Common Tongue Twisters

A happy hippo hopped and hiccupped.

• Prominent Sounds:
  • /h/, /p/

A pessimistic pest exists among us.

• Prominent Sounds:
  • /p/, /s/

Don't eat with your mouth full!

• Prominent Sounds:
  • /ð/, /f/

Four fine fresh fish for you.

• Prominent Sounds:
  • /f/, /ʃ/

Nine nice night nurses nursing nicely.

• Prominent Sounds:
  • /n/, /n/

One smart fellow, he felt smart.

• Prominent Sounds:
  • /f/, /t/

Pad kid poured curd pulled cod.

• Prominent Sounds:
  • /p/, /k/, /d/

She sells seashells on the seashore.

• Prominent Sounds:
  • /ʃ/, /s/

Sister Suzie's sewing socks for soldiers.

• Prominent Sounds:
  • /s/, /z/

Six sleek swans swam swiftly southwards.

• Prominent Sounds:
  • /s/, /sw/

So, this is the sushi chef.

• Prominent Sounds:
  • /s/, /ʃ/

Sock for soldiers sister Suzie sews.

• Prominent Sounds:
  • /s/, /z/

Spread it thicker, say it quicker!

• Prominent Sounds:
  • /sp/, /θ/

Toy boat. Toy boat. Toy boat.

• Prominent Sounds:
  • /t/, /b/

Two smart fellows, they felt smart.

• Prominent Sounds:
  • /t/, /f/

Two tried and true tridents.

• Prominent Sounds:
  • /t/, /tr/

We all scream for ice cream.

• Prominent Sounds:
  • /skr/, /s/

Which witch wished which wicked wish?

• Prominent Sounds:
  • /w/, /ʃ/

A snake sneaks to seek a snack.

• Prominent Sounds:
  • /s/, /sn/

An orange oval spooks the odd operative.

• Prominent Sounds:
  • /ɔ/, /v/

Excited executioner exercising his excising powers excessively.

• Prominent Sounds:
  • /ɛk/, /ɛk/

How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?

• Prominent Sounds:
  • /w/, /tʃ/

I wish to wash my Irish wristwatch.

• Prominent Sounds:
  • /w/, /r/

Lesser leather never weathered wetter weather better.

• Prominent Sounds:
  • /l/, /w/

Printed papers under pressure make pens prickle.

• Prominent Sounds:
  • /pr/, /p/

The big bug bit the little beetle.

• Prominent Sounds:
  • /b/, /b/

The black bloke's back brake block broke.

• Prominent Sounds:
  • /b/, /br/

The sixth sick sheikh's sixth sheep's sick.

• Prominent Sounds:
  • /s/, /ʃ/

Three smart fellows, they all felt smart.

• Prominent Sounds:
  • /θ/, /f/

Wayne went to Wales to watch Walruses.

• Prominent Sounds:
  • /w/, /w/

A synonym for cinnamon is a cinnamon synonym.

• Prominent Sounds:
  • /s/, /n/

Betty's big bunny bobbled by the blueberry bush.

• Prominent Sounds:
  • /b/, /b/

Creepy crawler critters crawl through creepy crawly craters.

• Prominent Sounds:
  • /kr/, /k/

The poor boar pours batter over his putter.

• Prominent Sounds:
  • /p/, /b/

We surely shall see the sun shine soon.

• Prominent Sounds:
  • /ʃ/, /s/

Yellow butter, purple jelly, red jam, black bread.

• Prominent Sounds:
  • /j/, /b/

Chester cheetah chews a chunk of cheap cheddar cheese.

• Prominent Sounds:
  • /ʧ/, /ʧ/

Fred fed Ted bread, and Ted fed Fred bread.

• Prominent Sounds:
  • /f/, /d/

I saw a kitten eating chicken in the kitchen.

• Prominent Sounds:
  • /k/, /tʃ/

I thought I thought of thinking of thanking you.

• Prominent Sounds:
  • /θ/, /ð/

Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager managing an imaginary menagerie.

• Prominent Sounds:
  • /m/, /n/

Several spooky slimy spiders spun sulking by the sea.

• Prominent Sounds:
  • /s/, /sp/

The winkle ship sank and the shrimp ship swam.

• Prominent Sounds:
  • /ʃ/, /sw/