/l/ vs /r/

Lateral /l/ (light) vs approximant /r/ (right).

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# /l/ vs /r/

**Type:** Minimal pair contrast
**Kind:** Consonant

## Note
Lateral /l/ (light) vs approximant /r/ (right).

## Practice Pairs
- rue / loo - onset
- rue / lu - onset
- ere / l - coda
- heir / l - coda
- bookstore / bookstall - coda
- cheeriness / chilliness - nucleus
- wizardly / wizardry - nucleus
- implicate / imprecate - nucleus
- bull / boor - coda
- flea / free - nucleus
- flee / free - nucleus
- lake / rake - onset
- leak / wreak - onset
- leek / wreak - onset
- left / ref - onset
- lid / rid - onset
- life / rife - onset
- light / right - onset
- light / rite - onset
- ling / wring - onset
- lock / rock - onset
- look / rook - onset
- lot / rot - onset
- play / pray - nucleus
- rash / lash - onset
- rhyme / lime - onset
- rice / lice - onset
- raze / laze - onset
- rede / lede - onset
- lave / rave - onset
- lithe / writhe - onset
- leam / ream - onset
- par / pol - coda
- pleasantly / presently - nucleus
- husbandly / husbandry - nucleus
- assault / assort - nucleus
- believe / bereave - nucleus
- level / revel - onset
- lightly / rightly - onset
- people / peeper - coda
- bereave / beleave - nucleus
- belight / bewrite - nucleus
- leaden / redden - onset
- clunk / crunk - nucleus
- dodder / doddle - coda
- exalt / exhort - nucleus
- grammar / glamour - nucleus
- loyalty / royalty - onset
- belly / berry - nucleus
- blade / braid - nucleus
- bleed / breed - nucleus
- bruise / blues - nucleus
- clam / cram - nucleus
- clap / crap - nucleus
- class / crass - nucleus
- climb / crime - nucleus
- flight / fright - nucleus
- glide / gride - nucleus
- lily / leery - nucleus
- cloak / croak - nucleus
- chilly / cheery - nucleus
- flit / frit - nucleus
- bewray / belay - nucleus
- tarry / tally - nucleus
- broke / bloke - nucleus
- greek / gleek - nucleus
- beray / belay - nucleus
- feared / filled - nucleus
- mellow / marrow - nucleus
- alight / aright - nucleus
- glaze / graze - nucleus
- exaltation / exhortation - nucleus
- lane / rein - onset
- lain / rein - onset
- collect / correct - nucleus
- election / erection - nucleus
- frail / flail - nucleus
- ere / ell - coda
- heir / ell - coda
- lo / roe - onset
- collector / corrector - nucleus
- barrister / baluster - nucleus
- loyalist / royalist - onset
- adulation / adjuration - nucleus
- mandarin / mandolin - nucleus
- glee / gree - nucleus
- lead / redd - onset
- leave / reave - onset
- loan / roan - onset
- race / lace - onset
- reach / leach - onset
- rich / lich - onset
- till / tier - coda
- lad / rad - onset
- fray / flay - nucleus
- haul / hoar - coda
- lone / roan - onset
- rake / laik - onset
- reck / lek - onset
- letch / retch - onset
- sear / sill - coda
- led / redd - onset
- mare / mell - coda
- plough / prow - nucleus
- sill / cere - coda
- yawl / yore - coda
- unlimited / unremitted - nucleus
- blunt / brunt - nucleus
- crank / clank - nucleus
- crammer / clamor - nucleus
- prank / plank - nucleus
- flank / franc - nucleus
- gunwale / gunner - coda
- pillage / peerage - nucleus
- sidle / cider - coda
- mislead / misread - nucleus
- blacken / bracken - nucleus
- freshly / fleshly - nucleus
- brazen / blazon - nucleus
- butchery / butcherly - nucleus
- lightness / rightness - onset
- flitter / fritter - nucleus
- clone / crone - nucleus
- crack / clack - nucleus
- crime / clime - nucleus
- eyelid / irid - nucleus
- lest / wrest - onset
- link / rink - onset
- flyer / friar - nucleus
- quell / quare - coda
- flier / friar - nucleus
- selly / serry - nucleus
- plait / prate - nucleus
- gloat / groat - nucleus
- glebe / grebe - nucleus

