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R Words
Beginning
Middle
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Initial R by Syllables
2
Syllable
rabbit
raccoon
rainbow
raincoat
rainy
raisin
reading
reason
repeat
rescue
respect
review
ripping
robin
robot
rocket
rotten
rotten
roundup
royal
running
wrestle
wrinkle
wrist watch
writing
3
Syllable
racquet ball
radio
rational
rattlesnake
reaction
realize
really
rebellious
recognize
recommend
recycle
reelect
regulate
relative
religion
removal
residence
respectful
reunion
Rhode Island
ridicule
right handed
rolling pin
runaway
wrestling match
4
Syllable
reality
reasonable
recipient
recognition
recollection
regulation
relationship
repetition
reputation
residential
resolution
respectable
revolution
rhinoceros
ridiculous
riding safety
Rocky Mountains
rutabaga
5
Syllable
rationality
reciprocity
recommendation
respiratory
roasting marshmallows
Roman Catholic
Roman numeral
6
Syllable
reconciliation
reconsideration
Republican Party
Medial R by Syllables
2
Syllable
around
arrange
arrest
arrive
arrow
berry
borrow
carrot
cherry
chorus
correct
dairy
earring
erase
errand
fairy
flooring
forest
garage
giraffe
hearing
married
orange
parrot
pirate
squirrel
stories
syrup
walrus
x-ray
zero
3
Syllable
aerobics
battery
blueberry
camera
canary
caramel
celery
cereal
cherry pie
coloring
correction
diary
direction
embarrass
encourage
Florida
furious
gorilla
incorrect
kangaroo
memorize
parakeet
separate
storybook
tomorrow
4
Syllable
America
area code
arithmetic
Arizona
authority
category
Colorado
decoration
dictionary
encouragement
everybody
interruption
January
macaroni
maple syrup
memorial
necessary
operation
orangutan
perimeter
secondary
security
variety
voluntary
waffle iron
5
Syllable
auditorium
cafeteria
elementary
imaginary
irresistible
Memorial Day
necessarily
respiratory
vegetarian
verification
vocabulary
voluntarily
6
Syllable
Mediterranean
peculiarity
Final R by Syllables
2
Syllable
admire
before
beware
cashier
compare
downpour
drugstore
endure
expire
explore
guitar
ignore
indoor
inspire
jaguar
mature
memoir
New Year
nightmare
North Star
nowhere
outdoor
seashore
secure
space bar
3
Syllable
amateur
anywhere
Baltimore
candy bar
Delaware
dinosaur
disappear
falling star
handlebar
insecure
insincere
manicure
millionaire
pioneer
questionnaire
salad bar
shooting star
sophomore
souvenir
sycamore
unaware
volunteer
4
Syllable
conquistador
El Salvador
U.S.S.R.
5
Syllable
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Initial R Phrases and Sentences
cute rabbit
raccoon tail
long race
tennis racquet
old radio
dish rag
heavy rain
pretty rainbow
scoop of raisins
rake leaves
big rat
reach up high
read quietly
recycle bin
red crayon
old rhinoceros
red ribbon
bowl of rice
ride safely
diamond ring
rip paper
gray rock
floor rug
run fast
small wrench
sore wrist
write it out
I see a rabbit in the grass.
The raccoon has a striped tail.
They all wanted to race together.
He hit the ball with the racquet.
I am listening to an old radio.
Use the rag to clean the floor.
The rain was pouring down.
I see more than one rainbow.
I want raisins in my cereal.
We rake leaves in the fall.
The rat was looking for some cheese.
She is trying to reach the rings.
It was fun to read about princesses.
She is showing people how to recycle.
Red is my favorite color.
The rhinoceros has big horns.
She is holding a ribbon.
We want rice for dinner.
He went on a motorcycle ride.
She had a beautiful diamond ring.
Don't rip the paper we need it.
The rock is heavy.
There is a big rug in my house.
He likes to run by himself.
He used the wrench to fix the leaky faucet.
He is holding his wrist.
She writes in her journal every week.
Medial R Phrases and Sentences
suspect arrest
one arrow
charged battery
fresh blueberries
digital camera
fresh carrots
cherry on top
breakfast dairy
beaded earring
erase a mistake
fairy costume
thick forest
big garage
tall giraffe
small hearing aid
super hero
dry macaroni
married couple
peel orange
talking parrot
pirate ship
nice squirrel
fun story
maple syrup
fat walrus
new x-ray
number zero
The police officer made an arrest.
