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1,211+ R Words Speech Therapy {Interactive Flashcards!}

As a speech therapist, the number one consonant sound my students were working on was the r sound! I was constantly in need of r words for speech therapy.

I’ve gone ahead and created word lists with over 1,211 words making your articulation therapy easier this school year!

R Words Speech Therapy

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Flash Cards – Initial R (word, phrase, sentence, + question)
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Word Level – Medial R
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Word Level – Final R
Phrase Level – Initial R
Phrase Level – Medial R
Phrase Level – Final R
Sentence Level – Initial R
Sentence Level Medial R
Sentence Level Final R
Additional R Word Resources

Correct Position

In the English language, the r sound is one of the most difficult sounds as well as one of the last sounds to develop. There are two different ways language therapists can teach tongue placement for r remediation.

First, let’s review the two different variations of tongue movements for producing the r sound:

Retroflexed R

Both ways are very similar and vary in mid-tongue and tongue tip placements:

Teeth: The /r/ sound is made by having a slight gap between the teeth.
Lips: Lips should be in a neutral position and not rounded. (A rounded lip shape might lead to a /w/ in place of an /r/ sound, such as “wed” for the word “red”.
Sides of the Tongue: Be sure to place the sides of the tongue against the upper side of your teeth to allow for the passage of air to go down the center of the tongue.
Retroflexed R: Have the mid-tongue somewhat tense but not bunched up. Then place the tip of the tongue pointing up just past the alveolar ridge.
Bunched R: Have the mid-tongue bunched up near the roof of the mouth. Then place the tip of the tongue pointing down or straight.
Air: Then blow a skinny stream of air over the center of your tongue (you do not want the air to come out the sides of the tongue).
Voice: The r sound is also a voiced sound so your voice box or vocal cords should vibrate. You can tell that their voice is turned on by touching your voice box on your neck and feeling it vibrate.

Types of R Sounds

Prevocalic R Sounds – is when the r sound comes before a vowel sound, such as an initial r word “red”.
Vocalic R Sounds – is when the r sound comes after a vowel sound, such as: or, ar, er, ear, ire, air.

Target Words – List of Functional Words

Here’s an r word list for you to use in therapy or at home practice to work on your student or child’s new skill.

For Example: run, rest, ride, rake, root, parade, tarp, harp, worm, farm, soccer, wire, weather, faster, baker

See full list of words, phrases, and sentences below.

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Word Positions: R Words Speech Therapy

Initial position of words.

The initial position of the r sound is at the beginning of a word. For example, “rock” or “race”.

Medial Position of Words

Some words have the r sound in the medial position of a word, such as “scared”, “tired”, and “fork”.

Final Positions of Words

The final positions of words are when the target sound is at the end of a word. For example, “tiger” or “star”.

Initial R Words at Word Level

Some ways to practice include having your child or student say each initial /r/ word one by one as they go through a list.

Using a dot marker can also be a fun way to practice having your child put a dot under each initial r sound.

