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== 1) Peter Piper ==
== 1) Peter Piper ==
Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.
*Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.


A peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked.
*A peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked.


If Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers,
*If Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers,


where's the peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked?
*where's the peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked?


== 2) She sells seashells ==
== 2) She sells seashells ==
She sells seashells by the seashore.
*She sells seashells by the seashore.


The shells she sells are surely seashells.
*The shells she sells are surely seashells.


So if she sells shells on the seashore,
*So if she sells shells on the seashore,


I'm sure the shells she sells are seashells.
*I'm sure the shells she sells are seashells.


== 3) Betty bought some butter ==
== 3) Betty bought some butter ==
Betty Botter bought some butter
*Betty Botter bought some butter


But she said the butter's bitter
*But she said the butter's bitter


If I put in my batter, it will make my batter bitter
*If I put in my batter, it will make my batter bitter


But a bit of better butter will make my batter better
*But a bit of better butter will make my batter better


So it was better Betty Botter Bought a bit of better butter
*So it was better Betty Botter Bought a bit of better butter


== 4) Red lorry, yellow lorry ==
== 4) Red lorry, yellow lorry ==
Red lorry, yellow lorry
*Red lorry, yellow lorry


Red lorry, yellow lorry
*Red lorry, yellow lorry


Red lorry, yellow lorry
*Red lorry, yellow lorry

Revision as of 12:41, 16 May 2021

Here are some useful tongue twister to practice your pronunciation in English:

1) Peter Piper

  • 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?

2) She sells seashells

  • She sells seashells by the seashore.
  • The shells she sells are surely seashells.
  • So if she sells shells on the seashore,
  • I'm sure the shells she sells are seashells.

3) Betty bought some butter

  • Betty Botter bought some butter
  • But she said the butter's bitter
  • If I put 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

4) Red lorry, yellow lorry

  • Red lorry, yellow lorry
  • Red lorry, yellow lorry
  • Red lorry, yellow lorry