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COMMON ERRORS HEARD |  |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| STAGE 1\u003Cbr>(3 years) | m n\u003Cbr>h p\u003Cbr>ng\u003Cbr>w d\u003Cbr>t y\u003Cbr>b g\u003Cbr>k | Initial\u003Cbr>position | Middle\u003Cbr>position | Final\u003Cbr>position | Substitution\u003Cbr>Used | Example |\n|  |  | mine no hair\u003Cbr>pear\u003Cbr>walk\u003Cbr>dog\u003Cbr>tap yes big go car | hammer honey\u003Cbr>happy finger\u003Cbr>flower\u003Cbr>ladder\u003Cbr>butter yoyo baby tiger pocket | arm\u003Cbr>man\u003Cbr>cup\u003Cbr>ring\u003Cbr>mud sit\u003Cbr>club\u003Cbr>egg\u003Cbr>look | b\u003Cbr>r/y\u003Cbr>t\u003Cbr>l\u003Cbr>dt/d | Pear becomes bear\u003Cbr>White becomes right Dog becomes tog\u003Cbr>Yes becomes les\u003Cbr>Get becomes det Car becomes tar |\n| STAGE 2\u003Cbr>(3 ½ years) | f | fire | telephone | rough | p/t | Four becomes pour |\n| STAGE 3\u003Cbr>(4 years) | l\u003Cbr>sh\u003Cbr>ch | lizard\u003Cbr>ship\u003Cbr>chair | yellow\u003Cbr>pushing\u003Cbr>kitchen | ball fish catch | y\u003Cbr>t/s\u003Cbr>t/s | Light becomes yight Shop becomes top Chair becomes tair |\n| STAGE 4\u003Cbr>(4 ½ years) | s z\u003Cbr>j | soap\u003Cbr>zebra\u003Cbr>jump | racing\u003Cbr>scissors\u003Cbr>soldier | grass\u003Cbr>nose\u003Cbr>bridge | t/d\u003Cbr>d d | Sun becomes tun Zip becomes dip Jump becomes dump |\n| STAGE 5\u003Cbr>(5 years) | r | rabbit | orange |  | w | Rain becomes wain |\n| STAGE 6\u003Cbr>(6 years) | v\u003Cbr>consonant\u003Cbr>blends (i.e.\u003Cbr>2 or more\u003Cbr>consonant\u003Cbr>s together) | van splash tree blue | seven basket library aero plane | stove ask | b/d | Van becomes ban |\n| STAGE 7\u003Cbr>(8 years) | th\u003Cbr>(voiced) | this | brother | with | v | Brother becomes brover |\n| STAGE 8\u003Cbr>(8 ½ years) | th\u003Cbr>(voiceless) | thumb | nothing | mouth | f/d | Thin becomes fin |","cbCailitP0uB2A3O","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCailitP0uB2A3O","pdf",332372,"English","# Speech Sound Development Stages\n## Stage 1: 3 Years\n## Stage 2: 3.5 Years\n## 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