Have you always thought of tongue twisters as just fun phrases for children? That’s where you’re wrong! Using alliteration and difficult sound combinations, tongue twisters can help improve your language skills and have been used by actors and politicians to improve their public speaking abilities.
It’s no surprise that at the Harvest English Institute we recommend tongue twisters to our students to help them improve their English language skills.
If English pronunciation is something that you struggle with and are looking to improve, why not give our top tongue twisters a try?
We bet you’ve all heard these…
Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.
Did Peter Piper pick a peck of pickled peppers?
If Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers,
Where’s the peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked?
She sells seashells on the seashore.
The shells she sells are seashells, I’m sure.
For if she sells seashells on the seashore
Then I’m sure she sells seashore shells.
Now try these…
A big bug bit a bold bald bear and the bold bald bear bled blood badly.
If two witches were watching two watches, which witch would watch which watch?
Getting the hang of it? These are pretty hard…
Three thin thieves thought a thousand thoughts. Now if three thin thieves thought a thousand thoughts how many thoughts did each thief think?
Betty Botter bought a bit of butter.
The butter Betty Botter bought was a bit bitter
And made her batter bitter.
But a bit of better butter makes better batter.
So Betty Botter bought a bit of better butter
Making Betty Botter’s bitter batter better
Is your brain spinning with tongue twisters yet? We thought so! Don’t worry, even English speakers struggle saying these phrases! However, with a little bit of practice, you will have them nailed in no time. Hopefully, you will be surprised at how your pronunciation has improved too!
Think we’ve missed a terrific tongue twister that has helped you with your pronunciation? Tell us in the comments below.
If you would like to improve your English language skills and get more information about enrolling in one of our courses, we would love to hear from you. We have campuses across the US, including Newark, New Jersey; Orlando, Florida; and Los Angeles, California. We offer a range of courses to suit all levels. Get in touch with us at 0833 609 4646 or email harvest@harvest.net for more information and to speak with a member of our team.
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