Tongue twisters are a great way to practice and improve pronunciation and fluency. They can also help to improve accents by using alliteration, which is the repetition of one sound. They’re not just for kids, but are also used by actors, politicians, and public speakers who want to sound clear when speaking. Below, you will find some of the most popular English tongue twisters. Say them as quickly as you can. If you can master them, you will be a much more confident speaker.
1. Peter Piper
Tongue Twister:
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?
2. She Sells Seashells
Tongue Twister:
She sells seashells by the seashore.
The shells she sells are surely seashells.
So if she sells shells on the seashore,
I’m sure she sells seashore shells.
3. Woodchuck
Tongue Twister:
How much wood would a woodchuck chuck
If a woodchuck could chuck wood?
He would chuck as much wood as a woodchuck would
If a woodchuck could chuck wood!
4. Fuzzy Wuzzy
Tongue Twister:
Fuzzy Wuzzy was a bear.
Fuzzy Wuzzy had no hair.
Fuzzy Wuzzy wasn’t very fuzzy, was he?
5. Betty Botter
Tongue Twister:
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.
But a bit of better butter
Will make my batter better.
So she bought a bit of butter
Better than her bitter butter,
And she put it in her batter,
And the batter was not bitter.
So ’twas better Betty Botter
Bought a bit of better butter.
6. Unique New York
Tongue Twister:
Unique New York,
New York's unique,
You know you need unique New York.
7. Red Lorry, Yellow Lorry
Tongue Twister:
Red lorry, yellow lorry, red lorry, yellow lorry...
(Repeat quickly!)
8. Pad Kid
Tongue Twister:
Pad kid poured curd pulled cold.
(This one is considered one of the hardest—try saying it five times fast!)
9. Which Witch
Tongue Twister:
Which witch switched the Swiss wristwatches?
10. I Saw Susie
Tongue Twister:
I saw Susie sitting in a shoeshine shop.
Where she shines, she sits,
and where she sits, she shines.