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Initial S by Syllables

Central Park

self-control

soccer ball

celebration

certified mail

safety glasses

satellite dish

seeing-eye dog

sewing machine

subdivision

superficial

supermarket

supervision

symmetrical

sympathetic

civilization

psychological

self-analysis

superintendent

supervisory

systematically

Medial S by Syllables

tennis shoes

disadvantage

participate

policewoman

vice-president

association

classification

disobedient

electricity

necessarily

potato salad

precipitation

unnecessary

vice presidency

water moccasin

Final S by Syllables

White House

apple juice

lemon juice

adventurous

camera case

nevertheless

opera house

praying mantis

table tennis

tomato juice

appendicitis

hippopotamus

magnifying glass

metamorphosis

simultaneous

tuberculosis

Initial S Phrases and Sentences

circle of hands

fast sailboat

healthy salad

tasty sandwich

sharp scissors

playful seal

gray seatbelt

number seven

street sign

bathroom sink

garden sunflower

They made a circle with their hands.

She is so sad she is crying.

They are taking the sailboat on the water.

We ordered a salad for lunch.

The salt was dumped out on the table.

The desert had endless hills of sand.

You made a tall sandwich.

Don't run with scissors.

The seal rolled over on his back.

Put on your seat belt before leaving.

The seed will grow into a tree.

They made a seven out of stars.

She can sew the hole closed.

She is too sick to go to work.

The sign said 106 more miles.

She was not nervous to sing.

Get some water from the sink.

She would sit and wait everyday for the bus.

Wash your hands with soap.

They always want to play soccer.

The sock is hanging on the fence.

She told her dad sorry for not listening.

I ate chicken noodle soup when I was sick.

She found out that lemons are sour.

The sun was starting to set.

A sunflower grew in the garden.

Medial S Phrases and Sentences

blue bicycle

metal bracelet

ballet dancer

December holiday

scary dinosaur

wood dresser

pencil eraser

water faucet

wear glasses

tiny grasshopper

flying insect

kissing her

listen carefully

medicine bottle

secret message

small motorcycle

short pencil

nice policeman

bright popsicle

horse racing

credit card receipt

recycle bin

His bicycle is the blue one.

Her grandmother gave her the bracelet.

She was a ballet dancer.

Christmas is a holiday in December.

There was a dinosaur in the park.

The dresser is made of wood.

He used an eraser on his paper.

The faucet started to drip.

His glasses helped him see.

The grasshopper has big legs.

The insect has orange wings.

She is kissing the horse

Listen with the headphones.

He is holding the medicine bottle.

There was a message in the bottle.

He needed to clean his messy room.

We ride the motorcycle in the field.

His muscle is so big.

It is a beautiful day outside.

He needs to sharpen his pencil.

He has been a policeman for 10 years.

The popsicle is cold.

They are racing on the horse track.

The waiter gave him his receipt.

This is the best cookie recipe.

She is showing people how to recycle.

Final S Phrases and Sentences

green cactus

night class

wooden doghouse

yellow dress

erase a mistake

beautiful face

white fence

water glass

two story house

orange juice

green lettuce

little mouse

silver necklace

empty office

police officer

tied shoelace

tennis ball

I ran to catch the bus.

Cactus grow in funny shapes.

He took a night class.

The pug likes his doghouse.

She is wearing her yellow dress.

If you make a mistake, erase it.

She has a beautiful face.

The fence went around the land.

Pour me a glass of water, please.

I need to cut the grass.

The horse is running fast.

They moved into their new house.

The ice is melting quickly.

I want juice for breakfast.

The farmer grows lettuce.

She has pink lips.

The mouse wanted some cheese.

She is holding her necklace.

The office workers were all gone.

The police showed up at the crime scene.

She takes her purse everywhere.

They all wanted to race together.

Tie your shoelace before jogging.

Tennis is her favorite sport.

The walrus has huge tusks.

He said "Yes!" after being chosen for the job.

S Reading Paragraphs

Last December I was sad because my favorite baseball team lost in a tournament. You should have seen my face, it looked like someone erased my smile.

To cheer me up my dad took me out on our sailboat. It was a little messy so we took some soap and cleaned it up first. We took some sandwiches, soup, and juice and left the house early on Saturday morning.

We spent a few hours sailing around the lake. It was relaxing to just sit and listen to the water against the boat and soak up some sun. Dad told me he was sorry about the baseball team losing.

"They will have more chances to win in the future," he said. I told him I wasn't too sad anymore. "I just really wanted them to win," I said. Dad suggested that we sing the team song. He thought that would help us get excited for next years tournament.

"Next year we will sit outside on the grass behind the fence to watch the game," dad said. "We can take some salad, popsicles, and your toy dinosaurs. It will be the most fun we've ever had at a baseball game." I love my dad. He is so good at helping me be happy. 

No-Kissing Club

Kissing is gross. It makes me sick. On Valentine's Day my dad gave my mom some sunflowers in a glass vase. But that wasn't all. He also bought her a new purse, a bracelet, and a red dress. Mom was so surprised! She was so excited about all of her gifts that she threw her arms around dad and gave him a big kiss.

Yuck! It's one thing for them to say that they love each other all the time, but the kissing is too much for me. I have decided to start a club called "Anything But Lips" for people like me who don't like kissing.

I posted a sign outside and told all of my friends to come. We are going to meet in my dad's office once a week at six o'clock. We will talk about anything that is not related to kissing.

I have put a list of different topics together that we will discuss which includes: grasshoppers, motorcycle's, seat belts, soccer, tennis, soup, car racing, and insects, to name a few. Before I will let them come in the office, everyone will have to sign a contract saying they won't talk about kissing.

We have our first meeting tomorrow. I hope some people come. 

The Ice Hotel

My family and I want to see the ice house. It is really called "IceHotel", but I call it the ice house. It is located in a small town in Sweden called "Jukkasjarvi", I don't know how to say it but that's o.k. Everything inside of it is made of ice. Really!

There are ice sculptures, ice beds, ice walls, an ice roof, ice chairs, ice couches, and even an ice restaurant. People get married there, see the Northern Lights, snowmobiling, dog-sledding, and learn how to ice sculpt. It looks like so much fun, if you don't mind the cold.

Some of my friends have wondered how someone would sleep on a bed of ice. I told them you sleep on a bed of ice the same way you sleep on your bed at home...with blankets! I have wondered if the hotel has ice showers with ice soap but my mom told me it would be too cold for people to do that. I did read that they have a sauna in one of the deluxe rooms though.

Our family is going to save our money this year so we can go to Sweden in December and experience everything the ice hotel has to offer. We are so excited that we have already started packing! 

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Initial SC/SK Blends by Syllable

schoolhouse

scholarship

scorekeeper

scoutmaster

Medial SC/SK Blends by Syllable

grade school

grass skirt

high school

butterscotch

fire escape

ice skating

public school

roller skates

stethoscope

discontented

discontinue

Easter basket

figure skater

kaleidoscope

microscopic

picnic basket

private schooling

roller skating

San Francisco

Final SC/SK Blends by Syllable

school desk

mammoth tusk

office desk

reading desk

Initial SC/SK Phrases and Sentences

really scared

school room

white skirt

furry skunk

skydive jump

She is scared to get a shot.

The scarf keeps her warm.

The school built three new rooms.

She wanted to skate on her own.

She is learning how to ski.

She is wearing her favorite skirt.

The skunk was walking in the dirt.

The sky was blue and bright.

To celebrate they want to skydive.

Medial SC/SK Phrases and Sentences

warm buscuit

secret escape 

high school club

learn to ice skate

go to preschool

rescue swimmer

long whiskers

Their lunch was in the basket.

The butter melted on the warm buscuit.

The mouse made his escape.

They are all in high school.

The husky is playing in the snow.

She knows how to ice skate well.

My son goes to preschool.

They were able to rescue the swimmer.

The cat has long whiskers.

Final SC/SK Phrases and Sentences

ask questions

ripe corn husk

classroom desk

wear gas mask

wood school desk

blue swim mask

clean whisk

You learn more if you ask questions.

The corn husk was ready to be picked.

I will sit in my favorite desk.

The gas mask kept him safe.

Wear a mask to the party.

She kept books in her school desk.

He left his swim mask by the ocean.

The elephant has a long tusk.

Use the whisk to mix the eggs.

SC/SK Reading Paragraphs

Scared to ski.

Scarlet had been scared to ski since high school. It had been 3 years since her skiing accident. She twisted her knee while skiing down a steep hill. She still didn't remember what had gone wrong.

All she remembered was that she was wearing her red scarf, black ski mask, and sky blue snow coat. She had brought a basket with some home made biscuits for her and her friend Skip to eat at lunch.

As she skiied down the hill she remembered one ski caught an edge in the snow and the next thing she knew her knee was in a lot of pain and she was being rescued by the ski patrol.

While she was in the hospital, the doctor asked her a few questions about how she was skiing on the hill. She remembered he had a deep husky voice. He told her that skiing accidents happen all the time and sometimes for no reason.

As she sat at her work desk she rubbed her knee just thinking about how bad it had hurt. She wanted to ski again, but she couldn't escape the fear of hurting her knee again. She didn't like feeling scared to ski. She had skiied for almost 10 years and didn't want to give it up.

She decided she would go skiing the coming weekend. "If I take it easy and go with a friend, maybe I can get past being scared," she thought.

Adventurous Skunk

Skylar is the most unique skunk you will ever meet. She wears pink skirts and likes to sky dive. Her favorite color is pink. If you ask her why she likes to sky dive she will simply say "I like the wind in my face." Skylar likes the wind in her face so much that she also ice skates, water skis, and scuba dives. She isn't scared of anything.

I asked Skylar why she scuba dives because you can't feel the wind in your face under water. She just smiled and simply said "I like the water in my face, as long as I have my mask on, it feels good on my whiskers."

I asked Skylar how she learned to do these types of sports. She told me she has been interested in ice skating since she was in preschool. As she got older she began to water ski and scuba dive. "I only started sky diving last year after I finished high school," she said.

I asked her where she gets the money to pay for these sports. She told me she works two jobs. She sells biscuits and other breads at the bakery during the day. At night she makes computer desks and sells them to furniture stores.

Skylar works hard and she plays hard too. I told her to have fun and be careful.

