Let’s Talk: At What Age Should My Child Use Consonant Sounds?

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Written By Cherie Finocchiaro

Now that you know about language milestones, let’s talk sounds! Curious about when your child might master different speech sounds? Check out this post for a breakdown!

  • At 2 years: p

  • At 3 years: b, t, d, k, g, m, n, ng, f, h, y, w

  • At 4 years: v, s, z, sh, ch, j, l

  • At 5 years: th (voiced), zh, r

  • At 6 years: th (voiceless)

Based on:

McLeod, S., & Crowe, K. (2018). Children’s consonant acquisition in 27 languages: A cross-linguistic review. American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 27, 1546–1571. doi:10.1044/2018_AJSLP-17-0100 McLeod, S.,

Crowe, K., & Shahaeian, A. (2015). Intelligibility in Context Scale: Normative and validation data for English-speaking preschoolers. Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 46(3), 266-276. doi:10.1044/2015_LSHSS-14-0120

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