She is holding an arrow.
He needed a battery for his game.
He ate blueberries for breakfast.
She has a digital camera.
We pick carrots from the garden.
I would like a milkshake with a cherry on top.
Dairy is always good for breakfast.
Her earring was too heavy.
If you make a mistake, erase it.
She dressed up as a fairy.
Many trees are in the forest.
Their house has two garage doors.
The giraffe has a long neck.
He puts the hearing aid in his ear.
He dressed up like a hero.
We want macaroni and cheese for dinner.
They are a married couple.
He is going to eat the orange.
How does a parrot talk?
The pirate is looking for treasure.
The squirrel was looking for nuts.
Mom read a story to her son.
I want syrup on my pancakes.
The walrus has huge tusks.
The doctor showed her the x-ray.
Our address has a zero in it.
Final R Phrases and Sentences
hungry bear
butter popcorn
fast car
wooden chair
loud cheer
family dinner
front door
clothes dryer
roaring fire
wood floor
four cars
long hair
tall ladder
near the hole
white paper
tasty pear
pour water
nice to share
ocean shore
big spider
square block
shiny star
classroom teacher
tear paper
whisper softly
barb wire
new year
The bear was hunting for food.
I put butter on my popcorn.
The car is fast.
Matthew sat down on the chair.
They did a cheer at the pep rally.
They sat down for a family dinner.
We knocked on the door three times.
She put the clothes into the dryer.
The fire kept them warm.
The wood floor made the room look great.
She will be four years old in October.
She has long, pretty hair.
Use the ladder to reach the fruit.
The ball is near the hole.
Please take out a sheet of paper.
Can I have a bite of your pear?
Can I pour you a glass of water?
She is nice to share her ice cream.
Let's go play by the sea shore.
The spider waited for flies in the web.
A square has four sides.
The star was hanging on the tree.
She is our 5th grade teacher.
Don't make me tear these papers.
She whispered into the girl's ear.
The fence had barb wire on it.
It is almost the end of the school year.
R Reading Paragraphs
Garage Scientist
Whenever I have free time, I race to my garage. I have all kinds of crazy experiments going on in there. I don't mean testing rats or anything. I mean really cool experiments.
For example, right now I am experimenting to see if carrots can recharge batteries. I have had other experiments that have gone longer. My experiment to see if raisins will make the speakers in my radio louder has been going on for over a year now.
There are so many more ideas that I want to experiment with - making a fireproof door, testing to see what rainbows are made of, trying to see if I can teach rats to read.
If my brain was made of trees, it would be a forest of ideas. Science is radical!
My Hero
My buddy Randy is my hero. He has won many awards, ribbons, and trophies. But he doesn't care about all of that. He does what he does to help others. Here are a few things he has done that make him such a great guy.
First of all, he is married and is an awesome dad. He has been a teacher for 15 years and has won teacher of the year three times! He volunteers to read to students at after school programs and pick up garbage on the side of the road on the weekends.
He recycles paper, plastic, and glass which is good for the environment. He helps people with hearing aids get them for less money. He once saved a baby giraffe from drowning at the zoo. He is writing two books. One about ways to improve classroom education and another with fun short stories for kids.
There are hundreds of other examples I could share with you. Randy puts his heart and strength into everything he does. He is a real role model and I try to follow the example he sets.
Pirate Fanatic
My sister has a friend who thinks he is a pirate. He wears a red bandana on his head, has a pet parrot that he keeps on his shoulder, and walks around saying, "Arrr matey."
As if this wasn't strange enough, he also has a really big collection of earrings. Not normal earrings either, weird ones.
He has earrings that look like rocks, wrenches, raccoons, cameras, walrus, and even a pair that look like rakes. I understand that some pirates wear earrings, but I thought they would be scarier like hooks, or circles, or daggers.
I feel like I should tell my sister's friend to research the type of earrings that pirate's wear. Without the right gear, a person who is trying to look like a pirate will just look strange. If he ever met a real pirate, the pirate would probably make fun of him for how he looked.