Initial SL Blends by Syllable

sleigh bells

slalom course

sledgehammer

sleeping bag

sleepwalking

slide trombone

slow motion

slow moving

sluggishness

Medial SL Blends by Syllable

cross legged

purposeless

super slide

translation

wrestling camp

wrestling coach

wrestling match

wrestling team

dislocation

legislation

legislative

Final SL Blends by Syllable

blood vessel

Initial SL Phrases and Sentences

light sleep

shirt sleeve

playground slide

toy slingshot

fuzzy slippers

dog slobber

He went fast downhill on his sled.

Sleep on the couch for a nap.

He fixed the sleeve under his coat.

He went fast down the slide.

His mom let him play with a slingshot.

She left her fuzzy slippers on the couch

I hope the dog doesn't slobber on me.

Sloths hang upside down in trees.

Drive slow, children are playing.

Medial SL Phrases and Sentences

fast asleep

race bobsled

dogsled race

big mudslide

quiet ski slope

English translator

loud whistling

They fell asleep on the couch.

Bobsled is a sporting event.

The dogsled team was out in front.

Stay far away from the mudslide.

He was excited to get on the ski slope.

Our translator speaks 4 languages.

He is whistling at the car.

The boys are in the championship wrestling match.

Final SL Phrases and Sentences

tiny blood vessel

vitamin capsule

kings castle

ancient fossil

big missile

You can see the blood vessel on her eyelid.

She prefers to take a vitamin capsule.

The castle is on top of a cliff.

The fossil is of a fish.

He will get tackled if he doesn't hustle.

The truck has a missile on the back.

The sumo's are starting to wrestle.

SL Reading Paragraphs

Dogsled racing.

I have a dog named Sylvester but we call him Sly for short. When we wrestle he likes to lick and slobber on me. We compete in dogsled races.

Dogsled races are hard work and we don't sleep much when we train for them. We don't go slow, we hustle...for many days. Some days it is hard not to fall asleep on the trail.

I talk to Sly through words and whistling. Dogsled races can be dangerous. One time we almost got caught in a mudslide and another time I pulled a muscle and needed help from another dogsled team. 

Sly and I help each other though. He is my best friend.

A Spy in Pajamas

My friend Sloan sleeps a lot. He told me about a crazy dream he had yesterday. In the dream he was a spy. He was being chased by bad guys on sleds down a ski slope. He had taken an expensive bracelet and destroyed the bad guys' castle. The bad guys were launching missiles at him and trying to slow him down.

When Sloan reached for something to defend himself, all he could find was a slingshot. He fired rocks from the slingshot as fast as he could. The bad guys began to laugh at him. Not because of the slingshot, but because Sloan was doing all of this wearing pajamas and pink bunny slippers.

Sloan didn't care though.

He remembered he had a special capsule that could help him. He reached up his sleeve, grabbed the capsule and ate it.

A few seconds after he ate the capsule, Sloan was invisible. The bad guys couldn't see him. Just as he was about to escape, he woke up. It was a funny dream. 

Initial SM Blends by Syllable

smoke screen

smart aleck

smelling salts

smoke chase

smoke jumper

smorgasbord

Medial SM Blends by Syllable

businessman

Christmas card

Christmas Eve

Christmas tree

first baseman

locksmith shop

second baseman

silversmith

third baseman

embarrassment

junior classman

lower classman

senior classman

upper classman

Initial SM Phrases and Sentences

smash glass

happy smile

black smoke

smooth rocks

fruit smoothie

He feels small next to him.

She is a very smart girl.

He didn't mean to smash the window.

He stopped to smell the flower.

She has a beautiful smile.

Many large cities have smog.

The smoke was high in the sky.

The black rocks are smooth.

Would you like a drink of my smoothie?

Medial SM Phrases and Sentences

empty basement

tool making blacksmith

important businessman

favorite classmate

skilled first baseman

nice locksmith

square placemat

He does laundry in his basement.

The blacksmith makes old-fashioned swords.

The businessman had many important meetings.

She sells Christmas trees.

Sue was her favorite classmate.

The first baseman caught the fly ball.

The locksmith is fixing it.

I will put my food on the placemat.

SM Reading Paragraphs

Smart locksmith.

Smitty is a clever businessman. He is smart, a smooth dealmaker, and always smells like pizza. Some people might not like that but since I love pizza, it's o.k. with me.

I am a locksmith and Smitty is the person I order parts from. When people break, smash, or ruin their door handles or locks, they call me. There are thousands of different types of locks and handles, but Smitty knows all of them. That's why I think he is so clever.

He and I were classmates at Smith High School and have worked together for 10 years now. He always answers my questions and has just the right locksmith tools and products I need to help my customers. I have wondered if he has a secret locksmith lab in his basement. That way he can be around locksmith parts and tools all the time.

When I asked him how he knew so much he smiled and said he was given a book at Christmas 10 years ago. The title of the book was "Everything You Need to Know About Locksmithing". "It isn't a small book," he said. He has learned everything he knows from that book.

Of course, he still has to be smart and remember the information in it, and being a smooth salesman helps too. There is a lot to be learned from reading. I should start reading some of the books I have in my basement.

Dumb Robber

As the policeman looked at the crime seen he saw some clues. The robber who had broken into the house was not that smart. He had smashed the window to unlock the door. But the door wasn't locked. The handle had just been replaced by the locksmith and didn't have a lock on it.

Then the robber had made himself a smoothie and left fingerprints all over the blender, the glass he drank the smoothie out of, and the placemat he had put the smoothie on. The robber even spilled some of the smoothie on the ground, stepped in it, and left footprints in the kitchen. Now the policeman had fingerprints and a shoe size.

The policeman followed the footprints past the Christmas tree. The robber had knocked some of the ornaments off so the policeman could tell that he went down the stairs to the basement. The home owner was a businessman who worked out of his basement office.

When he reached the basement, the policeman could smell some of the smoothie so he knew the robber had been there. The policeman looked around the basement. There were pictures of the home owner playing baseball. Judging by the pictures the policeman thought that the home owner was a first baseman.

The policeman saw a small ashtray on the home owner's desk. It looked like the robber had smoked while he was in the basement which would give the policeman more evidence to catch him. "This will be an easy case to solve," he thought, as he walked back upstairs. 

Initial SN Blends by Syllable

snake charmer

snowball fight

snow blower

snapping beetle

snapping turtle

Initial SN Phrases and Sentences

healthy snack

green snake

snap in half

going to sneeze

use snorkel

cold snowman

She is eating a midnight snack.

The snail has a hard shell.

The snake in the grass made me jump.

He showed us how to snap the pencil.

Allergies made him sneeze a lot.

He would snore loudly during his nap.

He uses the snorkel to breath under water.

The pig put his snout through the fence.

We will make a snowman this winter.

SN Reading Paragraphs

Sneezing and snacking.

Sometimes I snore at night. I sneeze a lot too. I can't help it. My wife told me to go see a doctor, but I haven't yet and I'll tell you why. I love midnight snacks too much.

Before my snoring and sneezing problem I would have to sneak out of bed at night to go to the kitchen. My wife is a light sleeper and I woke her up a lot. When she did she would get a little snippy with me, so I had to be more careful.

There was one night that my daughter caught me eating my snack in the kitchen. I asked her to go back to bed. The next day she snitched on me and my wife said eating midnight snacks can be unhealthy if you eat bad food. I told her I eat healthy food and she said it was o.k. then.

Don't get me wrong, I love my wife, and I love to sleep, but I get to see a lot of cool things at midnight too. Since eating snacks at midnight I have seen a snake in our yard, snow storms, and one night I watched a snowplow run into a snowman in my neighbor's yard. I was surprised that I didn't wake everyone up because I was laughing so hard. My neighbor is kind of a snob, so I thought it was funny it happened to him.

I will go see the doctor about my snoring and sneezing some day. There are too many fun things about having a midnight snack that I don't want to give up. I just hope my wife doesn't get sneaky and make a doctor's appointment for me.

My friend Terri plays the snare drum in her band. The band's name is "Snakebite". Terri told me that the band's guitar player was bit by a snake when he was a teenager and wanted to name a band after it.

When I went to listen to them play I started to snooze. They were good, but I didn't like their style of music. When Terri asked me how I liked their sound, I told her she played the snare drum well. She knew I was being sneaky and asked what I really thought.

I told her that I had fallen asleep during their song. "I thought I heard someone snoring during the song," she said. "You all play really well, it just isn't my type of music," I said. "Next time I listen I will have to bring some snacks to help me stay awake."

The guitar player heard me talking to Terri and snickered "You wouldn't know good music if it sneezed on you."

"I think you sound great," I told him. "I just don't like the type of music you play. I think Snakebite is going to be very successful." He apologized and told me that I was a nice guy and that he liked my sneakers. Then he gave me a firm hand shake and snapped his fingers. "We'll remember you when we're famous," he said. 

Initial SP Blends by Syllable

space heater

space station

Spanish rice

speed limit

spelling bee

spinal cord

sponsorship

sporting goods

sportsmanship

sportswriter

spectacular

speech therapist

speech therapy

speedometer

spider monkey

spinal column

spiral notebook

spontaneous

Special Olympics

specialization

specifically

specification

Medial SP Blends by Syllable

Shakespeare

loudspeaker

mispronounce

outer space

transparent

correspondence

desperation

disposition

inspiration

perspiration

respectable

respiration

responsible

tablespoonful

unspeakable

hospitality

indisputable

irresponsibly

respiratory

inspirationally

respectability

responsibility

Initial SP Phrases and Sentences

speeding car

spill juice

green spinach

spooky night

silver spoon

play sports

It would be amazing to go into space.

The police chased the speeding car.

The spider waited for flies in the web.

Don't spill on the carpet.

Spinach is very healthy for you.

She squeezed the water out of the sponge.

The graveyard was spooky at night.

I eat cereal with a spoon.

You can choose to play many sports.

Medial SP Phrases and Sentences

asparagus stalk

crispy chicken

disposable dishes

high-speed train

big hospital

blue passport

brown suspenders

one tablespoon

whisper softly

I eat my asparagus steamed.

They made crispy chicken.

It's easier to clean with disposable dishes.

She was riding on a high-speed train.

We are going to the hospital tonight.

You must have your passport to enter.

He wears suspenders instead of a belt.

The recipe says to use one tablespoon.

She whispered into the girl's ear.

SP Reading Paragraphs

My friend spring.

Her parents named her Spring because she is happy despite what is going on in her life. Spring loves to eat asparagus and go to the spa. She spends most of her time studying space because she wants to be an astronaut. Either that or she wants to be in the hospitality business.

