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[PAUSED] DXD: The Shadow Monarch

Amon was once a huge criminal wanted by the government, and after one tragic accident which caused his wife along with his kids and family to be killed, Amon was transmigrated to the world of Highschool DXD, with the shadow monarch system. Watch as he travels through this world filled with demons and angels, along with his Shadow soldiers Amon will live this new life to the fullest, free of any regrets. [Ding! Your shadow soldier has killed a devil, +10 exp, dropped item: Demon bone spear] The mc has a function in his system where he gets sent to a world filled with devil's and angels, allowing him to be able to gain shadow soldiers -------- Patr3on.com/ShadowDeity, I'm posting 10 advanced chapters on there, all 10 will be there by next week ----- Started rewatching highschool DXD so I can make a good fanfic, I have too much free time LMAO

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R Words

Beginning

run

rice

rat

rag

rake

red

wrist

raisin

rabbit

ribbon

radio

rocket

ranch

rich

race

ring

rain

rug

ran

write

rip

recess

rock

read

wrap

Middle

carrot

bird

earring

horse

iron

arm

giraffe

fork

shirt

lizard

fairy

pirate

scissors

turtle

camera

party

nurse

worm

walrus

park

syrup

zero

corn

barn

earth

Ending

four

bear

deer

ear

tear

pear

jar

alligator

doctor

feather

dollar

mother

hammer

ladder

car

chair

door

tire

hair

beaver

letter

kangaroo

dinosaur

flower

father

BR - Blends

bread

broom

brother

brick

bridge

breakfast

CR - Blends

crayons

crawl

crab

cry

crib

crane

DR - Blends

drive

draw

drink

drum

dream

dragon

FR - Blends

freckles

friend

frozen

frog

fruit

Friday

frame

GR - Blends

grandpa

greet

grass

groceries

grapes

grill

PR - Blends

prince

practice

prunes

price

presents

prize

pretzel

prairie dog

TR Blends

tree

triangle

truck

treasure

trash

train

traffic

tractor

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Initial R by Syllables

2

Syllable

rabbit

raccoon

rainbow

raincoat

rainy

raisin

Reading

reason

repeat

rescue

respect

review

ripping

robin

robot

rocket

rotten

rotten

roundup

royal

running

wrestle

wrinkle

wrist watch

writing

3

Syllable

racquet ball

radio

rational

rattlesnake

reaction

realize

really

rebellious

recognize

recommend

recycle

reelect

regulate

relative

religion

removal

residence

respectful

reunion

Rhode Island

ridicule

right handed

rolling pin

runaway

wresting match

4

Syllable

reality

reasonable

recipient

recognition

recollection

regulation

relationship

repetition

reputation

residential

resolution

respectable

revolution

ridiculous

riding safety

Rocky Mountains

rutabaga

5

Syllable

rationality

reciprocity

recommendation

respiratory

roasting marshmallows

Roman Catholic

Roman numeral

6

Syllable

reconciliation

reconsideration

Republican Part

Medial R by Syllables

2

Syllable

around

arrange

arrest

arrive

arrow

berry

borrow

carrot

cherry

chorus

correct

dairy

earring

erase

errand

flooring

forest

garage

giraffe

hearing

married

orange

parrot

squirrel

stories

3

Syllable

aerobics

battery

blueberry

camera

canary

caramel

celery

cereal

cherry pie

coloring

correction

diary

direction

embarrass

encourage

Florida

furious

gorilla

incorrect

kangaroo

memorize

parakeet

separate

storybook

tomorrow

4

Syllable

America

area code

arithmetic

Arizona

authority

category

Colorado

decoration

dictionary

encouragement

everybody

interruption

January

macaroni

maple syrup

memorial

necessary

operation

orangutan

perimeter

secondary

security

variety

voluntary

waffle iron

5

Syllable

auditorium

cafeteria

elementary

imaginary

irresistible

Memorial Day

necessarily

respiratory

vegetarian

verification

vocabulary

voluntarily

6

Syllable

Mediterranean

peculiarity

Final R by Syllables

2

Syllable

admire

before

beware

cashier

compare

downpour

drugstore

endure

expire

explore

guitar

ignore

indoor

inspire

jaguar

mature

memoir

New Year

nightmare

North Star

nowhere

outdoor

seashore

secure

space bar

3

Syllable

amateur

anywhere

Baltimore

candy bar

Delaware

dinosaur

disappear

falling star

handlebar

insecure

insincere

manicure

millionaire

pioneer

questionnaire

salad bar

shooting star

sophomore

souvenir

sycamore

unaware

volunteer

4

Syllable

conquistador

El Salvador

U.S.S.R.

5

Syllable

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Initial R Phrases and Sentences

cute rabbit

raccoon tail

long race

tennis racquet

old radio

dish rag

heavy rain

pretty rainbow

scoop of raisins

rake leaves

big rat

reach up high

read quietly

recycle bin

red crayon

old rhinoceros

red ribbon

bowl of rice

ride safely

diamond ring

rip paper

gray rock

floor rug

run fast

small wrench

sore wrist

write it out

I see a rabbit in the grass.

The raccoon has a striped tail.

They all wanted to race together.

He hit the ball with the racquet.

I am listening to an old radio.

Use the rag to clean the floor.

The rain was pouring down.

I see more than one rainbow.

I want raisins in my cereal.

We rake leaves in the fall.

The rat was looking for some cheese.

She is trying to reach the rings.

It was fun to read about princesses.

She is showing people how to recycle.

Red is my favorite color.

The rhinoceros has big horns.

She is holding a ribbon.

We want rice for dinner.

He went on a motorcycle ride.

She had a beautiful diamond ring.

Don't rip the paper we need it.

The rock is heavy.

There is a big rug in my house.

He likes to run by himself.

He used the wrench to fix the leaky faucet.

He is holding his wrist.

She writes in her journal every week.

Medial R Phrases and Sentences

suspect arrest

one arrow

charged battery

fresh blueberries

digital camera

fresh carrots

cherry on top

breakfast dairy

beaded earring

erase a mistake

fairy costume

thick forest

big garage

tall giraffe

small hearing aid

super hero

dry macaroni

married couple

peel orange

talking parrot

pirate ship

nice squirrel

fun story

maple syrup

fat walrus

new x-ray

number zero

The police officer made an arrest.

She is holding an arrow.

He needed a battery for his game.

He ate blueberries for breakfast.

She has a digital camera.

We pick carrots from the garden.

I would like a milkshake with a cherry on top.

Dairy is always good for breakfast.

Her earring was too heavy.

If you make a mistake, erase it.

She dressed up as a fairy.

Many trees are in the forest.

Their house has two garage doors.

The giraffe has a long neck.

He puts the hearing aid in his ear.

He dressed up like a hero.

We want macaroni and cheese for dinner.

They are a married couple.

He is going to eat the orange.

How does a parrot talk?

The pirate is looking for treasure.

The squirrel was looking for nuts.

Mom read a story to her son.

I want syrup on my pancakes.

The walrus has huge tusks.

The doctor showed her the x-ray.

Our address has a zero in it.

Final R Phrases and Sentences

hungry bear

butter popcorn

fast car

wooden chair

loud cheer

family dinner

front door

clothes dryer

roaring fire

wood floor

four cars

long hair

tall ladder

near the hole

white paper

tasty pear

pour water

nice to share

ocean shore

big spider

square block

shiny star

classroom teacher

tear paper

whisper softly

barb wire

new year

The bear was hunting for food.

I put butter on my popcorn.

The car is fast.

Matthew sat down on the chair.

They did a cheer at the pep rally.

They sat down for a family dinner.

We knocked on the door three times.

She put the clothes into the dryer.

The fire kept them warm.

The wood floor made the room look great.

She will be four years old in October.

She has long, pretty hair.

Use the ladder to reach the fruit.

The ball is near the hole.

Please take out a sheet of paper.

Can I have a bite of your pear?

Can I pour you a glass of water?

She is nice to share her ice cream.

Let's go play by the sea shore.

The spider waited for flies in the web.

A square has four sides.

The star was hanging on the tree.

She is our 5th grade teacher.

Don't make me tear these papers.

She whispered into the girl's ear.

The fence had barb wire on it.

It is almost the end of the school year.

R Reading Paragraphs

Garage Scientist

Whenever I have free time, I race to my garage. I have all kinds of crazy experiments going on in there. I don't mean testing rats or anything. I mean really cool experiments.

For example, right now I am experimenting to see if carrots can recharge batteries. I have had other experiments that have gone longer. My experiment to see if raisins will make the speakers in my radio louder has been going on for over a year now.

There are so many more ideas that I want to experiment with - making a fireproof door, testing to see what rainbows are made of, trying to see if I can teach rats to read.

If my brain was made of trees, it would be a forest of ideas. Science is radical!

