English tongue twisters, that is, English tongue twisters, are a great way to practice your English pronunciation. Tongue twisters must be pronounced out loud, not at a measured pace, but at the fastest possible pace.
We have collected 10 tongue twisters for you of different levels - from fairly easy to complex. You can just repeat them from time to time, but it's best to learn a couple - it's interesting and useful for your English. There is no point in translating tongue twisters, since they are based on a play on words and are often meaningless, but for those who still want to understand what is being said, we have prepared a translation.
Tongue twisters in English with translation and transcription:
Simple tongue twisters
I scream, you scream. — .
We all scream for ice-cream. — .
I scream and you scream
We all ask for ice cream! ● ● ● Four furious friends fought for the phone.— . Four angry friends fought over the phone. ● ● ●
Swan swam over the sea — .
Swim, swan, swim! —
Swan swam back again— .
Well swum, swan! —
The swan swam on the sea. Swim, swan, swim! The swan swam back again. Well done, swan! Tongue twisters of medium difficulty level
How many cookies could a good cook cook —
If a good cook could cook cookies?— [ɪf ə gʊd kʊk kʊd kʊk ˈkʊkiz]
A good cook could cook as many cookies— [ə gʊd kʊk kʊd kʊk æz ˈmɛni ˈkʊkiz]
As a good cook who could cook cookies— [ə gʊd kʊk kʊd kʊk æz ˈmɛni ˈkʊkiz].
How many cookies could a good chef make?
What if a good chef could cook cookies?
A good cook could make so many cookies
How many and a good cook who can cook cookies.
Betty Botta bought some butter,— [ˈbɛti botta bɔːt sʌm ˈbʌtə, ]
"But", she said, "this butter's bitter, —
But a bit of better butter—
Will make my batter better." —
So she bought a bit of butter—
And it made her batter better.— [ænd ɪt meɪd hɜː ˈbætə ˈbɛtə]
Betty Botta bought butter,
“But,” she said, “this oil is bitter,
But a small piece of butter
Makes my dough better."
So she put a piece of butter
And it made her dough better.
One-one was a race horse. —
Two-two was one too. —
One-one won one race. —
Two-two won one too. —
Eleven was a racehorse.
The twenty-second was the same.
Eleven won one race.
Twenty-second also won one.
Now let's move on to more complex tongue twisters
Can you imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie?—
Can you imagine an imaginary zoo manager imagining running an imaginary zoo?
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Pad kid poured curd pulled code.—
The kid covered the road with fondant while dragging the bag.
By the way, this particular tongue twister is considered one of the most difficult in the world, although it only takes one sentence.
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Three swiss witch-bitches,- [θriː swɪs wɪʧ-ˈbɪʧɪz]
which wished to be switched swiss witch-bitches, —
watch three swiss Swatch watch switches. —
Which swiss witch-bitch", —
which wishes to be a switched swiss witch-bitch, —
wishes to watch which Swiss Swatch switch?— [ˈwɪʃɪz tuː wɒʧ wɪʧ swɪs swɒʧ swɪʧ]
Three Swiss witch bitches
who want to change their gender,
look at the three buttons on the Swatch watch.
Which of the Swiss witches,
who want to change their gender,
is he considering which button on the Swatch watch?
The sixth sick sheik "s sixth sheep is sick. — [ðə sɪksθ sɪk ʃeɪks sɪksθ ʃiːp ɪz sɪk]
The sixth sheep of the sick sixth sheikh is sick.
Tongue twisters will help you train your speaking skills, improve your articulation and even your pronunciation in English. If a tongue twister seems too easy to you, try repeating it several times in a row - The catch lies precisely in this.
23.
A black cat sat on a m a t and ate a fat rat. What a black cat!
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24.
A box of biscuits,
a box of mi xed biscuits,
and a biscuit mixer.
25. When do someone r doctors a doctor,
doctor as the doctor being do ct ored wants to be doctored or
26. Great gray goats.
27. The soldier's sh o ulder surely hurts!
28. If you stick a sto c k of liquor in your locker
it is slick to stick a lock upon your stock
or some jock er who is slicker
is going to trick you of your liquor
if you fail to lock your li q uor with a lock.
