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TONGUE TWISTERS
Tongue twisters are a great way to practice and improve pronunciation and fluency. 

We are going to practice using some of the most popular English tongue twisters. 

  • Listen carefully to the pronunciation of the phrase
  • Practice saying the phrase yourself
  • Try saying the phrase faster (and faster...)

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TONGUE TWISTERS
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?

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TONGUE TWISTERS
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 it was better Betty Botter bought a bit of better butter

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TONGUE TWISTERS
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

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TONGUE TWISTERS
How can a clam cram in a clean cream can?

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TONGUE TWISTERS
She sells seashells by the seashore

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TONGUE TWISTERS
I saw Susie sitting in a shoeshine shop

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TONGUE TWISTERS
Susie works in a shoeshine shop. 
Where she shines she sits, and where she sits she shines

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TONGUE TWISTERS
Can you can a can as a canner can can a can?

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TONGUE TWISTERS
I saw a kitten eating chicken in the kitchen

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TONGUE TWISTERS
If a dog chews shoes, whose shoes does he choose?

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TONGUE TWISTERS
Nine nice night nurses nursing nicely

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TONGUE TWISTERS
Four fine fresh fish for you

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TONGUE TWISTERS
Wayne went to wales to watch walruses

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TONGUE TWISTERS
Which witch is which? (x3)

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TONGUE TWISTERS
Red lorry, yellow lorry (x3)

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TONGUE TWISTERS
Thin sticks, thick bricks (x3)

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TONGUE TWISTERS
We surely shall see the sun shine soon

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TONGUE TWISTERS
Lesser leather never weathered wetter weather better

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