My Hero

My buddy Randy is my hero. He has won many awards, ribbons, and trophies. But he doesn't care about all of that. He does what he does to help others. Here are a few things he has done that make him such a great guy.

First of all, he is married and is an awesome dad. He has been a teacher for 15 years and has won teacher of the year three times! He volunteers to read to students at after school programs and pick up garbage on the side of the road on the weekends.

He recycles paper, plastic, and glass which is good for the environment. He helps people with hearing aids get them for less money. He once saved a baby giraffe from drowning at the zoo. He is writing two books. One about ways to improve classroom education and another with fun short stories for kids.

There are hundreds of other examples I could share with you. Randy puts his heart and strength into everything he does. He is a real role model and I try to follow the example he sets.

Pirate Fanatic

My sister has a friend who thinks he is a pirate. He wears a red bandana on his head, has a pet parrot that he keeps on his shoulder, and walks around saying, "Arrr matey."

As if this wasn't strange enough, he also has a really big collection of earrings. Not normal earrings either, weird ones.

He has earrings that look like rocks, wrenches, raccoons, cameras, walrus, and even a pair that look like rakes. I understand that some pirates wear earrings, but I thought they would be scarier like hooks, or circles, or daggers.

I feel like I should tell my sister's friend to research the type of earrings that pirate's wear. Without the right gear, a person who is trying to look like a pirate will just look strange. If he ever met a real pirate, the pirate would probably make fun of him for how he looked.

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Initial BR by Syllables

2

Syllable

bracelet

braces

brainstorm

brand-new

Brazil

breakdown

breakfast

breast stroke

breathing

bridle

briefcase

brighten

brilliant

Britain

Broadway

broken

Brooklyn

broomstick

brother

brownie

3

Syllable

bravery

breathtaking

bricklayer

British Isles

broccoli

broken down

bronchitis

Brooklyn Bridge

brotherhood

brotherly

Brussels sprouts

4

Syllable

5

Syllable

Medial BR by Syllables

2

Syllable

abroad

abrupt

Cambridge

cobra

cornbread

daybreak

drawbridge

eyebrow

fabric

hairbrush

paint brush

sea breeze

sweetbread

toothbrush

white bread

zebra

3

Syllable

Abraham

algebra

Brooklyn Bridge

celebrate

gingerbread

Labrador

library

London Bridge

Nebraska

paint brushes

scatterbrain

umbrella

unbroken

vertebra

vibration

whole wheat bread

4

Syllable

abbreviate

celebrated

celebration

celebrity

Golden Gate Bridge

librarian

5

Syllable

Initial BR Phrases and Sentences

metal bracelet

smart brain

sliced bread

eat breakfast

long bridge

broken plate

push broom

big brother

fresh baked brownie

Her grandmother gave her the bracelet.

Her friends say she is a brain.

The bread was cut in slices.

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

The bridge connects the two cities.

The plate was broken.

He swept the area with a broom.

He loves his brother.

She had a fresh baked brownie for her treat.

Medial BR Phrases and Sentences

scary cobra

cornbread muffin

bushy eyebrow

fabric store

wood hairbrush

new paintbrush

orange toothbrush

piece of white bread

wild zebra

The cobra wanted to strike.

She had a cornbread muffin for dinner.

He had a bushy eyebrow.

She got her fabric at the store.

She just bought the hairbrush.

Grab a paintbrush and get started.

The dentist gave her a new toothbrush.

I bought a loaf of white bread.

We saw a zebra in the jungle.

BR Reading Paragraphs

Lucky Bride

My brother is getting married on Friday. He wants the wedding day to be perfect for his bride. He is planning to visit her house early and make her breakfast in bed. Two of her favorite things to eat are brownies and cornbread, so he is actually going to make her brownie oatmeal and cornbread muffins.

She loves zebras and he bought her a picture of a baby zebra from a store, just east of the Brooklyn Bridge. He bought her a beautiful bracelet to wear at the wedding.

He has other gifts that he wants to bring her, but I told him to wait until after the wedding for some of them. She is really smart so he is getting her a squishy foam brain that she can put on her desk at work. He also wants to give her a new set of paintbrushes for her studio.

If he treats her this good all of the time, I'm sure she won't break his heart.

World Records

The Guinness Book of World Records is full of amazing facts that will raise your eyebrows. From broken bones to tiny brains, it covers the world's most interesting, fanatical, and dedicated people.

Some records have never been broken even though many people try. There are records for people who own entire houses full of brown fabric, barns full of toothbrushes, and cars full of moldy white bread. One person holds a record for riding a broom over a thousand miles.

Some records are held by more than one person. Like the four bread store owners who sold a bridge, or the three brothers who hold a record for having cobras on their head for the longest amount of time.

Why would anyone wear a cobra on their head? Some might think that is brave, but I would think something was wrong with their brain.

If you visit a city with a Guinness Book of World Records museum, I recommend getting up early, eating a big breakfast and spending all day in one. You will have fun and wild stories to bring home to your friends and family.

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Initial DR by Syllables

2

Syllable

dragging

dragon

drag race

drainpipe

drama

drastic

drawer

dreaming

dresser

dressing

drilling

drive-in

driven

driver

dropping

drowsy

drugstore

drummer

dry clean

dryer

3

Syllable

Dracula

dragonfly

dramatic

drawing board

dressmaker

dressing room

dressing up

drinkable

driver's seat

driving range

drowsiness

drummer boy

dry cleaner

4

Syllable

dramatically

drastically

drawing table

5

Syllable

Medial DR by Syllables

2

Syllable

address

bedroom

children

cough drop

dandruff

daydream

eardrum

eye drops

fire drill

fruit drink

hundred

laundry

raindrops

snowdrift

soft drink

sundress

sundried

undress

withdraw

wondrous

3

Syllable

cathedral

eye dropper

hair dresser

hair dryer

hydrogen

hydroplane

lemon drink

line drawing

orange drink

overdrive

quadruple

race driver

screwdriver

truck driver

withdrawal

4

Syllable

adrenalin

dehydrated

driving safety

lemon-lime drink

overdrawing

pineapple drink

salad dressing

taxi driver

5

Syllable

ambulance driver

hydrophobia

hypochondriac

quadrilateral

Initial DR Phrases and Sentences

chinese dragon

sink drain

draw a picture

night dream

wood dresser

drink water

water drip

long drive

snare drum

The statue was of a dragon.

The drain was not clogged.

He started to draw a picture.

She had a happy dream.

The dresser is made of wood.

She wanted to drink water.

The faucet started to drip.

They went for a drive on a dusty road.

The snare drum is played in a marching band.

Medial DR Phrases and Sentences

new address

tidy bedroom

playing children

cherry cough drop

one hundred

laundry basket

heavy raindrops

high snowdrift

light sundress

Every home has a unique address.

I always keep my bedroom tidy.

The children are best friends.

The cough drop made him feel better.

He is one hundred years old today.

The laundry basket is full.

Raindrops are falling on her.

The car was covered by a snowdrift.

She wore her sundress to the beach.

DR Reading Paragraphs

Snowdrift Drama

In the winter, wind blows the snow to create snowdrifts. Some storms are so drastic that snowdrifts bury cars on our street in snow.

Snowdrifts can be anything you can dream up. The neighborhood children and I always played in snowdrifts around our houses. We would dig the snow out and pretend to drive the drifts like cars.

I would sit in the driver's seat and my friend Drew would be co-pilot. One time we shaped the snowdrift into the shape of a dragon. Another time, we shaped the snow into a bunch of little drums.

We would also make snowmen. We took dirty laundry and clothes we found in our dresser drawers, and dressed our snowmen head to toe.

Once we accidentally used my sister Drea's dress. Drea got pretty mad at us and took her dress to the dry cleaners right away. If you ask me she was a little too dramatic about the whole thing.

I dreaded that she would tell my mom and I would get in a lot of trouble. I pictured my mom dragging me all over the store to help buy Drea a new dress. Luckily, Drea and I made a deal. I promised to bring her favorite drink to her anytime of the day for one month.

Now I'm worried I will drop the drinks I take to her.

Unique Drummers

My cousin Drake is a professional drummer. He's not the typical kind of drummer though. At his shows, he and the other drummers will drum on almost anything.

I have seen them drum on people's drink cups, drill bits, drain pipes, a washer and dryer, and a hundred other things. His drumming group is very entertaining to watch.

They mostly perform on stage in concert halls. They perform outside concert halls too though. They have performed at a driving range, in someone's bedroom, at a drag race, and at a drugstore.

The drummers usually don't ask questions about where they play, as long as they get paid for their time. They have dreams to play in New York City some day. The band is saving their money to drive there, but don't have enough yet.

Next month they are holding a special performance at the drive-in theater. It is a Halloween based concert so one of the band members is going to dress up as Dracula and drum on a mummy. The drummers hope this concert will raise the extra money they need to drive to New York.

As a band of drummers, they are very driven to meet their goals and dreams.

