Your tongue is a ________.
muscle
hat
potato
finger
R is one of the ________ sounds to learn.
hardest
easiest
Prevocalic R is at the __________ of the word.
end
middle
beginning
Vocalic R is when R is next to a _________.
vowel (A, E, I, O, U)
picnic table
telescope
consonant (B, C, T, etc.)
An R Blend is when R is next to a _________.
telescope
consonant (B, C, T, etc.)
vowel (A, E, I, O, U)
picnic table
True or False: There is only one type of R sound.
false
true
True or False: Even very smart people may struggle to say their R sound
false
true
True or False: People of all ages (even teenagers and adults) may need speech therapy to help say R correctly.
false
true
True or False: It is okay if it takes a while to make a correct R sound.
true
false
When we make the R sound, we need to move which parts of the tongue?
sides
back (or root)
tip
all of these
What is a retroflex R?
An R sound made with the tongue tip curled back toward the roof of the mouth
What is a bunched R?
An R sound made with the tip of the tongue scrunched backwards in the mouth toward the throat
