Twenty words that start with the s-m blend — each one drawn, spoken out loud, and ready to practice at word, phrase, or sentence level. Tap play and go.
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These cards practice the SM cluster at the beginning of words, where the s and the m have to run together with no vowel in between — s-m-smile, not "suh-mile". Tap any card to open the full player; every card speaks its word out loud.
The level dial rewrites every card live — the same picture grows with your child from single words to full sentences. Here’s card one:
Parent mode picks five words for today — smile, smoke, small, smell, smoothie — so a session can be two minutes on the couch, not a curriculum. Every card comes with a plain-language prompt like this one:
“Hold the sss and hum straight into the mmm, no vowel in between: s-m… smile. Then ask: What do we make with our mouth when we are happy?”
Working on this in speech sessions? The player also has a clinician side: draw on any card, jot a note, and use record-and-playback for listen-then-say practice. See the SLP tour →
Words that begin with the two-consonant SM cluster — like smile, smoke, small, smell, smoothie. This free deck gives you 20 of them as talking flashcards: every card shows a picture, says its word out loud, and can grow the word into a phrase or full sentence.
Children often simplify clusters — smile becomes "mile" and smoke becomes "moke" — even after single S is easy. Blend decks give the two sounds together so the child practises moving from s straight into m with no vowel wedged in the middle. Most children have S-blends by about age five.
Yes. All 20 cards, the audio, the level dial, and record-and-playback are free in your browser with no login, no download, and no locked cards.
Nowhere. Recordings play back on your device only — they are never uploaded or saved, and they disappear when you close the page.
No. Little Words is a practice tool for home and for sessions. If you have concerns about your child’s speech, a licensed speech-language pathologist can evaluate and guide you — these cards are a way to practice between conversations, not a diagnosis or a treatment plan.
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