Speech Sticks
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What you will need:
40 sticks for each artic sound - for carrier phrases.
30 sticks for each position of a sound - 10 nouns, 10 adjectives, 10 verbs for
each position of each sound.
Sharpie
Paint/Markers for color-coordinating
What to do:
Take your 40 sticks and write carrier phrases on them (list of these will be provided
below as they are completed). Use your marker/paint to identify what type of word
will fill in the blank. I used red for nouns, green for adjectives and pink for
verbs. (You will use the same color to identify the word sticks) Then write words on
the front and back of 10 sticks per part of speech per sound position (e.g. 10 sticks
with initial /r/ nouns on each side - total of 20 initial /r/ nouns).
How to Play:
Students can play individually or with partners/group. The student draws a carrier
phrase and identifies which type of word stick they will need. They then draw a word
stick and match it to the carrier phrase. Then they say the sentence the number of
times you would like. * Create other phrases and word lists for the sound your child is
working on.
/r/ phrases
The beaver build a/an (noun)
Gary flew the (noun).
Morris is a (noun)
Roxy has a ruby (noun)
I will run in a (noun)
Why is that dog (verb)ing?
I admire my (noun)
My mouth is (verb)ing.
A parrot is a (noun)
The giraffe began to (verb)
Please eat the (noun)
Teresa is (verb)ing the candy
The forest is full of (noun)
(Verb) and rest awhile
Please pass the (noun)
There is lots of time to (verb)
She will rake the (noun)
Go outside and (verb)
Can you reach the (noun)
Her dad uses a razor to (verb)
(Noun)s like to eat cheese.
/r/ phrases:
He puts quarters in his (noun).
Are they (verb)ing?
We (verb) in our spare time.
I am very (adjective)
Her car is (verb)ing.
The flowers are very (adjective)
Which dinosaur is the most (adjective)?
An alligator has (adjective) teeth
The rocket is very (adjective)
(Adjective) bananas taste good.
That is so (adjective)
Her car is (adjective)
It’s very (adjective) outside
We left the door (adjective)
Rachel’s room is (adjective)
This flower smells (adjective)
This road is (adjective)
My mother is (adjective)
Your beard is (adjective)
Silk feels (adjective).
This pickle is (adjective).
/s/ phrases
Is that suit (adjective)?
Sue can (verb) a song.
The sun set (adjective)ly.
Cedar wood is very (adjective).
The grasshopper is (adjective).
I will (verb) your (noun).
Be careful with the (noun).
This horse has a (noun).
Bring your bathing (noun).
Let’s go (verb)ing.
The (noun) began to blossom.
Sam ate the (noun).
I like classic (noun)s.
The sea tossed and (verb)ed.
December was very (adjective).
This seat is (adjective).
Can you (verb) baseball?
Can you see the (noun)?
Teresa will (verb) tonight.
She made the hat (verb).
Her niece is (adjective).
(Verb) an essay about (noun)s.
Did you notice the (noun)?
We felt the (noun).
She owns her own (noun).
Don’t be too (adjective)y.
The goose and moose are (adjective).
A bee is a/an (noun).
Try to (verb) the answer.
Can you (verb)?
Sol (verb)ed over a (noun).
That bus is (adjective).
Sand feels (adjective).
Breakfast was very (adjective).
Janice likes (noun)(s).
Mice are (noun)(s).
(Noun) covered the house.
Thomas the tortoise will (verb).
/r/ words:
Initial:
rainbow
ruby red
rash
rocky
rocket
rested
robot
rich
race
wrist
rock
rectangle
rattlesnake
room
radio
rice
roach
rabbit
raccoon
Adjectives
rain
raw
read
rude
roast
round
rock
rainy
ruin
rapid
rush
ridiculous
wrap
rinsed
write
ripped
react
rotten
Nouns
rake
raft
rose
rain
radish
relish
ruined
Verbs
risky
realize
rough
refuse
wrinkled
recycle
wrecked
relax
wrapped
remind
ruffly
remove
repeat
garbage
furry
rescue
hairbrush
miserable
wreck
marshmallow
fierce
recite
popcorn
bark
lizard
snarl
cartoon
squirt
Adjectives
gargle
bored
somersault
slippery
learn
dark
warn
enormous
twirl
sharp
argue
eerie
sharpen
Medial:
barrel
berry
camera
carrot
clarinet
giraffe
macaroni
parakeet
syrup
tarantula
Nouns
beard
cork
heart
worm
warm
horrible
Verbs
weird
arrest
sparkling
borrow
allergic
carry
scary
embarrass
angry
erase
furious
marry
barefoot
worry
imaginary
irritate
curly
decorate
barbeque
alligator
square
blister
near
cucumber
luckier
diaper
bore
gopher
cheer
monster
dare
Adjectives
glare
better
hear
bear
clever
pour
car
eager
purr
chair
miniature
score
fur
muscular
scare
tar
tender
admire
wire
silver
tire
clear
Verbs
apple core
fair
appear
candy bar
far
disappear
dinosaur
poor
explore
spare
ignore
Nouns
wire
volunteer
meteor
bizarre
capture
nightmare
sapphire
discover
souvenir
sincere
glitter
oyster
unfair
slobber
Final:
whisper
/s/ words:
Initial:
sack
salt
seal
soap
sock
sun
ceiling
celery
sea gull
solid
seaweed
sunburned
siren
sunny
soccer ball
cement
soda
soapy
submarine
sudden
sundae
sail
syrup
search
sad
sell
sick
send
soft
serve
sour
sing
sore
soak
cinnamon
surf
salty
celebrate
secret
salute
selfish
silent
select
cereal
saddle
Nouns
salami
salmon
Verbs
Adjectives
separate
silly
signal
silver
subtract
soaking
suggest
soggy
support
save
fossil
frisky
say
grasshopper
muscular
set
icicle
rusty
sip
lasso
upside-down
muscle
chasing
whistle
decide
bossy
listen
fussy
receive
basketball
glistening
recite
costume
glossy
recycle
hamster
grassy
accept
lobster
impossible
answer
monster
juicy
describe
mosquito
messy
destroy
ostrich
mossy
pizza
icy
Medial:
Verbs
escape
pretzel
Adjectives
exchange
asleep
expect
Nouns
crispy
explode
telescope
elastic
inspect
bicycle
exciting
question
dinosaur
extinct
rescue
eraser
fancy
whisper
rooster
whistle
walrus
hilarious
wrestle
ambulance
nervous
fox
jealous
compass
boss
platypus
chase
pillowcase
dress
Adjectives
embarrass
brass
floss
base
ridiculous
fuss
dice
loose
grease
face
toothless
guess
geese
mess
hiss
juice
complex
race
rice
adventurous
address
deluxe
Verbs
caboose
anxious
toss
cactus
false
notice
hippopotamus
contagious
focus
tense
crease
Nouns
courageous
cross
lettuce
glass
mess
octopus
dangerous
pass
tortoise
cautious
place
mailbox
fabulous
press
Final:
trace