Set two different cups on the table and pretend you are running a café. Offer your child the wrong colour on purpose. Then model “You asked for the BLUE cup,” giving “blue” a little more emphasis. Hand over the blue cup so your child can hear which word helped clear up the mix-up.
Put two biscuits on a plate and change the order. If you offer just one, your child can reply “I asked for TWO biscuits.” Say the line once with them if they need a model, then let them try it at their usual speaking volume. Listen for the word they make stand out and respond by changing the order to match.
Swap roles and let your child run the café. When they hand you the wrong cup or number of biscuits, give a short correction and see whether they catch the detail you emphasise. Next time, use pencils or coloured blocks for a fresh round. The idea is to make the important word easy to hear in an everyday English sentence.