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1 Syllable: ring, rich, red, rain, rock, rose, ray, ron, room, ram, rest, Ryan, rat, royal, rap, rage, rice, race, rush, Rome, ross, right, real, road, rad, run, row, roof, ride, rope, risk, rise, rip, Rick, robe, rule, rep, rug, reach, rent, read, rod, rant, roll, rust, rob, rack, rough, Ruth, round, rhythm, ride, root, rag, ranch, ridge, raw, rot, ring, reign, rail, rim, rig, rave, rude, rub, reed, raft, rut, rear, rib, ritz, rye, rails, rouge, route, roe, rash, raid, reef, ruin, rocks, roar, roast, roach, rung, rein, rare, raise, ripe, rank, reek, role, roll, realm, rack, ruse, ramp, rink, runt, react, rasp, ranch, really, reel, roost
2 Syllable: Rachel, river, Rio, range, russia, robbery, rhyme, running, respect, riddle, rodent, raven, reason, rocket, robbin, roman, ready, rodger, reading, rainbow, random, Riley, reindeer, rising, rhino, reagan, region, rapper, riot, rabbit, racing, research, reaction, relief, ripple, romance, rosa, ruler, reward, romeo, raining, really, return, resource, runner, ruby, recall, roster, robot, recess, reptile, rally, randy, russell, rubber, rascal, rocky, ringing, ribbon, realize, routine, recipe, rooster, rifle, respite, robber, rubbish, radish, resist, rebel, raffle, rapture, regret, rowing, rustic, racket, redneck, rugby, retail, report, reject, request, rover, rubble, rodeo, raptor, royalty, reveal, radar, release, rapid, riches, rumor, roommate, repeat, rhyming, rusty, racist, resort, rumble, recon, repent, raided, rampage, records, runway, ruthless, roller, reunion, review, realtor, rookie, resume, relay, radar, retire, redo, ranger, rescue, rhombus, rental, relax, raising, reaching, receipt, rejoice, reggae, replace, regard, railway, results, raccoon, regain, richness, rancid, ruckus, refuge, reverse, raging, riser, runoff, refuse, realty, rival, realness, rocking, rematch, richer, refund, raincoat, remorse, roaring, rudder, railing, rabi, reeling, reckless, racer, remark, repair, receive, restless, rabid, raisin, ruining, rupture, risking, reset, ruling, rifling, reflux, railroad, rinsing, remain, reform, rower, roaming, rider, rusting, ringer, replay, reply, rambler, respond, rumbling, rested, raiser, rockies, rebate, ransom, rasping, rover, rotor, regards, redness, roomie, remote, refresh, rinse, relate, rattle, restart, recount, refine
3 Syllable: revenge, radio, remember, realty, republic, restaurant, recycle, radical, recycling, rainforest, receiver, register, resolve, religion, racism, relative, ration, raspberry, reminder, rebellion, Ramadan, radiant, Robinson, righteous, Russian, reflection, resistance, respectful, relentless, retina, remedy, recession, retriever, revival, rosary, rejection, reasoning, resentment, replica
4 Syllable: relaxation, retirement, relationship, righteousness, renovation, revolution, reciprocal, resolution, responsible, reference, retribution, resurrection, reservation, republican, remembering, rambunctious, revelation, relatable, recovery, remarkable, reciprocate, ravioli, renewable, recreation, restoration, reproduction, radiator, rosemary, recognition, registration, rhinoceros, reliable, remodeling, reinforcement, relocation, regulation, requirement, reformation, resignation, repercussion, regurgitate, respirator, reasonable, regenerate, repairable, reversible

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Initial R Words Speech Therapy

Medial R Words at Word Level

1 Syllable: are, world, art, earth, words, ark, birth, arm, north, worth, march, bored, force, Charles, purse, worse, first, tired, birds, orb, worst, works, porch, urn, cards, nurse, torch, verse, berth, birch, curse, fired, burst, harsh, Jared, forth, perch, parts, terms, aired, girl, morse, corps, herb, blurred, starved, burnt, cords, marsh, parks, forks, marks, parch, learned, pierced, perks, lurch, herds, cares, yards, starred
2 Syllable: party, forty, journey, ore, Sarah, courage, era, Ari, sorry, Paris, Karen, berry, carol, Aaron, arrow, quarter, cherish, early, thirsty, sparkle, worry, horse, worried, virus, current, perry, Larry, mercy, stories, curve, serve, coral, marry, carried, curry, curly, nerve, journal, siren, Korea, carry, karma, forte, large, charger, terrain, fairing, married, bearing, terrier, hurry, thermal, storage, barrier, xerox, carrier, hearing, Fargo, haircut, payroll, torrent, purge, ferry, soaring, barge, heron, moral, tourist, tardy, meerkat, sparrow, earring, blaring, derby, charter, mural, merit, merge, correct, warrant, terrace, spirits, eerie, wearing, corgi, courier, boarder, borax, flaring, parka, roaring, bearded, nearing, spartan, learner, clearance, heiress, fearing, viral, peril, corrupt, larva, feral, startle, snoring, furry, surreal, pairing, narrate, perfect
3 Syllable: Georgia, important, dirty, Florida, Maria, imperfect, warrior, average, burrito, therapy, clarity, divergent, eternal, waterfall, advertise, rearrange, powerless, emerald, tourism, insurance, hibernate, charity, aftermath, anarchy, eagerness, tolerance, merrily, excursion, arthritis, adoring, Syria, hazardous, nevermore, afternoon, inference, assurance, Neverland, superstar, endurance, Everest, ignorance, dearest, interject, entertain, governess, recording, reservoir, gingerbread, alternate, leaderboard, absorbent, detergent, compartment, deserving, enforcing, interview, bittersweet, departure, heartbreaking, asteroids, algorithm, glorify, alerted, interests, observant, hairdresser, immersion, colorless, exporting, fingerprint, researching, governing, paperclip
4 Syllable: America, inspiration, adversity, generator, reference, admirable, cooperation, measurement, adversary, temperature, respiration, notorious, encouraging, overrated, declaration, flabbergasted, diversity, hilarious, exploration, paparazzi, memorable, convertible, desirable, separable, supernova, naturally, separated, firecracker, materials, honorable, waterproofing, cooperative, asparagus, preparation, comfortably, triceratops, calibrating

