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There are so many games that have /r/ words. Here is a game for those who may not quite be stimulable for the vocalic /r/ yet.

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What are three things you need to do with your tongue to make a good bunched /r/ sound?

1) Tongue back 2)Elevate 3)tension

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What are the sides of your tongue called?

Blades

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What are two ways you can make your /r/ sound?

Bunched or retroflexed

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Open your jaw and try to lift your tongue up without moving your jaw by saying /ar/ five times

Awesome!

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What are some different types of vocalic /r/'s?

"ar", "ear", "ire", "or', "er", "our"......

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What technique works best for you to say the /r/ sound?

Show me!

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What happens when you round your lips together when you are trying to say the /r/ sound?

It turns into a /w/ sound!

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Say "red" five times

Did you make the /r/ sound correctly? If not, why do you think you didn't do it right?

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What is a word that starts with the K+R sound?

crab, crispy, crawl, creepy

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Why are /k/ and /r/ similar?

They have similar placement (e.g. tongue back and blades of tongue pushing against back molars)

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Try to make the bunched /r/

What did you do with your tongue?

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Try to make the retroflex /r/

What did you do with your tongue?

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What word would it be if I used the /w/ for /r/ in the word "rail"?

Whale

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What are 3 different vowels you can put in front of the /r/ sound?

"ah", "ee", "oo", "uh", "i", "ow", "ae", "ea"

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Give me three words that start with the /r/ sound, but make sure you say them with your best /r/

NICE

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If I used an /r/ for /w/ in the word "weed" what word would it be?

READ!!! Say this word five times using your best /r/!!

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