A tongue-twister is a phrase or sentence that is difficult to say because it contains many similar sounds. The object is to repeat it as many times as possible, as quickly as possible, without mispronunciation.
They are often used to practice pronunciation. Read the following tongue-twisters and try to repeat them many times.
| Three witches were watching three watches. Which witch was watching which watch? (Sent by Alexandra García N. from Barranquilla, Colombia) |
| Can you imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie? |
| Betty bought some butter, but the butter Betty bought was bitter, so she bought better butter. (Sent by Benito J. Pérez from Sinarcas, Valencia, Spain) |
| What's the number of trees that Thomas is going to cut this Thursday? Thomas is going to cut three trees this Thursday. (Sent by David Gil de Gómez Pérez from Soria, Spain) |
| Three grey geese in the green grass grazing; grey were the geese and green was the grazing. |
| I saw Susie sitting in a shoe shine shop. Where she sits, she shines and where she shines, she sits. |
| Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled pepper, where's the peck of pickled pepper Peter Piper picked? |
| Three switched Swedish witches watch three Swatch watches. Which switched Swedish witch watch which Swatch watch? (Sent by Ed Verd from Hermosillo, Mexico) |
| I wish to wish the wish you wish to wish, but if you wish the wish the witch wishes, I won't wish the wish you wish to wish. |
| One little, two little, three little elephants; four little, five little, six little elephants; seven little, eight little, nine little elephants; ten little e-le-phants! |
| Whether the weather be cold, we'll weather the weather, whatever the weather, whether we like it or not. (Sent by Sabina Fanjul, from Buenos Aires, Argentina) |
| A sailor went to the sea, to see what he could see, but all that he could see was the bottom of the deep blue sea. (Sent by Delfina Perez from Buenos Aires, Argentina) |
| I need not your needles, they're needless to me For kneading of noodles, they're needless, you see. But did my neat knickers need to be kneed, I then should have need of your needles indeed. (Sent by Yani Corti from Banfield, Argentina) |
| I'm not a pheasant plucker, I'm a pheasant plucker's son, and I'm only plucking pheasants, till the pheasant plucker comes. (Sent by Ruth Jimenez from Palencia, Spain) |
| How many cans can a cannibal nibble if a cannibal can nibble cans? As many cans as a cannibal can, if a cannibal can nibble cans. (Sent by Camila Muñoz from Los Angeles, Chile) |
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