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R Words
A searchable R word list you can filter by position, syllables, and word type, built for speech practice.
R trips up more kids than any other sound, and it is usually the last one to click, sometimes not until age six or seven. It turns up everywhere: red at the front, carrot in the middle, car at the end.
All R words (1250)
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1250 results of 1250 R words
Initial R (208)
rightreadrunroomwrongredreadyroadrestrolerateroundrangeraceearthriskriverrockreachrulerideroyalroseringriseraiserollrainrayrouterowrentriceroofrawreplyroughrushromerankrearradiorailrugbyrapidrallyrobinruinriprobotradarwrapraidresearchriflerivalratreasonreportraprevridgerageurgearrayriotrebelreedreignrealmroperunningearlyranchriderwristrecordreturnresultrubyrubwreckreadingreviewrackrileyreleasewritingroastrelayrigrimrulerrecentrampreefresetrespectresponserussianregionrosaravenratioroverrustarenarumorrussiarazorrugroarrotwrathrabbireelrantrashropesrougeriftwrotewriteriterepsresinremainsribrhinorequestrhymerueragraveroberyeremoveradwriterrinseranraftracerrecaproachroerotorrinkreserveriffroirakerarereallyreinrelicarrestreliefretailreformrisingrowanreinsrocracingwritrepeatridingrescuerhinerollingurdurailwayreachingramaurbanratingurnraisingruddracistremoterepairrasrowdyrecallrungruralrefuseresourcearoundregretresortreverseroutineruseregardranaregularreaderrewardrailroadromancerevelromeorowerrutrocket
Medial R (746)
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Final R (355)
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Practice phrases
Once single words are solid, phrases move the sound toward real speech.
- Say red three times.
- Say run three times.
- Say rain three times.
Sound /r/
How to make the R sound
R is made with the tongue either bunched or tip-up near the roof of the mouth, without touching it, while the voice is on. It is one of the latest sounds to develop, often not fully mastered until age 6 or 7, and it is a very common therapy target because of how many ways it can be produced.
Developmental ages from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association.
R sound questions
There are two common ways: bunch the back of the tongue up and back, or lift the tongue tip toward the roof of the mouth. Either way the tongue does not touch, the sides press against the top teeth, and the voice is on.