Fried Rice or Flied Lice? "R" vs. "L"

Fried Rice? Sounds yummy!! :)

Flied Lice?  Sounds nasty!!! :(

These two phrases are very close in pronunciation, but very far in meaning...

Fried food means it is cooked in a lot of oil. Not so healthy, but sooo tasty!

Flied is actually NOT an English word. Maybe something that flies in the sky?

Rice is a tasty grain that is very common. Everybody eats it!
(In some countries, they say "Have you eaten rice today?" instead of "How are you today?")

Lice is the plural word for a Louse, which is a small insect. It lives in people's hair!
(Lice for humans are like fleas for dogs, itchy, blood-sucking parasites!)

If you want to talk about a delicious dinner, say "R" 

f R i e d  R i c e

If you want to talk about a horrible flying bug, say "L"

f L i e d  L i c e

But HOW do we make these sounds?  WHAT is the difference between R and L sounds? hmmm......

Well, I'll tell you... it's WHERE your tongue is... the Front or the Back

When you say "R", your tongue LIFTS up, and moves to the BACK of your mouth.

       When you say "L", your tongue also LIFTS up, but moves to the FRONT of your mouth.

Go ahead...try it!  fRRRRRRied RRRRRRice (back)........fLLLLLLied LLLLLLice (front)

Nice:)

If you don't understand, 

             or if you want more practice,

                              or if you want to laugh)))))) 

 watch this video! 

 L vs. R

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