Tongue twisters are a great way to practice not only correct pronunciation, but delivery as well. I want you to first read these sentences slowly and with care to pronounce them correctly. Then read them a second time at medium ‘normal’ delivery speed. Finally, read them as fast as you can, trying to maintain clarity of speech. A friend can help you judge your clarity of words and appropriate speed.
\nEnjoy and Merry Christmas to you all, and happy holidays!!!<\/p>\n
A skunk sat on a stump and thunk the stump stunk, but the stump thunk the skunk stunk.
\n(note: \u2018thunk\u2019 is a purposeful mispronunciation or slang of \u2018thought\u2019.)<\/p>\n
Red lorry, yellow lorry, red lorry, yellow lorry.<\/p>\n
Lesser leather never weathered wetter weather better.<\/p>\n
Ruby Rugby’s brother bought and brought her back some rubber baby-buggy bumpers.<\/p>\n
Which witch wished which wicked wish?<\/p>\n
Silly Sally swiftly shooed seven silly sheep. The seven silly sheep Silly Sally shooed shilly-shallied south. These sheep shouldn’t sleep in a shack; sheep should sleep in a shed.<\/p>\n
Twelve twins twirled twelve twigs. Three twigs twined tightly.<\/p>\n
Crisp crusts crackle crunchily.<\/p>\n
Don’t pamper damp scamp tramps that camp under ramp lamps.<\/p>\n
There are six shimmering sharks sharply striking shins.<\/p>\n
Strict strong stringy Steven Stretch slickly snared six sickly silky snakes.<\/p>\n
Just think, that sphinx has a sphincter that stinks!<\/p>\n
They both, though, have thirty-three thick thimbles to thaw.<\/p>\n
Cows graze in groves on grass which grows in grooves in groves.<\/p>\n
Brisk brave brigadiers brandished broad bright blades, blunderbusses, and bludgeons — balancing them badly.<\/p>\n
They have left the thrift shop, and lost both their theatre tickets and the
\nvolume of valuable licenses and coupons for free theatrical frills and thrills.<\/p>\n
Fun right? Keep going!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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