29. She sees se as slapping shores.
30. Six sick sea-sick en ts swam the seven seas.
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31. Betty bo ug ht some butter,
but the butter Betty bought was bitter,
so Betty bought so me better butter,
and the better butter Betty bought
was better than the bitter b ut ter Betty bought before!
32. I slit a sheet, a she et I slit, and on that slitted sheet I sit.
33. I"m not t he fig plucker,
nor the fig pluckers" son,
but I"ll pl uck figs
Till the fig plucker comes.
34. Whenever the w weather is cold.
Whenever the weather is hot.
We"ll wet he r the weather,
whatever the weather,
whether we like it or not.
35. Sister Suzie wing shirts for soldiers
Such skill as sewing shirts
Our shy young si ster Suzie shows
Some soldiers send epistles
Say they"d rat he r sleep in theses
Than the saucy, soft short shirts for soldiers Sister Suzie sews.
36.
I thought a thought. But the th ou ght I thought wasn't the thought
I thought I thought.
If the thought I thought I thou gh t had been the thought I thought,
I wouldn't have thought so much.
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37. To begin to tob og gan first, buy a toboggan.
But do not buy too big a toboggan!
Too big a toboggan is too big a to boggan to buy to begin to toboggan.
38. How many cans can a ca nn er can if a canner can can cans?
A canner can as m an y cans as a canner can if a canner can can cans.
39. The king would sing, ab o ut a ring that would go ding.
40. Six stick s hi fts stuck shut.
41.
He sighed, she sighed, they bot h sighed, side by side, down beside the
river side.
42. Theo thrust a thumb t hro ugh two or three thick straws thatches
43. Mary Mac's moth e r"s making Mary Mac marry me.
My mother"s making me marry Mary Mac.
Will I always be so Merry w h en Mary"s taking care of me?
Will I always be so merry when I marry Mary Mac?
***
44. How many cookies could a go od cook cook If a good cook could cook cookies?
A good cook could cook as mu ch cookies as a good cook who could cook cookies.
45. How many times s can a cannibal nibble
if a cannibal can nibble cans?
As many cans as a ca n nibal can nibble
if a cannibal can nibble cans.
46. How much ground would a gro un dhog hog, if a groundhog could hog ground?
A groundhog would hog all the ground he could hog, if a groundhog could h og ground.
47. You"ve no nee d to light a night-light
On a light night like tonight,
For a night-light"s lig h t"s a slight light,
And tonight"s a night that"s light.
When a night's light, li ke tonight's light,
It is really not quite right
To light night-lights with their slight lights
On a light nig ht like tonight.
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48. Why do you u cry, Willy?
Why do you cry?
Why, Willy?
Why, W illy?
Why, Willy? Why?
49. Bobby B i ppy bought a bat.
Bobby Bippy bought a ball.
With his bat Bob banged the ball
Banged it bump against the wall
But so boldly Bo bby banged it
That he burst his rubber ball
"Boo!" cried Bobby
Bad luck ball
Bad luck Bob by , bad luck ball
Now to drown his many troubles
Bobby Bippy's blowing bubbles.
50. One black beetle bled only b la ck blood, the other black beetle bled blue.
51. While we were walking, we w er e watching window washers wash Washington"s win dows with warm washing water.
52. A fle a and a fly in a flue,
were imprisoned. So what could they do?
Said the fly, "" Le t us flee"".
Said the flea, ""Let us fly"".
So they flew through a flaw in the flue.
53. A b itt er biting bittern
Bit a better brother bittern,
And the bitter b e tter bitter
Bit the bitter biter back.
And the bitter bittern, bitten,
By the bet te r bitten bittern,
Said: "I"m a bitter biter bit, alack!"
54. A twister of twis ts once twisted a twist.
and the twist that he twisted was a three twisted twist.
now in twisting this twist, if a twist should untwist,
would the twist th at untwisted untwist the twists.
55. Theophilius Thistle, thistle si fter, sifted a sieve of unsifted thesetles.
If Theophilius Thistle, the thistle sifter, sifted the sieve of unsifted
thistles where is the sieve of unsi fte d thistles Theophilius Thistle, the
thistle sifter, si ft ed?
