461 Hilarious Tongue Twisters From A To Z To Improve Pronunciation
“She sells seashells by the sea shore.” Could you say it in one go without fumbling?
The above sentence was a popular tongue twister.
Tongue twisters are a fun way to practice and improve pronunciation as they stretch the muscles involved in speech.
They also help improve accents using alliteration (repetition of one sound).
Although many believe tongue twisters are only for kids, they are also helpful for presenters, speakers, actors, and anyone who wants to sound clear while speaking and improve articulation.
In this post, I will share 461 tongue twisters from A to Z so you can practice and improve your pronunciation of that sound.
How Shall I Practice Tongue Twisters?
I am sure your kids love tongue twisters. I loved them when I was a kid! ( I love them even now!)
Tell me if you did this: You challenged your friends to say a tongue twister several times. Whoever said it without fumbling would be the king/queen of the world!
So how do you start practicing tongue twisters?
I’d recommend you start by saying them slowly. Repeat 3-4 times, and when you get comfortable, increase the pace.
Along with saying them quickly, try to enunciate words as clearly as possible. If you master them, your pronunciation will be clear and like a symphony to the ears. You’ll also feel more confident while speaking.
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Tongue Twisters With A
- Ape cakes, grapes cakes.
- Andrea and Andrew ate eight acid apples accidentally.
- If I assist a sister assistant, will the sister’s sister assistant assist me?
- Can an active actor always actually act accurately?
- Ann Anteater ate Andy Alligator’s apples, so angry Andy Alligator ate Ann Anteater’s ants.
- A big black bug bit a big black bear.
- A proper copper coffee pot.
- A snake sneaks to seek a snack.
- A happy hippo hopped and hiccupped.
- Alligator alley is a long, long alley.
- Angry apes ate amazing apples.
- Alice’s aunt ate apples and acorns around April.
- An army of ants ate all the apples.
- Andy aimed an arrow at an apple.
- Amazing alpacas always act awkwardly.
- All ants are absolutely awful at arithmetic.
- Albert’s aunt ate all the apricots.
- An ambitious actor awkwardly acted all afternoon.
Tongue Twisters With B
- Blake the baker bakes black bread.
- The bottom of the butter bucket is the buttered bucket bottom.
- Billy’s big black-and-blue blister bled.
- Blair’s blue boots are beauties.
- Bob bought a bleached blue-beaded blazer.
- Betty Botter bought some butter.
- Bouncing baby bunnies bounce by.
- Big birds fly by big blue bugs.
- Brown bread and butter are better.
- Busy buzzing bees buzz by.
- Betty bought a bit of butter, but the butter was bitter.
- Bob baked big blueberry biscuits.
- Black bugs bleed blue blood, but baby black bugs bleed black blood.
- Busy buzzing bees buzzed by Bob’s bakery.
- Billy’s big blue balloon burst badly.
- Big brown bears boldly bake banana bread.
- Betty’s bunny bounced brightly by the brook.
- Bill’s black book bag broke badly.
- Betty baked a batch of bright brown bread.
- Bob’s black bike barely broke by the bridge.
- Blake the baker bakes black bread.
- The bottom of the butter bucket is the buttered bucket bottom.
- Billy’s big black-and-blue blister bled.
- Blair’s blue boots are beauties.
- Bob bought a bleached blue-beaded blazer.
Tongue Twisters With C
- Clean clams crammed in clean cans.
- New cheese, blue cheese, chew cheese please.
- A chapped chap chopped chips.
- Crisp crust crackles.
- Cooks cook cupcakes quickly.
- Crazy cats can’t catch cold.
- Clever clogs can climb cliffs.
- Can you can a can as a canner can can a can?
- Crisp crusts crackle crunchily.
- Clever cats climb carefully on crumbling cliffs.
- Carol cooked corn while counting coins.
- Can you can a can as a canner can can a can?
- Cathy’s cute cat caught cold crawling cautiously.
- Camels carry caramel-colored carpets carefully.
- Curious cats cautiously catch creeping critters.
- Chasing chickens challenges Charlie constantly.