markdown

rue
/ru/
vs

loo
/lu/

Onset
rue
/ru/
vs

lu
/lu/

Onset
ere
/ɛr/
vs

l
/ɛl/

Coda
heir
/ɛr/
vs

l
/ɛl/

Coda
bookstore
/ˈbʊkˌstɔr/
vs

bookstall
/ˈbʊkstɔl/

Coda
cheeriness
/ˈtʃɪrinəs/
vs

chilliness
/ˈtʃɪlinəs/

Nucleus
wizardly
/ˈwɪzɚdli/
vs

wizardry
/ˈwɪz.ɚd.ri/

Nucleus
implicate
/ˈɪmplɪkeɪt/
vs

imprecate
/ˈɪmprɪkeɪt/

Nucleus
bull
/ˈbʊl/
vs

boor
/bʊr/

Coda
flea
/fliː/
vs

free
/fɹi/

Nucleus
flee
/fliː/
vs

free
/fɹi/

Nucleus
lake
/ˈleɪk/
vs

rake
/reɪk/

Onset
leak
/liːk/
vs

wreak
/riːk/

Onset
leek
/liːk/
vs

wreak
/riːk/

Onset
left
/ˈlɛf/
vs

ref
/rɛf/

Onset
lid
/lɪd/
vs

rid
/ˈrɪd/

Onset
life
/laɪf/
vs

rife
/ˈraɪf/

Onset
light
/laɪt/
vs

right
/ɹaɪt/

Onset
light
/laɪt/
vs

rite
/ˈraɪt/

Onset
ling
/ˈlɪŋ/
vs

wring
/rɪŋ/

Onset
lock
/lɑk/
vs

rock
/ɹɑk/

Onset
look
/lʊk/
vs

rook
/rʊk/

Onset
lot
/lɑt/
vs

rot
/rɑt/

Onset
play
/pleɪ/
vs

pray
/pɹeɪ/

Nucleus
rash
/ˈræʃ/
vs

lash
/læʃ/

Onset
rhyme
/ˈraɪm/
vs

lime
/laɪm/

Onset
rice
/ɹaɪs/
vs

lice
drill word /laɪs/

Onset
raze
/reɪz/
vs

laze
/leɪz/

Onset
rede
/rid/
vs

lede
/lid/

Onset
lave
/leɪv/
vs

rave
/reɪv/

Onset
lithe
/laɪð/
vs

writhe
/raɪð/

Onset
leam
/lim/
vs

ream
/rim/

Onset
par
/ˈpɑr/
vs

pol
/pɑl/

Coda
pleasantly
/ˈplɛzəntli/
vs

presently
/ˈprɛzəntli/

Nucleus
husbandly
/ˈhʌzbəndli/
vs

husbandry
/ˈhʌzbəndri/

Nucleus
assault
/əˈsɔlt/
vs

assort
/əˈsɔrt/

Nucleus
believe
/bɪˈliv/
vs

bereave
/bɪˈriv/

Nucleus
level
/ˈlɛvəl/
vs

revel
/ˈrɛvəl/

Onset
lightly
/ˈlaɪtli/
vs

rightly
/ˈraɪtli/

Onset
people
/ˈpi.pəl/
vs

peeper
/ˈpipər/

Coda
bereave
/bɪˈriv/
vs

beleave
/bɪˈliv/

Nucleus
belight
/bɪˈlaɪt/
vs

bewrite
/bɪˈraɪt/

Nucleus
leaden
/ˈlɛdən/
vs

redden
/ˈrɛdən/

Onset
clunk
/klʌŋk/
vs

crunk
/krʌŋk/

Nucleus
dodder
/ˈdɑdər/
vs

doddle
/ˈdɑdəl/

Coda
exalt
/ɪɡˈzɔlt/
vs

exhort
/ɪɡˈzɔrt/

Nucleus
grammar
/ˈɡɹæm.ɚ/
vs

glamour
drill word /ˈɡlæmɚ/

