Tongue twisters offer a valuable way to enhance pronunciation, fluency, and accents through alliteration. They’re not exclusively for children; actors and public speakers also utilize them to improve clarity in speech. Below are popular English tongue twisters. Mastering these can significantly boost your speaking confidence.
- She sells seashells by the seashore
- How can a clam cram in a clean cream can?
- I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream
- I saw Susie sitting in a shoeshine shop
- Susie works in a shoeshine shop. Where she shines she sits, and where she sits she shines
- Fuzzy Wuzzy was a bear. Fuzzy Wuzzy had no hair. Fuzzy Wuzzy wasn’t fuzzy, was he?
- Can you can a can as a canner can can a can?
- I have got a date at a quarter to eight; I’ll see you at the gate, so don’t be late
- You know New York, you need New York, you know you need unique New York
- I saw a kitten eating chicken in the kitchen
- If a dog chews shoes, whose shoes does he choose?
- I thought I thought of thinking of thanking you
- I wish to wash my Irish wristwatch
- Near an ear, a nearer ear, a nearly eerie ear
- Eddie edited it
- Willie’s really weary
- A big black bear sat on a big black rug
- Tom threw Tim three thumbtacks
- He threw three free throws
- Nine nice night nurses nursing nicely
Tongue twisters are a fun way for people learning English to get better at how they say words. First, say the tongue twisters slowly. Then, try saying them faster.
When you can say a tongue twister really well, try saying it again and again (or three times in a row). This will make it even more challenging.