The consonant makes two voiced sounds. For now we will focus on the sound it makes at the beginning of words or syllables: /r/, /r/, /r/, ram. This sound is made by touching the tongue to the sides of the palate and dropping the jaw slightly: /r/, /r/, /r/, ram.

• This consonant makes two voiced sounds.
• At the end of a word or syllable or after a vowel it says: /ər/, /ər/, /ər/, gurrr.
• The sound is made with the tongue touching the sides of the palate and keeping the jaw up: /ər/, /ər/, /ər/, gurrr.
• More vowel-R sounds will be explored later.