Nucleus
loyalty
/ˈlɔɪəlti/
vs

royalty
/ˈrɔɪəlti/

Onset
belly
/ˈbɛli/
vs

berry
/ˈbɛɹi/

Nucleus
blade
/bleɪd/
vs

braid
/breɪd/

Nucleus
bleed
/ˈbliːd/
vs

breed
/bɹiːd/

Nucleus
bruise
/ˈbruːz/
vs

blues
/bluːz/

Nucleus
clam
/klæm/
vs

cram
/kræm/

Nucleus
clap
/klæp/
vs

crap
/kræp/

Nucleus
class
/klæs/
vs

crass
/kræs/

Nucleus
climb
/klaɪm/
vs

crime
/ˈkraɪm/

Nucleus
flight
/ˈflɐɪ̯t/
vs

fright
/fɹʌit/

Nucleus
glide
/ˈɡlaɪd/
vs

gride
/ˈɡraɪd/

Nucleus
lily
/ˈlɪli/
vs

leery
/ˈlɪri/

Nucleus
cloak
/ˈkloʊk/
vs

croak
/kroʊk/

Nucleus
chilly
/ˈtʃɪli/
vs

cheery
/ˈtʃɪri/

Nucleus
flit
/flɪt/
vs

frit
/frɪt/

Nucleus
bewray
/bɪˈreɪ/
vs

belay
/bɪˈleɪ/

Nucleus
tarry
/ˈtæri/
vs

tally
/ˈtæli/

Nucleus
broke
/broʊk/
vs

bloke
/bloʊk/

Nucleus
greek
/ɡrik/
vs

gleek
/ɡlik/

Nucleus
beray
/bɪˈreɪ/
vs

belay
/bɪˈleɪ/

Nucleus
feared
/fɪrd/
vs

filled
/fɪld/

Nucleus
mellow
/ˈmɛloʊ/
vs

marrow
/ˈmɛroʊ/

Nucleus
alight
/əˈlaɪt/
vs

aright
/əˈraɪt/

Nucleus
glaze
/ˈɡleɪz/
vs

graze
/ˈɡreɪz/

Nucleus
exaltation
/ˌɛɡzɔlˈteɪʃən/
vs

exhortation
/ˌɛɡzɔrˈteɪʃən/

Nucleus
lane
/leɪn/
vs

rein
/reɪn/

Onset
lain
/leɪn/
vs

rein
/reɪn/

Onset
collect
/kəˈlɛkt/
vs

correct
/kəˈɹɛkt/

Nucleus
election
/əˈlɛkʃ(ə)n/
vs

erection
drill word /ɪˈrɛkʃən/

Nucleus
frail
/freɪl/
vs

flail
/fleɪl/

Nucleus
ere
/ɛr/
vs

ell
/ɛl/

Coda
heir
/ɛr/
vs

ell
/ɛl/

Coda
lo
/loʊ/
vs

roe
/roʊ/

Onset
collector
/kəˈlɛk.tɚ/
vs

corrector
/kəˈrɛktɚ/

Nucleus
barrister
/ˈbærɪstɚ/
vs

baluster
/ˈbælɪstɚ/

Nucleus
loyalist
/ˈlɔɪəlɪst/
vs

royalist
/ˈrɔɪ.ə.lɪst/

Onset
adulation
/ˌædʒəˈleɪʃən/
vs

adjuration
/ˌædʒəˈreɪʃən/

Nucleus
mandarin
/ˈmæn.də.rɪn/
vs

mandolin
/ˈmæn.dəˌlɪn/

Nucleus
glee
/ɡliː/
vs

gree
/ɡriː/

Nucleus
lead
/lɛd/
vs

redd
/rɛd/

Onset
leave
/liːv/
vs

reave
/riːv/

Onset
loan
/loʊn/
vs

roan
/roʊn/

Onset
race
/ˈreɪs/
vs

lace
/ˈleɪs/

Onset
reach
/ɹiːt͡ʃ/
vs

