Tongue twisters for practice

S Sounds:

• She sells seashells by the seashore.
• Surely Sylvia swims swiftly.
• Six slippery snails slid slowly seaward.
• Scissors sizzle, thistles sizzle.

P Sounds:

• Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers. How many pickled peppers did Peter Piper pick?
• Pad kid poured curd pulled cod.  
• Properly packed paper patterns please picky people.

B Sounds:

• Betty Botter bought some butter, "But," she said, "this 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."  
• Black bug bit a big black bear.

F/V Sounds:

• Five frantic frogs fled from fifty fierce falcons.
• Fuzzy Wuzzy was a bear. Fuzzy Wuzzy had no hair. Fuzzy Wuzzy wasn’t very fuzzy, was he?

L/R Sounds:

• Red lorry, yellow lorry.
• Luke Luck likes lakes. Luke's duck likes lakes. Luke Luck licks lakes. Luck's duck licks lakes. Duck takes licks in lakes Luke Luck likes. Luke Luck takes licks in lakes duck likes.  
• Round and round the rugged rocks the ragged rascal ran.

TH Sounds:

• The thirty-three thieves thought that they thrilled the throne throughout Thursday.
• Whether the weather be fine, or whether the weather be not, whether the weather be cold, or whether the weather be hot, we'll weather the weather whatever the weather, whether we like it or not.  

CH/SH Sounds:

• She sells sea shells on the seashore. The shells she sells are surely seashells. So if she sells shells on the seashore, I'm sure she sells seashore shells.  
• How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a 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.  

Mixed Sounds (More Challenging):

• I thought a thought. But the thought I thought wasn’t the thought I thought I thought.
• Can you can a can as a canner can can a can?
• If two witches were watching two watches, which witch would watch which watch?

Tips for Practicing:

• Start slow: Focus on accuracy first, then gradually increase your speed.
• Repeat multiple times: Repetition is key to improving your pronunciation and fluency.
• Record yourself: This can help you identify areas where you need to improve.
• Focus on specific sounds: If you have trouble with certain sounds, choose tongue twisters that focus on those sounds.
• Have fun! Tongue twisters should be enjoyable. Don't get discouraged if you struggle at first.

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By Jerry Ramonyai