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Initial BR by Syllables
2
Syllable
bracelet
braces
brainstorm
brand-new
Brazil
breakdown
breakfast
breast stroke
breathing
bridle
briefcase
brighten
brilliant
Britain
Broadway
broken
Brooklyn
broomstick
brother
brownie
3
Syllable
bravery
breathtaking
bricklayer
British Isles
broccoli
broken down
bronchitis
Brooklyn Bridge
brotherhood
brotherly
Brussels sprouts
4
Syllable
5
Syllable
Medial BR by Syllables
2
Syllable
abroad
abrupt
Cambridge
cobra
cornbread
daybreak
drawbridge
eyebrow
fabric
hairbrush
paint brush
sea breeze
sweetbread
toothbrush
white bread
zebra
3
Syllable
Abraham
algebra
Brooklyn Bridge
celebrate
gingerbread
Labrador
library
London Bridge
Nebraska
paint brushes
scatterbrain
umbrella
unbroken
vertebra
vibration
whole wheat bread
4
Syllable
abbreviate
celebrated
celebration
celebrity
Golden Gate Bridge
librarian
5
Syllable
Initial BR Phrases and Sentences
metal bracelet
smart brain
sliced bread
eat breakfast
long bridge
broken plate
push broom
big brother
fresh baked brownie
Her grandmother gave her the bracelet.
Her friends say she is a brain.
The bread was cut in slices.
I love bacon, eggs, and orange juice for breakfast.
The bridge connects the two cities.
The plate was broken.
He swept the area with a broom.
He loves his brother.
She had a fresh baked brownie for her treat.
Medial BR Phrases and Sentences
scary cobra
cornbread muffin
bushy eyebrow
fabric store
wood hairbrush
new paintbrush
orange toothbrush
piece of white bread
wild zebra
The cobra wanted to strike.
She had a cornbread muffin for dinner.
He had a bushy eyebrow.
She got her fabric at the store.
She just bought the hairbrush.
Grab a paintbrush and get started.
The dentist gave her a new toothbrush.
I bought a loaf of white bread.
We saw a zebra in the jungle.
BR Reading Paragraphs
Lucky Bride
My brother is getting married on Friday. He wants the wedding day to be perfect for his bride. He is planning to visit her house early and make her breakfast in bed. Two of her favorite things to eat are brownies and cornbread, so he is actually going to make her brownie oatmeal and cornbread muffins.
She loves zebras and he bought her a picture of a baby zebra from a store, just east of the Brooklyn Bridge. He bought her a beautiful bracelet to wear at the wedding.
He has other gifts that he wants to bring her, but I told him to wait until after the wedding for some of them. She is really smart so he is getting her a squishy foam brain that she can put on her desk at work. He also wants to give her a new set of paintbrushes for her studio.
If he treats her this good all of the time, I'm sure she won't break his heart.
World Records
The Guinness Book of World Records is full of amazing facts that will raise your eyebrows. From broken bones to tiny brains, it covers the world's most interesting, fanatical, and dedicated people.
Some records have never been broken even though many people try. There are records for people who own entire houses full of brown fabric, barns full of toothbrushes, and cars full of moldy white bread. One person holds a record for riding a broom over a thousand miles.
Some records are held by more than one person. Like the four bread store owners who sold a bridge, or the three brothers who hold a record for having cobras on their head for the longest amount of time.
Why would anyone wear a cobra on their head? Some might think that is brave, but I would think something was wrong with their brain.
If you visit a city with a Guinness Book of World Records museum, I recommend getting up early, eating a big breakfast and spending all day in one. You will have fun and wild stories to bring home to your friends and family.
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Initial DR by Syllables
2
Syllable
dragging
dragon
drag race
drainpipe
drama
drastic
drawer
dreaming
dresser
dressing
drilling
drive-in
driven
driver
dropping
drowsy
drugstore
drummer
dry clean
dryer
3
Syllable
Dracula
dragonfly
dramatic
drawing board
dressmaker
dressing room
dressing up
drinkable
driver's seat
driving range
drowsiness
drummer boy
dry cleaner
4
Syllable
dramatically
drastically
drawing table
5
Syllable
Medial DR by Syllables
2
Syllable
address
bedroom
children
cough drop
dandruff
daydream
eardrum
eye drops
fire drill
fruit drink
hundred
laundry
raindrops
snowdrift
soft drink
sundress
sundried
undress
withdraw
wondrous
3
Syllable
cathedral
eye dropper
hair dresser
hair dryer
hydrogen
hydroplane
lemon drink
line drawing
orange drink
overdrive
quadruple
race driver
screwdriver
truck driver
withdrawal
4
Syllable
adrenalin
dehydrated
driving safety
lemon-lime drink
overdrawing
pineapple drink
salad dressing
taxi driver
5
Syllable
ambulance driver
hydrophobia
hypochondriac
quadrilateral
Initial DR Phrases and Sentences
chinese dragon
sink drain
draw a picture
night dream
wood dresser
drink water
water drip
long drive
snare drum
The statue was of a dragon.
