over the silent -e-. For example, "where are" sounds like wherrrare . 1 Listen and repeat these linked words. hear us
pair of shoes
her arm
hearrrus
pairrrof shoes
herrrarm
better offer
cure it
prepare everything \.......-/
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2 Read the following sentences and draw linking marks connecting words that end in /r/ to words that begin with a vowel sound. 1. Did you hear us?
4. Do you want to share everything?
2. There isn't a better answer.
5. We're all here in the car.
\..._./
3. I need a pair of shoes. 3 Practice saying the sentences, being sure to link with the /r/ sound.
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