Tongue twisters that help improve pronunciation

Nov 4, 2024

Aakanksha Sharma

Brilliant tongue twisters

Tongue twisters, a beloved childhood game is not just about having fun with friends over mispronunciations, but are also the best ways to improve clarity of speech, repetition skills, and of course pronunciation. Here we mention 9 tongue twisters that do just the job.

The ‘S and SH’ sound

One of the most famous tongue twisters is – She sells seashells by the seashore. This is considered one of the best for children and adults to improve their pronunciation and speaking as the S and SH sounds can blend together if spoken too fast.

The woodchuck twister

Another famous tongue twister – How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood? The constant transition between the ‘w’ and ‘ch’ sounds is said to help people improve their communication and speaking.

Betty’s butter shenanigans

One tongue twister we all love is – Betty bought a bit of butter, but the butter was bitter, so Betty bought better butter to make the bitter butter better. And the constant ‘B and T’ repetition helps improve quick speaking and pronunciation.

Peter Piper’s peppers

A tongue twister with a focus on the ‘P’ sound is – Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers. This one is believed to help people improve pronunciation and strengthen breath control because “p” requires strong airflow.

The bear is not ‘fuzzy’

A tongue twister about a bear is – Fuzzy Wuzzy was a bear. Fuzzy Wuzzy had no hair. Fuzzy Wuzzy wasn’t very fuzzy, was he? This one has a focus on the ‘F and Z’ alphabets and helps improve clarity in speech.

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The shoe-chewing dog

A twister famous for the difficult ‘Ch’ and ‘Sh’ sounds is – If a dog chews shoes, whose shoes does he choose? These two are the most difficult pronunciations and repeating them one after the other helps develop better speech.

The snails of sea

A tongue twister about the slimy snails – ‘Six slippery snails slid slowly seaward’ helps people be clear with the ‘S’ and ‘L’ sound.

The blackbuck

Another famous tongue twister is – A big black bug bit a big black bear, and the big black bear bled blood. This one has a repetition of ‘B’ sounds, and is believed to help children and adults improve their clarity and control over words with similar syllables.

The canner’s job

An underrated but fun tongue twister is – Can you can a can as a canner can can a can? The repetition of the ‘C’ and ‘An’ in this twister is extremely difficult to get right the first time and helps people improve their speech of repetitive vowels.

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