The drain was not clogged.
He started to draw a picture.
She had a happy dream.
The dresser is made of wood.
She wanted to drink water.
The faucet started to drip.
They went for a drive on a dusty road.
The snare drum is played in a marching band.
Medial DR Phrases and Sentences
new address
tidy bedroom
playing children
cherry cough drop
one hundred
laundry basket
heavy raindrops
high snowdrift
light sundress
Every home has a unique address.
I always keep my bedroom tidy.
The children are best friends.
The cough drop made him feel better.
He is one hundred years old today.
The laundry basket is full.
Raindrops are falling on her.
The car was covered by a snowdrift.
She wore her sundress to the beach.
DR Reading Paragraphs
Snowdrift Drama
In the winter, wind blows the snow to create snowdrifts. Some storms are so drastic that snowdrifts bury cars on our street in snow.
Snowdrifts can be anything you can dream up. The neighborhood children and I always played in snowdrifts around our houses. We would dig the snow out and pretend to drive the drifts like cars.
I would sit in the driver's seat and my friend Drew would be co-pilot. One time we shaped the snowdrift into the shape of a dragon. Another time, we shaped the snow into a bunch of little drums.
We would also make snowmen. We took dirty laundry and clothes we found in our dresser drawers, and dressed our snowmen head to toe.
Once we accidentally used my sister Drea's dress. Drea got pretty mad at us and took her dress to the dry cleaners right away. If you ask me she was a little too dramatic about the whole thing.
I dreaded that she would tell my mom and I would get in a lot of trouble. I pictured my mom dragging me all over the store to help buy Drea a new dress. Luckily, Drea and I made a deal. I promised to bring her favorite drink to her anytime of the day for one month.
Now I'm worried I will drop the drinks I take to her.
Unique Drummers
My cousin Drake is a professional drummer. He's not the typical kind of drummer though. At his shows, he and the other drummers will drum on almost anything.
I have seen them drum on people's drink cups, drill bits, drain pipes, a washer and dryer, and a hundred other things. His drumming group is very entertaining to watch.
They mostly perform on stage in concert halls. They perform outside concert halls too though. They have performed at a driving range, in someone's bedroom, at a drag race, and at a drugstore.
The drummers usually don't ask questions about where they play, as long as they get paid for their time. They have dreams to play in New York City some day. The band is saving their money to drive there, but don't have enough yet.
Next month they are holding a special performance at the drive-in theater. It is a Halloween based concert so one of the band members is going to dress up as Dracula and drum on a mummy. The drummers hope this concert will raise the extra money they need to drive to New York.
As a band of drummers, they are very driven to meet their goals and dreams.
That's what it takes to be a performer.
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Initial FR by Syllables
2
Syllable
fracture
fragile
fragrance
frantic
freckle
freedom
free lunch
free time
freeway
freezer
French fries
French toast
freshen
Friday
friendly
frighten
front page
frosting
frozen
fruit cup
3
Syllable
frequency
fresh water
fricative
friendliness
frolicking
frontal lobe
front runner
frostbitten
fruitfulness
fruit salad
frustrating
frustration
frying pan
4
Syllable
fragility
fraternity
fraternizing
frighteningly
5
Syllable
Medial FR by Syllables
2
Syllable
afraid
befriend
boyfriend
bullfrog
carefree
cold front
confront
deep-fry
defrost
girl friend
grapefruit
leapfrog
refrain
refresh
scot-free
sea front
3
Syllable
affricate
Africa
antifreeze
defrosted
Good Friday
infraction
infrared
infrequent
infringement
refreshing
refreshments
unafraid
unfriendly
unfrozen
unfruitful
waterfront
4
Syllable
confrontation
infrequently
refreshingly
refrigerate
San Francisco
South Africa
unfrequented
unfriendliness
unfruitfulness
5
Syllable
refractivity
refrigeration
refrigerator
Initial FR Phrases and Sentences
picture frame
freckle face
French fries and Ketchup
delicious french toast
Friday night
best friend
green frog
pink frosting
fruit mix
Her picture was in the frame.
Her freckle face is gorgeous.
Give me a lot of Ketchup for my French fries.
She had French toast for breakfast.
Our date is on Friday night.
He is my best friend.
The frog caught the fly with its tongue.
She wanted pink frosting on her cupcake.
They had their choice of fruit.