leach
/liːtʃ/

Onset
rich
/ˈɹɪt͡ʃ/
vs

lich
/lɪtʃ/

Onset
till
/tɪl/
vs

tier
/tɪr/

Coda
lad
/læd/
vs

rad
/ræd/

Onset
fray
/freɪ/
vs

flay
/fleɪ/

Nucleus
haul
/hɔl/
vs

hoar
/hɔr/

Coda
lone
/loʊn/
vs

roan
/roʊn/

Onset
rake
/reɪk/
vs

laik
/leɪk/

Onset
reck
/rɛk/
vs

lek
/lɛk/

Onset
letch
/lɛtʃ/
vs

retch
/rɛtʃ/

Onset
sear
/sɪr/
vs

sill
/sɪl/

Coda
led
drill word /lɛd/
vs

redd
/rɛd/

Onset
mare
/mɛr/
vs

mell
/mɛl/

Coda
plough
/plaʊ/
vs

prow
/praʊ/

Nucleus
sill
/sɪl/
vs

cere
/sɪr/

Coda
yawl
/jɔl/
vs

yore
/jɔr/

Coda
unlimited
/ʌnˈlɪm.ɪ.tɪd/
vs

unremitted
/ˌʌnrɪˈmɪtɪd/

Nucleus
blunt
/blʌnt/
vs

brunt
/brʌnt/

Nucleus
crank
/kræŋk/
vs

clank
/klæŋk/

Nucleus
crammer
/ˈkræmɚ/
vs

clamor
/ˈklæm.ɚ/

Nucleus
prank
/præŋk/
vs

plank
/ˈplæŋk/

Nucleus
flank
/ˈflæŋk/
vs

franc
/fræŋk/

Nucleus
gunwale
/ˈɡʌnəl/
vs

gunner
/ˈɡʌnər/

Coda
pillage
/ˈpɪl.ɪdʒ/
vs

peerage
/ˈpɪr.ɪdʒ/

Nucleus
sidle
/ˈsaɪ.dəl/
vs

cider
/ˈsaɪdər/

Coda
mislead
/mɪsˈliːd/
vs

misread
/ˌmɪsˈriːd/

Nucleus
blacken
/ˈblækən/
vs

bracken
/ˈbrækən/

Nucleus
freshly
/ˈfrɛʃli/
vs

fleshly
/ˈflɛʃli/

Nucleus
brazen
/ˈbreɪzən/
vs

blazon
/ˈbleɪzən/

Nucleus
butchery
/ˈbʊtʃəri/
vs

butcherly
/ˈbʊtʃəli/

Nucleus
lightness
/ˈlaɪtnəs/
vs

rightness
/ˈraɪtnəs/

Onset
flitter
/ˈflɪtər/
vs

fritter
/ˈfrɪtər/

Nucleus
clone
/kloʊn/
vs

crone
/kroʊn/

Nucleus
crack
/ˈkræk/
vs

clack
/klæk/

Nucleus
crime
/ˈkraɪm/
vs

clime
/klaɪm/

Nucleus
eyelid
/ˈaɪ.lɪd/
vs

irid
/ˈaɪrɪd/

Nucleus
lest
/lɛst/
vs

wrest
/rɛst/

Onset
link
/lɪŋk/
vs

rink
/rɪŋk/

Onset
flyer
/ˈflaɪɚ/
vs

friar
/ˈfraɪɚ/

Nucleus
quell
/kwɛl/
vs

quare
/kwɛr/

Coda
flier
/ˈflaɪɚ/
vs

friar
/ˈfraɪɚ/

Nucleus
selly
/ˈsɛli/
vs

serry
/ˈsɛri/

Nucleus
plait
/pleɪt/
vs

prate
/preɪt/

Nucleus
gloat
/ɡloʊt/
vs

groat
/ɡroʊt/

Nucleus
glebe
/ɡliːb/
vs

grebe
/ɡriːb/

Nucleus

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