Medial R Words Speech Therapy

Final R Words at Word Level

1 Syllable: near, her, car, air, ear, star, for, hair, ever, war, pear, fear, bear, four, year, chair, clear, fair, cheer, dear, hear, door, oar, wear, deer, gear, jar, fir, fur, scar, pier, tour, hour, Blair, floor, player, layer, our, sour, spear, boar, prayer, rear, sir, blue, stir, choir, roar, mayor, smear, flair, dryer, peer, steer, heir, swear, pour, stair, buyer
2 Syllable: silver, water, over, sugar, amber, father, tiger, monster, river, after, sister, power, teacher, anger, mother, winter, doctor, other, honor, under, better, wonder, number, yielder, lover, never, ginger, color, beaver, paper, pepper, Tyler, hunter, nuclear, summer, fever, clever, flower, booger, peter, lobster, daughter, later, easter, super, Taylor, mirror, Denver, whisper, liver, quarter, thunder, soldier, meter, murder, soccer, matter, panther, guitar, order, uber, Oscar, ember, finger, gangster, shiver, brother, dinner, counter, weather, tender, driver, corner, center, tractor, tower, roger, cider, gator, master, Hitler, chamber, glitter, leader, twitter, parker, stranger, offer, actor, reindeer, hyper, appear, hipster, cancer, carter, baker, danger, giver, litter, dumpster, acer, worker, otter, eager, rapper, cover, author, filter, further, trigger, younger, maker, helper, butter, closer, dollar, sweater, feather, toddler, supper, eater, linear, clover, trailer, laughter, burglar, jaguar, bitter, winner, tucker, bother, butcher, ruler, shelter, utter, turner, banter, slumber, neighbor, spider, cougar, dreamer, locker, timer, runner, beaker, ladder, alter, pitcher, stalker, liger, fighter, roster, terror, despair, cooler, shower, harper, miller, spencer, dagger, older, lower, Casper, hater, catcher, answer, copper, stroller, foster, factor, loser, hamster, labor, theater, farmer, swagger, joker, oyster, thriller, rubber, horror, glacier, heater, flutter, topper, strider, adder, feeder, elder, coaster, polar, charger, usher, scooter, grammar, earlier, quiver, trickster, letter, Walter, motor, powder, enter, solar, gender, chandler, chapter, owner, buster, cleaner, stealer, beater, poster, potter, reaper, poker, leather, sober, striker, altar, boulder, anchor, slater, sitter, rooster, glamour, goober, loner, solver, arbor, prosper, fiber, either, member, lighter, wither, fuller, saber, marker, user, robber, banner, fisher, lunar, victor, speaker, washer, weaver, temper, trainer, bummer, piper, hunger, server, parlor, crater, camper, antler, flavor, dozer, jester, dealer, rover, odor, hamper, falter, terrier, fluster, buster, chaser, hover, lawyer, warmer, barber, freezer, radar, favor, shoulder, toaster, clutter, booster, ponder, gutter, manor, liar, bagger, minor, happier, beggar, pioneer, partner, sewer
3 Syllable: forever, Jupiter, together, calendar, November, remember, computer, October, anteater, dinosaur, September, warrior, Jennifer hamburger, character, December, maneuver, junior, Christopher, disaster, receiver, discover, register, predator, sunflower, another, professor, absolver, avenger, senior, cheerleader, manager, sleepover, treasurer, officer, narrator, metaphor, carpenter, abductor, Asperger, lavender, propeller, janitor, reminder, eraser, encounter, producer, messenger, surrender, juniper, grasshopper, volunteer, headhunter, container, punisher, disappear, circular, counselor, minister, vinegar, teenager, amateur, Oliver, disorder, bystander, diaper, senator, explorer, bartender, ancestor, achiever, retriever, grandmother, grandfather, crossover, challenger, spectator, deliver, equator, emperor, highlighter, governor, monitor, defender, survivor, superstar, consumer, empower, traveler, bipolar, beholder, heartbreaker, advisor, retainer, conqueror, daydreamer, admirer, decipher, nutcracker, customer, dictator, freshener, collector, conductor, rottweiler, auditor, inventor, cellular, wanderer, follower, bootlegger, reservoir, translator, adopter, bachelor, breadwinner, semester, believer, dishwasher, roadrunner, bulldozer, savior, beginner, beekeeper, godfather, jeweler
4 Syllable: irregular, alligator, caterpillar, helicopter, generator, perimeter, elevator, alexander, spectacular, gladiator, appetizer, thermometer, diameter, familiar, cauliflower, numerator, firefighter, bodybuilder, entertainer, centimeter, radiator, calculator, behavior, astronomer, linebacker, operator, icebreaker, babysitter, superior, extinguisher, underwater, photographer, Madagascar, coriander, escalator, kilometer, caregiver, firecracker, salamander, coordinator, sanitizer, energizer, peacemaker, cheeseburger, lifesaver, troublemaker, entrepreneur, caretaker, fertilizer, examiner, altogether, supervisor, binocular, administer, candlemaker