Medial FR Phrases and Sentences
Be afraid
kind boyfriend
ugly bullfrog
deep-fry food
cute girlfriend
cut grapefruit
play leapfrog
refresh yourself
beautiful sea front
The thunder scared me and I was afraid.
Her boyfriend is very kind and respectful.
A bullfrog is gross.
Deep-fry foods for a better taste.
I like being with my girlfriend.
I eat grapefruit in the morning.
They are playing leapfrog.
She used the water to refresh herself.
Their house was right on the sea front.
FR Reading Paragraphs
Freaky French Toast
Fran's boyfriend, Fred, enjoyed making her breakfast on Friday.
This Friday he said he would make her French toast with frosting, fruit, and whip cream. Fred's French toast recipe was amazing. It had been passed down from his great grandmother who made French toast in France.
Fred never told anyone the recipe.
All Fran knew was that he deep-fried the bread in a special mixture that had frozen grape juice, cinnamon, and nutmeg in it. The French toast was so good it was freaky.
Being Fred's girlfriend was great and getting French toast every Friday was a huge perk. Fran hoped that Fred would tell her the secret French toast recipe one day.
Until then, she would just enjoy how frequently she could eat them.
Freckle Watcher
In my free time I like to freckle watch. Freckle what? I know, it sounds like a weird hobby. I tried to refrain from it, but the truth is, I can't. I think freckles are so cool.
I have seen freckles that look like frogs, French fries, and even Africa. I get different responses when I ask to see people's freckles. Unfortunately, people aren't always the most friendly when you ask if you can look at their freckles.
Sometimes I go days without looking at any. It can be frustrating. Most people are friendly and unafraid and will show theirs to me. I have made good friends with complete strangers because I asked to see their freckles.
I was introduced to my girlfriend, Francesca, by one stranger. He said Francesca was interested in art and thought freckle shapes would be a fresh idea for one of her projects.
I wouldn't give up my hobby of freckle watching for anything.
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Initial GR by Syllables
2
Syllable
gracious
grade school
grading
grammar
grandma
grandpa
grandson
grandstand
grapefruit
grass snake
grateful
gravy
greasy
greeting
grizzly
grouchy
ground floor
groundhog
growing
grown-up
3
Syllable
graciously
gradual
graduate
grandchildren
granddaughter
grandfather
grandmother
grasshopper
gratify
gratitude
gravity
Great Britain
grizzle bear
groceries
Ground Hog Day
grounds keeper
ground zero
4
Syllable
gradually
graduation
grammatical
grandfather clock
grand piano
gratifying
gratuitous
great-grandparent
group therapy
5
Syllable
Medial GR by Syllables
2
Syllable
agree
agreed
angry
background
begrudge
blue-green
congress
degree
disgrace
engrave
fairground
fragrance
hungry
migrate
outgrow
Pilgrim
program
progress
regress
regret
3
Syllable
agreement
autograph
concord grapes
congregate
diagram
disagree
disgraceful
evergreen
homograph
kilogram
milligram
overgrown
paragraph
photograph
regression
Rio Grande
segregate
study group
underground
ungrateful
4
Syllable
aggravation
agriculture
audiogram
biography
congratulate
congregation
disagreement
geography
ingratitude
ingredient
integrity
photographer
segregated
ungraciously
5
Syllable
agricultural
bibliography
disagreeable
disintegrated
geographical
oceanographer
topographical
undergraduate
ungrammatical
Initial GR Phrases and Sentences
her grandpa
cut grapefruit
red grapes
tall grass
tiny grasshopper
green crayon
hot grill
brown grizzly bear
cute groundhog
She loves her grandpa.
I eat grapefruit in the morning.
Grapes come in many colors.
I need to cut the grass.
The grasshopper has big legs.
I always color the grass green.
It is fun to grill in the summer.
The grizzly bear is hungry for fish.
The groundhog came out of its hole.
Medial GR Phrases and Sentences
Let's agree
angry face
blue-green feathers
one hundred degrees
white egret
hand engrave
flowery fragrance
hungry birds
migrate north
You shake hands when you agree.
You can see when she is angry.
The bird has blue-green feathers.
One hundred and six degrees is hot.
The egret was walking in the water.
He learned how to engrave from his father.
The perfume had a flowery fragrance.
The baby birds are hungry.
Every year they migrate north.
GR Reading Paragraphs
Hungry Grizzly
My grandpa and I ran away from a grizzly bear in the woods. We were camping near a stream. We had caught some fish and put it on the grill for dinner. When the grizzly ran toward us, grandpa said he could tell it wasn't angry. It was just hungry.