That's what it takes to be a performer.

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Initial FR by Syllables

2

Syllable

fracture

fragile

fragrance

frantic

freckle

freedom

free lunch

free time

freeway

freezer

French fries

French toast

freshen

Friday

friendly

frighten

front page

frosting

frozen

fruit cup

3

Syllable

frequency

fresh water

fricative

friendliness

frolicking

frontal lobe

front runner

frostbitten

fruitfulness

fruit salad

frustrating

frustration

frying pan

4

Syllable

fragility

fraternity

fraternizing

frighteningly

5

Syllable

Medial FR by Syllables

2

Syllable

afraid

befriend

boyfriend

bullfrog

carefree

cold front

confront

deep-fry

defrost

girl friend

grapefruit

leapfrog

refrain

refresh

scot-free

sea front

3

Syllable

affricate

Africa

antifreeze

defrosted

Good Friday

infraction

infrared

infrequent

infringement

refreshing

refreshments

unafraid

unfriendly

unfrozen

unfruitful

waterfront

4

Syllable

confrontation

infrequently

refreshingly

refrigerate

San Francisco

South Africa

unfrequented

unfriendliness

unfruitfulness

5

Syllable

refractivity

refrigeration

refrigerator

Initial FR Phrases and Sentences

picture frame

freckle face

French fries and Ketchup

delicious french toast

Friday night

best friend

green frog

pink frosting

fruit mix

Her picture was in the frame.

Her freckle face is gorgeous.

Give me a lot of Ketchup for my French fries.

She had French toast for breakfast.

Our date is on Friday night.

He is my best friend.

The frog caught the fly with its tongue.

She wanted pink frosting on her cupcake.

They had their choice of fruit.

Medial FR Phrases and Sentences

Be afraid

kind boyfriend

ugly bullfrog

deep-fry food

cute girlfriend

cut grapefruit

play leapfrog

refresh yourself

beautiful sea front

The thunder scared me and I was afraid.

Her boyfriend is very kind and respectful.

A bullfrog is gross.

Deep-fry foods for a better taste.

I like being with my girlfriend.

I eat grapefruit in the morning.

They are playing leapfrog.

She used the water to refresh herself.

Their house was right on the sea front.

FR Reading Paragraphs

Freaky French Toast

Fran's boyfriend, Fred, enjoyed making her breakfast on Friday.

This Friday he said he would make her French toast with frosting, fruit, and whip cream. Fred's French toast recipe was amazing. It had been passed down from his great grandmother who made French toast in France.

Fred never told anyone the recipe.

All Fran knew was that he deep-fried the bread in a special mixture that had frozen grape juice, cinnamon, and nutmeg in it. The French toast was so good it was freaky.

Being Fred's girlfriend was great and getting French toast every Friday was a huge perk. Fran hoped that Fred would tell her the secret French toast recipe one day.

Until then, she would just enjoy how frequently she could eat them.

Freckle Watcher

In my free time I like to freckle watch. Freckle what? I know, it sounds like a weird hobby. I tried to refrain from it, but the truth is, I can't. I think freckles are so cool.

I have seen freckles that look like frogs, French fries, and even Africa. I get different responses when I ask to see people's freckles. Unfortunately, people aren't always the most friendly when you ask if you can look at their freckles.

Sometimes I go days without looking at any. It can be frustrating. Most people are friendly and unafraid and will show theirs to me. I have made good friends with complete strangers because I asked to see their freckles.

I was introduced to my girlfriend, Francesca, by one stranger. He said Francesca was interested in art and thought freckle shapes would be a fresh idea for one of her projects.

I wouldn't give up my hobby of freckle watching for anything.

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Initial GR by Syllables

2

Syllable

gracious

grade school

grading

grammar

grandma

grandpa

grandson

grandstand

grapefruit

grass snake

grateful

gravy

greasy

greeting

grizzly

grouchy

ground floor

groundhog

growing

grown-up

3

Syllable

graciously

gradual

graduate

grandchildren

granddaughter

grandfather

grandmother

grasshopper

gratify

gratitude

gravity

Great Britain

grizzle bear

groceries

Ground Hog Day

grounds keeper

ground zero

4

Syllable

gradually

graduation

grammatical

grandfather clock

grand piano

gratifying

gratuitous

great-grandparent

group therapy

5

Syllable

Medial GR by Syllables

2

Syllable

agree

agreed

angry

background

begrudge

blue-green

congress

degree

disgrace

engrave

fairground

fragrance

hungry

migrate

outgrow

Pilgrim

program

progress

regress

regret

3

Syllable

agreement

autograph

concord grapes

congregate

diagram

disagree

disgraceful

evergreen

homograph

kilogram

milligram

overgrown

paragraph

photograph

regression

Rio Grande

segregate

study group

underground

ungrateful

4

Syllable

aggravation

agriculture

audiogram

biography

congratulate

congregation

disagreement

geography

ingratitude

ingredient

integrity

photographer

segregated

ungraciously

5

Syllable

agricultural

bibliography

disagreeable

disintegrated

geographical

oceanographer

topographical

undergraduate

ungrammatical

Initial GR Phrases and Sentences

her grandpa

cut grapefruit

red grapes

tall grass

tiny grasshopper

green crayon

hot grill

brown grizzly bear

cute groundhog

She loves her grandpa.

I eat grapefruit in the morning.

Grapes come in many colors.

I need to cut the grass.

The grasshopper has big legs.

I always color the grass green.

It is fun to grill in the summer.

The grizzly bear is hungry for fish.

The groundhog came out of its hole.

Medial GR Phrases and Sentences

Let's agree

angry face

blue-green feathers

one hundred degrees

white egret

hand engrave

flowery fragrance

hungry birds

migrate north

You shake hands when you agree.

You can see when she is angry.

The bird has blue-green feathers.

One hundred and six degrees is hot.

The egret was walking in the water.

He learned how to engrave from his father.

The perfume had a flowery fragrance.

The baby birds are hungry.

Every year they migrate north.

GR Reading Paragraphs

Hungry Grizzly

My grandpa and I ran away from a grizzly bear in the woods. We were camping near a stream. We had caught some fish and put it on the grill for dinner. When the grizzly ran toward us, grandpa said he could tell it wasn't angry. It was just hungry.

We both agree that the fragrance of the fish was strong and was all the grizzly wanted. We are grateful he wasn't hungry for us and that the fish and our other groceries were enough to gratify his hunger. We are also grateful that we parked our truck close to camp so we could get in it for protection.

It is the best camping story my grandpa and I have together and, even though it was scary, I don't regret going.

Phil the Groundhog

I grew up in a town that has a large group of people who are passionate about our town groundhog Phil.

During the year, Phil meets and greets people at our local library. He lives there in his groundhog habitat. Our town has Groundhog Phil statues all over it to show our pride for Groundhog Day - a bagpipe playing groundhog, statue of liberty groundhog, a mayor groundhog, and a firefighter groundhog to name a few. Phil even has his own official souvenir shop.

Every year on Groundhog Day, we all meet at Gobbler's Knob to see Phil predict the weather. The town officials go on the grandstand and have a ceremony where they talk to Phil and see if we will have a long or short winter.

We have a great time and look forward to it every year.

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Initial CR/KR by Syllables

2

Syllable

cradle

crater

crayon

crazy

cream cheese

create

creature

cricket

crisis

crossing

crosswalk

crowded

crow's nest

cruel

cruise ship

crummy

crunchy

crystal

3

Syllable

chromosome

crackerjack

craftsmanship

cranberry

creation

creative

credible

criminal

criticize

crocodile

crop duster

cross-country

cruelty

crystallize

4

Syllable

chronology

chrysanthemum

cracker barrel

cranberry tree

creativeness

credit rating

credit union

criterion

critical mass

cross-country skis

cross reference

crossword puzzle

5

Syllable

Medial CR/KR by Syllables

2

Syllable

across

aircraft

bankrupt

book rack

cockroach

concrete

decrease

handcraft

increase

king crab

packrat

pie crust

Red Cross

sand crab

scarecrow

secret

spacecraft

stock room

3

Syllable

acrobat

bike crossing

democrat

double-cross

giant crab

handcrafted

hypocrite

increasing

microphone

microscope

nutcracker

sacrifice

sauerkraut

secrecy

sour cream

water craft

4

Syllable

acrobatics

democracy

hypocrisy

increasingly

incredible

microscopic

railroad crossing

recreation

secretary

5

Syllable

aircraft carrier

incriminating

micro detector

Initial CR/KR Phrases and Sentences

hard shell crab

big crack

start to crawl

box of crayons

crazy fun

baby crib

crave chocolate

busy crosswalk

start to cry

I think a crab just pinched me.

The wall had a big crack.

The baby just started to crawl.

He shares his box of crayons.

They were acting crazy in the kitchen.

Our crib was hard to put together.

I crave a big chocolate bar.