I have known her for one year, but Spring and I have only been on one date. We have spent a lot of time together during the last year. She speaks softly but is confident. She is an amazing cook and loves to eat spicy food. She uses spices I have never even heard of. She chews spearmint gum and likes spooky things, especially at Halloween.

She and I met in a speech therapy class in college. We have had many of the same classes and spent time doing homework, studying for tests, and working on class projects together. She is amazing at spelling. In addition to taking college classes, Spring volunteers for Special Olympics. She is inspiring to watch. As a coach, she sparks happiness in people even when they are really sad.

Spring also likes to speed when she drives. Don't tell her I told you though. I told her she is special to me and that I don't want her to get hurt. I think she respects my opinion. I told her I would spy on her to make sure she slows down. She just laughed and said she will try and be better.

Sports Crazy

Spike is a sports nut. Some people might say he is a sports lunatic. He knows specific statistics about almost every baseball, basketball, soccer, volleyball, hockey, tennis, rugby, and cricket game that has been played in the last 6 years. The first basketball game he watched sparked his interest. From that time on, he has almost become a specialist in most sports and their players.

I think he should be a sports writer. If he had it his way, he would eat spoonfuls of sports for breakfast. When I told him that he responded by saying "They might be a little crispy!"

Recently, he has become more interested in motor sports like car, motorcycle, and speedboat racing. A few months ago he was changing spark plugs in his car. He realized there were sports that use machines and he didn't know anything about them. Since then he has spent every day watching and researching motor sports.

He spends a lot of time and money learning about sports. That way he can speak to others about them and answer questions they might have. Some people have asked him to speculate about what teams or drivers will win so they can bet on them. Spike won't do that though. He says he has too much respect for sports to "sell them out". 

Initial ST Blends by Syllable

stateswoman

stepbrother

stepping stone

stomach ache

storm cellar

storm warning

storm window

study group

station master

station wagon

Medial ST Blends by Syllable

bus station

distinguish

gas station

outstanding

post office

question mark

consistency

constitution

establishment

grocery store

interesting

investigate

misunderstand

pessimistic

questionable

solar system

superstition

T.V. station

understanding

United States

constituency

investigative

unquestionable

Final ST Blends by Syllable

hornet's nest

pathologist

psychologist

ventriloquist

audiologist

cardiologist

ophthalmologist

Initial ST Phrases and Sentences

bright star

juicy steak

stir around

sore stomach

clothing store

I see more than one star.

The steak is on the grill.

The gum on my shoe is too sticky.

I need to stir to soup.

His stomach was sore from the pain.

Always stop when you see the sign.

It was their favorite store to shop at.

It was a big lightning storm.

Mom read a story to her son.

Medial ST Phrases and Sentences

at the bus stop

busted criminal

bamboo chopsticks

Halloween costume

red lipstick

old postcard

ask a question

rusty metal

long yardstick

The man waited at the bus stop.

The man was busted for theft.

His chopsticks were made from bamboo.

He wore a costume to the party.

She is putting on red lipstick.

Send us a postcard when you get there.

She raised her hand to ask a question.

The rusty containers were in the field.

A yardstick is 3 feet long.

Final ST Phrases and Sentences

eat breakfast

dentist visit

dressed man

thick forest

green toothpaste

I love bacon, eggs, and orange juice for breakfast.

His chest is muscular.

I went to the dentist for a check-up.

He was dressed for work.

You can tell that the horse is fast.

Many trees are in the forest.

There are eggs in the nest.

Toothpaste will help keep your teeth clean.

He is holding his wrist.

ST Reading Paragraphs

Spicy chinese.

Stan's stomach began to ache from eating spicy Chinese food. It started about 2 hours after he finished lunch. He used chopsticks so he wouldn't eat too fast but the food was catching up to him.

He stopped at the store on the way home from work because his chest was burning. He hoped that he could find something to help stop the burning.The antacid pills he bought didn't cost too much, especially if they would help.

It was starting to storm outside and Stan thought it would be a good night to stay in and relax on the couch with his favorite book "Stewart Little". He had plans to make steak for dinner, but he chose something lighter since his stomach was bothering him. When he got home he walked up the stairs to his bedroom and dressed in his most comfortable lounge clothes.

After changing and eating a light dinner Stan tuned his stereo to some classical music, sat down, and started to read his book. He read for about an hour and decided to stop and go to bed. He had thought about eating his leftover Chinese food for breakfast in the morning but he quickly changed his mind. The storm had passed and everything outside was still. Stan drifted off to sleep.

Running Stars

Steve and Dusty were the fastest runners on the high school track team. No one messed with them. Last August the both ran the longest races and finished in first and second place.

One time, someone asked them the question "How did you become such good runners?" Both of them had different statements. Steve said "I follow a constant and consistent training program and meal plan. I use a stopwatch to time my speed every race and I try to beat that speed everytime."

Dusty said "I run stairs everyday in the football stadium for thirty minutes without stopping. I can run long distances because I have established endurance in my lungs and muscles."

A woman came from the TV station wanted to ask them more questions like when they started running and how they became interested in it. Steve said "My grandpa told me stories about himself when he was a runner and that is what interested me in it." Dusty said "When I was a middle school student, I was always restless at night. I started falling asleep during the day. Running helped me stay calm, stop being anxious, and go to sleep. If I felt restless, I would go on a short run, and afterward, I would go right to sleep at night."

The woman from the TV station told them they were fantastic runners and wished them good luck on their next race. Steve and Dusty thanked the woman and headed to the shoe store to buy some new running shoes. 

Initial SW Blends by Syllable

sweat gland

sweat pants

sweat shirt

sweet tooth

Swiss cheese

swimming hole

swimming pool

swinging bridge

swinging door

Switzerland

sweet and sour

Initial SW Phrases and Sentences

dripping sweat

red sweater

The swan is a beautiful bird.

His shirt is covered in sweat.

She will buy the red sweater.

Their mom asked them to sweep up the leaves.

The dessert tasted very sweet.

He likes to swim in the lake.

She likes to swing at the playground.

Swipe your card to pay for it.

She will switch the light off.

SW Reading Paragraphs

Swap meet switch.

The swap meet was every Saturday at 10 a.m. Sweeney looked forward to the swap meet, there were so many fun and new things to see there.

Last week he had seen a swan with 4 ducklings and the week before that he saw a swarm of bees which was a little scary.

In the past, he had eaten sweet and sour chicken with Swiss cheese, bought a new swimming suit, and found the perfect broom for sweeping his floor at home.

During breakfast Sweeney was reading the newspaper and saw a new swap meet that was in town. He couldn't believe his eyes. "Two swap meets?" he thought. He wondered if he should switch which swap meet he went to.

He nervously searched the advertisement to see what time the second swap meet happened. His hands began to sweat. The newspaper said the second swap meet was on Saturdays at 2 p.m.

"Sweet!" said Sweeney. He knew exactly what to do. He would simply go to both swap meets! For a moment, Sweeney had thought he might have to switch which swap meet he would go too. He was so happy that he could go to both of them.

To celebrate he went into his room and put on his swap meet sweater and danced to his favorite Swedish music, both of which he had bought at a swap meet.

Sweet Birds

Have you ever met a swan or a swallow that loves sweets? There is a lake by our house that we go swimming in all the time.

Last week we were getting ready to eat lunch. We had brought ham sandwiches with Swiss cheese that were made from sweetbread and some sweets, chocolate cake and licorice. We began eating.

Just then a big white swan flew over by us. Then a tiny swallow flew down and landed on the ground by the blanket we were eating on. Both of them walked right up to the cake and stuck their beaks in it.

I swiped the cake away from them but they only switched their position to the other side of the blanket where I had put the cake.

I swatted at the swan. It didn't bother him and he just kept eating. I swatted at the swallow. He flew away from me but quickly came back to eating the cake.

I was working so hard to get the swan and the swallow away from our sweets that I began to sweat. I had never seen a swan or swallow with such a strong sweet tooth.

I worried that my wrists would be swollen from swatting at the birds so much. Luckily they weren't. Next time we go swimming at the lake I think I'll leave our sweets at home.

This list of functional words was professionally selected to be the most useful for a child or adult who has difficulty with producing the "S" 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 "S" 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 "S" error because he/she continues to say it incorrectly. 

We know life is busy , but if you're reading this you're probably someone who cares about helping their loved one as much as you can.

Practice 5-10 minutes whenever you can, but try to do it on a consistent basis (daily).

Please, please, please use this list to practice.

It will be a great benefit to you and your loved one's progress.

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What age should my kid be able to say the s sound.

Children typically are able to correctly produce the S sound around 4 years old.

Is the S sound a voiceless sound?

Yes, the S sound is a voiceless (unvoiced) sound.

Is the S sound a fricative?

Yes, the S sound is fricative.

How do I make the S sound?

• Tell the child to smile with their lips close together.  We want the lips to be  almost  touching each other and the top and bottom teeth to be  almost  touching each other.
• Have the child place the tip of their tongue super close to the bumpy spot (alveolar ridge) of their gums behind their front teeth,  but   not touching it!
• While still keeping the lips and teeth close to one another and the tip of their tongue close to the bumpy spot, have the child blow out a stream of air.
• Turn  off   your voice ( voice is the rumbling in your vocal folds.  Have your child/client place their hand on their/your neck during the production of “s” and “z”, and have them feel the difference between the two.  In the production of “s”, there should be no rumble or voicing.  While in the production of “z”, there should be a rumbling or voicing.)

Tricks and Tips for producing the “s” sound:

• To try and emphasize that we don’t want the tongue to be between our teeth during the production of “s”, tell the child that their tongue is a snake and their teeth are the snake’s cage.  We don’t want to let the snake out of the cage, so we should not see it during the production of “s”!
• A fun way to practice is to take turns and  see who can be the loudest or quietest snake in the jungle.
• Although we don’t want the tip of the tongue to be touching the bumpy spot during the production of “s’, having the child know exactly where the bumpy spot is located is helpful.  A fun and tasty way to teach the child where it is  production is to put some Nutella, peanut butter, sour candy gel, or any other spreadable food they enjoy on the bumpy ridge. (Rubbing a sucker on the target spot works as well)  Once the child has felt the spot a few times, have the child place their tongue super close to the bumpy spot and blow out air.
• If the child has siblings, they might be familiar with the phrase “I’m not touching you” where one of their siblings, in an effort to annoy them, puts their finger or hand close to them and says “I’m not touching you!”.  Tell the child to pretend their tongue is the finger and they are trying to get as close to the bumpy ridge as possible without touching it.  If we touch the bumpy ridge, we might get in trouble from our parents!