- Candles flicker calmly in Cathy’s cottage.
- Claire collected colorful clay cookies.
- A cheeky chimp chucked cheap chocolate chips in the cheap chocolate chip shop.
Tongue Twisters With D
- Does double bubble gum double bubble?
- A dozen dim ding-dongs.
- Do drop in at the Dewdrop Inn.
- Daddy does not dig different dances.
- Daring ducks dive deep.
- Dancing dogs delight in dashing.
- Dilly dallying down the daisy path.
- Deep down, the dog dug.
- Daring dandelions dance in the dawn.
- Dan’s dog dove deep down the dark ditch.
- Daring dogs dig deep ditches.
- David’s daring dragon dances daily.
- Denise does delicate dances with dainty dishes.
- Drowsy ducks drifted down the deep dark dam.
- Deep down the dark dungeon, Dan’s dragon dashes daringly.
- David’s dog danced daringly in the dark.
- Dinosaurs dig deep ditches daily.
- Diana’s dog darted down dusty driveways.
- Dangerous dragons drink delicious, delightful drinks.
- How much dew could a dewdrop drop if a dewdrop did drop dew?
Tongue Twisters With E
- Eleven elves.
- Elegant elephants!
- Eager eels elegantly escape.
- Eight eager eagles ogled old Edgar.
- Edgar at eight ate eight eggs a day.
- Ere her ear hears her err, her ears err here.
- Every evening, Edna eagerly eats eggs.
- Easy Eddie eats eggs every evening.
- Ed’s excited elephants eat every edible egg.
- Eagerly, the eagle eyed the easy prey.
- Eleven elves eagerly eat eleven elegant eclairs.
- Eager eagles easily evade enemies every evening.
- Eddie’s egg exploded energetically everywhere.
- Ernest enjoys eating enormous egg sandwiches every evening.
Tongue Twisters With F
- Freckle-faced Freddie fidgets.
- The fickle finger of fate flips fat frogs flat.
- Francis fries fresh fish fillets.
- Flat flying fish fly faster than flat flying fleas.
- Fran feeds fish fresh fish food.
- Fuzzy Wuzzy was a bear.
- Fred fed Ted bread and Ted fed Fred bread.
- Forty-five flying fish flew fast.
- Fluffy feathers float freely.
- Five frantic frogs frolicked freely.
- Fred’s friend Frieda fried five flapjacks fast.
- Fresh fried fish fish fried freshly.
- Fred’s fast flying fish flew far.
- Funny flamingos flip-flopped frequently in Florida.
- Fast Fred finished first in five-foot flying.
- Fifty fierce foxes found fat frogs fast.
- Fluffy feathers fluttered freely from Fred’s fancy fan.
Tongue Twisters With G
- Greek grapes.
- Granny’s gray goose goes last.
- The glum groom grew glummer.
- Great gray geese graze gaily daily.
- Gale’s great glass globe glows green.
- Good blood, bad blood.
- Green glass globes glow greenly.
- Greg’s green grapes grow great.
- Giggling geese glide gracefully.
- Gobbling gargoyles gobbled gobbling goblins.
- Greg’s grumpy grandma gladly greeted the guests.
- Giggling geese gathered in the grassy garden.
- Grace’s grand green grapes grew gracefully.
- George’s giant gorilla grabs green grapes greedily.
- Great green goblins grab giant glowing gems.
- Grace’s green garden grew great glowing gourds.
Tongue Twisters With H
- Hiccup teacup!
- Horrible Heidi hears hairy Horace holler.
- Heed the head henpecker!
- How hollow Helen Hull hobbles on hills!
- Happy hippos hop high.
- He threw three free throws.
- Hasty hedgehogs hurry home.
- How can a clam cram in a clean cream can?
- Happy hippos hop hurriedly to have hamburgers.
- Harry has heaps of happy hens hopping here.
- Hungry hippos hurriedly hunt for happy hats.
- Helen’s hungry horse happily had hay.
- Hairy Harry hurried home after having hamburgers.
- Happy hens hurriedly hopped homeward after the hunt.
