All About the R Quiz | Baamboozle - Baamboozle | The Most Fun Classroom Games!

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You only need to practice /r/ during speech therapy sessions, not at home.

False

The /r/ sound is one of the most common sounds in English and is also one of the hardest for kids to learn.

True

Once you can say /r/ in words, you don’t need to practice it in sentences or conversation.

False

Two common mistakes students make with /r/ are saying ___ instead of /r/ (like “wed” for “red”), or dropping the /r/ completely.

/w/ substitution

Practicing /r/ in front of a mirror can help you see what your lips and tongue are doing.

True

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

BONUS POINTS: Use the tongue to show me the 2 different ways you can say /r/

Which activity could help you practice /r/ outside of speech?

All of the above

Reading a book out loud

Playing a board game and using /r/ words on your turn

Pulling the corners of your lips back can help get your tongue in the right position for /r/.

True

Why do many students struggle with /r/?

All of the above

It uses the tongue in tricky positions that are not used for

It is one of the last sounds kids usually learn

It can sound different depending on where it is in a word

Your tongue should move up and down while saying /r/.

False- Your tongue should be up and back.

There are two common tongue positions for /r/: retroflex and bunched.

True

There are 4 different types of vocalic R.

False- There are 6

A vocalic R comes after a vowel sound (like in star or bird)

True

If you avoid saying words with /r/, it makes it easier to fix the sound.

False