What are the four types of lisps?

The four types of lisps are: interdental lisp, lateral lisp, dentalized lisp, and palatal lisp.

What is the difference between S and Z?

The S and Z sound are produced exactly the same with one exception.  The difference between Z and S is that the S sound is voiceless and the Z sound is a voiced sound.

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We have three activities for targeting S at the word level: 1.) Classic flashcards with initial, medial, final, and mixed sets. 2.) Minimal Pair Sliders 3.) Name the Photos (Have the computer give you feedback on your sound productions!)

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We have two ways to target S at the conversation level: 1.) Silly story scenes full of S target words. 2.) Conversation starter questions.

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S Blends: Useful Word Lists, Activities & More for Speech Therapy

The /s/ sound blends are often among the trickiest for children to master. 

Although most can articulate this sound correctly by the age of seven or eight, others continue to find it challenging. They may replace the /s/ sound with a /th/ sound, saying ‘ ‘ dinothaur ’ instead of ‘dinosaur’ or ‘ houth ’ instead of ‘house’.

This can make it appear that your child has a lisp or that they are much younger than they are, affecting their confidence, their social skills and their ability to achieve their full academic potential. 

However, there’s no need for concern. By using these /s/ blends word lists in your home speech therapy sessions and providing them with plenty of practice, you can often correct this articulation problem and help them achieve clear, understandable speech. 

In this article, we’ll be sharing a comprehensive /s/ blend sounds word list alongside the phrases, sentences, games, and activities you can use to help your child overcome this challenge and improve their language skills. 

Used alongside our patented Forbrain headset , you could see the results in as little as a few weeks. 

Word Lists: /S/ blend sounds

Using word lists like the ones below is a fantastic way to help your child understand where the /s/ sound blends appear in real-life language. You’ll also have a quick and easy-to-use resource at your fingertips that you can use for professional or home speech therapy. 

Start to read through these lists with your child, focusing on each /s/ sound blend in turn before moving onto the next and then giving them plenty of opportunity to practice. 

We’ve included words that include the /s/ sound at the beginning (initial), middle (medial), and end (final) of the word for best results. 

/S/ sound blend words

Ready to gently challenge your child’s articulation skills? Here’s a comprehensive list of the most common /s/ sound blends to use in your professional or home speech therapy. 

Let’s move onto another /s/ blend sound- the /sm/ blend sound. 

Similar to the /sm/ sound blend, the /sn/ sound blends helps improve your child’s pronunciation of this tricky /s/ blend sound. Here’s our /sn/ word list. 

The /sp/ sound blend is another common consonant blend that your child should practice to master their /s/ sound blends. Here’s our word list of the /sp/ sound words. 

Let’s move onto the /st/ sound, one of the most common /s/ blend sounds in English.

Finally, here is our list of the most child-friendly /sw/ blend words for use in your speech therapy sessions. 

Further /S/ blend sound practice using short phrases and sentences

Once your child can pronounce the /s/ sound blends, it’s time to try using them in short phrases and sentences. 

This won’t only help them improve their articulation of these sounds but will also improve overall communication skills, and fluency, and give them the confidence boost they need. 

They’ll also put those new skills into practice and, by doing so, improve their overall sound articulation skills. 

Here at Forbrain, we recommend you use the following home speech therapy program alongside your patented Forbrain headset for faster, long-lasting results. 

• First work through the /s/ blend sound word list, checking that your child is articulating each correctly before moving onto the next. If they still struggle, use the pronunciation guide we share later in this article to troubleshoot any issues and give them plenty of practice using the phrases, sentences, games and activities we share later before coming back to the next sound. 
• Use carrier phrases to help your child put these words into context immediately and use them in their everyday life. 
• Move on using short phrases and sentences for the /s/ sound then practice with those games, activities, and /s/ sound books. 
• If you skipped the /s/ sound blends earlier, repeat the whole process and keep practicing until your child is both comfortable and confident pronouncing these sounds. 

Carrier phrases 

Carrier phrases are used widely in professional speech therapy because they’re a simple and effective way to provide your child with an extra opportunity to practice those tricky sounds without feeling overwhelmed by complex sounds and sentences. 

All you need to do is select one of the carrier phrases and insert one of the words from the /s/ word or /s/ blend word lists above then use them whenever you can. 

The most effective carrier phrases are as follows: 

• “I found a…”
• “I want a…”
• “He found a…”
• “She found a…”
• “I have a…”
• “He has a…”
• “She has a…”
• “I like to…”
• “He likes to…”

Put into practice, it looks like this:

• “I see the SWING”
• “I found a DINOSAUR”
• “I want a HORSE”
• “He found a SKULL”
• “She found a SPIDER”
• “I have a STICKER”
• “He has a SWEATER”
• “She has a SNACK”
• “I like to “SPIN”
• “He likes “STEAK”
• “She wants a “SWIMSUIT”

Short phrases for the /s/ blend sound

Once you’ve practiced those /s/ blend sound words, you can move onto practicing with short phrases. 

Keep reading to find the most child-friendly short phrases to use in your home speech therapy.

Short sentences for the /S/ blend sounds

Now that you’ve helped your child practice with short phrases, you can further challenge their articulation skills with short sentences. This can be difficult as their brain needs to remember how to say the sound, control their speech organs, and also process all that other information. 

Don’t give up if it seems tricky for your child. 

Be patient, congratulate them for their successes (however small), and continue to practice and you’ll soon see an improvement. 

If it really is too much for your child, feel free to return to those short phrases and get more practice before moving on. Remember- learning can take time. 

Here’s a collection of those short sentences to use for /s/ sound and /s/ blend sound practice. 

Games & activities with the /S/ blend sound

As every parent knows, the best way to teach a young child anything is to make it fun! This helps them engage their brains, enjoy the learning process, strengthen your parent-child bond, and grow in confidence. 

That’s why we’ve also gathered together a collection of the best games and activities you can enjoy with your child to further improve their learning of the /s/ sound and /s/ sound blends. 

Use these with your Forbrain headset and read our suggested books to significantly improve your child’s articulation of these tricky sounds. 

Go on an /S/ Sound Scavenger Hunt

Scavenger Hunts are fun, active, and perfect for small children. They also prompt their brains to recognize the /s/ sound blends for better home speech therapy results. 

You only need a few resources and ten minutes or so to play too, making it a quick and easy way to improve their pronunciation of the /s/ sound. Here’s how to play: 

• Collect as many items as you can that feature ther /s/ sound blend. This could be a shell, shoes, slippers, socks, a dinosaur, a swimsuit, or so on. 
• Choose a small space such as one room in your home or your backyard and hide these items in easy-to-find places.
• Tell your child that they need to find all the items they can that include the /s/ blend sound and that they will get a prize if they can find them and say the word. This could be a small reward like a hug, a piece of candy, an extra ten minutes of storytime, or so on. 
• If they find all the items and pronounce them correctly, they are a winner. 

Make snakes! 

It’s time to pull out your craft supplies or toys and start making snakes. 

Show your child how to make an /s/ shape with Playdough and then encourage them to do so. You can add eyes, a mouth, and even scales onto its body if you are very creative and have the resources available. 

When they have finished making the snake, tell them that the snake’s name is Steve and he is a lovely animal who loves to make new friends. 

He wants to be introduced to the whole family, using the sentence “ Hello! My name is Steve the Snake and I love to swim, snorkel, and swing in the garden ”. 

Then encourage your child to show Steve to everyone in your household, friends, family members, and whoever else they want to. This sounds silly but it’s fun for young kids and will help them get the /s/ blend sound practice they need! 

Play ‘Articulation Bingo’

• First, print a copy of the /s/ blend word lists we shared above. 
• Choose ten words in total, selecting words from each of the /s/ blends.
• Cut out your chosen words and put them into piles. Shuffle well and place them in a pile in the middle of the table. 
• Tell your child to pick a word from the pile and try to pronounce it correctly. 
• If they get it right, give them a token.
• If they manage to pronounce at least four words correctly, they are a winner! 

Numerous studies have shown that reading with your child from an early age is the best way to improve their overall language skills, boost their imagination and creativity, relax and strengthen your parent-child bond. 

That’s why we highly recommend that you read the following /s/ blend sound books with your child, encouraging them to repeat the /s/ blend sound words after you. By doing so, you won’t only improve their articulation skills but will also enhance their language development and fulfill their academic potential. 

Here’s our top pick. 

• The Paper Bag Princess by Robert Munsch
• “Stand Back,” Said the Elephant, “I’m Going to Sneeze!” by Patricia Thomas
• Silly Tilly by Eileen Spinelli and David Slonim
• Fox in Socks by Dr Seuss
• I See, You Saw by Nurit Karlin 

How to pronounce the /S/ blend sound

Helping your child pronounce the /s/ sound is much easier if you can first understand what happens in your mouth when you pronounce it. By doing so, it will be easier to identify any challenges your child may be having and pinpoint exactly how you can help them. 

Making any kind of speech sound is similar to playing a wind instrument. We start with air from our lungs, allow it to pass over our vocal cords and then shape it using our tongue, lips, teeth and nose, or a selection of these speech organs. 

The /s/ sound itself is what linguists and speech therapists call a voiceless alveolar sibilant. 

In other words, your vocal cords do not vibrate (voiceless), your tongue should lightly touch the roof of your mouth (alveolar) and curl up at the side, and the stream of air passes through your teeth (sibilant).  

Pronouncing the /S/ sound 

Now you understand how the /s/ sound should be articulated in theory, it’s time to take a look at exactly what is happening in your mouth. 

To do so, choose one of the /s/ sound words from the list we shared earlier and then practice saying it a few times to yourself. It’s a good idea to start with a simple /s/ word such as ‘sea’ or ‘seed’ and avoid those /s/ word blends for now. 

Repeat the sound several times and as you do so, pay attention to what your speech organs are doing. 

If you’re pronouncing the /s/ sound correctly, you should feel that your vocal cords don’t move, your tongue is lightly touching the ridge behind your teeth, and that the air passes over your teeth, making a hissing sound as it does so. 

How to produce the /S/ sound correctly

Ready to help your child articulate the /s/ sound effectively? Here is our step-by-step guide. 

1) Ask your child to touch the tip of their tongue against the ridge behind your teeth, without actually touching them. 

2) Then get them to push the air out of their lungs and between their teeth. They should feel some resistance when they make this sound. 

