Instructions:
Go from ZERO to HERO crossing only words or phrases with an R-sound in your accent (there are different paths for different accents). You can see that 6 stones in the maze are shaded. Try not to step on one of these – but you can if there is no other way.
Example: From ZERO, you can go to ‘car’ if you pronounce the R in that word. If not, you need to go to ‘euro’ instead – most people pronounce the R in this word.
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Learning point:
Accents of English are of two kinds – accents where every R is pronounced, and accents where the R is not pronounced unless there is a vowel sound after it. For example, in these accents, the R is not pronounced in car or care, but it is pronounced in caring, because there is a vowel sound after it. Which kind of accent do you have? (Learn more about accents and how to teach them with PronPack: Accent for Listeners)
Possible paths:
- ZERO – car – wore – very – carry – or else – heard – sorry – Mary – (here) – (Harry) – are – girl – there – air – for one – for all – bored – far – HERO
- ZERO – euro – area – sorry – Mary – Harry – worry – or else – carry – very – marry – caring – bury – arrow – ear ache – for all – far away – HERO