56. Slippery sleds slide s moothly down the sluice-way.
57. I am a mo th er pheasant plucker,
I pluck mother pheasants.
I am the best mother p h easy plucker,
that ever plucked a mother pheasant!
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58. Red lorry, yellow lo rr y, red lorry, yellow lorry.
59. A fitful young fis he r named Gabriel Fisher
Once fished for some fish in a fissure
Till a fish wi that's a grin
Pulled the fisherman in -
Now they are fish ng the fissure for Fisher.
60.
She sells sea shells by the sea sh ore, the shells that she sells are see
shells for sure.
61. Around the rugged r oc ks the ragged rascal ran.
62. Short sails sh o uld sail surer seawards.
63. When a do ct or doctors a doctor,
does the doctor doing the doctoring
doctor as the doctor being do ctored wants to be doctored or
does the doctor do the doctoring doctor as he wants to doctor?
64. How know, brown cow?
65. The rate collector correctly col le cted two or three thick straws thatches.
66. A flea d a fly in a flue
Were imprisoned, so what could they do?
Said the fly, "Let us flee!"
"Let us fly!" sa id the flea.
And they flew through a flow in the flue.
67. If a Hottentot tot tau gh t a Hottentot to talk before the tot would
totter, ought the Hottentot tot be taught to say ought, or naught, or what
ought to be taught the Hottentot tot? If to h oo t and to toot a Hottentot
tot be taught by a Hottentot tutor, should the tutor get hot if the
Hottentot tot hoots a nd toots at the Hottentot tutor?
68. Five fit fishers s hi-pped six thick fish dishes.
69.
If a doctor is doctoring a doctor, does the doctor doing the doctoring
have to doctor the doctor the way t he doctor being doctored wants to be
doctored or does the doctor doctor t he way he usually doctors?
70. Knott and Shott fou gh t a duel. The result was that they changed
conditions. Knott was shot and Shott wa s not. It was better to be Shott
then Knott.
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71. If a twist twist s a twister and the twist that twists the twister
untwists the twister, what be comes of the twist?
72. Shoals of shrimps and so les should be sold in shrimp shops.
73. Peter Piper picked a pe ck of pickled peppers.
A peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked.
If Peter Piper pi ck ed a peck of pickled peppers,
Where's the peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked?
Everyone can master the English language! There are several methods to learn a language. Each student chooses the one that suits him best. But... there are practices that are equally good for all beginners to conquer the heights of the English language. Tongue twisters in English for children are a great way to learn the intricacies of writing and pronunciation of English words for both young children and adults. Remember: do not neglect any opportunity to improve your knowledge of a foreign language. And tongue twisters are a great way to do this.
What are the benefits of tongue twisters? They are funny, exciting and fun to learn. To convey the truth to a child, you do not need to persuade him to study for a long time. It is enough to tell a funny tongue twister to interest him, and the baby himself will want to know what will happen next. The funnier and more exciting the game, the easier and more effective the learning. Tongue twisters prove that learning can be fun!
Tongue twisters in English are not only an opportunity to better learn the language itself, but also a way to improve the pronunciation of problematic sounds. Most examples are designed so that one sound is repeated most often. This means that by systematically repeating the lesson, you, without noticing it, will correct the pronunciation of sounds that were previously a problem for you, and you will begin to easily pronounce the “limping” sounds a few days ago.
English tongue twisters to improve the pronunciation of the interdental sound th:
1. Whether the weather is warm, whether the weather is hot, we have to put up with the weather, whether we like it or not.
(Whether the weather is warm or the weather is hot, we have to put up with the weather whether we want it or not.)
2. Three free throws. (Three free throws.)
3. Red leather, yellow leather. (Red skin, yellow skin.)
A feature of all tongue twisters designed to improve the pronunciation of a certain sound is the abundance of the same sound in words, which is precisely problematic. Pronounce the tongue twister several times a day, and then a few more times, and after a few days - a couple more times, to record the result - and your pronunciation is clear, competent and pleasant to the sound.
