SOUND CHARTS

 

These charts show at what age males and females should be using correctly articulated consonant sounds. 

 

The age norms were established as part of the Nebraska –Iowa Articulation Norms Project. 

 

Vowel sounds are currently considered intact by age three (3).

 

 

SOUND CHART FOR FEMALES

 

 

AGE       ARTICULATED CONANT SOUNDS

 

  3             b       p       m      n       h      w       d      k      f-      g

 

   4            t        tw      kw     y        voiced th

 

  5             v        -f       l-       pl      bl      kl      fl       gl

 

  6             sh      ch      j        -l       voiceless th

 

  7             sp      ing    s        z        st       sk      sm     sn      sw     sl       skw   spl

 

  8             r-       pr      -er     br      kr      dr      gr      fr

 

  9             thr     spr    skr    str

 

 

 

SOUND CHART FOR MALES

 

AGE            ARTICULATED CONANT SOUNDS

 

3               m      f-       n       h       w       d       p       b       t        k

 

 4              g

 

 5              y        f        v        tw      kw

 

 6              l-       pl      bl      kl      gl       fl

         

 7              ch      sh      -l       s        z        ing    spl     j        sh      sp      sm     sn      sk   skw  sw  sl 

                               voiced th

 

 8              pr      kr      br      dr      -er     r-       gr      fr       tr       voiced th ch

 

 9              thr     spr    skr    str