A phrase that is designed to be difficult to articulate or verbalize properly
A collection of words or phrases that are difficult to utter accurately
A close sequence of similar consonantal sounds
A perfect way to practice and improve pronunciation and fluency
Efficiently used as a type of spoken word game
BENEFITS OF TONGUE TWISTERS
Clarify or improve pronunciations
Test sound difficulty level
Help in identifying problem sounds
Act as an instrument to master foreign languages
Strengthen the muscles
Warm up our speaking potential
Improve self-confidence
FAMOUS TONGUE TWISTERS IN ENGLISH
Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers. Did Peter Piper pick a peck of pickled peppers? If Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers, where’s the peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked?
She sells seashells on the sea shore. The shells she sells are seashells, I’m sure. And if she sells seashells on the sea shore, Then I’m sure she sells seashore shells.
How much wood would a woodchuck chuck, if the woodchuck could chuck wood? He would chuck, he would, as much as he could, And chuck as much wood as a woodchuck would, If a woodchuck could chuck wood.
Bobby Bippy bought a bat. Bobby Bippy bought a ball. With his bat, Bob banged the ball. Banged it bump against the wall. But so boldly Bobby banged it. That he burst his rubber ball. “Boo!” cried Bobby. Bad luck ball. Bad luck Bobby, bad luck ball. Now to drown his many troubles, Bobby Bippy’s blowing bubbles.
Denise sees the fleece, Denise sees the fleas. At least Denise could sneeze And feed and freeze the fleas.
A sailor went to sea To see, what he could see. And all he could see Was sea, sea, sea.
I saw a saw that could out saw any saw I ever saw saw. If you happen to see a saw that can out saw the saw I saw saw I’d like to see the saw you saw saw.
A skunk sat on a stump and thunk the stump stunk but the stump thunk the skunk stunk.
I wish to wish the wish you wish to wish,
But if you wish the wish the witch wishes, I won’t wish the wish you wish to wish.
Fuzzy Wuzzy was a bear, Fuzzy Wuzzy had no hair, Fuzzy Wuzzy wasn’t very fuzzy, was he?
If two witches were watching two watches, which witch would watch which watch?