Final R Words Speech Therapy

Short Sentences or Phrases

When working on the r sound production, it’s important to work on short phrases once your child or student has mastered the sound at the word level at or near 80% or higher accuracy.

Here is a list of initial r word phrases to try:

Initial R Words Speech Therapy in Phrases

Medial R Words for Speech Therapy in Phrases

Final R Words for Speech Therapy in Phrases

Sentence Level: R Words Speech Therapy

The next step after working at the word and phrase level is to work on the r sound at the sentence level.

For example, you could give your child or student a list of sentences to read aloud while they work on their r sound.

Another idea would be to give your child or student pictures with their r sound in them and then have them create a sentence about those pictures.

Below is a list of sentences to use with your child or students.

Initial R Words Speech Therapy in Sentences

Medial R Words for Speech Therapy in Sentences

Final R Words for Speech Therapy in Sentences

Playing Card

Using playing cards in practice sessions is a great way to get multiple exposures to a student’s sound.

Dinosaur Battle! Playing Card Game for /r/ by My Word is a fun, dinosaur-themed game to help students practice /r/ articulation!
Vocalic /r/ Cards for Speech Therapy by Home Sweet Speech Room includes 28 cards to practice /r/ articulation. If you print 2 copies, you can also play Go Fish with your students!
Beginning Sounds Bingo: Consonants B, M, R, S {FREEBIE} by Sparkles and Sweet Tea by Farren Francis is a fun bingo game with multiple /r/ articulation targets!

Auditory Discrimination

Using auditory discrimination can help improve speech therapy services for those students with a language disorder. It allows your child or student to hear the correct production first before being required to produce the sound themselves.

Auditory Discrimination /r/ vs. /w/ Printable Worksheets FREEBIE by Speech Alley is a great set of worksheets to help students discern between /r/ and /w/ sounds.
R vs. W Minimal Pairs – Auditory Discrimination Handout by SLP SMART LLC – Eli Lowham is a great activity for students to practice articulation of R. This is also a simple activity for parents/caregivers to practice with their kids!
Gliding Minimal Pairs Boom Card Tongue Twister r w l y Silly Sentences Questions by Iowa SLP is a student favor! Build funny sentences with students as you practice the correct production of /r/.

Own Progress

I’ve had great success with having my students keep track of their own progress during therapy.

Screening and Eliciting R – Articulation Screener for R – Speech Therapy by Jess Bigert is a well-organized file to track R articulation practice and progress
FREEBIE Self-Rating Scale | Perfect for Articulation & Auditory Discrimination by The Bright Side of Speech is a great self-monitoring scale for students to listen and rate how they pronounce letters.
R Sound Self-Monitoring Boom Card Digital Version & printable by GoldieTalks Speech is a fun game and self-monitoring tool that is both digital and printable!

Speech Therapy Activities

Here are a couple of activities to make planning your speech therapy sessions easier this year.

Articulation Picture Search /r/ Blends FREEBIE Print or No Print Teletherapy by Stacey Crouse is a fun and interactive game to help practice R articulation!
No-Prep Articulation Coloring Pages – /r/ /s/ /l/ /th/ by Bilinugal Speech – Language is a great print and go activity to practice R articulation!
FREEBIE! Easter Egg Hunt Articulation – /R/ Sound Game & Activity by Twin Speech and Language is an interactive, no prep activity for students up to grade 10 to practice their R articulation!
Would You Rather for Articulation – /r/ freebie by Simplifying Speech has 15 questions that elicit two R articulation productions.

