Things to know:
- The /r/ sound is typically developed by 5-7.5 years old
- It is made by
- smile wide
There are so many different /R/ sounds!
Most are listed in the following format (where the sound appears in the word):
Beginning
|
Middle
|
End
|
R initial only
rake
rain rank read reach rash wrath |
wrench
wrist road run rug row rabbit |
repeat
reading reptile recess wrinkle runway rootbeer |
AR
armadillo
artichoke army jeep armful armor architect arcade |
spark
bark park harp cartwheel alarm marshmallow |
car
candy bar jar police car far star bazaar |
AIR
airplane
air airfield airshow air balloon heiress Erica |
caring
haircut canary berries strawberries fairy cherry |
hair
care pair fair mare chair lair |
EAR
ear
earwig earache Erie eerie earphones earbud |
mirror
hear me elephant ears spirit cereal pierce cheery |
hear
fear clear shear sear peer pier |
our
our
hour ourselves ours |
soured
empowered towered showered |
flour
sour power tower |
or
order
orange ornament organ organize ornery organism origami |
forget
board snoring scoring stored yours doors fours |
chore
pour store score your door four more |
ire
iron
ironing irons Iron man iris Irish |
fire engine
fireman small iron hiring |
fire
tire admire hire flyer buyer |
er- Stressed & unstressed
dollar
teacher other hammer together ladder letter newspaper shoulder zipper plumber later victory |
first
bird shirt nurse turn worm spurn hurt burn pearls earnest |
early
kernel burning nervous hurricane injure celery exercise furniture emerald attorney battery peppermint |