Yes, the D sound is voiced.

Yes, the D sound is a stop.

The D and T sound are produced exactly the same with one exception.  The difference between D and T is that the T sound is voiceless and the D sound is a voiced sound.

1. Dabble
2. Dancer
3. Dog
4. Dash
5. Dazzle
6. Dice
7. Deck
8. Delight
9. Diamond
10. Dimple
11. Dinosaur
12. Dizzy
13. Dodge
14. Dolphin
15. Donkey
16. Dot
17. Dotted
18. Double
19. Dance
20. Drum
21. Duck
22. Dune
23. Dunk
24. Dusk
25. Dwell
26. Dynamic
27. Dandy
28. Daunt
29. Dairy
30. Dawn
31. Daydream
32. Delightful
33. Depict
34. Dew
35. Daffodil
36. Darling
37. Daughter
38. D
39. Decade
40. Decide
41. Decline
42. Decorate
43. Defend
44. Delicate
45. Demand
46. Demolish
47. Denim
48. Dent
49. Dependent
50. Depict

1. Read
2. Good
3. Band
4. Hand
5. Land
6. Sand
7. Wind
8. Pond
9. Bend
10. Blend
11. Friend
12. Kind
13. Mind
14. Find
15. Wand
16. Cold
17. Gold
18. Fold
19. Hold
20. Bold
21. Mound
22. Round
23. Sound
24. Send
25. Trend
26. Spend
27. Fund
28. Stand
29. Grand
30. Pound
31. Brand
32. Fond
33. Behind
34. Cloud
35. Loud
36. Proud
37. Crowd
38. Second
39. Suspend
40. Extend
41. Diamond
42. End
43. Food
44. Mood
45. Dude
46. Rude
47. Toad
48. Slide
49. Ride
50. Inside

How to make the /d/ sound:

• First we need to place the tip of our tongue on the bumpy spot of our gums behind our front teeth. We call this spot the alveolar ridge.
• Have the child blow out air while lowering the tongue from the bumpy spot.
• Turning on your voice ( voice is the rumbling in your vocal folds.  Have your child/client place their hand on their/your neck during the production of /s/ and /z/, and have them feel the difference between the two.  In the production of /s/, there should be no rumble or voicing.  While in the production of /z/, there should be a rumbling or voicing.)

Tricks and Tips for producing the /d/ sound:

• A fun and tasty way to teach the child where to put their tongue for a /d/ production is to put some Nutella, peanut butter, sour candy gel, or any other creamy food they enjoy on the bumpy spot.  Once the child has felt the spot a few times, have them try to blow out air while lowering the tongue at the same time!
• Have the child pretend that their tongue is a finger and the bumpy spot is a door bell.  See how many times they can ring the door bell in 10 or 30 seconds!
• Have the child press down on the bumpy spot using their finger.  Often our tongues are curious creatures and they will inspect the area that was just pressed which happens to be our target area!
• Because the /d/ sound by itself sounds like a watch ticking, tell the child you want to see how many /d/ sounds they can make in 10 or 30 seconds.  If up to the task, challenge the client to see who can make more /d/ sounds in the given time!
• To visually show the child how we explosively release air from our mouths to produce the /d/ sound, hold a piece of string in front of their mouths, and have them try to move the string with the release of air.  It is important to remind them to remember to use their voicing during this activity!
• If you have a board game that uses a spinner have the child see if they can move the spinner using the explosions of air from their mouths.  Note that the explosion of air from a production of /d/ is much softer than that of /t/.

If you are looking for tips and tricks on how to produce the perfect D sounds; click the link below:

D Overview

Target the D sound at the isolation level with 3 different activities: Isolation Animation, Pop the Bubbles, and Click the Button!

Target D at the syllable level with our virtual flashcards!

We have three activities for targeting D at the word level: 1.) Classic flashcards with initial, medial, final, and mixed sets. 2.) Minimal Pair Sliders 3.) Name the Photos (Have the computer give you feedback on your sound productions!)

D phrase flashcards with sets targeting D in the initial, medial, final, and mixed positions!

Target D at the sentence level with our rotating sentences activity!

Our D story is full of D target sounds and tongue twisters! Read it yourself or play it out loud and then repeat it back!

We have two ways to target D at the conversation level: 1.) Silly story scenes full of D target words. 2.) Conversation starter questions.

D Virtual Materials

D Flashcards

D Progression Cards

D Soccer Shootout

D Paint

D Spot It

D Escape From Dragon's Dungeon

D Fish's Flight to Freedom

D Witch's Brew

D Summer Sundae Dash

D Fall Apple Quest

D Halloween Candy Chompers

D Thanksgiving Treats

D Cupid's Valentines Candies

D Marshmallows' Mad Dash

D Unicorn Artic Derby

D Train Track Dash

D Space Race

D Flashlight Finder

D Feed the Bear

D Pumpkin Carving

D Build-a-Snowman

D Thanksgiving Dinner

D Jeopardy

D Tic-Tac-Toe

D Candy Land

D Connect 4

D Battleship

D Artic Ninja

D Cat Run

D Volt Runner

D Artic Clicker

D Pizza Jumper

D Artic Cruiser

D Space Invaders

D Spot the Differences

D Dino Hop

D Matching

D Treasure Hunt

D Crossword

D Word Find 1

D Word Find 2

D Boom Cards