Common English words with the "r (right)" sound (IPA r)

r

Common English words with this sound

r (right)

A CEFR-graded selection of the most common words that include this phoneme, sorted by learner level (A1 first). Both GA and RP shown when they differ. Tap Listen for audio.

Word GA RP Level Listen
address /ˈæˌdrɛs/ /ˈæˌdres/ A1
afraid /əˈfreɪd/ A1
agree /əˈɡri/ /əˈɡriː/ A1
airport /ˈɛrˌpɑrt/ /ˈeəˌpɔːt/ A1
already /ɑlˈrɛdi/ /ɔːlˈredi/ A1
angry /ˈæŋɡri/ A1
april /ˈeɪprəl/ A1
apron /ˈeɪprən/ A1
are /ɑr/ /ɑː/ A1
aren't /ɑrnt/ /ɑːnt/ A1
arm /ɑrm/ /ɑːm/ A1
around /əˈraʊnd/ A1
arrive /əˈraɪv/ A1
art /ɑrt/ /ɑːt/ A1
article /ˈɑrɾəkl̩/ /ˈɑːtɪkl̩/ A1
bar /bɑr/ /bɑː/ A1
bathroom /ˈbæθˌrum/ /ˈbɑːθˌruːm/ A1
bear /bɛr/ /beə/ A1
bedroom /ˈbɛdˌrum/ /ˈbedˌruːm/ A1
before /bɪˈfɑr/ /bɪˈfɔː/ A1

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