Her 21 month old has a great vocabulary but her pronunciation is terrible. Is this normal?
My 21 month old daughter can say hundreds of words. You can point at almost any object inside or outside the house and she will tell you what it is, but she struggles to pronounce things correctly. Some easy words she can pronounce very well, but a lot of the time she will just use the end of the word or use the wrong sounds. Some examples:
Apple = papple
Pink = ink
Drink = ink
Pram = am
Cat = at
Doggy = goggy
Blueberries = ees
Strawberries = ees
Yoghurt = giggit
Bike = ike
Light = ite
Come on = momon
We understand most of what she says because we have learned what she means by her words, but sometimes she gets frustrated when you don’t understand what she’s asking for, as a lot of words sound the same.
“ees” sometimes means blueberries, sometimes strawberries, sometimes raspberries and you don’t know which one she wants until you show her. Others you can tell from context, e.g if she’s pointing at a pink object then “ink” means pink, otherwise she’s asking for a drink.
Should I be worried? Or is this normal and something she will grow out of as she develops? Could it be that she isn’t hearing correctly so she thinks she is pronouncing things the right way?
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21 month old has great vocabulary but terrible pronunciation. Is this normal?
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Toddlerparents · 06/07/2020 18:37
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