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All About the R Quiz

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  • Practicing /r/ in front of a mirror can help you see what your lips and tongue are doing.
    True
  • BONUS POINTS: Use the tongue to show me the 2 different ways you can say /r/
  • Your tongue should move up and down while saying /r/.
    False- Your tongue should be up and back.
  • You only need to practice /r/ during speech therapy sessions, not at home.
    False
  • Working on your /r/ sound can help you feel more confident when reading out loud in class.
    True
  • If you can say /r/ at the beginning of words (like red), you can automatically say /r/ in all positions, including vocalic /r/ (like in car or bird).
    False
  • Two common mistakes students make with /r/ are saying ___ instead of /r/ (like “wed” for “red”), or dropping the /r/ completely.
    /w/ substitution
  • There are 4 different types of vocalic R.
    False- There are 6
  • Why do many students struggle with /r/?
    It can sound different depending on where it is in a word
    It uses the tongue in tricky positions that are not used for
    It is one of the last sounds kids usually learn
    All of the above
  • Once you can say /r/ in words, you don’t need to practice it in sentences or conversation.
    False
  • Pulling the corners of your lips back can help get your tongue in the right position for /r/.
    True
  • There are two common tongue positions for /r/: retroflex and bunched.
    True
  • Which activity could help you practice /r/ outside of speech?
    Reading a book out loud
    Playing a board game and using /r/ words on your turn
    All of the above
  • The /r/ sound is one of the most common sounds in English and is also one of the hardest for kids to learn.
    True
  • If you avoid saying words with /r/, it makes it easier to fix the sound.
    False
  • A vocalic R comes after a vowel sound (like in star or bird)
    True