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Which consonants can come before r?

All consonants can come before "r" in English. Here are some examples:

Starting with "br": bread, brown, brave

Starting with "cr": crash, cry, crawl

Starting with "dr": dream, drive, drop

Starting with "fr": friend, frog, free

Starting with "gr": green, grape, grow

Starting with "hr": (This is less common in standard English but occurs in some dialects)

Starting with "jr": (This is not a common combination in English)

Starting with "kr": (This is not a common combination in English)

Starting with "lr": (This is not a common combination in English)

Starting with "mr": mirror, morning, merry

Starting with "nr": near, narrow, night

Starting with "pr": present, price, proud

Starting with "qr": (This is not a common combination in English)

Starting with "rr": (This is a double consonant, not a consonant before "r")

Starting with "sr": strong, street, smile

Starting with "tr": tree, travel, train

Starting with "vr": (This is not a common combination in English)

Starting with "wr": write, wrong, wrap

Starting with "xr": (This is not a common combination in English)

Starting with "zr": (This is not a common combination in English)

There are also some instances of consonants combined with "r" in the middle or end of a word, such as "bird," "farm," and "door."

Keep in mind that this is based on the rules of standard English. Different languages and dialects may have different rules about which consonants can come before "r."

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