Tongue twisters

Easy Tongue Twisters for A2 Learners

  1. Big blue bug.
    (Big blue bug.)

  2. Red bird.
    (Red bird.)

  3. Sit still.
    (Sit still.)

  4. Black cat.
    (Black cat.)

  5. Good food.
    (Good food.)

  6. Toy boat.
    (Toy boat.)

  7. Blue sky.
    (Blue sky.)

  8. Four fat frogs.
    (Four fat frogs.)

Tongue Twisters for B1 Learners

  1. She sells seashells by the seashore.
    (She sells seashells by the seashore.)

  2. How can a clam cram in a clean cream can?
    (How can a clam cram in a clean cream can?)

  3. Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.
    (Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.)

  4. I saw Susie sitting in a shoeshine shop.
    (I saw Susie sitting in a shoeshine shop.)

  5. Red lorry, yellow lorry.
    (Red lorry, yellow lorry.)

  6. A big black bug bit a big black bear.
    (A big black bug bit a big black bear.)

  7. Friendly fleas and fireflies.
    (Friendly fleas and fireflies.)

  8. Six slippery snails slid slowly seaward.
    (Six slippery snails slid slowly seaward.)

Tongue Twisters with “TH” Sounds

  1. Think thin things thoroughly.
    (Think thin things thoroughly.)

  2. Thirty-three thousand feathers on a thrush’s throat.
    (Thirty-three thousand feathers on a thrush’s throat.)

  3. The thirty-three thieves thought that they thrilled the throne throughout Thursday.
    (The thirty-three thieves thought that they thrilled the throne throughout Thursday.)

  4. This thing is thick with that thin thread.
    (This thing is thick with that thin thread.)

  5. They threw three thick things through the thin thorny thicket.
    (They threw three thick things through the thin thorny thicket.)

  6. Thank the thoughtful mother for the therapy.
    (Thank the thoughtful mother for the therapy.)

  7. That’s the thing with the theater – they think theatrically!
    (That’s the thing with the theater – they think theatrically!)

  • For voiced /ð/ (this, that), place your tongue lightly between your teeth and vibrate your vocal cords.

  • For voiceless /θ/ (think, thin), place your tongue between your teeth but don’t use your voice—just air.

  • Practice slowly first, then speed up gradually.

  • Record yourself to check your sound!

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Tongue Twisters with the “R” Sound

  1. Red roses really radiate remarkable fragrance.
    (Red roses really radiate remarkable fragrance.)

  2. Rory the warrior and Roger the worrier were reared wrongly.
    (Rory the warrior and Roger the worrier were reared wrongly.)

  3. Round and round the rugged rock the ragged rascal ran.
    (Round and round the rugged rock the ragged rascal ran.)

  4. Ruby’s rabbit ran rapidly 'round the rural road.
    (Ruby’s rabbit ran rapidly 'round the rural road.)

  5. Rare red raspberries ripen right around the river.
    (Rare red raspberries ripen right around the river.)

  6. Really red robins run rapidly 'round the rosebushes.
    (Really red robins run rapidly 'round the rosebushes.)