That’s it! If you need extra help, watch this video from Peachie Speechie .  

Using Forbrain to Upgrade Sound Practice

Want to harness the power of technology to help your child learn the /s/ sound and /s/ sound blends faster and more effectively? Use our scientifically-proven Forbrain headset for ten minutes per day as part of your home speech therapy. 

This patented device uses cutting-edge technology with an enhanced auditory feedback loop via bone conduction to provide your child with the effective, targeted practice they need to overcome any speech and language difficulties. 

When used for a short period of time every day, this comfortable headset will help your child hear the sound more clearly, provide them with instant feedback, and help them grow in confidence as they see their articulation skills rapidly improve. 

Within just a few weeks, you’ll see why speech therapists, language therapists, educators, and parents trust Forbrain. Find out more here . 

Final Words

If your child struggles to pronounce the /s/ sound or /s/ sound blends, use the word lists, short phrases, sentences, games, and activities we’ve shared here alongside our patented Forbrain headset . 

You’ll see an improvement in their articulation, confidence, and communication skills in just 10 minutes per day and help them fulfill their future potential. 

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An “s blend” sound is a consonant blend that begins with the “s” sound and is followed by another consonant sound. Some common “s blend” sounds include “sp,” “st,” “sk,” “sl,” “sm,” and “sn.” In speech therapy, these sounds may be referred to as “s clusters.”

To produce an “s blend” sound, you can start by producing the “s” sound, and then quickly transitioning to the following consonant sound. For example, to produce the “sp” sound, you would begin with the “s” sound and then quickly transition to the “p” sound by closing your lips together and then releasing them to create the plosive sound.

Here are few tips you can follow to teach the “S blend” sound:

Demonstrate the sound: Start by demonstrating the “S blend” sound for your child. Make the sound and have your child watch your lips and mouth movements. Explain that the sound is made by placing the tongue behind the top teeth and blowing air through the small gap between the tongue and the teeth.

Visual Cue: Show the child how to place the tip of their tongue behind their upper front teeth and then push air out through a narrow gap between the tongue and the roof of the mouth. You can use a visual cue such as a picture or flashcard of the specific “S blend” sound (e.g. “st,” “sp,” “sk”) to help your child remember the sound.

Understand the sound: Help your child understand that the “S blend” sound is a combination of the “S” sound with another consonant sound, made by placing the tongue behind the top teeth and blowing air through the small gap between the tongue and the teeth.

Practice Blowing: Help your child get used to the sensation of blowing out air with their mouth by having them practice blowing bubbles, blowing feathers across a table, or blowing out candles.

Practice Tongue Placement: Show your child how to position their tongue behind their top teeth and blow air through the small gap between their tongue and teeth to make the “S blend” sound.

Practice in Isolation: Once your child has mastered the correct tongue and mouth position, have them practice making the specific “S blend” sound (e.g. “st,” “sp,” “sk”) on its own without any other sounds.

Add Syllables: After your child has mastered the “S blend” sound in isolation, have them practice using it in different syllables, such as “sta,” “spi,” and “sku.” You can make it more fun by having them say words like “stink,” “sparkle,” and “skunk.”

Practice in Words: Once your child has mastered the “S blend” sound in syllables, have them practice using it in different words such as “star,” “spring,” and “sky.”

Practice in Phrases: After your child has mastered the “S blend” sound in words, have them practice using it in phrases like “big star,” “silly spider,” and “warm scarf.”

Practice in Sentences: Finally, have your child practice using the “S blend” sound in different sentences such as “I saw a sparkly star in the sky,” “The spider spun a sticky web,” and “The skateboard skidded on the pavement.”

Practice Everywhere: Encourage your child to practice using the “S blend” sound in different contexts, such as during playtime, mealtime, or while reading books. You can also make it more fun by having them use the “S blend” sound in different accents or dialects.

Free SP interactive audio flashcards featuring words with the “SP” sound words can be a useful tool for improving pronunciation and vocabulary.

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7 free s-blend activities for speech therapy.

If you are a Speech-Language Pathologist, chance are the you have worked on s blends with your students. Cluster reduction is process that really impacts a child's intelligibility! If you are looking for some s blends worksheets, s blends pictures, or games for speech therapy that are free - you are in the right place.

I have put together my top 7 free s-blend activities for speech therapy.

1) One easy way to target s-blends is to find an activity that is loaded with words with s blends! Any activity that involves snow, snowmen, skating, or swimming will be fill with s blends. You could also use a sensory bin and see if you can 'spot' different items (you could also do this with a look and find book).

2) An easy print - and - go s blend activity is this sound loaded scene and smash mat.You can snag this by subscribing to my email address (you'll also get access to a tonne of other freebies). Simply print and go!

3) Do a cutting craft and 'snip' the paper. Say 'snip' each time you open/close the scissors.

4) Use stickers and paper (bonus if the stickers are of s-blend items!). Practice the word 'sticker' when you take it off the sheet and find a 'spot' for it on your paper.

5) This color by code s blend worksheet is a great way to get some fine motor practice and speech practice in and it's free!

6) There are many games for speech therapy that are loaded with s-blends. For example, Sneaky Snacky Squirrel (snack, squirrel, spin) and Feed the Woozle (spin, snack, spoon) both are loaded with speech sounds you can target naturally within the game. (Not sure how to target speech sounds in play? Make sure to check out the Ultimate Play Based Speech Therapy Course , which teaches you EXACTLY how to do so - and so much more!).

7) Play "I Spy" . You can play this game by looking at a book, going outside, or playing in your therapy room. To get extra productions - make sure the thing you spy is an s-blend (e.g. spoon, spider, speaker). I love using Sound Loaded Scenes and Pictures to play this game because you get SO many trials.

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8) Do an open-ended craft! You might not think that there are a lot of s blend words that occur during a craft - but there are! Snip, spot and stick are just a few of the s blend words you can target during a simple craft. My favorite way to do an open ended craft is to lay out some child friendly scissors, stickers, crayons, and construction paper. Let the child's imagination go wild - you'll love to see what they create.

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You can download an informal screener for all   initial blends (s blends, r blends, l blends, w blends).  This screener has one picture for every initial blend to help with target setting.

An informal screener for  final blends  can also be downloaded. This screener has one picture for all final blends in words – (eg st-ghost,  sk -desk,  lk – milk,  lp – help. etc)

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Initial s blends 

• sw – swim, swap, swan, swat, sway, swoop, swarm, swiss, swing, sweep, swipe, swoop, swirl, swamp, sweat, sweet, switch, swiper, swivel

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"S" and "S"-blends Practice and Resources

Here you'll find practice pictures, word lists, phrases, sentences, and paragraphs (bonus tongue twisters at the end!). Here is a short video on correctly producing "s" - however, many children are able to do this and simply reminders to produce their "snake sound" or to try again. Again, there are pictures for you to print and cut out to play games such as Go Fish, Memory, and Snap! For more activities go to the "Activities" link in Articulation Nation. These words, phrases, sentences, and paragraphs come from Home Speech Home .

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"S" Tongue Twisters She sells seashells by the seashore of Seychelles "Surely Sylvia swims!" shrieked Sammy surprised. "Someone should show Sylvia some strokes so she shall not sink" Selfish shellfish (repeat several times)

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If your child is having trouble saying the sound S, my S word list page can help!

If you are a speech therapist and you need some S speech therapy materials, you have come to the right place!

Below you will find lots of free materials!

• First, there is a FREE worksheet (for non-members) and link (for members) to access new articulation materials.
• Second, there is a word list for  quick viewing .
• Next, you can sign up for a FREE newsletter and receive  A LL THE WORD LISTS in one Folder in your Google Drive.
• After that, check out a brief explanation on how to say the target sound.
• Last, there are ideas for  articulation practice  that do not require flashcards or word lists. This is the most functional option and appropriate for children working on generalization.

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We have articulation worksheets for teaching, drill practice, generalization, and language based artic games! 

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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. 

S Packet Using High-Frequency Words

This is MY FAVORITE NEW RESOURCE! I HONESTLY use it all the time for each articulation session and handouts for home practice.

The words chosen for speech therapy can make all the difference between a good therapy program and a great one! For the generalization phase, it is crucial to use high-frequency words!! It only makes sense to use words that the client will actually say outside of the therapy room. Right?!

For only $5, you will receive  35 pages  of materials including:

• Flashcards that can be used a Cariboo Cards too, yeah
• Flashcard free games that can be used as home practice
• Dot markers/Smash-mats, and/or coloring pages
• Articulation warm-up sheets which can be used as a goal review
• Flashcards which has word, phrase, and sentence level practice
• Cut/paste sentence level worksheets
• Self-assessment sheets

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How To Say S

Read below for a brief introduction:

• The tongue tip is behind teeth on the alveolar ridge or "bumpy spot"
• The jaw or teeth are together - I cue with "teeth together"
• Lips are slightly smiling

Articulation Games for S

The S sound is a later developing sound, usually mastered by age 4.

• See - Say "see" as you spot things out the window, i.e., I "see" a dog
• Seven - Say "seven" during a game of crazy eights
• Sorry - Say "sorry" while playing the board game, Sorry
• Said - While retelling a story, make sure all productions of "said" are correct
• Glasses - Say "glasses" while you clean the lenses on glasses
• Icing - Say "icing" while you decorate cookies or cake
• Outside - Say "outside" while you toss balls outside through a window or door
• Horse - Say "horse" as you draw and color horses
• Face  - Say "face" while you paint faces or draw silly faces
• Grass - Say "grass" as you pick blades of grass

Take turns with your child saying the desired words. It is important to practice  hearing  as well as  saying the words.

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We have created a comprehensive program that targets /S/. This program is designed for children 6-8 years old who continue to have a lisp or mispronounce /S/ in one way or another. We will finally get that /S/ today! Interested?

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• How to say the /S/ sound correctly
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• How to stop "bad habits" such as thumb sucking
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143 Best Cluster Words for Speech Therapy (S Blends)

Are you a speech-language pathologist looking for a list of cluster words for speech therapy? This blog post contains a list of s blends, as well as links to lists of r blends and l blends .

What Are Phonological Disorders?

A phonological disorder involves  patterns  of rule-based errors. It falls under the umbrella of a speech sound disorder.

Young children often utilize speech pattern simplifications when learning to talk. A young child may have a hard time with l blends , r blends , or s blends. In other words, an error pattern may involve a cluster word. An example of one such speech pattern simplification might be consonant cluster reduction , or leaving off a consonant sound in consonant clusters (i.e. saying ‘no’ for ‘snow’). A child’s speech intelligibility can be very impacted by consonant cluster reduction. It can be frustrating for children if they are not easily understood. 