Articulation Cards

Articulation cards are a perfect grab-and-go resource for those busy days.

Sensible and Silly R Rhymes for R final and R initial Articulation by Speech Kube is a great set of cards that prompts students to practice the tongue elevation necessary to pronounce R. This is great for elementary and middle school students.
R Articulation Cards for Speech Therapy Activities & Drill Sheets – FREE! By Ashley Rossi is a highly rated set of cards to drill R articulation for elementary aged students.
No Print Articulation Flash Cards – R Freebie by Speech Therapy Plans are no prep, simple R articulation cards that hit 100 productions of R!

Here are a couple of r-blend resources if you have students working on r-blends as well.

Mix ‘n Match Articulation Cards /R/ blends by Jamie Morris are engaging cards that help students practice R blends!
FREE S Blends Worksheets R Blends Activities Phonics ESL Literacy by My Nerdy Teacher by Alina V is an amazing compilation of R blend games and activities. This is great for stations or as homework!
Articulation Picture Search /r/ Blends FREEBIE Print or No Print Teletherapy by Stacey Crouse is an interactive, student favorite! This is a picture search that targets R blend articulation.

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Vocalic r words, vocalic -ar phrases and sentences.

alarm clock

shuffle cards

old garbage

white garlic

security guard

play the harp

glass marble

start running

yarn basket

He pushed the button on the alarm.

The soldiers in the army stood at attention.

You can see art at the museum.

The dog's bark is scary.

The car is fast.

We will play a game with cards.

It was dark, but the moon was out.

Every summer he visited his grandparents on the farm.

Take the garbage out today.

My food needs garlic.

The guard watched the hallway.

She has played the harp for years.

He is holding a red heart.

I found a marble on the floor.

The star was hanging on the tree.

It was the start of the race.

I work in my yard a lot.

I have many different colors of yarn.

Vocalic -AR Reading Paragraph

When you live on a farm, your day starts early in the morning. The alarm goes off around 4 a.m. It is always dark outside when we wake up, but the stars are pretty to look at.

Some days it feels like your heart needs a jump start. My dog, Barney, helps me wake up by licking my face. Sometimes he will bark at me too. He makes a great guard dog.

Once we get our hearts going, we go downstairs and eat a big breakfast. When breakfast is over, we pick up the yard a little and head to the barn. Working in the barn is like being in the army, there are a lot of rules to stay safe. The barn is quiet in the mornings.

When morning chores are finished it is time for lunch. After lunch we work with the crops until dinner. After dinner we relax from a hard day's work. We like to look at the stars, play marbles and cards, and sometimes we take a ride in the car. Then we go to bed and get ready to do it all again in the morning.

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Vocalic -AIR Phrases and Sentences

asparagus bunch

hungry bear

beware of dog

wooden chair

run a marathon

married couple

sad nightmare

open parachute

happy parents

talking parrot

nice to share

new sheriff

square block

She is holding an arrow.

I eat my asparagus steamed.

The bear was hunting for food.

The sign says beware of dog.

Matthew sat down on the chair.

They had fun at the fair.

She has long, pretty hair.

The marathon had 500 runners.

They are a married couple.

I had a nightmare yesterday.

He floated down using his parachute.

They love being parents.

How does a parrot talk?

Can I have a bite of your pear?

She is nice to share her ice cream.

The sheriff took the robber to jail.

A square has four sides.

Don't make me tear these papers.

Vocalic -AIR Reading Paragraph

Sheriff of fairview.

Gary was the Sheriff of Fairview. He had lived in Fairview his whole life. His parents and grandparents had lived in Fairview their whole lives too. Gary knew everyone. He remembered that his scariest nightmare was about living somewhere else and not knowing anyone.

Fairview was a town where Gary had experienced a lot of "firsts" in his life. It was where he shot his first arrow, ran his first marathon, saw his first bear, and bought his first parrot. He was even married in the Fairview town square.

Every year, Fairview held its annual fair. It was some of the best fun the town members had all year. They often shared their stories with each other from years before.

During last year's fair, Gary warned everyone to beware of the bear around the town. It had been looking for food and wandered into the town square right during the fair. It scared a lot of people, luckily no one got hurt.

