Beginner tongue twisters
- She sells seashells by the seashore.
- Red lorry, yellow lorry.
- A proper copper coffee pot.
- Big black bug bit a big black bear.
- Fresh fried fish.
- Green glass globes glow greenly.
- Unique New York.
- Toy boat.
- Eleven benevolent elephants.
- Lesser leather never weathered wetter weather better.
Intermediate tongue twisters
- Which wristwatches are Swiss wristwatches?
- Truly rural.
- Greek grapes, Greek grapes, Greek grapes.
- Fred fed Ted bread, and Ted fed Fred bread.
- Six sleek swans swam swiftly southwards.
- Rory the warrior and Roger the worrier were reared wrongly in a rural brewery.
- The great Greek grape growers grow great Greek grapes.
- A big black bear sat on a big black rug.
- Thin sticks, thick bricks.
- Crisp crusts crackle crunchily.
Hard tongue twisters
- Thirty-three thieves thought that they thrilled the throne throughout Thursday.
- Sixth sick sheik's sixth sheep's sick.
- Pad kid poured curd pulled cod.
- The sixth sheikh's sixth sheep's sick.
- Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.
- If two witches watched two watches, which witch would watch which watch?
- Can you can a can as a canner can can a can?
- Irish wristwatch, Swiss wristwatch.
- Betty bought a bit of butter, but the butter Betty bought was bitter.
- Eddie edited it.
How to use difficulty tags
Start with 2-3 beginner lines, then add one intermediate line after 3 days. Move to hard lines only when your slow version is clear.
Keep practicing
For guided repetition with model audio, practice these inside the Say Aloud app or visit the tongue twister app page.