Cross the street at the crosswalk.

The baby started to cry.

Medial CR/KR Phrases and Sentences

broke and bankrupt

gross cockroach

wet concrete

cold ice cream

messy packrat

soft pie crust

garden scarecrow

tell the secret

fluffy whip cream

The company went bankrupt last month.

Do you see that cockroach?

Sidewalks are made out of concrete.

Here is your bowl of ice cream.

He is a packrat, he keeps everything.

Wrap the pie crust around the dish.

The scarecrow keeps birds away from the garden.

She is telling her a secret.

May I have some whip cream on my pie?

CR/KR Reading Paragraphs

Ice Cream Cake

The ice cream cake was melted all over the floor. Kristina's party had gone perfectly until her friend, Crystal, had forgot to put the ice cream cake in the freezer. Kristina wanted to cry! She had been craving ice cream cake for days. It was her favorite ice cream cake - mint with cookie crust, topped with whip cream and cherries.

She wanted to try and save the cake, but a cockroach had crawled into it and then hid in a crack in the wall. Cockroaches drove her crazy and it made her feel worse about losing the ice cream cake.

"I'll go buy another one," said Crystal. She ran outside, crossed the street, and went to the cake shop. She was back in minutes with a new ice cream cake - mint with cookie crust, topped with whip cream and cherries. It was exactly like the one that melted.

"How did you get another one so fast?" Kristina asked.

"I have a secret to tell you," Crystal responded, "I had two cakes made just in case something like this happened. I forget to do stuff like this all the time. I would probably go bankrupt if I bought ice cream cakes all the time. Thank goodness I don't!"

Crystal, Kristina, and their friends laughed and all enjoyed a slice of ice cream cake.

Creative Uncle Creed

People I know say my Uncle Creed is crazy. He lives across from the beach. Every day he goes to the beach and finds crabs. Then he takes them home and puts them in a crib.

Not a box, not a cage, a crib.

Then he takes crayons and colors the tops of their shells.

"When the crabs move around they create what I call 'moving art'," he says. Some call it crazy, I call it creative.

He also collects scarecrows, broken pieces of concrete, crumbs, and fake crystals. He keeps them all in crates in his front yard, but I don't know where he gets them all from. People call him a packrat, but they shouldn't criticize. We all collect "stuff."

He has done some pretty incredible things. He has given a crow a bath in a creek, fed a cricket cream cheese, and crawled on cranberries to make his own cranberry sauce.

He is amazing at crossword puzzle. It has never taken him more than two minutes to finish any crossword.

He is building his own spacecraft too - not to go to space, just to learn how to build one.

People call me crazy, but I want to be like my Uncle Creed some day.

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Initial PR by Syllables

2

Syllable

practice

prairie

predict

preface

prefer

preschool

present

pressure

pretend

princess

printer

problem

process

product

program

progress

project

pronoun

pronounce

protect

3

Syllable

practical

prairie dog

precaution

prediction

preference

premium

prescription

presently

prevention

principal

privacy

probably

profession

professor

prohibit

promising

proposal

protection

provide

provoking

4

Syllable

practical joke

practically

praying mantis

preferable

prehistoric

preparation

preposition

presentable

presentation

presidency

professional

profitable

proposition

proximity

5

Syllable

prehistorical

preparatory

prepositional

probability

productivity

pronunciation

Medial PR by Syllables

2

Syllable

approach

approved

April

apron

blueprint

express

footprint

impress

improve

shipwreck

sound proof

supreme

surprise

surprised

upright

3

Syllable

apricot

April Fool

comprehend

disapprove

expression

fingerprint

impressive

improper

improvement

interpret

low pressure

mispronounce

represent

unprepared

waterproof

4

Syllable

appreciate

appropriate

approximate

April Fools Day

disapproval

life preserver

vice president

word processor

5

Syllable

appreciation

impressionable

inappropriate

interpretation

representative

uncompromising

unprecedented

Initial PR Phrases and Sentences

pray quietly

fierce predator

nice present

salty pretzel

high price

cute princess

desk printer

win the prize

proud boy

She kneeled by her bed to pray.

Predators are animals that hunt for their food.

He has a small present.

We bought a pretzel at the store.

This coat has a high price.

She is wearing a princess crown.

Will you please fix our printer?

He won the prize.

He is proud of his paper.

Medial PR Phrases and Sentences

approved message

ripe apricot

month of April

cook's apron

architect blueprint

ink fingerprint

making a footprint

be surprised

waterproof boots

The business request was approved.

An apricot is delicious.

My birthday is in April.

The cook had an apron on to keep clean.

The architect created the blueprint.

Security clearance requires a fingerprint card.

She left a footprint in the sand.

He was surprised when he opened the gift.

His yellow boots are waterproof.

PR Reading Paragraphs

Pretzel Prank

You have heard the story of the princess who pricked her finger. This is the story of the prince who ate a pretzel.

Everyone in the kingdom loved the prince. He was proud of his kingdom. He protected the people and ruled with humility. The people gave him presents. The people in the kingdom rarely had any problems with one another.

Once when the prince was in the marketplace, he bought and ate a pretzel from one of the shops. While eating the pretzel, there was a puff of smoke, and then the people saw a prune on the ground. The people gasped and didn't know what to do. They asked the man who sold the prunes what they could do, but he didn't know.

Finally, someone stepped out of the crowd revealed the prince high up on the castle wall. "It was just a prank," he said, "The prince is not a prune. We played a magic trick on you."

The people all breathed a sigh of relief and were happy to have their prince back.

Predators and Prey

Predators are animals that hunt for their food. Prey are the animals that predators try to eat.

Typically, predators will prowl around and watch their prey to see what kind of movements they make. Even though prey are the animals being hunted, they are not dumb. Many types of prey are pretty smart.

For example, prairie dogs use a variety of pitched, warning barks to warn each other of different predators. Some birds will protect their eggs by pretending to be hurt. This lure predators away from their eggs.

Both predators and prey have their own problems. Predators don't always know if they will eat and prey don't always know if they will live. Personally, I'm glad I can go to the store to get my food.

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Initial TR by Syllables

2

Syllable

tracking

tractor

trading

traffic

tragic

trailer

trainer

training

traitor

transcribe

translate

transport

trash can

travel

treasure

tree house

tricky

triple

trouble

trumpet

3

Syllable

trachea

track able

tradition

tragedy

train station

trainable

trampoline

transcribing

transferring

transition

translation

transmission

traveler

treacherous

treasure chest

treasure hunt

tremendous

triangle

tricycle

trustworthy

4

Syllable

traditional

tragically

tranquility

transatlantic

transferable

transitional

transparency

transportation

triangular

tribulation

triennial

5

Syllable

traditionally

transcontinental

triangulation

trigonometry

triviality

Medial TR by Syllables

2

Syllable

actress

attract

central

contract

control

country

Detroit

entrance

extra

field trip

fire truck

mattress

neutral

pantry

pine tree

poultry

race track

subtract

untrue

waitress

3

Syllable

attraction

attractive

Australia

concentrate

contradict

country club

electric

extremely

intricate

introduce

maple tree

nutrition

orchestra

poetry

railroad track

rainbow trout

ski patrol

state trooper

subtraction

untruthful

4

Syllable

catastrophe

concentration

contribution

controversy

electronics

entrepreneur

extravagant

geometry

illustrated

introduction

matrimony

no trespassing

patriotic

petroleum

remote control

St. Patrick's Day

ventriloquist

5

Syllable

electricity

metropolitan

pediatrician

Initial TR Phrases and Sentences

red tractor

horse trailer

old train

old trash

hidden treasure

tall tree

red trike

silver truck

loud trumpet

The tractor helps plant the crops.

They pulled the trailer into the yard.

The train was moving fast.

Take the trash out today.

The pirates found the hidden treasure.

The tree was 50 feet tall.

He rode his trike in the driveway.

A silver truck drives by.

He practiced the trumpet in the living room.

Medial TR Phrases and Sentences

stage actress

red fire truck

good orchestra

short pinetree

horse race track

down the railroad track

old remote control

subtract numbers

nice waitress

The actress rehearsed for her performance.

The fire truck was standing by in case of a fire.

The orchestra will perform tonight.

The snow had fallen on the tree.

The horses ran fast down the race track.

The railroad track turns at the mountain.

I use the remote control to fly the plane.

You need to subtract for these problems.

The waitress took her order.

TR Reading Paragraphs

Tracy's Training

Tracy was an actress and she was going to be in a movie about farms. To play her role, she had to learn to drive a tractor, clean a pig trough, take out trash, and hike on trails during short camping trips. But that was just the beginning of the things she needed to learn.

She put a lot of trust in Troy, the farmer who taught her how to do these things. She grew up in a big city and never had the type of training that Troy gave her.

In the beginning, Tracy thought living on a farm in the country, driving a truck, and living in a trailer would be a tough transition. It didn't take her long to realize how much hard work living on a farm was.