Another example of a phonological pattern is fronting (i.e. saying ‘tea’ for ‘key’). 

However, by certain ages, most patterns should be extinguished. 

A speech language pathologist is trained to diagnose a phonological disorder. 

Read all about  the different phonological processes .

How To Treat a Phonological Disorder

Speech therapists have several research-based intervention strategies available when treating a phonological disorder.

The Cycles Approach, created by Barbara Hodson, is one research-based approach for treating phonological disorders. Check out  this CEU course  to become trained in using the cycles approach.

Many speech therapists also enjoy using The Complexity Approach. When using this approach, complex, later-developing sounds or clusters, are targeted. Learn more about  The Complexity Approach .

One effective treatment idea involves using minimal pairs. Minimal pair targets are words that differ by only one sound or feature. An example might be contrasting “no” with “snow”. Check out these suggested  simple minimal pairs activities .

If you would like a deep dive into phonological approaches, you will love  this article  from The Informed SLP.

Speech Sounds- Word Lists for S Blends

The following word lists contain s blend cluster words for speech therapy. These  articulation word lists  allow the speech therapist to easily work on a target sound and speech goals in speech therapy at the word level. Or, have your student practice these words at the sentence level by generating their own sentences using a target word.

Quickly pull these word lists up during your speech therapy session. A simple way to motivate students is to pair articulation practice with a preferred  game  or activity.

OR, check out these s-blend minimal pairs .

Initial SK Words

Here is a list of sk cluster words in the initial position to use in speech therapy:

Medial SK Words

Here is a list of sk cluster words in the medial position to use in speech therapy (SK in the middle of a word):

Final SK Words

Here is a list of final blends sk cluster words in the final position to use in speech therapy (SK at the end of a word):

Initial SL Words

Here is a list of SL cluster words in the initial position to use in speech therapy:

Medial SL Words

Here is a list of SL cluster words in the medial position to use in speech therapy (SL in the middle of a word):

Final SL Words

Here is a list of final blends SL cluster words in the ending position to use in speech therapy (SL at the end of a word):

Initial SM Words

Here is a list of SM cluster words in the initial position to use in speech therapy (SM at the beginning of words):

Medial SM Words

Here is a list of SM cluster words for speech therapy in the medial position (SM in the middle of words):

• third baseman
• embarrassment

Initial SN Words

Here is a list of SN s blend words in the initial position:

Initial SP Words

Here is a list of SP s blend words in the initial position (beginning SP words):

Medial SP Words

Here is a list of medial SP words (SP in the middle of a word):

Initial ST Words

Here is a list of ST consonant blends in initial positions to use in speech therapy:

Medial ST Words

This word list contains ST in the medial positions of words:

• investigate

Final ST Words

Here is a list of final ST words to use during a speech therapy session:

Initial SW Words

​Reference this SW s-blends list during speech therapy:

• Swiss cheese 

S Blend Activities to Try in Articulation Therapy

Need some interactive activities to try using in speech therapy? Check out this article to see the 4 best cluster reduction activities for speech therapy . 

If you are working with older students, then check out this great resource that targets s blends at the carryover level. These worksheets are a great way to practice s blends at a higher level!

Finally, these articulation manicure cards provide a ton of engaging practice for s blends and s clusters. Simply pick the desired play dough color and pair it with a target sound. Your student will say the target word, then smash some play dough on a nail. After saying all target words, the manicure will be complete! This will quickly become a favorite resource in your therapy room! 

More Articulation Word Lists for Speech Therapy

Do you need to target a different sound in speech and language? Don’t miss these other articulation word lists! They also provide suggestions for effective activities that allow for extra practice of individual sounds and phonological processes.

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SPEECH THERAPY FOR S BLENDS

What is S blends speech therapy?

Speech therapy for S blends focuses on helping individuals improve their ability to pronounce words that contain a combination of the "s" sound and another consonant sound, such as "sp," "st," "sk," "sl," and "sm." These combinations of sounds, known as S-blends, can often be challenging for individuals, especially children, who are developing their speech skills.

Difficulty with S blends can impact intelligibility and communication. The therapy focuses on teaching proper tongue placement, breath control, and mouth movements to produce these sounds more accurately and clearly. Through targeted exercises and guidance from speech therapists, individuals can develop the ability to articulate S-blends with greater confidence and clarity, ultimately enhancing their overall communication skills.

ROLES OF S BLENDS SPEECH THERAPY

What are the roles of the speech therapist when treating S-blends?

The role of a speech therapist concerning /s/ blends involves assessment, intervention planning, and targeted therapy to address difficulties with producing words containing the /s/ sound combined with another consonant sound. Here's a breakdown of the speech therapist's roles in helping clients improve their /s/ blend pronunciation:

Assessment: Conduct initial assessments to evaluate the client's speech and language abilities, including their ability to produce /s/ blends correctly.

Diagnosis. Based on assessment results, diagnose the specific /s/ blend errors the client is making, such as substituting, omitting, or distorting the sounds.

Goal Setting. Set clear and achievable goals for the client's /s/ blend articulation. Goals might include improving accuracy in specific /s/ blend words, using the sounds in sentences, or increasing overall intelligibility.

Individualized Treatment Planning. Develop a personalized therapy plan that outlines the strategies, techniques, and activities to be used during therapy sessions.

Direct Therapy. Provide direct, one-on-one therapy sessions that target /s/ blend production. Use a variety of activities, exercises, and games to engage the client and address their specific needs.

FORMS OF S BLENDS THERAPY

What are forms of S-blend speech therapy?

When working on speech therapy for /s/ blends, it's important to create engaging and effective activities that target both the /s/ sound and its blends (e.g., sp, st, sk, etc.). Here are some ideas for therapy exercises and content:

Word Lists and Sentences . Provide the client with a list of /s/ blend words and sentences to practice. Start with simpler blends and progress to more complex ones as their skills improve.

Tongue Twisters. Tongue twisters can be fun and challenging ways to practice /s/ blends. They help improve articulation and speech clarity. Create or find tongue twisters that focus on the target blends.

Picture Cards. Use picture cards to engage the client visually. Show them images of words with /s/ blends and have them practice saying the words correctly.

Storytelling. Create short stories that include many instances of /s/ blends. Read the stories aloud together and have the client identify and practice the blends. Encourage them to retell the story using correct pronunciation.

Articulation Games. Turn practicing /s/ blends into a game. Use board games, card games, or online games that require the client to say /s/ blends correctly to progress in the game.

COMMON S BLEND THERAPY TECHNIQUES

What are some common S blend therapy techniques?

Here are some common therapy techniques specifically tailored to target S blends:

Auditory Bombardment: Expose the client to a variety of /s/ blend sounds in isolation and in words. This helps them become more familiar with the sound and recognize it more easily.

Visual Feedback: Use mirrors to allow the client to see their mouth movements and tongue placement while producing /s/ blends. This visual feedback helps them understand and adjust their articulation.

Articulation Drill Play: Create a game-like atmosphere during therapy by turning drills into fun activities. For instance, have the client say a target /s/ blend word each time they move a game piece on a board.

Sound Production Practice: Break down the production of /s/ blends into smaller components. Practice first with just the /s/ sound and then add the blend (e.g., "ssspoon" before "spoon").

Minimal Pair Practice: Focus on minimal pairs—pairs of words that only differ by one sound. This helps the client hear and produce the /s/ blend sound correctly, as well as learn to discriminate between similar sounds.

BENEFITS OF S BLENDS THERAPY

What are the benefits of S blends speech therapy?

S-blends speech therapy, also known as cluster reduction therapy, is an approach used by speech-language pathologists to address difficulties individuals may have with producing /s/ blends c orrectly. Here are some potential benefits of /s/ blend therapy:

Improved Speech Intelligibility. Correct production of /s/ blends contributes to clearer and more intelligible speech.

Enhanced Communication Confidence. Individuals who struggle with /s/ blends may experience self-consciousness and reduced confidence in their speech. Successful therapy can boost their confidence.

Development of Articulation Skills. S blend therapy targets specific articulation difficulties, helping individuals develop better control over their speech muscles and coordination between different articulatory movements. This foundational skill can extend to other speech sounds as well.

Social Interaction Improvement. Clear and intelligible speech is crucial for successful social interactions. By addressing /s/ blend difficulties, individuals can actively participate in conversations, leading to improved social relationships and a more fulfilling social life.

Academic and Professional Success. Clear speech is vital for academic presentations, classroom discussions, and professional interactions. Successful therapy can positively impact academic and career prospects by ensuring effective communication.

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S-Blend Therapy - Is It Right for Your Child?

If your child has difficulty with s-blends, speech therapy may be a beneficial treatment option. Below, we discuss some tips to help you determine if s-blend therapy might be the solution for your child.

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This guide provides an overview of S-blend speech therapy and how it can help your child's language development.

If your child has issues pronouncing certain “s” words, they may have difficulty mastering “consonant clusters.” S-words with consonant clusters combine s with other consonants such as k, l, n, p, t, m, w. Mispronunciation of these words can make it difficult for people to understand the child and impede their communication ability.

As a result, children can fall behind both academically and socially. Unfortunately, many schools are not fully equipped to manage issues with speech adequately. However, many children see significant improvements through S-blend therapy. Here we discuss S-blend therapy or S-word speech therapy to help you decide if it suits your child.

Discover the Secrets to Clearer Speech: Mastering S-Blends with Ease!

What Is an S-Blend?

S-blends refer to words combining two consonants with an s, such as scope , or three consonants, such as scrape . Some children have difficulty coordinating the sounds to articulate the words correctly. Common examples of consonant clusters mispronounced would be saying “poon” for spoon or “cool” for school . Children are expected to articulate s-blends by the time they begin school. The longer they mispronounce s-words, the more difficult it becomes for them to develop proper articulation skills.

What Is S-Blend Therapy?

S-blend therapy is a form of articulation or speech therapy to improve a child's communication skills. It is meant to be fun, allowing children to naturally develop proper articulation by talking and playing with the help of books, pictures, or flashcards. Treatment is based on their age, particular pronouncement issues, and strategies that include therapy at home.

The goal is to make treatment fun so children are motivated to participate and gain confidence in their communication skills. As they enjoy new success, they continue to progress to new levels. As a result, they become more capable in everyday conversation and increase their ability to participate in social and academic settings.

