Do you like perfecting your speech and trying challenges? Today, November 12, 2022, is International Tongue Twister Day. Here are five different tongue twisters for you to try out.
Betty Botter
Betty Botter bought bought a bit of 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 will make by 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. [1]
Pickled Pepper
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]
Woodchuck
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. [3]
Sheep
Silly Sally swiftly shooed seven silly sheep. The seven silly sheep Silly Sally shooed shilly-shallied south. These sheep shouldn’t sleep in a shack; sheep should sleep in a shed. [4]
Elephants
Say these words as fast as you can three times over: “Eleven benevolent elephants.” [5]
Notes:
- ^https://gimletmedia.com/shows/chompers/49h9d4 (go back ↩)
- ^https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Piper (go back ↩)
- ^https://www.bkacontent.com/gs-25-tongue-twisters-every-family-needs/ (go back ↩)
- ^https://www.rd.com/list/toughest-tongue-twisters/ (go back ↩)
- ^https://www.engvid.com/english-resource/50-tongue-twisters-improve-pronunciation/ (go back ↩)