She learned how to trust others, work hard, and even jump on a trampoline. After she finished filming the movie, she had a lot of great memories and thought to herself, "I wouldn't have traded anything for this experience."

Caution! Train Tracks

Tre rode his trike all over the neighborhood. He did just what his mom asked. "Stay in control, don't do tricks, and never go near the train tracks," she said.

One day when Tre was out riding, he heard the siren on a fire truck. Tre rode his trike as fast as he could toward the sound. Just before he got to the train tracks, he saw the fire truck. Then he saw another thing that looked like a truck. It was smashed everywhere.

Tre saw someone close by and asked what had happened.

"The truck got stuck on the train tracks," the man said. "Luckily he got out before the train hit the car," he continued, "That would have been tragic."

Tre realized right then why his mom had warned him to stay away from the train tracks.

He had wanted to try and ride over the tracks just to see if he could, without getting into trouble. He was glad he had listened and not tried.

"Train tracks are dangerous," Tre said. From then on Tre watched the train go by from the tree house in his yard. That was close enough for him.

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

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R Words For Kids

By

inspirethemom

July 13, 2022

Need to recall some R words for kids? Let me remind you of a few, by revealing a rousing roster of words that begin with R. Are you ready?

Alliteration is fun and R words for kids are plentiful. In this post, I've included R word lists for preschool, kindergarten, elementary, beginning readers, as well as, a few other random R word lists like food, places, animals, and objects that all start with the letter R.

Before we move onto the sounds that R makes, and all the awesome R word lists, let me remind you to stick around to the end of the post and get your copy of the free R Words for Kids Learning Pack.

The Sounds of R

The sound that R makes can be challenging for some kids to pronounce. But with lots of practice and exposure to a plethora of R words, they will be making headway in no time.

The basic R sound is /r/ (sometimes taught as /rah/) as in rust, run, and rain. Then, there is the /er/ sound that is used in the er, ir, ur letter combinations.

The Sounds of R:

/r/ as in: rainbow, red, rug

/er/ (for er, ir, ur) as in: remember, bird, fern, hurt

R Words for Preschool

The goal for preschool is to help your student recognize the letter R and the sound it makes when you say it. This will happen as you read together, talk with one another, and do all types of alphabet activities together.

(Note: For learning letters and other preschool content, we loved using the printable Preschool Learning Folder and the Preschool Daily Skill Builder)

Words that Begin with R for Preschool:

Red – My bike is red.

Ran – He ran all the way home.

Rat – My brother wants a rat for a pet.

Rag – We used an old rag to dust off our bikes.

Rug – We have a rug in our living room.

Rose – The rose is pink.

Ring – My mom wears a wedding ring.

Rake – We will rake the leaves into a pile.

Read – I have two books to read.

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R Words for Kindergarten

R words used for Kindergarteners should be familiar and easy and pronounce. Here are some common R words for kindergarteners as well as, sentences for reference.

Words that begin with R for Kindergarten:

Run – I am going to run in a race.

Rabbit – We have a pet rabbit.

Road – The road is bumpy.

Rain – I hope it will rain and water our garden.

Rope – He used a rope to tie up the bag.

River – A river runs through the valley.

Rooster – The rooster wakes me up every morning.

Read – I like to read before I go to sleep.

Raccoon – The raccoon looks like he is wearing a black mask.

Rainbow – Did you see the colorful rainbow in the sky?

Ride – Do. you need a ride to school?

Rock – I started a rock collection.

Rest – After our hike, I feel like I need to rest.

Rich – The king lived in a castle and was very rich.

Room – My mother asked me to clean my room

Round – The ball was round.

Rules – I try to follow the rules.

Reptile – A snake is a reptile.

Reward – There is a big reward for anyone who can find the lost puppy.

Words that end with R for Kindergarten:

Ear – I can't hear out of my left ear.

Car – He drives a red car.

For – This gift is for you.

Four – She has four sisters.

Deer – We saw a herd of deer run through the field.

Fair – I hope we can go to the fair this year.

Star – I saw the first star.

Jar – My grandma has a jar full of buttons.

Wear – I am going to wear by boots today.

Tear – Is that a tear I see rolling down your cheek?

Door – Someone knocked on our door.

Three Letter R Words for Beginning Readers

Beginning readers usually start off reading three or four letter words. And for the early, early readers they will be starting with CVC words (consonant, vowel, consonant). Here are some three letter R words that you can work through with your students.

Three letter R Words for Kids

Ram

Rag

Rap

Ran

Raw

Rag

Red

Ref

Rep

Ray

Rib

Row

Rob

Rid

Rat

Rut

Rub

Rim

Rig

Rod

Rot

Run

Rug

Four letter R Words for Kids

As your readers grow and progress in their reading skills, they will become more familiar with these four letter words that begin with R:

Rate

Risk

Room

Rest

Rose

Rich

Root

Roof

Rush

Rank

Ride

Rail

Ring

Rock

Race

Rise

Rule

Road

Role

Rift

Rust

Roar

Reel

Rude

Ruin

Rope

Rode

Riot

Reed

Raid

Ramp

Rage

Rang

Rice

Roam

Rear

Reek

Riff

Rant

Rote

Rump

Romp

Rink

Rake

Raft

Robe

Rung

Ripe

Rack

Real

Road

Read

Rare

Rely

Rain

Rent

Reef

Rash

Rosy

Ruth

R Words for Elementary Students

Revealing new vocabulary is a really good reason to teach R words to your elementary students. If you make it fun, they will readily respond with radiant resolve.

Right – I know you will make the right decision.

Reach – the top shelf was beyond my reach.

Radio – We listen to the radio in the car.

Royal – We are going to the royal family ball.

River – The Makenzie River is close to my house.

Reply – What is your reply to my statement?

Relax – I hope to relax at home this weekend.

Radar – The policeman held up his radar to check the speed of the passing cars.

Ranch – Ranch farmers are hard workers.

Robot – They are making a robot that can talk.

Rinse – If you rinse the dishes, I will dry them.

Reuse – You can reuse that plastic bag if you rinse it out.

Repel – Tea tree oil can repel mosquitos.

Report – He shared his animal report with the class.

Record – There was a record of every guest at the wedding.

Reason – There is no reason to have a bad attitude.

Reduce – If you reduce your food intake, you might lose weight.

Remain – Please remain calm in an emergent situation.

Rubber – The toddler played with a rubber duck in the bathtub.

Remind – Will you remind me about that later?

Rhythm – The song had a catchy rhythm.

Refund – I am going to return these shoes and get a refund of my money.

Redeem – You can redeem your tickets for a prize.

Rotary – The rotary cutter, sliced through the fabric with ease.

Refuge – Our home is a refuge from this crazy world.

Rosemary – My mom seasons her chicken with Thyme and Rosemary.

Repair – We are taking our van in for repairs.

Remove – Will you remove your hat when you walk into the classroom?

Ruling – The judge gave this ruling to the court.

Reveal – They are planning a gender reveal party.

Challenging R Words for Kids

Are your pupils up for a challenge? If so, here are some lengthy R words for kids that will expand their horizons and give them a remarkable vocabulary.

These R words can be used for upper elementary students, middle school, and even high school students. (Click on the word for the definitions.)

Remorse – After she said those hurtful words, she instantly felt remorse.

Revolve – The world doesn't revolve around you.

Replica – The statue was an exact replica of the original.

Regency – They stayed at the Regency hotel.

Rectify – He sent a copy of the receipts to rectify his account.

Regimen – Lotion and eye cream are part of her daily skincare regimen

Revenue – They calculated their revenue.

Relapse – She is hoping the illness won't relapse.

Rivalry – There was intense rivalry between the schools.

Rapport – The teacher has a great rapport with his students.

Realist – He's a realist, he sees things as they are.

Reputed – He was the reputed artist of the painting.

Rousing – There was a rousing round of applause after the first song.

Rebound – He made an astounding rebound after his fall.

Readily – Books are always readily accessible.

Reflect – The water can reflect my face.

Rebuttal – He gave a persuasive rebuttal.

Reprimand – I watched the mother bear reprimand her cub.

Renegade – The renegade soldiers left their post and headed home.

Redemption – God offers redemption to all sinners.

Rampant – The virus was rampant among the towns people.

Rendezvous – Their afternoon rendezvous at the cafe was refreshing and fun.

Reservoir – Their reservoir of collected rain water kept them supplied during the drought.

Renaissance – We studied music from the renaissance.

Repercussion – She will have to deal with the repercussion of her outburst.

Ricochet – The bullet could ricochet off the fence if you aren't careful.

Nouns That Start with Letter R

Wanting to brainstorm some nouns that start with R. Perhaps you want your students to write a story using R words, or maybe you are trying to get some objects together for a kindergarten R-word scavenger hunt. Either way, check out these lists of familiar foods, animals, places, and objects that begin with R.

