BR
as in bridge
- brad
- brain
- brake
- brakes
- branch
- brand
R Blend Words for Speech Therapy
R blends pair /r/ with another consonant at the start of a word — br as in bridge, tr as in train. Every list below is checked against the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so the blend is present in the pronunciation, not just the spelling.
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CR
as in crab
- crack
- craft
- crafts
- craig
- crash
- cream
DR
as in drum
- draft
- drag
- drain
- draw
- drawn
- draws
FR
as in frog
- frame
- framed
- frames
- frank
- fraud
- free
GR
as in grass
- grab
- grace
- grad
- grade
- grades
- grain
PR
as in prize
- praise
- pray
- prayer
- prayers
- pre
- prep
TR
as in train
- trace
- track
- tracked
- tracks
- tract
- trade
STR
as in string
- straight
- strain
- strand
- strange
- strap
- stream
THR
as in three
- thread
- threads
- threat
- threats
- three
- throat
Why practice R blends separately?
Blends are typically mastered later than single consonants, and a child who says /r/ well on its own may still simplify it inside a cluster — saying tain for train. That pattern is called cluster reduction, and it is a normal stage before blends settle.
Lists organized by blend let you target exactly the cluster a student reduces. Start with the blend selected by the SLP — the lists do not choose a treatment target or replace clinical judgment.
Word pronunciations are checked with the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary.
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