- Hungry hippos hastily hop in Helen’s house.
- Harry’s hairy horse hopped hurriedly over hills.
- Hannah’s hungry hens hurriedly headed home.
- Harry the hungry, hungry hippo is happily eating ham in his house.
- How much ground would a groundhog hog if a groundhog could hog ground?
- How much wood would a woodchuck chuck, if a woodchuck could chuck wood?
Tongue Twisters With I Sound
- Kick Kip, keep Kip’s kin.
- Lead lid, lead led deal.
- Fix Mike’s kite, feed Meg’s hen.
- Pick six beaks, seek big peeks.
- Mick’s men met Mike’s team.
- In the ink, I think.
- I thought a thought.
- If a dog chews shoes, whose shoes does he choose?
- I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream!
- I can’t imagine an imaginary manager imagining an imaginary menagerie.
- If an icebreaker breaks ice, how much ice could an icebreaker break?
- Isabel’s iguana is incredibly intelligent.
- Inky insects inspect invisible ink indoors.
- Icy igloos in Iceland are incredibly interesting.
- Irate iguanas irritate impatient insects.
- Ian’s ice cream melted in icy igloos instantly.
- Icy iguanas irritably eat itchy insects.
Tongue Twisters With J
- A gentle judge judges justly.
- James jostled Jean while Jean jostled Joan.
- Jumping Jack’s joyful jigs.
- Jolly jellybeans jump joyfully.
- Just jive and jingle.
- Jerry’s job just jinxed.
- Jumpy jaguars jolt joyfully.
- Jolly jacks juggle jelly.
- Jerry’s jelly jar jumped joyfully.
- Jolly giraffes gently jog through jungles.
- Jack jumped over Jill’s gigantic jelly jar.
- John Johnson joined jealous Jenny Jerry making apple-jelly.
- Jane’s jolly jackal joyfully joined the journey.
- Joyful jaguars joyfully jumped over jungle jams.
- Jack’s joyful journey jingled jolly joyrides.
Tongue Twisters With K
- Kinky kite kits. Kinky kite kits. Kinky kite kits.
- A knapsack strap. A knapsack strap. A knapsack strap.
- Kick six sticks quick.
- Kitten in the kitchen.
- Kiss her quick!
- Kind kangaroos keep kids kind.
- Kevin’s kites keep kiting.
- Kooky kids kick kites.
- Kites keep flying in the keen wind.
- Kicking kittens keep kids entertained.
- Kangaroos kick kindly to keep Kevin’s kite.
- Kooky kids kept kites kicking keenly in Kansas.
- Katie’s kitten kicked Kevin’s kettle knowingly.
- Keen knights knocked on Kelly’s kind kitchen.
- Kangaroos keenly kicked kooky kettles constantly.
Tongue Twisters With L
- Let lame lambs live.
- Literally literary.
- Lazy lions lie low.
- Lemon lime liniment.
- Lesser leather never weathered wetter weather better.
- Larry sent the lizard to the lake.
- Larry sent the latter a letter later.
- Lump of red leather. A red leather lump.
- Lou Lou licked on lollipops while Larry lit a light.
- Luke Luck likes lakes.
- Lively leopards leap lightly.
- Little Larry likes to leap.
- Lollipops and lemons linger long.
- Lively lambs leap lazily.
- Long-legged lizards lounge leisurely.
- Lively lions laugh loudly in lovely libraries.
- Lucy loves licking lemon lollipops loudly.
- Larry’s large lemon loaf left little leftovers.
- Little Larry laughed lightly while licking lemon lollipops.
- Lovely lambs leaped lazily in Lillian’s lovely lawn.
Tongue Twisters With M
- Missing mixture measure.
- Much mashed mushrooms.
- The minx mixed a medicine mixture.
- Might Mike makes marvelous munchies for Mary, Mitch and me.
- Many mumbling mice are making midnight music in the moonlight.
- My mother makes me mash my M&M’s.
- Mice munching on mushy mangoes.
- Mysterious mummies make me nervous.
