Tongue Twisters
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Tongue Twisters
A tongue twister is a phrase or sentence that is difficult to say correctly and quickly, often because of the repetition of similar sounds (alliteration) or the close proximity of words that require rapid shifts in articulation. They’re a fun way to practice pronunciation, improve articulation.
The following diagram gives some popular tongue twisters.
Have fun practicing the more tongue twisters.
A Canner Can
A canner exceedingly canny
one morning remarked to his granny
“a canner can can
anything that he can
but a canner can’t can a can, can he?"
(Carolyn Wells)
A Tutor
A tutor who tooted the flute
Tried to tutor two tooters to toot
Said the two to the tutor
“Is it tougher to toot Or to tutor two tooters to toot?"
Beebee and Phoebe
A certain young fellow named Beebee
Wished to marry a lady named Phoebe
“But,” he said. “I must see What the minister’s fee be
Before Phoebe be Phoebe Beebee
Betty Botter
Betty Botter bought some butter but, said she, the butter’s bitter.
If I put it in my batter, it will make my batter bitter.
But a bit of better butter will make my bitter batter better.
So she bought some better butter, better than the bitter butter,
put it in her bitter batter, made her bitter batter better.
So ’t was better Betty Botter bought some better butter.
Denise sees the fleece
Denise sees the fleece,
Denise sees the fleas.
At least Denise could sneeze
and feed and freeze the fleas.
Felt
Of all the felt I ever felt I never felt felt that felt like that felt felt.
How much wood would a woodchuck chuck
How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?
How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?
How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood in a truck?
As much wood as a woodchuck could if a woodchuck could chuck wood?
I slit the Sheet
I slit the sheet,
The sheet I slit
and on the slitted sheet I sit.
Peter Piper
Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.
A peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked.
If Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers,
Where’s the peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked?
Silly Sally
Silly Sally swiftly shooed seven silly sheep.
The seven silly sheep Silly Sally shooed
shilly-shallied south.
These sheep shouldn’t sleep in a shack;
sheep should sleep in a shed.
Sister Suzie
Sister Suzie’s sewing socks for soldiers
Sock for soilders sister Suzie sews,
If sister Suzie’s sewing socks for soldiers,
Where’re the socks for soldiers sister Suzie sews?
Swan swam over the sea
Swan swam over the sea,
Swim, swan, swim!
Swan swam back again
Well swum, swan!
Suzie in a Shoe Shine Shop
I saw Suzie sitting in a shoe shine shop.
Where she sits she shines, and where she shines she sits.
The Sick Sheep
The sixth sick Sheik’s sixth sheep’s sick.
Three Grey Geese
Three gray geese in green fields grazing.
Red Lorry, Yellow Lorry
Red Lorry, Yellow Lorry
Red Lorry, Yellow Lorry
Rubber Baby
Rubber baby buggy bumpers.
Sally sells sea shells
Sally sells sea shells by the sea shore,
so she can see the shimmering silver ships
In sunshiny summers she strolls along the sea shore
Shoelessly splashing somersaults while she skips.
**She sells Sea Shells **
She sells sea shells on the sea shore;
The shells that she sells are sea shells I’m sure.
So if she sells sea shells on the sea shore,
I’m sure that the shells are sea shore shells.
The thirty three thieves
The thirty three thieves thought that they thrilled the throne throughout Thursday.
Theophilus Thistle
Theophilus Thistle, the thistle sifter, sifted a sieve of unsifted thistles.
If Theophilus the thistle sifter sifted a sieve of unsifted thistles,
where is the sieve of sifted thistles Theophilus the thistle sifter sifted?
**Vern Verse **
Vern Verse is well versed In a very wordy verb verse
Tongue Twisters Videos
English Sounds Lesson 4: Tongue Twisters 1
Learn English with Tongue Twisters
Learn English pronunciation with these challenging sentences. Lots of fun!
Tongue Twisters
Sally Sells Sea Shells
A funny song of the tongue twister
“Sally sells sea shells by the sea shore,
so she can see the shimmering silver ships
In sunshiny summers she strolls along the sea shore
Shoelessly splashing somersaults while she skips.”
Peter Piper - Can you sing this tongue twister without messing up?
Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.
A peck of pickled peppers
Peter Piper picked If Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers
Where’s the peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked?
How Much Wood Would a Woodchuck Chuck?
A new twist on an old tongue twister
How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood
How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood
How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood in a truck
As much wood as a woodchuck could if a woodchuck could chuck wood.
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