We both agree that the fragrance of the fish was strong and was all the grizzly wanted. We are grateful he wasn't hungry for us and that the fish and our other groceries were enough to gratify his hunger. We are also grateful that we parked our truck close to camp so we could get in it for protection.
It is the best camping story my grandpa and I have together and, even though it was scary, I don't regret going.
Phil the Groundhog
I grew up in a town that has a large group of people who are passionate about our town groundhog Phil.
During the year, Phil meets and greets people at our local library. He lives there in his groundhog habitat. Our town has Groundhog Phil statues all over it to show our pride for Groundhog Day - a bagpipe playing groundhog, statue of liberty groundhog, a mayor groundhog, and a firefighter groundhog to name a few. Phil even has his own official souvenir shop.
Every year on Groundhog Day, we all meet at Gobbler's Knob to see Phil predict the weather. The town officials go on the grandstand and have a ceremony where they talk to Phil and see if we will have a long or short winter.
We have a great time and look forward to it every year.
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Initial CR/KR by Syllables
2
Syllable
cradle
crater
crayon
crazy
cream cheese
create
creature
cricket
crisis
crossing
crosswalk
crowded
crow's nest
cruel
cruise ship
crummy
crunchy
crystal
3
Syllable
chromosome
crackerjack
craftsmanship
cranberry
creation
creative
credible
criminal
criticize
crocodile
crop duster
cross-country
cruelty
crystallize
4
Syllable
chronology
chrysanthemum
cracker barrel
cranberry tree
creativeness
credit rating
credit union
criterion
critical mass
cross-country skis
cross reference
crossword puzzle
5
Syllable
Medial CR/KR by Syllables
2
Syllable
across
aircraft
bankrupt
book rack
cockroach
concrete
decrease
handcraft
increase
king crab
packrat
pie crust
Red Cross
sand crab
scarecrow
secret
spacecraft
stock room
3
Syllable
acrobat
bike crossing
democrat
double-cross
giant crab
handcrafted
hypocrite
increasing
microphone
microscope
nutcracker
sacrifice
sauerkraut
secrecy
sour cream
water craft
4
Syllable
acrobatics
democracy
hypocrisy
increasingly
incredible
microscopic
railroad crossing
recreation
secretary
5
Syllable
aircraft carrier
incriminating
micro detector
Initial CR/KR Phrases and Sentences
hard shell crab
big crack
start to crawl
box of crayons
crazy fun
baby crib
crave chocolate
busy crosswalk
start to cry
I think a crab just pinched me.
The wall had a big crack.
The baby just started to crawl.
He shares his box of crayons.
They were acting crazy in the kitchen.
Our crib was hard to put together.
I crave a big chocolate bar.
Cross the street at the crosswalk.
The baby started to cry.
Medial CR/KR Phrases and Sentences
broke and bankrupt
gross cockroach
wet concrete
cold ice cream
messy packrat
soft pie crust
garden scarecrow
tell the secret
fluffy whip cream
The company went bankrupt last month.
Do you see that cockroach?
Sidewalks are made out of concrete.
Here is your bowl of ice cream.
He is a packrat, he keeps everything.
Wrap the pie crust around the dish.
The scarecrow keeps birds away from the garden.
She is telling her a secret.
May I have some whip cream on my pie?
CR/KR Reading Paragraphs
Ice Cream Cake
The ice cream cake was melted all over the floor. Kristina's party had gone perfectly until her friend, Crystal, had forgot to put the ice cream cake in the freezer. Kristina wanted to cry! She had been craving ice cream cake for days. It was her favorite ice cream cake - mint with cookie crust, topped with whip cream and cherries.
She wanted to try and save the cake, but a cockroach had crawled into it and then hid in a crack in the wall. Cockroaches drove her crazy and it made her feel worse about losing the ice cream cake.
"I'll go buy another one," said Crystal. She ran outside, crossed the street, and went to the cake shop. She was back in minutes with a new ice cream cake - mint with cookie crust, topped with whip cream and cherries. It was exactly like the one that melted.
"How did you get another one so fast?" Kristina asked.
"I have a secret to tell you," Crystal responded, "I had two cakes made just in case something like this happened. I forget to do stuff like this all the time. I would probably go bankrupt if I bought ice cream cakes all the time. Thank goodness I don't!"
Crystal, Kristina, and their friends laughed and all enjoyed a slice of ice cream cake.