- Mike’s mic makes music.
- Merry mice munch on muffins.
- Mellow melons make marvellous meals.
- Mysterious monkeys make mischief.
- Many mice make merry music on Monday.
- Mr. Moody made many muddy messes.
- Molly’s marvellous mittens mysteriously melted in March.
- Magical mice made magnificent meals merrily.
- Max’s moody monkey made marvellous music.
- Mummies munch much mush; Monsters munch much mush; Many mummies and monsters Must munch much mush.
Tongue Twisters With N
- Nick knits Nixon’s knickers.
- Ninety-nine knitted knick-nacks were nicked by ninety-nine knitted knick-nack nickers.
- Nine nimble noblemen nibbled nuts.
- Never notice the nine canines near noon.
- Nine nimble nuns nibble nuts.
- No need to light a night-light on a light night like tonight.
- Nelly’s new notebook never needs notes.
- Naughty nannies need naps.
- Nifty ninjas navigate night.
- Napping narwhals never notice.
- Nine nimble noblemen named Nigel napped nearby.
- Nancy’s noisy neighbours needed no naps.
- Nine newt nests nestled neatly near the Nile.
- Noisy ninjas nodded noisily near Nancy’s nest.
- Nancy never noticed nine noisy neighbors near noon.
- Nine knights noisily knocked near Nancy’s knick-knacks.
- Nancy never notices noisy newts near nooks.
Tongue Twisters With O
- The octopus and Oliver went to the opera in October.
- Awful old Ollie oils oily autos.
- Omit the stone oval at home in the zone.
- Clones on the phone own drones.
- The coat from the coast cost more than the most.
- Oily otters on the ocean.
- Open oysters offer opulent options.
- Odd octopuses observe oceanic oddities.
- Ogres ogle at oversized oranges.
- Oodles of owls observe the ocean.
- Old owls on old oaks.
- Ominous owls observe openly.
- Orange oranges are outstanding.
- Oily onions offer odor.
- Olive’s orange ostrich oddly opened the oven.
- Otto’s old owl observed odd objects outside.
- Odd ostriches opened Otto’s orange oven often.
- Ollie’s odd orange ostrich obeyed orders.
- Olive’s oven oddly observed only owls outside.
- One-one was a racehorse. Two-two was one too. One-one won one race. Two-two won one too.
Tongue Twisters With P
- Peter poked a poker at the piper, so the piper poked pepper at Peter.
- Paul, please pause for proper applause.
- Please prune plum trees promptly.
- Picky pickpockets pick picked pockets.
- Please prepare the paired pared pears near the unprepared pears near the pool.
- Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.
- Pad kid poured curd pulled cod.
- Purple paper people eat purple paper.
- Picky people pick Peter Pan peanuts.
- Peter’s pig picks a peck of pickled peppers.
- Perfectly purple pickles are pretty.
- Picky penguins prefer pizza.
- Pompous parrots parade proudly.
- Pretty purple parrots pranced proudly past Peter.
- Perfectly plump peaches piled proudly on Patty’s plate..
- Penny’s purple puppies pranced past Peter’s pink porch.
Tongue Twisters With Q
- The quack quit asking quick questions.
- The queen coined quick clipped quips.
- Quickest kiss.
- Quails quoted a quandry quickly quarrel qualities.
- Quick queens quack quietly.
- Quirky quokkas quickly quibble.
- Quietly quarreling queens quickly quit.
- Quirky questions quickly quizzed.
- Quaking quails quietly quiver.
- Quentin quickly quenched his thirst with quenching quail soup.
- Quirky Quentin quickly questioned Queen’s quiet quails.
- Quincy’s quick quails quietly questioned Quentin.
Tongue Twisters With R
- A lump of red lead.
- Rex wrecks wet rocks.
- Raise Ruth’s red roof.
- Red lorry, yellow lorry.
- Rolling red wagons.
- Really leery, rarely Larry.
- Reading Bells ring rapidly and reeds rustle round rivers.
- Roberta ran rings around the Roman ruins.
- Round and round the rugged rock the ragged rascal ran.