Foods that start with R:

Raisins

Radish

Relish

Red Velvet Cake

Ramen

Raspberries

Ratatouille

Rigatoni

Ranch Dressing

Rhubarb

Rice

Rye Bread

Ricotta Cheese

Rigatoni

Romaine Lettuce

Rum

Animals that start with R:

Rabbit

Rat

Rockfish

Reptile

Raccoon

Rattlesnake

Red Fox

Raven

Rhino

Reindeer

Robin

Racer Snake

Royal Penguin

Red Squirrel

Ribbon Snake

Red Wolf

Places that start with R:

Richmond

Roanoke

Rochester

Rwanda

Rhode Island

Redding

Reno

Rome

Russia

Rio de Janeiro

Romania

Raleigh

Roswell

Renton

Radcliff

Rio Rancho

Objects that start with R:

Raft

Rag

Rag doll

Rail

Railroad

Razor

Red Pepper

Rain Coat

Rainbow

Rain

Raincloud

Rake

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Read Picture books for letter R – Some books are good at highlighting certain words beginning with a particular letter. With that being said, look around for some picture books for letter R that you might have around your house (books that repeat r words). Here are two books for letter R that our kids enjoy: Roxaboxen by Alice McLerran and The Rainbow Fish by Marcus Pfister.

Free R Words Learning Pack – Get the free printable R words list along with other R word activities for preschool, kindergarten, and elementary aged students that is available at the end of this post. This free resource can be used for homeschool or classroom use.

Make R Word Posters – Give kids a large poster and have them write their R words in large letters. Encourage them to think outside the box: use block or bubble letters, paints, markers, and get have fun getting creative. Next, have your students write definitions to their W words using in their own words. And lastly, add drawings or magazine cutouts that help to illustrate those words.

Word Charades – Do your kids enjoy charades and acting things out? To play word charades, make a stack of cards with R words on them. Then take turns acting out the words on the cards.

Do an R Word Search – Word searches are so much fun for elementary aged kids! Find a free R word search and practice finding all the R words. OR if you want to take this R words search activity up a notch, have your kids make their own R word search. Just download a free word search template and let your students have fun creating their own.

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A Comprehensive Guide to Words that Start with R for Kids to Build Word Skills

The 18th letter of the English alphabet, R is an important consonant that is crucial for early language development. Little kids would've often come across words like rat, radish, ribs, rock, etc. So, when you introduce them to R words for kids, they'll learn them quickly and easily. R makes the sound /ruh/ or /rih/, which is often associated with the vowel that comes after R in the word.

Teaching words for kids is necessary to help children develop a robust vocabulary. But vocabulary lessons can often be confusing and difficult for children. So, when you start building vocabulary for kids, teach them words one letter at a time. This helps them learn the words easily without any confusion. A vast vocabulary is important for building a child's reading, writing and speaking skills. Include R words for kids in their vocabulary lessons to build their reading skills.

In this article, explore:

List of R Words for Kids

List of Words that Start with R for Kids in Early Elementary School

List of Words that Start with R for Kids in Upper Elementary School

Names of Things that Start with R

Cool Words that Start with R

Positive words that start with R

Activities to Help Kids Revise R Words for Kids

So, are you ready to learn R words for kids? Here is a complete list of all the words that start with R for kids.

List of R Words for Kids

Here is a master list of all the words that start with R to boost your child's vocabulary. Kids in preschool and kindergarten are just starting their vocabulary lessons. Introduce them to words that start with R for kids with simple 3 and 4 letter R words for kids.

3 Letter R Words for Kids

Run Ram Roe

Red Rim Rye

Ran Rod Rug

Row Rat Rib

Raw Rep Rue

Ray Rig Rot

Ref Rap Rag

Rob Reg Rut

Rid Rip Rub

4 Letter R Words for Kids

Real Rear Roam

Rate Rice Rung

Risk Ruth Rosy

Role Reed Raft

Room Raid Robe

Road Rack Rake

Read Rage Rout

Rest Ramp Rife

Rose Rang Rink

Rich Rope Romp

Rise Rode Rump

Rule Ripe Rune

Race Ruin Rote

Rock Reap Ruse

Rely Riot Rapt

Ring Rude Rind

Roll Rite Rant

Rare Rash Riff

Rent Reef Raze

Ride Reel Rasp

Rail Roar Rook

Roof Ruby Rusk

Rank Rust Rhea

Rush Rift Redo

Root Rein Reek

List of Words that Start with R for Kids in Early Elementary School

Kids in early elementary school are slowly building their reading skills. At this age, they can easily recognize and read some 5 and 6 letter words that start with R for kids. Here is a complete list of all the 5 and 6 letter R words for kids to boost your child's word skills.

5 Letter R Words for Kids

Right Reign Raven

Range Relay Recap

Round Rider Rhyme

Reach Risky Remit

Ready Renew Recur

Radio Rebel Rhino

Royal Rover Rowan

Rapid Rouge Rouse

Raise Ranch Racer

River Rifle Relic

Route Resin Rodeo

Refer Robot Retro

Ratio Ruler Repel

Rural Rusty Roost

Roman Roast Roomy

Rough Razor Revel

Rival Rumor Rabid

Robin Rogue Remix

Reply Reins Ravel

Rally Regal Runny

Ridge Reset Riser

React Rotor Rebar

Rocky Rainy Recon

Rigid Rabbi Rivet

Relax Roach Ripen

Realm Ramps Rigor

Repay Rinse Rerun

Radar Reuse Ruddy

6 Letter R Words for Kids

Report Recall Refund

Result Random Roller

Really Reward Repaid

Recent Riding Ripped

Record Rescue Reside

Return Regime Resale

Rather Rubber Roster

Reason Revise Rotary

Review Refuse Redeem

Reform Resist Revive

Reduce Retire Ridden

Remain Rental Runway

Region Remind Revolt

Raised Reject Regent

Retail Rhythm Refine

Relief Remedy Router

Rising Resume Rotten

Remote Runner Reckon

Reader Rugged Rebate

Retain Recipe Raging

Regard Regret Repeal

Remove Ritual Relish

Rating Render Ranger

Relate Ribbon Rotate

Repair Rocket Riches

Rarely Rabbit Revert

Ruling Resign Reflex

Resort Regain Radial

Repeat Remark Rookie

Robust Radius Rubble

Reveal Refuge Reopen

List of Words that Start with R for Kids in Upper Elementary School

Kids in upper elementary school are more confident readers and have polished their spelling skills too. Expand their vocabulary using this list of 7 letter R words for kids.

7 Letter R Words for Kids

Release Relaxed Reliant

Related Recruit Rocking

Running Ranking Rampant

Receive Refusal Rethink

Revenue Royalty Reclaim

Remains Rounded Rubbing

Require Refined Recycle

Reflect Retreat Regimen

Respect Rainbow Redress

Regular Rightly Respite

Reading Revival Roofing

Request Relieve Rapport

Reality Revenge Restart

Respond Resting Roadway

Removed Robbery Radiant

Replace Rebuild Rewrite

Realize Redwood Refresh

Reserve Refugee Reeling

Retired Referee Realist

Routine Reunion Relapse

Readily Rivalry Reputed

Reverse Reactor Ripping

Renewal Rebound Rectify

Recover Regency Rebirth

Resolve Refrain Rupture

Railway Rubbish Remorse

Removal Residue Recital

Restore Roaring Rousing

Receipt Replica Reprint

Rollout Runaway Revolve

Reshape Roaster Restate

Names of Things that Start with R

There are a wide range of objects and things with names that start with the letter R. For example, rugs, rods, roses, restaurants etc are all words we use often in our daily lives. Here is a list of commonly used things that start with R.

List of Things that Start with R

Rye Radish Rug

Rod Rubber tree Ramp

Rose Ruby Rock

Road Room Railway track

Rope Razor Robot

Roach Ribbon Radar

Race car Rainbow Rosemary

Radio Raspberry River

Roots Rectangle Restaurant

Cool Words that Start with R

Ready to learn some cool words from the letter R? Learning these words helps in prepping for the SATs and university applications. Here is a list of some unusual and cool words starting with the letter R.

List of Cool Words that Start with R

Rebuttal Rampant Renaissance

Ragtag Ramshackle Rebellious

Reprimand Ransack Razzle-dazzle

Rapscallion Rendezvous Resplendent

Ricochet Riff-raff Rigamarole

Repercussion Rugrat Ruckus

Redemption Reservoir Rhythmic

Positive words that start with R

Positivity, kindness and being nice are amazing character traits that every child should learn. The first step to helping shape your child's personality is to help them learn positive words to improve their speech. Here is a list of positive words starting with the letter R.