A few more tongue twisters:
Whistling sound S
1. I can think of six thin things, but I can think of six thick things too. (I can think of six thin things, and I can think of six thick things).
2. She sells seashells by the seashore. (She sells shells on the seashore . )
3. I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream. (I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream.)
More tongue twisters:
The sound sh is not to be confused with th!
The f sound is easy to learn with us!
A English tongue twisters with translation into j
| Yankee yachtsmen's yachts yaw for one yard, Yakut yachtsmen’s yachts yaw for two yards. If Yankee yachtsmen's yachts didn't yaw for one yard, Could Yakut yachtsmen’s yachts yaw for two yards? | American yachtsmen's yachts deviate from course by one yard, The yachts of Yakut yachtsmen deviate from the course by two yards. If the yachts of American yachtsmen did not deviate one yard from their course, Would the yachts of Yakut yachtsmen deviate two yards from the course? |
| US students are younger than UK junkers, UK junkers are cuter than US students. If US students weren't younger than UK junkers, Could UK junkers be cuter than US students? | American students are younger than British cadets, British cadets are more resourceful than American students. If American students weren't younger than British cadets, Would British Junkers be more resourceful than American students? |
10 audio tongue twisters in English for children
Listen to the tongue twisters and practice saying them as quickly as you can.
1. A big black bug bit a big black dog on his big black nose. (The big black beetle bit the big black dog on his big black nose.)
2. The blue bluebird blinks. (The blue bird blinks.)
3. Give papa a cup of proper coffee in a copper coffee cup. (Give dad a cup of good coffee in a copper coffee cup.)
4. Fresh fried fish, fresh fried fish, fried fresh fish, fresh fried fish. (Fresh fried fish, fresh fried fish, fresh fried fish, fresh fried fish.)
5. Eleven elves licked eleven little liquorice lollipops. (Eleven elves licked eleven small licorice candies.)
6. Kitty caught the kitten in the kitchen. (Kitty caught the kitten in the kitchen.)
7. Red lorry, yellow lorry. (Red truck, yellow truck.)
8. The big bug bit the little beetle, but the little beetle bit the big bug back. (The big bug bit the little bug, and the little bug bit the big bug back.)
9. Toy phone, toy phone, toy phone. (Baby phone, baby phone, baby phone,)
10. Zebras zig and zebras zag. (Zebras zig, zebras zag.)
Let's sum it up
English tongue twisters for children – the best way to learn problematic sounds and ingrain them in your memory. Most tongue twisters are easy, consisting of one or two sentences. There are more difficult ones, which consist of four or more lines. Take on the easier ones first, and gradually conquer more difficult tasks. There are tongue twisters for the weather, food, study, housework, lifestyle, etc.
Choose a topic that you like and move on to new knowledge! And what is also important is that tongue twisters should be pronounced with correct pronunciation. If you notice that your tongue is getting confused, take a break, and then go back to battle. Pronunciation must be extremely correct, because the main goal of tongue twisters is to teach children to pronounce sounds correctly. The English language is rich in similar sounds – s, th; w, v, etc. Therefore, tongue twisters are a proven way to learn how to pronounce similar sounds as needed. After completing the course, you will not be ashamed to talk to foreigners. Good luck!
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Tongue twisters for practicing the sound [b]:
- The big black bug bit the big black bear, but the big black bear bit the big black bug back!
- A big black bug bit a big black dog on his big black nose!
- Busy buzzing bumble bees.
- A big black bear sat on a big black bug.
- Betty Botter bought some butter but she said the butter"s bitter.
- If I put it in my batter it will make my batter bitter.
So, she bought some better butter, better than the bitter butter and she put it in her batter and her batter was not bitter.
So "twas good that Betty Botter bought some better butter.
Tongue twisters for practicing the sound [k]:
- How can a clam cram in a clean cream can?
- How many cookies could a good cook cook if a good cook could cook cookies?
- A good cook could cook as much cookies as a good cook who could cook cookies.
Tongue twisters for practicing the sound [p]:
- 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? - Pirates Private Property
- Elizabeth's birthday is on the third Thursday of this month.