- Ripe red raspberries are really refreshing.
- Rapid rabbits race rapidly.
- Raucous raccoons raid rubbish.
- Raging rivers run rapidly.
- Rattling raindrops race down roofs.
- Round red roses rest on Rita’s rustic railing.
- Randy raced Roger’s rusty red robot rapidly.
- Roger’s rowdy rabbit raced rapidly round rocks.
Tongue Twisters With S
- She sells seashells by the seashore.
- Seven slick, slimy snakes sliding slowly southward.
- Susie’s shirt shop sells preshrunk shirts.
- The sad soldier should shoot soon.
- Sixty-six sick six-shooters.
- Six slippery seals slide silently.
- Silly Sally swiftly shooed seven silly sheep.
- Sticky sweets stick to silly socks.
- Sam’s shop stocks short socks.
- Six sticky skeletons.
- Sassy sisters sing sweetly.
- Seven slippery snakes slid silently southward.
- Silly Sally swiftly saw seven slippery seals swimming.
- Six slippery snails silently slithered south.
- Susie’s seven silly sisters sang swiftly on Sunday.
- Silly Sally swiftly sells seven small seashells.
- Six swift squirrels swiftly sang silly songs.
Tongue Twisters With T
- Truly rural.
- Toy boat. Toy boat. Toy boat.
- Top chopstick shops stock top chopsticks.
- Ten tiny turtles take turns.
- Toads on toadstools talk together.
- Tilly’s tall tulips twirl.
- Tired tigers trot to town.
- Tasty tacos tempt tiny tigers.
- Tall tales tell of tiny turtles.
- Toads tap dance on tall tables.
- Tasty treats tempt tired tigers.
- Twelve tiny tigers tiptoed through the tulips.
- Timmy’s two tiny turtles tackled twelve tulips.
- They threw three thick things.
- Three Scotch thistles in the thicket.
- Thrash the thickset thug!
- Tacky tractor trailer trucks.
Tongue Twisters With U
- Unique New York.
- Under the umbrella, the unicorns unite.
- Unusual unicorns use umbrellas.
- Under the oak, the owls observe.
- Unruly underlings undermine unity.
- Uniquely united unicorns.
- Unbelievably unique unicorns.
- Unkempt umbrellas underutilized.
- Unusual utensils unite under umbrellas.
- Unraveled umbrellas under the unyielding sun.
- The US twin-screw cruiser.
- An undertaker undertook to undertake an undertaking. The undertaking that the undertaker undertook was the hardest undertaking the undertaker ever undertook to undertake.
- Underneath uncle Umby’s umbrella is uncle Umby’s ugly unicorn hat!
- Urgent detergent!
- Ursula’s uncle usually uses unique umbrellas under umbrellas.
Tongue Twisters With V
- Valuable valley villas.
- Violet is very vivacious.
- Very vengeful vultures vie for victory.
- Vivid violets vibrate in the valley.
- Vicky’s very vast vocabulary.
- Vicious vipers visit various valleys.
- Vexing vixens vex the village.
- Vicious vultures visit vacant valleys.
- Vexed vikings ventured valiantly.
- Violet’s violin vibrated very violently.
- Violet’s voice vibrated vigorously in Venice.
- Victor’s friend Vincent rinsed his vests in vinegar.
- Vincent vowed vengeance very vehemently.
- The view over Dover is overly vivid.
Tongue Twisters With W
- Willy’s real rear wheel.
- Which witch is which?
- We surely shall see the sun shine soon.
- Whimsical whales wade through waves.
- Wally’s wild waltz wobbles wildly.
- Wiggly worms wiggle while wading.
- Witty wizards weave wondrous webs.
- Wobbly walruses waddle wildly.
- Wily wolves wander widely.
- Wild winds whip through willows.
- Warm, whispering winds fill woodland waves.
- Wee Willy Winkie went walking in the wet wood.
- The wild wind whipped Whit from the wharf.
- Wilson whittles well-whittled wood whittle by whittle.
- Wally Winkle wriggles his white, wrinkled wig
- How much wood would a woodchuck chuck, if a woodchuck could chuck wood?