List of positive words that start with R

Radiant Rapt Relaxing

Right Robust Rosy

Rising Rally Rapid

Rapturous Reachable Readily

Remedial Responsible Real

Record-breaking Refreshing Resulting

Regal Rejoicing Replete

Royal Rational Reassuring

Receptive Recognition Recommendation

Reflective Rejuvenating Resilient

Resourceful Righteous Realistic

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Activities to Help Kids Revise R Words for Kids

Once your child has learnt the words that start with R for kids, it's time to put them to the test. Involving your child in fun activities and learning games helps them practice using the words they've learnt. This helps them retain them in their memory and recall the words when they need them. Additionally, these activities also help children understand the meaning of these words and how to use them in their everyday communication.

Reading: Reading is one of the best ways to help children enhance their vocabulary. Help your child read books, magazines and newspapers to learn new words every day. Additionally, reading is a great way to help children revise the R words for kids that they've learnt. Try reading games for kids to boost your child's interest in reading and vocabulary building.

Word puzzles: Word puzzles are a fun activity that makes vocabulary lessons fun and enjoyable. These puzzles are also great tools to help children learn how to spell the words they've learnt. Try these word puzzles for kids and Crossword puzzles for kids to boost your child's word skills.

Matching Games: Little kids are visual learners, it helps them to learn easily when they can connect the word to an object. Help children learn R words for kids by showing them images and videos to help them understand the meaning of the words.

For example, show them images of a rabbit, rat, rodeo, ring etc to help kids understand the meaning of those words. Once they're confident, you can put them to the test by making them play a matching game. You'll need two sets of flashcards for this, one with R words for kids and the other with images corresponding to those words. Shuffle the cards and ask children to identify the images and match them to the right word.

Fill In The Blanks: One of the best activities to help children revise R words for kids is to make them solve worksheets or fill in the blanks exercises. Here are some exercises to help you get started.

R __ T

R __ B __

R __ G __ T

R __ ___ M

R H __ N __

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What Are Some Good R Words For Kids?

Here are some good R words for kids, ready, rational, ravishing, realistic, reap, reasonable, ravish, readiness, rapid, render, rainbow, rain, rebirth, reassure, reassurance, reborn and so on. These are a few good R words for kids. You can teach these words to kids by mimicking the actions or asking them to read them aloud.

What are some of the 3 letter R Words For Kids?

These are a few 3 letter R words for kids, rat, run, ran, raw, rod, rip, rib, rid, ray, rim, rub, rug, row and many more. These are quite simple and easy for the children to learn and remember. When kids learn these words, they feel confident and would be able to form simple and meaningful sentences.

What Are Some Of The R Words For Kids That Are Nouns?

A noun is a name, place, person or thing. Hence, here are some of the R words for kids that are nouns. Race, rabbit, ratio, reader, Russia, Robert, recipe, region, radio, reason, research, replacement, restaurant, resort, road, river, revenue, route and many more.

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So, Recode reported today that Twitter was tinkering around with the idea of expanding its 140 character limit to a number a bit higher….10,000 characters.

But what, you ask (and I'm glad you did), does 10,000 characters look like? Well, hey. Let's find out.

Soooo, did you see the Warriors game last night? Crazy, right? It was nice to see Harrison Barnes back and the entire crowd cheered when he entered the game. Steph Curry is probably not human, because he shoots the ball from the parking lot and it swishes like butter. How many characters am I up to now? Lemme check, so hold on….

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Anyways, then it started raining today and my dogs don't like rain so it's really difficult to take them outside to do their business in the morning when they don't want to deal with the rain. I try to talk them into the fact that they're actually getting a bath and pooping at the same time, kind of a two birds with one stone thing. They don't buy it. Speaking of rain, it didn't rain on my wedding day like the weather people thought it would. How do they keep their jobs when they're wrong all of the time? It's almost like they could do my job. Wait, I didn't mean that how it sounded. Where are we at now?

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OK. So anyways. Here's a favorite quote of mine from Bill Clinton:

If you live long enough, you'll make mistakes. But if you learn from them, you'll be a better person. It's how you handle adversity, not how it affects you. The main thing is never quit, never quit, never quit.

I think what he's saying is that you can make mistakes, but you have to learn from them. I've made a bunch of mistakes, how about you? My dogs made a mistake this morning because they didn't want to go out in the rain. But that's cool, I don't get mad. Life's too short, you know?

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Did you see the President speak about gun control today? It's important. Probably the most important problem of our time and we have to solve it. Here's what he said today:

THE PRESIDENT: Happy New Year, everybody. Before the New Year, I mentioned that I had given the charge to my Attorney General, FBI Director, Deputy Director at the ATF, and personnel at my White House to work together to see what more we could do to prevent a scourge of gun violence in this country.

I think everybody here is all too familiar with the statistics. We have tens of thousands of people every single year who are killed by guns. We have suicides that are committed by firearms at a rate that far exceeds other countries. We have a frequency of mass shootings that far exceeds other countries in frequency.

And although it is my strong belief that for us to get our complete arm around the problem Congress needs to act, what I asked my team to do is to see what more we could do to strengthen our enforcement and prevent guns from falling into the wrong hands to make sure that criminals, people who are mentally unstable, those who could pose a danger to themselves or others are less likely to get them.

And I've just received back a report from Attorney General Lynch, Director Comey, as well as Deputy Director Brandon about some of the ideas and initiatives that they think can make a difference. And the good news is, is that these are not only recommendations that are well within my legal authority and the executive branch, but they're also ones that the overwhelming majority of the American people, including gun owners, support and believe.

So over the next several days, we'll be rolling out these initiatives. We'll be making sure that people have a very clear understanding of what can make a difference and what we can do. And although we have to be very clear that this is not going to solve every violent crime in this country, it's not going to prevent every mass shooting, it's not going to keep every gun out of the hands of a criminal, it will potentially save lives and spare families the pain and the extraordinary loss that they've suffered as a consequence of a firearm getting in the hands of the wrong people.

I'm also confident that the recommendations that are being made by my team here are ones that are entirely consistent with the Second Amendment and people's lawful right to bear arms. And we've been very careful recognizing that, although we have a strong tradition of gun ownership in this country, that even though it's who possess firearms for hunting, for self-protection, and for other legitimate reasons, I want to make sure that the wrong people don't have them for the wrong reasons.

So I want to say how much I appreciate the outstanding work that the team has done. Many of you worked over the holidays to get this set of recommendations to me. And I'm looking forward to speaking to the American people over the next several days in more detail about it.

Thank you very much, everybody.

Regardless of where you stand on the matter, we have to change some things.

Back to tech. Are you at CES? I'm not this year. Mostly because there's a lot of germs and I shouldn't be around them if I can help it. I'm pretty sure my dogs would have liked it though, because there's a lot of tech in Vegas for all kinds of people (and pets). If you were a dog would you want a phone? Or a self-feeding thing? Of course you would. You'd have to sit around all day watching your parents use technology while you sit around and lick yourself. What kind of existence is that? I know, right? I hope there's some dog tech that comes out of the conference, otherwise it's a wash.

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Time for another quote. JFK this time:

When written in Chinese, the word 'crisis' is composed of two characters. One represents danger and the other represents opportunity.

I think what JFK meant was just because things aren't going your way doesn't mean that it won't eventually. You have to play the long game, you have to stick in there and see things as far as you can possibly see them. It's like Twitter. People are worried about whether Twitter can weather the storm of lack of growth. I think it can. What about the character count? Well, I personally feel like asking people to keep their thoughts shorter make them more powerful. They're easier to share. Repeat, etc. What will happen when people can put this much text in a tweet? I don't know. I do know that I don't want to spend hours reading tweets because I like the fact that I can glance at the app and figure out what's going on pretty quickly.

If I wanted to write a book, I'd do it on Facebook.

But maybe people want more characters. I'm not sure who, though. I'd like to meet them. Maybe they have dogs, too. We could chat about that.

What are your favorite movies? I have a top 10 and it changes sometimes:

– Rocky

– Forrest Gump

– Cast Away

– Fantastic Mr. Fox

– Signs

– Lars and the Real Girl

– Superbad

– Spaceballs

– Shawshank Redemption

– Jackie Brown

Share yours in the comments if you want.

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Here's another quote, this time from Maya Angelou:

The thing to do, it seems to me, is to prepare yourself so you can be a rainbow in somebody else's cloud. Somebody who may not look like you. May not call God the same name you call God – if they call God at all. I may not dance your dances or speak your language. But be a blessing to somebody. That's what I think.

Being a blessing to someone is a great way to be. Have you been a blessing to someone lately? I feel like we could all do a better job of that, even if it's in small ways. I feel like people always want to do something great and massively huge, but forget about all of the little things along the way. Making someone smile, holding the door for someone, giving someone a hug when they really really need it. Those kinds of things last forever. Don't hold back on doing a bunch of little great things to do something huge that you'll get overwhelmed with and not follow through on.

