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A Box of Biscuits A Box of Biscuits A Box of Mixed Biscuits And a Biscuit Mixer. Bob Bradley [bobo41(AT)gate.net] A Canner A canner, exceedingly canny, one morning remarked to his granny, A canner can can Anything that he can; But a canner can't can a can can he. [Arrmst2(AT)aol.com] A fat hen, a couple of ducks, three brown bears, four more chairs, five fat frivolous females, six simple simons sitting on a stump, seven Simbad the sailors sailing sailing the seven seas, eight egotistical ecologists evaluating the earths expectancy, nine nude Nubian nymphs nimbly nibbling on gnats knuckles and nicotine, ten, a skunk sat on a stump, the skunk thunk the stump stunk and the stump thunk the skunk stunk so the stinking skunk got off the stinking stump eleven if you stick a stock of liquor in your locker it is slick to put a lock upon your stock, or some joker who is quicker is gonna trick you of your liquor if you fail to lock your liquor with a lock! Alan Pellegrini [Apellegrini(AT)agtnet.com]

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A Box of Biscuits

A Box of BiscuitsA Box of Mixed BiscuitsAnd a Biscuit Mixer.

Bob Bradley [bobo41(AT)gate.net]

A Canner

A canner, exceedingly canny, one morning remarked to his granny,A canner can can Anything that he can;But a canner can't can a can can he.

[Arrmst2(AT)aol.com]

A fat hen, a couple of ducks, three brown bears, four more chairs, five fat frivolous females, six simple simons sitting on a stump, seven Simbad the sailors sailing sailing the seven seas, eight egotistical ecologists evaluating the earths expectancy, nine nude Nubian nymphs nimbly nibbling on gnats knuckles and nicotine, ten, a skunk sat on a stump, the skunk thunk the stump stunk and the stump thunk the skunk stunk so the stinking skunk got off the stinking stump eleven if you stick a stock of liquor in your locker it is slick to put a lock upon your stock, or some joker who is quicker is gonna trick you of your liquor if you fail to lock your liquor with a lock!Alan Pellegrini [Apellegrini(AT)agtnet.com]

Bob Dole

How much dough would Bob Dole doleIf Bob dole could dole dough?Bob dole would dole as much doughAs Bob Dole COULD dole,If Bob Dole could dole dough.

J. Phelps[surndrjody(AT)aol.com]

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Betty Batter

Betty Batter had some butter,'But,' she said, 'this butter's bitter.If I bake this bitter butter,It would make my batter bitter.'

Another Version

Betty Boughter bought some butterBut she said the butter's bitterIf I put it in my batterIt will make my batter bitterBut a bit of better butter will make it better than the bitter butterSo she bought a bit of better butterAnd put it in her batterAnd her batter was not bitterSo it'was Betty Boughter bought a bit if better butter and put it in herbatter and her batter was not bitter.

Canny Cannibal

How much caramel can a canny cannibal cram into a camel,if a canny cannibal can cram caramel into a camel ?

Cheeryful Charles

Cheerful Charles chose cherry chocolates for Cheri.

Doctor (Version 1)

When a doctor doctors a doctor,does the doctor doing the doctoringdoctor as the doctor being doctored wants to be doctored ordoes the doctor doing the doctoring doctor as he wants to doctor ?

Marlene Pico [mpico(AT)cris.com]

Doctor (Version 2)

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When a doctor doctors a doctor does the doctoring doctor doctor,the doctor the way the doctored doctor wants to be doctored,or does the doctoring doctor doctor the doctor,the way the doctoring doctor wants to doctor the doctor?,

Here's the answer:The doctoring doctor doctors the doctor the way thedoctoring doctor wants to doctor the doctor.Not the way the doctored doctor wants to be doctored.

Evelyn [evelyn(AT)premier1.net]

Good Cook

How many cuckoos could a good cook cookif a cook could cook cuckoos.

Goodie Twoshoes

Good Goodie Twoshoes took two shoes to the Goody Showshine shoe shop.