Creative Uncle Creed
People I know say my Uncle Creed is crazy. He lives across from the beach. Every day he goes to the beach and finds crabs. Then he takes them home and puts them in a crib.
Not a box, not a cage, a crib.
Then he takes crayons and colors the tops of their shells.
"When the crabs move around they create what I call 'moving art'," he says. Some call it crazy, I call it creative.
He also collects scarecrows, broken pieces of concrete, crumbs, and fake crystals. He keeps them all in crates in his front yard, but I don't know where he gets them all from. People call him a packrat, but they shouldn't criticize. We all collect "stuff."
He has done some pretty incredible things. He has given a crow a bath in a creek, fed a cricket cream cheese, and crawled on cranberries to make his own cranberry sauce.
He is amazing at crossword puzzle. It has never taken him more than two minutes to finish any crossword.
He is building his own spacecraft too - not to go to space, just to learn how to build one.
People call me crazy, but I want to be like my Uncle Creed some day.
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Initial PR by Syllables
2
Syllable
practice
prairie
predict
preface
prefer
preschool
present
pressure
pretend
princess
printer
problem
process
product
program
progress
project
pronoun
pronounce
protect
3
Syllable
practical
prairie dog
precaution
prediction
preference
premium
prescription
presently
prevention
principal
privacy
probably
profession
professor
prohibit
promising
proposal
protection
provide
provoking
4
Syllable
practical joke
practically
praying mantis
preferable
prehistoric
preparation
preposition
presentable
presentation
presidency
professional
profitable
proposition
proximity
5
Syllable
prehistorical
preparatory
prepositional
probability
productivity
pronunciation
Medial PR by Syllables
2
Syllable
approach
approved
April
apron
blueprint
express
footprint
impress
improve
shipwreck
sound proof
supreme
surprise
surprised
upright
3
Syllable
apricot
April Fool
comprehend
disapprove
expression
fingerprint
impressive
improper
improvement
interpret
low pressure
mispronounce
represent
unprepared
waterproof
4
Syllable
appreciate
appropriate
approximate
April Fools Day
disapproval
life preserver
vice president
word processor
5
Syllable
appreciation
impressionable
inappropriate
interpretation
representative
uncompromising
unprecedented
Initial PR Phrases and Sentences
pray quietly
fierce predator
nice present
salty pretzel
high price
cute princess
desk printer
win the prize
proud boy
She kneeled by her bed to pray.
Predators are animals that hunt for their food.
He has a small present.
We bought a pretzel at the store.
This coat has a high price.
She is wearing a princess crown.
Will you please fix our printer?
He won the prize.
He is proud of his paper.
Medial PR Phrases and Sentences
approved message
ripe apricot
month of April
cook's apron
architect blueprint
ink fingerprint
making a footprint
be surprised
waterproof boots
The business request was approved.
An apricot is delicious.
My birthday is in April.
The cook had an apron on to keep clean.
The architect created the blueprint.
Security clearance requires a fingerprint card.
She left a footprint in the sand.
He was surprised when he opened the gift.
His yellow boots are waterproof.
PR Reading Paragraphs
Pretzel Prank
You have heard the story of the princess who pricked her finger. This is the story of the prince who ate a pretzel.
Everyone in the kingdom loved the prince. He was proud of his kingdom. He protected the people and ruled with humility. The people gave him presents. The people in the kingdom rarely had any problems with one another.
Once when the prince was in the marketplace, he bought and ate a pretzel from one of the shops. While eating the pretzel, there was a puff of smoke, and then the people saw a prune on the ground. The people gasped and didn't know what to do. They asked the man who sold the prunes what they could do, but he didn't know.
Finally, someone stepped out of the crowd revealed the prince high up on the castle wall. "It was just a prank," he said, "The prince is not a prune. We played a magic trick on you."
The people all breathed a sigh of relief and were happy to have their prince back.
Predators and Prey
Predators are animals that hunt for their food. Prey are the animals that predators try to eat.
Typically, predators will prowl around and watch their prey to see what kind of movements they make. Even though prey are the animals being hunted, they are not dumb. Many types of prey are pretty smart.
For example, prairie dogs use a variety of pitched, warning barks to warn each other of different predators. Some birds will protect their eggs by pretending to be hurt. This lure predators away from their eggs.
Both predators and prey have their own problems. Predators don't always know if they will eat and prey don't always know if they will live. Personally, I'm glad I can go to the store to get my food.
