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Vocalic /R/ Word List for Speech Production Practice

Prevocalic /r/ Word Lists are below.

ar initial

Archie
artifact
artichoke

ar medial

farm
barn
stardom

ar final

star
bar
car

or initial

orca
ornament
Orville

or medial

born
torn
short

or final

bore
core
adore

er initial

Ernie
earth

er medial stressed

bird
turn
firm

er medial unstressed

butterfly
buttercup
wonderful

er final

father
mother
sister

ire initial

Ireland
iron
Irondale

ire medial

firrman
firehose
firehouse

ire final

tire
fire
wire

air initial

airplane
airedale
airplant

air medial

fareway
heirloom
fairy

air final

fair
hair
care

ear initial

earwax
Erie
earache

ear medial

beard
tiered
yearly

ear final

deer
hear
near

Prevocalic /R/, Consonantal /R/ and Initial /R/ Blends Practice Word List

Prevocalic /r/

red
run read
rose

Initial /r/ blends

tr
truck
tree

Initial /r/ blends

dr
dry
dream

Initial /r/ blends

kr
crumb
cry

Initial /r/ blends

gr
green
grip

Initial /r/ blends

pr
prize
prince

Initial /r/ blends

br
bread
breeze

Initial /r/ blends

shr
shread

Initial /r/ blends

str
strike
stripe

Initial /r/ blends

spr
spry
sprite

Initial /r/ blends

thr
thread
three




Prevocalic /r/ Word Lists Levels 1-14

There are actually 14 unique levels for Prevocalic /r/. Prevocalic /r/ is /r/ produced at the beginning of a word as in race, and read. the degree of difficulty is due to the roundedness of the vowel. The main substitution or misproduction for prevocalic /r/ is w/r substitution as in wed for red. In working with students in the school-based setting, we have determined an actual hierarchy for prevocalic /r/. We do not move onto the next level until the previous level has been mastered.

Level 1
Reef
Level 2
Rick
Level 3
Rain
Level 4
Red
Level 5
Ride
Level 6
Raft
Level 7
Rug
Level 8
Room
Level 9
Root
Level 10
Raw
Level 11
Round
Level 12
Row
Level 13
Roy
Level 14
Rock