- Wild, wet waves washed William’s worn watch.
- Wacky walruses wear warm woolly vests while wandering westward.
- William’s weird whale whispered whimsically westward.
- Wally’s woolly walrus wandered westward wearing warm wool.
- Wild winds whispered wildly in William’s wide window.
- Whistling whales wandered whimsically in wild waters.
Tongue Twisters With X
- X-ray xylophones x-rayed.
- X-mas wrecks perplex and vex.
- X-ray checks clear chests.
- Ex-egg examiner.
- Xena’s xylophone is exceptionally exquisite.
- X-traordinary xylophones excite.
- X-ray visions vex the xylophonist.
- X-ray xylophones explore unique sounds.
- Xylophones exist exactly everywhere except Xavier’s x-ray room.
- Xavier’s xylophone excited extraordinary explorers.
- Xylophones explain exactly why Xenon exists exotically.
- Xander examines xylophones while xeroxing x-rays.
Tongue Twisters With Y
- Yellow leather, yellow feather.
- Yawning yetis yodel yearly.
- Yell for yellow yoyos.
- Yolanda’s yellow yogurt yields a yummy yearning yen.
- Yummy yogurt yields youthful yodels.
- Yonder yellow yams yield yummy yields.
- Yawning yaks yearn for yams.
- Young yodelers yodel yonder.
- Yellow yaks yawned yawningly at yesterday’s yard sale.
- Young Yvonne’s yak yelled yawnlessly yesterday.
- Yaks yearly yell yes at yellow yarn yard sales.
- Yellow yachts yawn year-round in Yvonne’s yellow yard.
- Young Yvonne’s yams yearned for yellow yarn.
- Young Yolanda Yates loves yellow yoyos, yoghourt and yummy yams.
- You know New York, you need New York, you know you need unique New York.
- You’re yacking and yawning and unusually annoying.
Tongue Twisters With Z
- Zany zebras zigzag zealously.
- Zippy zebras zoom zealously.
- Zizzi’s zippy zipper zips.
- Zithers slither slowly south.
- Zesty zucchini zaps zany zealots.
- Zachary’s zenith zones on the zodiac and zen.
- Zany zookeepers zigzag between zones.
- Zippy zippers zip with zeal.
- Zany zebras zoomed zigzagging through the zoo.
Popular Tongue Twisters
Here are some popular tongue twisters that are commonly used for fun and to improve pronunciation:
- I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream!
- Red lorry, yellow lorry. (Repeat multiple times for a challenge.)
- Six slippery snails slid slowly seaward.
- A big black bug bit a big black bear.
- Which witch switched the Swiss wristwatches?
- The sixth sick sheikh’s sixth sheep’s sick.
- Unique New York.
- A proper copper coffee pot.
- Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers. How many pickled peppers did Peter Piper pick?
- She sells seashells by the seashore. The shells she sells are surely seashells.
- 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.
- Betty Botter bought some butter. But the butter Betty bought was bitter, so Betty bought a better butter.
- Fuzzy Wuzzy was a bear. Fuzzy Wuzzy had no hair. Fuzzy Wuzzy wasn’t very fuzzy, was he?
Easy Tongue Twisters
Here are some easier tongue twisters that are good for beginners or children:
- Red leather, yellow leather
- Toy boat
- Rubber baby buggy bumpers
- Lemon liniment
- Eleven benevolent elephants
- Three free throws
- Friendly Frank flips fine flapjacks
- Six sticky skeletons
- Double bubble gum bubbles
- Green glass globes glow greenly
Conclusion
Tongue twisters are more than playful challenges. They are valuable tools for improving:
- Pronunciation
- Articulation
- Speech Clarity
From the simplest tongue twisters like “toy boat” to the most complex ones, they help almost everyone, not just kids and beginners.
Start slowly, enunciate each word and when you’re comfortable gradually increase the pace.
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So, gather your friends or family, choose your favourite tongue twisters, and see who can say them the fastest without stumbling.
Happy twisting!!!
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