How to Help Children Articulate S-Blends

S-blend therapy works by practicing sounds, syllables, and phrases until your child can complete sentences. To improve their progress, therapy continues at home. You can help your child succeed with these tips:

• Match s-word images to s-word sounds : Show your child s-word images you find online such as snakes, snow, sports, stars, stairs, scarves, swings, etc. Have them focus on first making the “s” sound. Then have them make the second sound, such as “no” for snow or “tar” for star. Then show them how you pronounce both together to form the word. Have them try to say the word with you several times to get a feel for it.
• Emphasize s-blends : When you speak, emphasize s-blends so they can hear the proper sounds in everyday conversation.
• “Show” them the words : As you pronounce s-blends, point to your mouth to show your child what it looks like as you speak, so they become familiar with proper positioning.
• Acknowledge proper pronunciation : Pay attention to your child when they speak and praise them when they say s-blend words correctly. Avoid constant correction, as this can make them feel self-conscious.

While it takes time and patience for your child to become used to new speech patterns, S-blend therapy and ongoing practice at home will help them perfect their articulation skills.

Does your child struggle with pronouncing s-blend words? Learn more about s-blend and other articulation treatment options with Nobles Speech Therapy.

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Best S-blends Speech Therapy Games for Articulation & Phonology

Sep 24, 2022

Sometimes our students with speech sound disorders are NOT digging our drill and kill activities. And, if our students aren’t motivated to practice their speech sound goals, progress suffers. What if I told you that there are games that are sound loaded to help you embed a LOT of practice with your student’s goals? In this blog post, I will share the BEST s-blends speech therapy games to get high trials in your speech sessions.

Tips for Targeting S-blends Words With Games

One of the easiest ways is to have your students practice a set of words or phrases before taking each turn.

Or, you can have a list of s-blends related to the game to have your students say while playing.

Play-Based Articulation Activities Made Easier

The easiest way to remember speech sound targets while playing games in your articulation therapy sessions is having a cheat sheet! It can be so hard to think of s-blend words or other speech sounds in the moment. That’s why these toy and game companion cheat sheets are so helpful. They come with articulation words lists for each toy or game. Not only can you target a bunch of s-blend words, but there are lists of words for K, G, S, Z, L, R, TH, SH, CH, etc.

S-blends Speech Therapy Game #1 – Yeti in My Spaghetti

The title alone of this game makes it great to use in therapy! Yeti in My Spaghetti has several sound-loaded carrier phrases listed as follows:

• Grab a spaghetti
• Stay on top!
• Slippery spaghetti
• Keep steady!

You can also name your yeti a name with an s-blend consonant cluster you are trying to target with students. Here are some fun s-blend names for your Yeti in My Spaghetti game:

• Scooter bug
• Sneaky Pete
• Spud muffin
• Snickerdoodle

#2 Using Greedy Granny to Sneak in Some Articulation & Phonology Practice

Although the title of this game is “ Greedy Granny ” which has NO s-blend words, there are a lot of sound-loaded phrases that can be used while playing this articulation game. Because you have a spinner with this game, you can have students say, “I need to spin” or “Time to spin” before each turn.

Some other s-blend words that you can infuse into the gameplay are listed as follows:

swipe spring snooze slide sweets swipe spinner scream snore startle sneaky

#3 The s-blends speech therapy game you probably play often!

Candyland has many s-blend words on the game board. While your students move along the Candyland board, you can target stuck, spaces, sweet, swamp, step, stone, snowflake, and swirl.

Each turn, you can have students practice their s-blend words for the number of spaces they moved. For example, if they picked an orange card and moved up five spaces, they could practice five words. For every turn, you can have them say, “I stepped on the orange square.” or whatever color they landed on the board game.

#4 S-blends Words Speech Therapy Game with Chutes N’ Ladders

The chutes and ladders game has lots of s-blend opportunities. If they land at the top of a chute or bottom of a ladder, you can have them practice their s-blends 10 or 20 times, depending on your rule. But if you need to embed s-blend words into your student’s turns, here is a list I came up with that would work well:

slide square still spot slip space start snake stop scramble stay spin spinner scan

I also found a Spiderman chute and ladder , perfect for Marvel comic fans and has a bonus s-blend word!

This game makes it so easy to target s-blends

To get more trials with Sneaky Snacky Squirrel , you can have students earn an acorn for every production. Once they have all their acorns, you can play the game.

Then, during the game, you can have them use phrases such as “Spin me something good!” or “Stay away, sneaky squirrel.”

If you have a plush squirrel, or a squirrel mouth printable, you can have your students practice their s-blends while feeding the squirrel the acorns. You can have your students say, “Here’s a tasty snack.” or “I snatched an acorn for you.” as they feed the squirrel.

All of these s-blends speech therapy games have a cheat sheet in the toy companion resource to help jog your memory when you are in therapy with your students. 

What games do you love to use to target s-blend words?

If you can’t tell, I love using games to adapt in therapy for speech sound disorders. That’s why if you have a game that you love to use to target s-blends, let me know in the comments.

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10 Fun and Easy Ideas to Target S-Blends

by Shannon Archer

S-blends using more than just drill cards!

There have been quite a few students/clients who have issues with s-blends right now.  I am always looking for new fun ideas to incorporate mass and distributed practice in therapy.

• I Spy – I love this game.  You literally don’t need anything.  I do have a few “I Spy” books that are also great to use.  Follow this link for some ideas for using I Spy in therapy.
• Start by going over the name and characteristics of each Smurf.  I love putting the Smurfs or pictures in a bag.  I then have the students pull the Smurfs out of the bag.
• Therapist:  “What’s in the bag?” while pulling out grumpy Smurf.
• Therapist:  “How cool, I found a Smurf.  Let’s say Smurf”
• Child:  “Smurf”
• Therapist:  “What is the smurf doing?” or “What do you think this Smurf is called?”
• Child:  “Grumpy”
• Scary grab bag – I love the dollar store.  At Halloween, I stock up on plastic spiders, skulls, and skeletons.  For instance, just last week, I did this with a kiddo.  He loved it!  I put the spiders, skulls, and skeletons in a bag.  When he pulled them out, we got to act “scared” or “scare” each other.  I try to get items with varying sizes and sometimes colors to work on language concepts.  Yes, when the child put their hand in the bag, I shrieked a bit.  He levitated out of his chair, and we both laughed.
• Smelly stuff – Smelly markers, lip gloss, or even cooking extract (like vanilla) are awesome to use for “smell.”  We also talk about what “smells” good and what doesn’t!
• Stickers – As a child, I loved stickers, and I had a ton…Ok, as an adult, I still have a huge sticker collection, but it’s now called ‘scrapbooking supplies’…  Sometimes I can find stickers with “s-blends,” but that’s not necessary.  You can talk about sticking the sticker.  What is the sticker?  The sticker is a…
• Stamps – Yep, I also had a stamping addiction, which we call scrapbooking or card-making supplies.  So I also love stamps.  On a low prep day, I will get a blank piece of paper and give a student a stamp (I have a huge supply from Oriental Trading Company).  I have the child “stamp” on the page and say “stamp” or “I stamp a…”.
• Stacking – I use stacking cups or stacking blocks to practice “stack.”  You can even give them “s-blend” cards and have them practice “stacking” them.  I saw a blog post about 7 years ago where the therapist said that instead of keeping the students from messing with their sound cards, she encouraged them to build with them.  LIGHT BULB moment!  I even give my kiddos a tissue for a better building foundation.
• Step – Taking steps.  This was once tried with a new set of cards (though they aren’t new anymore).  I recommend either using items you aren’t concerned about getting some “love” or printing out and cutting up some pics you are fine with getting a little messed up.  I put the “s-blend” cards or any other target around the room.  We then take “steps” to each card and pick it up.  On the way, we count our steps.  I vary this from “one step” to just staying “step” depending on the child’s level.
• Star – I could probably do 101 ways to use stars in therapy; however, I will keep it simple.  I use star cutouts from the dollar store.  I have the students put a star on items in the classroom.  If I can’t do 4kids roaming around the room, I spread out cards or pictures on the table and have the student put a “star” on an item.  I have them say “star” as they are placing the star.  If they are working on phrases or pseudo phrases, I have them say “u star on” or “I put the star.”
• S-blends search – I vary this depending on if the student is reading or not.  For a non-reader, we go through a book and “listen” for words with s-blends.  I write them on paper for them.  For children who can read/write, I have them write on their own paper. Then, I have them pick one s-blend and draw a picture of it.

I recently created some activities to work on s-blends.

5 Fun Children's Books for Practicing the /l/ Sound

Reading with your child is a wonderful way to bond and support their language development. If your little one is learning the /l/ sound or /l/-blends , there are many engaging books that can help them work on these sounds while enjoying quality time with you.

Try practicing the /l/ sound with these children’s books

When it comes to learning speech sounds , daily practice will ensure your child makes the most progress. And reading together is an easy way to practice the /l/ sound!

Here, we’re sharing a list of children’s books that focus on the /l/ sound in fun and imaginative ways, including our speech therapists' favorites. Your child can read aloud or repeat the /l/ words after you say them. You can even turn it into a game by asking them to clap or raise their hand every time they hear a word with “l.”

In addition to practicing speech sounds, when you read aloud and talk with your child about the stories, you'll be giving them a valuable opportunity to grow their general language skills.

If you don’t own the recommended books, you don’t have to buy them! Check your local library, or search for a read-aloud version on YouTube. Let’s dive in and discover some great books to read with your child!

1. Is Your Mama a Llama? 

The classic book Is Your Mama a Llama? is a great place to start. The word “llama” is repeated 13 times throughout the book, making it a perfect choice for a child practicing /l/ at the beginning of words.

This book also includes words with the /l/ sound in the middle of the word (“polite l y,” “rea ll y,” “certain l y,” and “si ll y”) and words ending with the /l/ sound (“a ll ,” “fee l ,” and “sea l ”). 

2. The Very Lonely Firefly 

If your child is working on /l/-blends, this one is a great choice for them! The Very Lonely Firefly includes plenty of practice words: fl ew, fire fl y, fl ashed, fl ickering, fl ashlight, gl owing, re fl ecting, fl ooding, spar kl ing, gl ittering, and fl ashing. 

It also includes these words beginning with the /l/ sound: “ l ittle,” “ l onely,” “ l ightbulb,” “ l ight(ing),” “ l antern,” and “ l ook(ing).” 