That was the first call Gary received as the new sheriff. He was able to make enough noise and use a chair to scare the bear away after he got to the town square. It was one of the more memorable town fairs in Fairview's history.

Vocalic -ER Phrases and Sentences

butter popcorn

family dinner

shovel dirt

first place

dirty germs

hurt finger

tall ladder

white paper

white skirt

stir around

classroom teacher

male turkey

whisper softly

I put butter on my popcorn.

They sat down for a family dinner.

He had a shovel full of dirt.

He won first place.

He combed the poodle's fur.

Germs are growing on the dishes.

The girl is sitting on the pink chair.

The little boy hurt his finger.

Use the ladder to reach the fruit.

They are both learning math.

Please take out a sheet of paper.

She takes her purse everywhere.

She is wearing her favorite skirt.

The spider waited for flies in the web.

I need to stir the soup.

She is our 5th grade teacher.

A turkey sounds funny when it gobbles.

She whispered into the girl's ear.

Vocalic -ER Reading Paragraph

Favorite teacher.

My science teacher, Mr. Kerr, is my most favorite teacher in the world. Every class period we do the coolest experiments. We have made paper planes, studied what spiders eat for dinner, learned the molecular differences between dirt and butter, and looked at germs under a microscope.

At first, most of our class was nervous to do all of these crazy things, but after studying butter and dirt we were amazed at how cool science is. We told Mr. Kerr our concerns and he reassured us if we would give the experiments a chance, we wouldn't be sorry.

Mr. Kerr is dedicated too. Last year he hurt his shoulder playing basketball. He had to have surgery on it and I'm sure he was in a lot of pain. He didn't care though. He still came to school and taught our class how to make a liquid into a solid by stirring specific materials together. Then he had us climb a ladder and pour it off onto the floor.

He also likes to surprise our class with opportunities to learn. During November, we had a lesson about what has to happen to a turkey before we can eat it. The class thought it would be gross, and some of it was, but we learned a lot about the process. The girl next to me and I agree that we will miss Mr. Kerr's science class.

Vocalic -EAR Phrases and Sentences

bushy beard

hospital cafeteria

grocery store cashier

bowl of cereal

crystal chandelier

clear ocean

small hearing aid

side view mirror

near each other

tall pyramid

metal shears

cheap souvenir

steer clear

He is not going to cut his beard.

The hungry lady is in the cafeteria.

The cashier is giving change to the customer.

Have a bowl of cereal for breakfast.

A crystal chandelier is elegant.

They did a cheer at the pep rally.

The ocean is clear and beautiful.

He puts the hearing aid in his ear.

I checked my side view mirror.

The horses are near each other.

Walk to the end of the pier.

We saw the pyramid in the desert.

He is pruning the bush with shears.

He bought a souvenir to remember his trip.

The statue is holding a spear.

He will steer in the right direction.

He is wearing a weird costume.

It is almost the end of the school year.

Vocalic -EAR Reading Paragraph

Bearded storyteller.

The man with the beard had traveled everywhere. He had amazing stories that he would tell to people passing by on the pier. He had trouble hearing so you had to speak up to ask him questions.

He told stories about jobs he had. He was a cashier in Bosnia, a chandelier salesman in Denmark, and a spear sharpener at a museum in Australia. He had the chance to steer a boat in the Baltic Sea, go inside the pyramids in Egypt, and took a picture near the Mona Lisa in Paris.

He had pictures of lots of weird things he had seen all along the way. During his travels he had bought souvenirs at every place he had visited. He had a two way mirror from Nepal, a special wheat cereal from Dubai, a small gladiator spear from Rome, and some pruning shears from Rio de Janeiro that never needed to be sharpened.

He had traveled for years and seen many beautiful places. At the end of his stories he would tell listeners that he only had one regret. Then he would say how he wished he wouldn't have done all of his traveling alone.

Then he would encourage his listeners to find someone special to share their experiences with. People would often cheer because they liked what they learned from him.

Vocalic -IRE Phrases and Sentences

roaring campfire

church choir

clothes dryer

Empire State Building

roaring fire

fireman courage

lost and found flier

see Ireland

metal pliers

sapphire ring

watchful umpire

scary vampire

The boy and his dad admire each other.

They got a first time buyer discount on the home.

They took marshmallows to the campfire.

The choir likes to perform.

She put the clothes into the dryer.

The Empire State Building is in New York City.

The fire kept them warm.

The fireman was very brave.

They posted a lost and found flier to find their dog.

