R Blends
Materials & Games
R blends for speech therapy can be difficult to learn for any child, especially a child with a speech disorder; however, I am here to help ease this task with some free and paid resources at my R Blends Word List page.
There is a little something for everyone!

Available R Blends Resources
You have 3 options for resources:
- Free (word lists and game ideas)
- Join our informative newsletter (also free!) and receive free cariboo cards and smash mats
- Purchase our awesome full set of R blends resources (smashmats and Cariboo cards)
Keep reading to explore and discover which resources best fit your needs.
Paid Resources
By popular demand, I created a “blends edition” of our Cariboo cards and articulation smashmats.
Cariboo Cards - Blend Edition
- Cariboo cards for the following S blends: SK, SL, SM, SN, SP, ST, SW
- Cariboo cards for the following L blends: BL, FL, GL, KL, PL
- Cariboo cards for the following R blends: BR, KR, DR, FR, GR, PR, STR, TR, THR, SHR, SKR, SPR, TW
- 26 pages in total
- You get more than just R blends
Smashmats - Blends Edition
- Articulation mats for the following L blends: BL, FL, GL, KL, PL
- Articulation mats for the following R blends: BR, KR, DR, FR, GR, PR, STR, TR, THR, SHR
- Articulation mats for the following S blends: SKR, SPR, SK, SL, SM, SN, SP, ST, SW, TW
- There is one mat with that combines all blends for each sound
- There are game boards for the all sounds listed above as well
You can read more about it here or buy your own copy by clicking the link below and adding it to your cart.
If you want a free smashmat, fill out the form below!
R Blends Word List
BR Blends Word List
Braid
Bread
Break
Bright
Bring
Braces
Brain
Bridge
Breakfast
Brother
Bracelet
Branch
Bricks
Brush
KR Blends Word List
Crib
Crocodile
Crash
Crate
Crab
Cracker
Crayon
Crane
Crawl
Cricket
Cream
Crank
Crater
Cry
DR Blends Word List
Dragon
Drama
Dream
Dress
Drop
Draw
Drawer
Drill
Dragonfly
Draft
Drive
Dry
Drum
Drink
FR Blends Word List
Frame
Freezer
Fraction
Fry
Freeze
Friends
Frisbee
Fruit
Frog
Fries
Frown
Fresh
From
Freight
GR Blends Word List
Grain
Graduate
Grapes
Grate
Grill
Grass
Gray
Grades
Graph
Green
Ground
Greet
Grow
Group
PR Blends Word List
Practice
Present
Press
Professor
Pretzel
Prince
Princess
President
Propeller
Price
Prize
Problem
Prunes
STR Blends Word List
Strainer
Strand
Strategy
Straw
Strip
Strawberry
Street
Stream
Strong
Stretch
Streak
Strike
String
Stroll
TR Blends Word List
Tractor
Train
Traffic
Trail
Tracks
Travel
Treasure
Triangle
Trash
Trial
Treat
Truck
Trophy
Trade
THR Blends Word List
Throw
Three
Thread
Throne
Through
Threw
Thrill
SHR Blends Word List
Shriek
Shred
Shrimp
Shrug
Shrub
Mushroom
Dishrag
Shrink
SKR Blends Word List
Scared
Scrapes
Screen
Scrub
Scream
Screw
Screwdriver
Scribble
Scramble
Scratch
Scroll
Scratchy
Scram
Scrape
SPR Blends Word List
Spray
Spread
Sprout
Sprinkles
Sprint
Sprinkler
Spring
Sprain
Spruce
Sprung
TW Blends Word List
Tweet
Twig
Tweezers
Twist
Twine
Google Drive R Blend Word List
I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE Google Drive. I can access my word lists from any device; laptop, desktop, or phone.
If you want a copy, fill out the form above. I put all the word lists in one folder. Once you receive your email with the materials, make a copy of the files and they are yours to use and tweak as needed.
- If you need help saving the word lists to your Google Drive, click here: Save Google Document
- If you LOVE Google Drive as much as I do, check out our Speech Therapy Documentation Page.
Articulation Games for R Blends
Take turns with your child saying the desired words during the games listed below. It is important to practice hearing and saying the words.
- Brush - A child can brush his/her hair, brush your hair, brush a doll’s hair, or use a paintbrush. Make sure to say “brush” before taking a turn.
- Crayon - Practice “kr” while drawing a picture using crayons. Say “crayon” before picking a new color.
- Drive - Drive cars around a track, down a ramp, on the floor, etc.. You and your child can pretend to drive somewhere or talking about driving while actually driving a car.
- Frog - Play with toy frogs, find actual frogs in a lake/pond, or do frog jumps around the room.
- Green/Gray - Find all the green or gray things in a room. Easy!
- Price - Play store and name/decide the prices of objects
- Street - Push cars or trucks on a street (pretend street)
- Treasure - Play toys around the room and go on a treasure hunt to find them
- Throw - Throw a ball in a basket or paper scarps in the garbage. Fun!
- Shred - Rip up paper as you pretend to “shred” them
- Scribble - Get out lots of coloring utensils and make scribbles
- Spray - Fill a bottle with water and spray plants, the sidewalk, etc...
- Twist - Twist around while dancing
Membership Site
If you are a parent and your child
- has trouble saying multiple sounds
- needs to work on vocabulary development
- needs to improve grammar skills
- is working on following directions
- needs to work on narrative language
- needs to work on social skills
AND you want
- a step-by-step guide to help your child
- ideas on how to improve all language skills at home
- functional games
- worksheets
- flashcards
- and more!
Then, our members site might be just what you need.
If you are a professional and you want:
- Articulation Screening Tools
- Data tracking sheets
- Templates in Google Drive for easy data tracking and graphing
- Homework sheets/parent handouts on articulation therapy
- General flashcard games
- 36 flashcards for each sound: B, D, F, G, J, K, L, M, N, P, R, S, T, V, Z, SH, TH, CH
- 8-10 functional games for each sound
- Language based worksheets to spice things up!
- Picture description tasks
- Short story stimuli
Our membership might be just what you need.