8614. Wow, this is a lot of characters.

I feel like Kurt Wagner did a good job of talking about the ramifications of expanding tweets to 10,000 characters:

The design aspect is key. Making Tweets bigger by adding more content or bigger pictures has diminished user engagement in the past, according to one source. That makes sense. If tweets take a long time to consume or take up more space on your screen, it's likely that you'll view (and engage with) fewer of them. So Twitter is trying to add more content without disrupting the way you currently scroll through your timeline.

How can Twitter become more like Facebook without becoming Facebook? There's too many words on Facebook, something the company itself is trying to get away from by introducing all sorts of new media, like 360 degree videos. There's always a place for long form content, and just because you have the space doesn't mean Open in app

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How many words might that add up to? How many pages? How many minutes of reading would that entail?

Like many other Twitter users I have some feelings about the lifting of the 140 character limit and potentially expanding it to up to 10,000. I had and have feelings about the shift from favorites as stars to hearts indicating a "like."

I read the articles and posts describing Twitter's downfall, death, corruption and fight for survival because this is the social media space that beGCFGlobal Logo

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Grammar: Run-on Sentences

What is a run-on sentence?

When you speak, you pause between sentences to let people know where each sentence ends. In writing, periods are like this pause. The pause can also be a question mark or an exclamation point. When two sentences are next to each other without any punctuation marks between them, you have a run-on sentence.

Run-on sentences are a problem because they make it difficult to tell where one sentence ends and the next one begins. As you can see in the picture below, writing without periods is like speaking very fast without stopping. Both are difficult to understand! That's why it's so important to fix run-ons in your writing.

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How can you recognize a run-on sentence?

If you don't signal when your sentence ends

In the example above, the horse's speech actually has four complete sentences in it. But they don't have periods between them, which makes this example a run-on. To fix this, you need to find the end of each sentence and mark it with a period, question mark, or exclamation point.

You can do this by reading the run-on sentence out loud to yourself. Put periods in places where you stumble or pause while you're reading. Then look at each period and ask yourself: Is this sentence really over? Did it start in the right place? Check to make sure all of your sentences make sense and that there aren't any words left out. Then you'll know you've fixed the run-on sentence.

If you correct the horse's run-on sentence, you'll end up with something like this:

Yesterday my hoof was hurting. Cowboy here tried to put some ice on it. I told him ice doesn't help hooves. He always thinks he knows better.

If two complete sentences are joined by a comma

Commas in writing are like taking a quick breath in the middle of a thought or a sentence. They don't signal the end of a sentence. If two complete sentences are separated by a comma instead of a period, it's a run-on sentence. Let's look at an example:

My clothes dryer isn't working, my clothes smell like mildew.

In this example, My clothes dryer isn't working is one complete sentence, and my clothes smell like mildew is another. This makes this example a run-on sentence. You can fix run-ons like this by replacing the comma with a period. Make sure to capitalize the letter after the period, as we've done here:

My clothes dryer isn't working. My clothes smell like mildew.

Here's another example of this kind of run-on sentence:

Fruit in that store is usually rotten, you really shouldn't shop there.

You can correct this example by adding a period: Fruit in that store is usually rotten. You really shouldn't shop there. Don't confuse this kind of run-on sentence with correct sentences like this:

Before you buy fruit from that store, you should check it for mold.

In this example, you should check it for mold is a complete sentence. But before you buy fruit from that store is a fragment. It's not complete. (Want to know why? Review our lesson on Fragments.) It's OK to connect a fragment to a complete sentence with a comma, so this example is not a run-on sentence.

When sentences are just too long

Sometimes sentences have the right punctuation, but they're just too long to be easy to read. These sentences are also run-on sentences. Here's an example:

If I seem a little crazy, angry, and grouchy right now, it is, I think, because Emily, my coworker, who sits at the next cash register, keeps singing that song from the cartoon where the chicken keeps exploding, and the little boy tries to make the chicken angry, and I think I'm going to explode if I hear that song one more time.

You can fix run-ons like this by splitting them up into complete sentences, just like we did with the other run-ons in this lesson. You can also take out details that don't help people understand the writer's main point. In our example, information about the other cashier singing is important. Without these details, we won't understand why the writer is grouchy. But we don't really need to know about the characters in the cartoon.

You can also take out words and facts that repeat something the writer has already said. For example, we probably don't need to know that this person is crazy, angry, and grouchy. We'd understand if the writer just used the word grouchy.

To correct sentences that are too long, you'll usually want to do all three of these things. Here's how we fixed the long sentence in our example. Click the dots to see how we decided what to take out.

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Here's what our example looks like after we've edited it:

If I seem a little grouchy right now, it is because Emily, my coworker, keeps singing that song from the cartoon with the exploding chicken. I think I'm going to explode if I hear that song one more time.

There are actually many different ways we could have corrected this sentence. As long as you end up with sentences that follow grammar rules, are easier to read, and stick to the main idea of the original sentence, your version is correct.

Is it OK to use run-on sentences?

It is almost never a good idea to use run-on sentences in writing. Writers and poets sometimes use them to repeat something important or to imitate the way people talk. But run-on sentences are usually incorrect. They make it too difficult to understand your writing.

Here's a run-on sentence that contains three complete sentences. Click the dots where you think the periods should go.

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st meets my needs so far. And every time I feel myself about to say something sentimental about how and why I "care" about Twitter, I slap myself upside the head and remind myself that like hundreds of other corporations this is one more that is aiming to generate shareholder profits via my ongoing display of "care": filling their platform with thousands of data points per hour.

And so it was with great relief that I read an article which made plain for me exactly what is at stake with Twitter lifting its signature 140 character limit. Will Oremus argues convincingly that it's not about the length of the tweet:

What's really changing here, then, is not the length of the tweet. It's where that link at the bottom takes you when you click on it — or, rather, where it doesn't take you. Instead of funneling traffic to blogs, news sites, and other sites around the Web, the "read more" button will keep you playing in Twitter's own garden.

After a while, you may notice that this garden has expanded to take in territory that once lay beyond its walls — and that those walls are a little higher than you remember them being. Stories published on Twitter may not be available elsewhere. At the same time, Twitter might start to exercise some control over which stories available elsewhere will be allowed inside its garden.

The title of his post: "Twitter Isn't Raising the 140 Character Limit. It's Becoming A Walled Garden" says so much. And what it revealed to me was how much corporations are vested in guiding consumers in the "best way" to enjoy a service or product. Brand loyalty is even more important than ever. Attracting an audience or following is one thing, but to keep your audience tethered to your platform/service/product long enough for them to receive adequate 'experience enhancers' in the form of specifically targeted advertising; that is fully another.

And seen that way, I can't believe that I have fallen in so deeply with all of this. How many terms of use have I knowingly accepted without so much as glancing at the details of my unique surrender? How widely and generously have I distributed my cookies among countless third parties?

So if Twitter changes its character limit, I have essentially all the same choices I have every day. To stay or go. To feed the insatiable monster or reduce my offerings. In truth, I've already become quite comfortable in my little garden space. Some things have begun to take root and grow, even thrive on some days. I appreciate the many neighborly interactions with other gardeners. And the wealth of our conversations is generated by the fact that none of us live in our Twitter gardens. We all come and go, check in and check back out. We bring our experiences from elsewhere and re-examine them back in the garden.

And yet, this garden with walls or without, is hardly built for permanence, although we like to behave as if that were the case. Twitter CEO, Jack Dorsey was quoted in a USA Today article describing the company's logic in contemplating the change:

Dorsey has pledged to challenge long-held beliefs and conventions at Twitter in an attempt to reignite user growth.

"I've challenged our teams to look beyond assumptions about what makes Twitter the best play to share what's happening. I'm confident our ideas will result in the service that's far easier to understand and much more powerful," Dorsey said during the company's third-quarter conference call.

What struck me here was the idea of "long-held beliefs and conventions" in a company that is just over 10 years old. "Long-held beliefs" move fast in Silicon Valley and therefore for the rest of us, too, apparently. And "reignit[ing] user growth" is every company's headache. That upward growth curve simply can't go on forever the way it started. But that seems very hard to accept if you made so much money (or amassed so much attention) for a while there. If Silicon Valley insists that 5–8 years is time enough to have established "long-held beliefs" then none of us should be surprised when these same corporations begin to speak of "glory days" after 15 years in the market.

Understanding why companies do the things they do with us and supposedly for us has to become an additional priority in our digital day-to-day. This pains me. I would really rather not bother. But there is too much at stake. How much have I already shared and surrendered? What happens if rather than introducing higher walls, bulldozers arrive and the Twitter garden is made over into a giant strip mall?

This is why we need to keep our eyes open. If you catch me saying that I "care" about Twitter — remind me that Twitter does not care much about me. Twitter cares about Twitter's survival which now is only measured in economic terms, suitable for Wall Street exchanges. 140 or 10,000 characters of expression will neither provide the cure nor seal the demise.

Someday we'll look back and laugh.

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