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🗣️ Speech therapy activities & articulation worksheets

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Free practice materials for speech and language: 747 articulation words with pictures and audio, games, minimal pairs, language activities and printables for home, school and therapy — all on US Letter paper.

🔤 Articulation practice by sound

Words at the beginning, middle and end, blends, sentences, a story, a practice mode and printable cards and bingo for each sound.

RR soundSS soundLL soundTHTH soundSHSH soundCHCH soundJJ soundKK soundGG soundFF soundVV soundZZ soundBlendsS, L, R blends

🧰 Tools

🃏Articulation card makerMix any sounds and positions; print picture cards, bingo, memory games and home logs.⚖️Minimal pairs97 picture pairs by phonological pattern, with a listening game and printable cards.💬AAC communication boardsCore words and topic boards — tap to talk on screen, or print boards, cards and First/Then.📋Practice sheetsHome practice log, parent letter, data sheet, session notes, certificate and sticker chart.

💬 Language

Vocabulary, questions, directions, grammar and social language — all language activities.

🧺Categories & vocabulary❓WH questions (who, what, where, when, why)👣Following directions🎞️Sequencing & retelling🧱Grammar (plurals, pronouns, verbs)📦Prepositions & spatial concepts⭐Describing & "Who am I?" riddles🤝Social language & feelings

👨‍👩‍👧 For parents

👶Language milestones by ageWhat most children understand and say from birth to 5, and when to ask for help.🗓️Speech sound development chartAt what age do kids learn each sound? Plus common patterns and when they fade.💬Stuttering in childrenWhat is typical, how to help at home and school, and a printable teacher tip sheet.

How to use these materials

  • SLPs: choose a sound, position and level for the goal, print a game for the session and send home a practice log with this week's words.
  • Parents: practice what your child's SLP recommends for 5–10 minutes a day, in play. Say words correctly yourself rather than asking "say it right".
  • Teachers: the language task cards work well in small groups and centers.
  • Move step by step: sound → syllable → word → phrase → sentence → story → conversation.
  • Regional accents and dialects are not errors.

Frequently asked questions

Who are these speech therapy activities for?

Parents practicing at home, preschool and elementary teachers, and speech-language pathologists (SLPs) who need quick, free materials for sessions and homework.

Do these activities replace speech therapy?

No. They are practice and enrichment activities. If you are concerned about a child's speech or language, talk to a licensed speech-language pathologist and have the child's hearing checked.

How are the articulation word lists organized?

By sound and by position — beginning, middle and end of the word — plus blends, phrases, sentences and a short story. Words are sorted by how they sound, not how they are spelled: phone is an F word and city is an S word.

Do you record my child's voice or score their speech?

No. There is no recording and no automatic pronunciation score. You can hear each word with your device's built-in voice, and the practice counter only counts tries.

Is it free?

Yes. Every page, game and printable is free, with no sign-up. Printables are sized for US Letter paper.

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