- The thirty-three thieves thought that they thrilled the throne throughout Thursday.
- There those thousand thinkers were thinking how did the other three thieves go through.
- I thought…I thought of thinking of thanking you.
- Nothing is worth thousands of deaths.
Tongue twisters for practicing sound:
- I wish you were a fish in my dish.
- I shot the city sheriff.
I shot the city sheriff.
I shot the city sheriff.
Tongue twisters for practicing the sound [f]:
- There was a fisherman named Fisher who fished for some fish in a fissure.
Till a fish with a grin, pulled the fisherman in.
Now they"re fishing the fissure for Fisher. - Four furious friends fought for the phone.
- Love"s a feeling you feel when you feel you"re going to feel the feeling you"ve never felt before.
- I am not a pheasant plucker,
I'm a pheasant plucker's son
but I"ll be plucking pheasants
When the pheasant plucker's gone.
Tongue twisters for practicing the sound [d]:
- Did Doug dig Dick"s garden or did Dick dig Doug"s garden?
Tongue twisters for practicing the sound [t]:
What a terrible tongue twister,
What a terrible tongue twister...- Two tiny tigers take two taxis to town.
- I know a boy named Tate who dined with his girl at eight eight.
I"m unable to state what Tate ate at eight eight or what Tate"s tete a tete ate at eight eight. - To begin to toboggan first, buy a toboggan.
But do not buy too big a toboggan!
Too big a toboggan is too big a toboggan to buy to begin to toboggan.
Tongue twisters for practicing the sound [w]:
- 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.
- While we were walking, we were watching window washers wash Washington"s windows with warm washing water.
- If two witches would watch two watches, which witch would watch which watch?
Tongue twisters for practicing the sound [tw]:
- A twister of twists once twisted a twist;
A twist that he twisted was a three-twisted twist;
If in twisting a twist one twist should untwist,
The untwisted twist would untwist the twist.
Tongue twisters for practicing the sound [m]:
- Mary Mac"s mother"s making Mary Mac marry me.
My mother"s making me marry Mary Mac.
Will I always be so Merry when Mary"s taking care of me?
Will I always be so merry when I marry Mary Mac?
Tongue twisters for practicing the sound [s]:
- When I was in Arkansas I saw a saw that could outsaw any other saw I ever saw, saw.
If you"ve got a saw that can outsaw the saw I saw saw then I"d like to see your saw saw. - Six slimy snails sailed silently.
- Singing Sammy sung songs on sinking sand.
- There once was a man who had a sister, his name was Mr. Fister. Mr. Fister's sister sold sea shells by the sea shore.
Mr. Fister didn't sell sea shells, he sold silk sheets. Mr. Fister told his sister that he sold six silk sheets to six shieks.
The sister of Mr. Fister said I sold six shells to six shieks too! - Sally sells sea shells by the sea shore. But if Sally sells sea shells by the sea shore then where are the sea shells Sally sells?
Tongue twisters for practicing the sound [i:]:
- The queen in green screamed.
- I eat eel while you peel eel.
And :
- The owner of the inside inn was inside his inside inn with his inside outside his inside inn.
Tongue twisters for practicing sound:
- What noise annoys an oyster most?
A noisy noise annoys an oyster most. - A noise annoys an oyster, but a noisy noise annoys an oyster more!
Tongue twisters for practicing the sound [ou]:
- If you notice this notice, you will notice that this notice is not worth noticing.
Tongue twisters for practicing sounds and [a:]:
- If you understand, say "understand".
If you don"t understand, say "don"t understand".
But if you understand and say "don"t understand".
How do I understand what you understand. Understand!? - Come, come,
Stay calm, stay calm,
No need for alarm,
It only hums
It doesn't harm.
Tongue twisters for practicing various sounds:
Spread it thick, say it quick!
Yellow butter, purple jelly, red jam, black bread.
Spread it thicker, say it quicker!
Yellow butter, purple jelly, red jam, black bread.
Don't eat with your mouth full!- Dr. Johnson and Mr. Johnson, after great consideration, came to the conclusion that the Indian nation beyond the Indian Ocean is back in education because the chief occupation is cultivation.