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Initial TR by Syllables
2
Syllable
tracking
tractor
trading
traffic
tragic
trailer
trainer
training
traitor
transcribe
translate
transport
trash can
travel
treasure
tree house
tricky
triple
trouble
trumpet
3
Syllable
trachea
track able
tradition
tragedy
train station
trainable
trampoline
transcribing
transferring
transition
translation
transmission
traveler
treacherous
treasure chest
treasure hunt
tremendous
triangle
tricycle
trustworthy
4
Syllable
traditional
tragically
tranquility
transatlantic
transferable
transitional
transparency
transportation
triangular
tribulation
triennial
5
Syllable
traditionally
transcontinental
triangulation
trigonometry
triviality
Medial TR by Syllables
2
Syllable
actress
attract
central
contract
control
country
Detroit
entrance
extra
field trip
fire truck
mattress
neutral
pantry
pine tree
poultry
race track
subtract
untrue
waitress
3
Syllable
attraction
attractive
Australia
concentrate
contradict
country club
electric
extremely
intricate
introduce
maple tree
nutrition
orchestra
poetry
railroad track
rainbow trout
ski patrol
state trooper
subtraction
untruthful
4
Syllable
catastrophe
concentration
contribution
controversy
electronics
entrepreneur
extravagant
geometry
illustrated
introduction
matrimony
no trespassing
patriotic
petroleum
remote control
St. Patrick's Day
ventriloquist
5
Syllable
electricity
metropolitan
pediatrician
Initial TR Phrases and Sentences
red tractor
horse trailer
old train
old trash
hidden treasure
tall tree
red trike
silver truck
loud trumpet
The tractor helps plant the crops.
They pulled the trailer into the yard.
The train was moving fast.
Take the trash out today.
The pirates found the hidden treasure.
The tree was 50 feet tall.
He rode his trike in the driveway.
A silver truck drives by.
He practiced the trumpet in the living room.
Medial TR Phrases and Sentences
stage actress
red fire truck
good orchestra
short pinetree
horse race track
down the railroad track
old remote control
subtract numbers
nice waitress
The actress rehearsed for her performance.
The fire truck was standing by in case of a fire.
The orchestra will perform tonight.
The snow had fallen on the tree.
The horses ran fast down the race track.
The railroad track turns at the mountain.
I use the remote control to fly the plane.
You need to subtract for these problems.
The waitress took her order.
TR Reading Paragraphs
Tracy's Training
Tracy was an actress and she was going to be in a movie about farms. To play her role, she had to learn to drive a tractor, clean a pig trough, take out trash, and hike on trails during short camping trips. But that was just the beginning of the things she needed to learn.
She put a lot of trust in Troy, the farmer who taught her how to do these things. She grew up in a big city and never had the type of training that Troy gave her.
In the beginning, Tracy thought living on a farm in the country, driving a truck, and living in a trailer would be a tough transition. It didn't take her long to realize how much hard work living on a farm was.
She learned how to trust others, work hard, and even jump on a trampoline. After she finished filming the movie, she had a lot of great memories and thought to herself, "I wouldn't have traded anything for this experience."
Caution! Train Tracks
Tre rode his trike all over the neighborhood. He did just what his mom asked. "Stay in control, don't do tricks, and never go near the train tracks," she said.
One day when Tre was out riding, he heard the siren on a fire truck. Tre rode his trike as fast as he could toward the sound. Just before he got to the train tracks, he saw the fire truck. Then he saw another thing that looked like a truck. It was smashed everywhere.
Tre saw someone close by and asked what had happened.
"The truck got stuck on the train tracks," the man said. "Luckily he got out before the train hit the car," he continued, "That would have been tragic."
Tre realized right then why his mom had warned him to stay away from the train tracks.
He had wanted to try and ride over the tracks just to see if he could, without getting into trouble. He was glad he had listened and not tried.
"Train tracks are dangerous," Tre said. From then on Tre watched the train go by from the tree house in his yard. That was close enough for him.
This list of functional words was professionally selected to be the most useful for a child or adult who has difficulty with producing the "R" sound.
We encourage you to use this list when practicing at home.
Home practice will make progress toward meeting individual language goals much faster.
Speech-Language Pathologists (SLPs) are only able to see students/clients 30-60 mins (or less) per week.
This is not enough time for your child to overcome an articulation disorder with the "R" sound. But with high caseloads...
...it's all SLPs can do.
There's only so much time in the day.
Every day that your child goes without practice it becomes more and more difficult to correct an "R" error because he/she continues to say it incorrectly.
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