One tongue twister (tongue twister) is a set of words that are difficult to pronounce due to their similar or similar sounds.
1. A big black bug bit a big black bear and made the big black bear bleed blood. (A big black bug bit a big black bear and made the big black bear bleed.)
2. A happy hippo hopped and hiccupped.
(A happy hippopotamus jumped and sobbed.)
3. A loyal warrior will rarely worry why we rule.
(A loyal warrior will rarely care why we rule.)
4. A pessimistic pest exists amidst us.
(A pessimistic plague exists among us.)
5. A skunk sat on a stump and thunk the stump stunk, but the stump thunk the skunk stunk.
(A possum sat on a log and thought the log stank, but the log thought it was the possum that stank.)
6. Black background, brown background.
(Black background, brown background.)
7. Can you can a canner can a can?
(Do you know how to can a can like a canner can can a can?)
8. Cooks cook cupcakes quickly.
(Cooks prepare cupcakes quickly.)
9. Drew Dodd's dad's dog's dead.
(Drew Dodd's father's dog died.)
10. Elizabeth's birthday is on the third Thursday of this month.
(Elizabeth's birthday is on the third Thursday of this month.)
11. Four fine fresh fish for you.
(Four good fresh fish for you.)
12. Frivolously fanciful Fannie fried fresh fish furiously.
(Fidiously extravagant, Fannie was furiously frying fresh fish.)
13. Fuzzy Wuzzy was a bear. Fuzzy Wuzzy had no hair. Fuzzy Wuzzy wasn’t fuzzy, was he?
(Fuzzy Wuzzy was a bear. Fuzzy Wuzzy had no fur. Fuzzy Wuzzy wasn't confused, was he?)
14. Give papa a cup of proper coffee in a copper coffee cup.
(Give daddy a cup of proper coffee in a copper coffee cup.)
15. How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?
(How much wood could a marmot cut, if a marmot could cut wood?)
16. I have got a date at a quarter to eight; I’ll see you at the gate, so don’t be late.
(I have a date at quarter to eight; I'll meet you at the gate, so don't be late.)
17. If a dog chews shoes, whose shoes does he choose?
(If a dog chews shoes, whose shoes does he choose?)
18. If two witches would watch two watches, which witch would watch which watch?
(If two witches took care of two clocks, which witch would watch which clock?)
19. I saw a kitten eating chicken in the kitchen.
(I saw a kitten eating chicken in the kitchen.)
20. I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream!
(I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream!)
21. If Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers, where's the peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked?
(If Peter Piper chose a large amount of pepper pickles, where is the large amount of pepper pickles Peter Piper chose?)
22. Lesser leather never weathered wetter weather better.
(Smaller leather has never stood up better in wetter weather.)
23. Many anemones see enemy anemones.
(Many anemones see enemy anemones.)
24. Near an ear, a nearer ear, a nearly eerie ear.
(Near one ear, one ear closer, one ear almost scary.)
25. Sizzle scissors, sizzle thistles.
(Scissors squeak, thistles squeak.)
26. Seventy-seven benevolent elephants.
(Seventy-seven benevolent elephants.)
27. Six sick hicks nick six slick bricks with picks and sticks.
(Six sick rednecks chamfer six slippery bricks with pickaxes and sticks.)
28. She saw Sharif's shoes on the sofa. But was she so sure those were Sharif's shoes she saw?
(She saw the Sheriff's shoes on the couch. However, was she so sure those were the Sheriff's shoes she saw?)
29. She sees cheese.
(She sees cheese.)
30. She sells seashells by the seashore.
(She sells shells by the sea.)
31. Six sticky skeletons.
(Six sticky skeletons.)
32. Tom threw Tim three thumbtacks.
(Tom threw three thumbtacks to Tim.)
33. The chic sheik's sixty-sixth sheep is sick.
(The chic sheikh's sixty-sixth sheep is sick.)
34. The worst word in the world is the word world.
(The worst word in the world is the word world.)
35. Thin sticks, thick bricks.
(Thin rods, thick bricks.)
36. To begin to toboggan first buy a toboggan, but don't buy too big a toboggan. Too big a toboggan is too big a toboggan to buy to begin toboggan.
(To start using a toboggan, first buy a toboggan, but don't buy a toboggan that is too big. A toboggan that is too big is a toboggan that is too big to buy to start using.)
37. Twelve twins twirled twelve twigs.
(Twelve twins quickly rotated twelve branches.)
38. You have no need to light a night light on a light night like tonight.
(You don't need to turn on a night light on a clear night like tonight.)
39. Which witch switched the Swiss wristwatches?
(Which witch changed Swiss wristwatches.)
40. Willy’s real rear wheel.
(The real Willy's rear wheel.)
To complement your studies on the English language, be sure to consult the contents below:
- Top slang in American and British English
- Songs to learn English
- The 20 most used phrasal verbs in English
- how to learn english alone
- Idioms in English