3. Goodnight Moon 

Goodnight Moon is a classic story to read while cuddled up at night. The repetitive language gives your child plenty of opportunities to practice their target speech sounds.

/l/: te l ephone, ba ll oon, l itt l e, bow l , l ady, l ight 

/l/-blend: cl ocks 

4. The Very Hungry Caterpillar

This classic Eric Carle book offers children lots of practice with /l/ and /l/-blend words. Check out all these /l/ words (but try not to get hungry!):

/l/: l ight, l itt l e, l ay, l eaf, caterpi ll ar, l ook, sti ll , choco l ate, pick l e, sa l ami, l o ll ipop, waterme l on, fe l t, bui l t, sma ll , ca ll ed, nibb l ed, ho l e, beautifu l

/l/-blends: pl ums, sl ice, butter fl y 

5. Green Eggs and Ham

There are plenty of /l/ words in this silly, rhyming story. Here’s just one example: “I do not l ike green eggs and ham. I do not l ike them, Sam-I-am.”

Practicing speech at home leads to faster progress

When children are working on their speech articulation, home practice is essential. Consistency is the key to improving speech sounds, and practicing regularly at home allows your child to strengthen their skills outside of therapy sessions. 

Reading books with your child is a fun, easy way to add speech sound practice to your daily routine. By using books that contain a variety of /l/ and /l/-blend words, you’re giving your child lots of chances to hear and produce these sounds in context.

To motivate your child to practice, focus on making the experience relaxed and positive. Celebrate your child’s successes, and encourage them to try their best without putting too much pressure on them. Use games , props, or other playful activities related to the books you read to make practice feel like a fun adventure. 

You can also offer your child choices in which books they want to read or which characters they want to pretend to be. This gives them a sense of control and ownership over their practice. Remember, the goal is to help your child build their skills in a supportive and enjoyable way!

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Phonological Processes

One phonological disorder a child or student might be experiencing when it comes to s blends in the initial position of words is called consonant cluster reduction. 

For example, consonant cluster reduction is when a child or student reduces two or three consonant sounds down to just one consonant sound, such as the “sp” blend down to simply the p sound. 

For example, the word “spy” would become “pie”. 

Be sure to consult with a certified Speech-Language Pathologist if your child is experiencing a phonological speech disorder.

Minimal Pairs

Using minimal pairs is a great idea when working on cluster reduction of initial s blends.

For example, when using minimal pairs for cluster reduction with a child’s speech sounds you could use the minimal pairs of “speak” and “peak”. 

One of the first things you can try is to show the child or student pictures of a person speaking vs. a mountain peak and have them listen to hear the different sound at the beginning of each word. 

You could lay out the two pictures for the words speak and peak and then ask the child to point to the picture of someone speaking or a picture of a mountain peak. 

You could then move on to have the child be the teacher and tell you to pick up the correct words either the picture of the word  “speak” or “peak”. If you pick up the incorrect picture due to their sound errors you could then point to the picture of the word they just said. 

The English language can be confusing and young children may have a hard time producing the right sound, but using visual picture cards and minimal pair words can be helpful for your phonology students.

Correct Production

Teach your child or student how to make the s sound or also known as the snake sound.

• Tongue Tip: The /s/ sound in the English language is made by lightly placing the tip of your tongue on the roof of the mouth on the alveolar ridge right behind your upper front teeth.
• Middle of the Tongue: Be sure to place the sides of the tongue against the upper side of your teeth to allow for the passage of air to go down the center of the tongue.
• Air: Then while smiling blow a skinny stream of air over the center of the tongue (you do not want the air to come out the sides of the tongue).

Target Words

Here’s a list of SP articulation sounds for you to use in therapy or at home practice to work on your student or child’s new skill.

• For Example: spy, speak, spin, spit, spatula, spark, spiral, spot, sport, speech, spine, space, spun, spare, spill

See full list of words, phrases, and sentences below.

Be sure to grab my one page freebie of initial SP sounds below. Simply scroll to the bottom of this post and grab your free copy!

Word Positions: SP Words Speech Therapy 

Initial position of words.

The initial position of the SP sound is at the beginning of a word. For example, “spider” or “speed”.

SP Words at Word Level

Some ways to practice include having your child or student say each SP word one by one as they go through a list. 

Using a dot marker can also be a fun way to practice having your child put a dot under each SP sound. 

In addition, I’ve compiled an easy-to-download one page overview of initial SP sounds below. Simply scroll down to the bottom of this post and download your free copy.

• 1 Syllable:  spring, space, Spain, spoon, sport, speed, spot, spout, spike, spin, speech, spear, spell, sprout, spark, spec, spare, sport, span, spill, spine, spray, speak, spar, spade, spire, spouse, spam, spy, spore, split, spit, spook, spur, splash, spoke, spread, spots, sprung, spry, springs
• 2 Syllable:  special, spirit, sponge, sparkle, Spanish, species, speechless, Sparta, spider, spinach, Spencer, sparkler, spelling, spalding, sparkling, spooky, speeding, sparrow, speaking, spiral, splendor, sprinkles, splinter, spirits, spectrum, splatter, spotlight, spoken, spoiled, Spokane, spinal
• 3 Syllable:  sporadic, spaghetti, spaceship, spatula, sportsmanship, spectator, sponsorship
• 4 Syllable:  sporadically, spectacular, spiritual, specialty, specificness

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SP Words Speech Therapy

Short Sentences or Phrases

When working on SP sound production, it’s important to work on short phrases once your child or student has mastered the sound at the word level at or near 80% or higher accuracy.

Here is a list of SP word phrases to try:

SP Words Speech Therapy in Phrases

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Sentence level: sp words speech therapy.

The next step after working at the word and phrase levels is to work on the SP sound at the sentence level.

For example, you could give your child or student a list of sentences to read aloud while they work on their SP sound. 

Another idea would be to give your child or student pictures with their SP sound in them and then have them create a sentence about those pictures.

Below is a list of sentences to use with your child or students.

SP Words Speech Therapy in Sentences

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SP Words Speech Therapy Ideas

Below is a list of therapy ideas for when working on the SP sound.

Are you looking to add some fun and engaging activities to your therapy sessions? 

Video games are a great way to reinforce practice while working on your students’ sounds. 

Some fan favorite video games to try are: 

• SP Blends Picture Match Up on Quia by Mrs. Oulette is an engaging computer game that prompts students to match pictures in order to create the sp articulation word.
• SP Flashcards, Matching, Concentration and Word Search on Quia by Leonie Sinclair is a fun set of games that focus on the S blends Sp and Sn!
• Initial S Blends Challenge on Quia by Mrs. Butler is a great challenge game to play with students to practice SP and other S blend articulation.

SEE ALSO: Free Articulation Games for Speech Therapy

Variety of home practice sheets.

Do you have some students who are making slow progress? Why not send home some simple worksheets to give your students some extra practice across multiple settings? 

Here are a few fun and engaging ways to strengthen your child or student’s articulation therapy from home.

• FREE Initial S Blends Drill Worksheet by the Speech Spot Creations is a great resource to send home for parents/caregivers to practice articulation drilling with their students! This is a comprehensive list of many s blends, including SP.
• I Spy “Sp” Blends! By Speech and Language Adventures is an easy to print and send home set of worksheets for students to play “I Spy” and find the words that start with SP!
• Articulation /s/ by An SLP’s Archive is a great passage for students to practice reading at home that has multiple S blend targets.

Conversation Level

Once your child or student has mastered the different levels at the word level, phrase level, and sentence level then it’s time to start working at the conversational level. 

Here are a few conversational level resources to get you started.

• Speech Therapy Articulation Game for S blends | Rock Paper Scissors by Activity Tailor is a fun game to play with your speech students! This incorporates the popular “rock, paper, scissors” game with S blend, including SP blend targets! Use the prompts to elicit conversational level SP targets.
• [FREE] S Blends Bingo with Articulation Cards by Food for Speech is an engaging activity for students to practice multiple S blend targets! Incorporate conversational level practice by having students discuss the provided words.
• S Blend Articulation Dino Freebie by Speechasaurus is a resource that targets multiple S blends in a fun format. Students will be prompted with a stimulus or a functional WH question!

No Prep Worksheets

If you’re looking for a simple way to work on your child or student’s articulation practice here are a handful of no prep worksheets to make therapy simple.

• S Blend Articulation Coloring Page by Allison Diamond is an easy, print and go activity that prompts students to color by s blend. 
•   /s/ blends visual by Speech Doodles is a great worksheet to print and review as a warm-up with students that are practicing SP and other S blends!
• Articulation Games – The Spider Web Game by Speech Pathology Toolkit is a print-and-go, structured drilling worksheet for students to adapt sp blend words into complete sentences.

Therapy Room

Are you a speech therapist looking for SP words to practice with your clients? 

Here are a couple of fun worksheets and games that you can use in your therapy room to work on the initial SP sound.

• Articulation Aquarium BOOM Cards: Initial SP and ST FREEBIE Sample by Panda Speech Therapy is a fun boom card activity to incorporate into your therapy practices! Students drag aquatic-themed pieces while practicing SP and ST articulation.
• Articulation Farm SP-Blend (FREEBIE) by Busy Bee SLP is an interactive activity for your students to practice their SP articulation! Students will cut out farm animals and paste them onto the coordinating page with SP blend prompts.
• FREEBIE BOOM CARDS™ S Blends Articulation (Water Park Theme): SP & SL by SLP on the Charles is a fun deck of boom cards that target SP and SL blends! Students complete winter-themed activities while practicing the targeted blends. 

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Language therapy.

Do you have students working on language therapy along with S initial sounds? Here are a few resources that work on both skills.

• SP Blends: BOOM CARD FREEBIE! By Speaking Spanglish is a great resource to use to practice SP articulation. This interactive deck incorporates target sounds as well as carrier phrases.
• Articulation S Blends Book- Space Themed (St, Sp, Sk) Freebie! By MsKristinSpeech is an interactive, no-prep activity to read through with your students. There are multiple S blend targets (St, Sp, Sk) to practice throughout this book.
• FREE! Articulation /S/ Blend Board Game by Vivi Speechie is a fun board game to play with your students! This digital board game is a great way for your students to practice listening to directions as well as SP blend articulation.
• Phonology (Articulation) SP cluster/Oral Language-I Spy with My Little Eye Game by LK Speech Therapy is an interactive I spy game that can be used while focusing on oral language, vocab, questions and answers, imitation or language expression. This game is easy to print and go, or can be sent home!

In Conclusion: SP Words Speech Therapy

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