She wants to hire a new worker.

We are going on vacation to Ireland.

Her mom thought she was a liar.

Cut the wire with pliers.

The necklace has a sapphire in it.

He is tired from working hard.

The umpire called a strike.

We saw a vampire in the haunted house.

The fence had barb wire on it.

Vocalic -IRE Reading Paragraph

Vampire jeweler.

Megan was a vampire from Ireland. But she wasn't a typical vampire. She didn't hurt people or fight with anyone. She made sapphire jewelry. She used pliers, silver wire, and beautiful sapphires and other gems to make bracelets, rings, and earrings. Many people admired her work and she had buyers from all over the world who bought her jewelry.

Since vampires don't sleep and don't get tired, Megan had lots of time to make the jewelry. She would sit by a campfire, listen to her favorite choir, and make jewelry all night long.

One day when she was in town getting groceries, she saw a flyer posted in the store. The flyer stated that a person in her town had a fire in their bedroom and all of their belongings had been burned. It also said they had lost all of their jewelry in the fire and they wanted to hire someone to make them new jewelry.

Megan called the number on the flyer. She told the woman on the other end that she wanted to help her replace the jewelry she lost. The woman was grateful and hired Megan right over the phone.

Megan went to work making many new pieces of sapphire jewelry for the woman. Four days later, Megan visited the woman to show her all of the new jewelry.

A fireman had been to visit the woman to talk about how the fire had been started in her bedroom. The fireman told the woman that she was very lucky that the fire had not caught the rest of the house on fire. Megan went in and sat down on the woman's couch to show her the jewelry. The woman was very happy with the jewelry Megan made for her.

"Clean the jewelry one time each month, don't wear them for more than eight days without taking them off, and never put them in the dryer. That would melt the wire," said Megan, giving the woman instructions. The woman agreed, thanked Megan for her hard work, and Megan went home to finish making more jewelry.

Vocalic -OR Phrases and Sentences

bored student

church chorus

yellow corn

thick forest

peel orange

ocean shore

play sports

clothing store

scary tornado

She was bored doing her homework.

The chorus sang beautifully.

We are having corn for dinner.

We knocked on the door three times.

The wood floor made the room look great.

Many trees are in the forest.

She will be four years old in October.

The horn is gold and shiny.

The horse is running fast.

He is going to eat the orange.

Let's eat popcorn during the movie.

Can I pour you a glass of water?

Let's go play by the sea shore.

The shorts were on sale.

You can choose to play many sports.

It was their favorite store to shop at.

It was a big lightning storm.

Mom read a story to her son.

The tornado destroyed many homes.

Vocalic -OR Reading Paragraph

Storm chasing.

Jordan has a cool but dangerous job. He is a storm chaser. He never gets bored. A few times per month, he and his four person crew jump in their cars and chase tornadoes. Jordan wasn't always interested in storms though, he has an interesting story about why he became a storm chaser.

He grew up farming corn with his mom and dad. He rode horses, played sports, and was a typical kid. When he was 17 years old, a tornado touched down in the city he lived in. It traveled four miles south of town and wiped out his family's farm.

Jordan and his family hid in their storm cellar and were not hurt from the tornado, but the tornado destroyed everything his family had. His family was poor for a few years following the tornado while he and his family looked for ways to earn money. Jordan made doors, worked at the grocery store, and even sold popcorn to make money to pay for food.

It was a hard time for Jordan and his family. As a result, Jordan decided to go to college to become a meteorologist. He studied weather and weather patterns. He wanted to learn how tornadoes moved so that he could warn people when they were coming.

About one year ago, all of his hard work paid off when he received funding for his research. Many storm chasers don't make much money, but Jordan didn't care about that. He had lived without a lot of money. Jordan wanted to help people. He was excited about how the money he received would help gather enough information to help more people in the future.

This list of functional words was professionally selected to be the most useful for a child or adult who has difficulty with producing the "Vocalic R" sound.

We encourage you to use this list when practicing at home.

Doing home practice will help your child make much faster progress toward correct production.

Speech-Language Pathologists (SLPs) are only able to see students/clients 30-60 mins (or less) per week.

This is not enough time for your child to overcome an articulation disorder with the "Vocalic R" sound. But with high caseloads...

...it's all SLPs can do.

There's only so much time in the day.

Every day that your child goes without practice it becomes more and more difficult to correct an "Vocalic R" error because he/she continues to say it incorrectly.

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