This page teaches controlled sound targets from our reviewed catalogue. It does not claim one universal whole-word IPA transcription: the sounds in a word can vary by speaker and target variety.
American R: tongue tip curled back (or bunched up), lips slightly rounded. Don't trill.
Common slip: Don't roll/trill the R. American R is smooth — like the start of a /w/.
See the mouth diagram and controlled set →These synthesized voices are repeatable reference points, not a claim that every British or American speaker uses one identical form.
“car”
No R sound in “car”? That’s correct: RP (Received Pronunciation)drops an R that isn’t followed by a vowel (“car” sounds like “cah”).
“car”
Open practice with “car” already filled in. Automated feedback is an estimate for practice, not a clinical or expert diagnosis.
Real recordings from our search library that contain “car”.
Public domain
“But what if something goes wrong? What if the car skids on the ice and is involved in an accident?”
General American
From "The Story of Jack Frost" (2025). VOA Learning English. Public domain (US government work). — “The Story of Jack Frost”
Open this clip in General American: But what if something goes wrong? What if the car skids on the ice and is involvCreator video
“pronounced car nurse horse”
RP
From Oxford Online English (opens in a new tab) — “5 Key Differences Between British Pronunciation and American Pronunciation” · 637s
Open this clip in RP: pronounced car nurse horseCreator video
“I'm going to change the oil in the car”
Southern US
From Hisgirl777Bakes (opens in a new tab) — “Accent Tag — Atlanta, Georgia Native Accent” · 45s
Open this clip in Southern US: I'm going to change the oil in the carCreator video
“Get the out of my car. I got a bone to pick with you.”
New York
From Emily Frances (opens in a new tab) — “New York Accents, A Movie” · 17s
Open this clip in New York: Get the out of my car. I got a bone to pick with you.Public domain
“I’ll just call another car. What if that new Uber driver is a pregnant woman and she goes into labor?”
General American
From "The Story of Jack Frost" (2025). VOA Learning English. Public domain (US government work). — “The Story of Jack Frost”
Open this clip in General American: I’ll just call another car. What if that new Uber driver is a pregnant woman andCreator video
“In American English these r sounds are pronounced car nurse horse”
RP
From Oxford Online English (opens in a new tab) — “5 Key Differences Between British Pronunciation and American Pronunciation” · 643s
Open this clip in RP: In American English these r sounds are pronounced car nurse horseSearch our indexed caption corpus for real-context examples. Coverage varies by word and accent, so the results page may have no matching clip.
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