Fig Plucker

I'm not the fig plucker,but the fig plucker's son.But I'll pluck figs'til the fig plucker comes

Sherman Moffitt [GENSHERM(AT)aol.com]

Fuzzy Wuzzy

Fuzzy WuzzyWas a bear,Fuzzy Wuzzy Had no Hair, Fuzzy Wuzzy wasn't fuzzy,Was he?!

Amanda Hanlon of Meadow Lake Saskatchewan[hanlonev(AT)sk.sympatico.ca]

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Fresh Fish

Do you like fresh fish?It's just fine at Finney's Diner.Finney also has some fresher fishthat's fresher and much finer.But his best fish is his freshest fishand Finney says with pride,"The finest fish at Finney's ismy freshest fish, French-fried!"

SO...don't order the fresh or the fresher fish.At Finney's, if you're wise, you'll say,"Fetch me the finest, French-fried freshestfish that Finney fries!"

Dr. Seuss' book, "Oh say can you say"Copyright 1979, Theodore S. Geisel and Audrey S. Geisel

Ron Bishop[rbishop(AT)mip.net]

Fly and a Flea

A fly and a flea in a flueWere imprisoned, so what could they do?"Let us fly," said the flea"Let us flee,"said the flySo they flew through a flaw in the flue.

John Keenan [makeenan(AT)dove.net.au]

Felt Hat

Is that a felt hat your wearing ,thats incredibleI've fealt some felt hats before but of all the felt hats I've ever fealtI've never fealt a felt hat like that felt hat fealt.

Stewart [stew1art(AT)ozemail.com.au]

I saw Esau

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I saw Esau kissing Kate,And Kate saw I saw Esau,And Esau saw that I saw Kate,And Kate saw I saw Esau saw.

Chico Clark 17

The Mikado (light opera,lyrics by W.S. Gilbert; music by Arthur Sullivan.)

To sit in solemn silence on a dull dark dock In a pestilential prison with a lifelong lock Awaiting the sensation of a short sharp shock From a cheap and chippy chopper on a big black block.

Peter Matthews [phm109(AT)psu.edu] and Nicole [Lumetta-soubrette(AT)hehe.com] - for discovering the title and origin.

Mrs. Smith

Mrs. Smith's Fish Sauce Shop

Jim Cockroft [Jim.Cockroft(AT)idirect.com]

Mrs. Puggy Wuggy

Mrs. Puggy Wuggy has a square cut puntNot a punt cut squareJust a square cut puntIt's round in the stern and blunt in the frontMrs. Puggy Wuggy has a square cut punt

Berny Goodhear [berny(AT)scoucer.tandem.com.au]

Manager of the Menagerie

'The Manager of the MenagerieImagined he was a manager of an imaginary Menagerie'.

Bernard Clisby [bclisby(AT)bigpond.com]

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Mrs Hunt

Mrs Hunt had a country cut front in the front of her country cut pettycoat

Berny Goodhear [berny(AT)scoucer.tandem.com.au]

Mr. See's Saw

Mr. See had a sawand Mr. Soar owned a seesawNow See's saw sawed Soar's seesawbefore Soar saw See

Once Upon A Barren Moor

Once upon a barren moorthere dwelt a bear also a boarthe bear could not bear the boarthe bear thought the boar a boreAt last that bear could bear no morethat boar that bored him on the moorand so one morn' he bored that boarthat boar will boar no more

Neal Makadooj [neal_mack(AT)hotmail.com]

Our Joe

Our Joe wants to know if your Joe will lend our Joe your Joe's banjo.If your Joe won't lend our Joe your Joe's banjo, our Joe won't lend your Joe our Joe's banjo when our Joe has a banjo!

Pleasant Peasant

At present you can't marry a peasant however pleasant the peasant may be.

Peter Pan Peanut Butter

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Picky people pick Peter Pan Peanut Butter.Peter Pan Peanut is the peanut picky people pick.

Marlene Pico [mpico(AT)cris.com]

Peter Piper (Version 1)

Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.Did Peter Piper picked a peck of peckled peppers?If Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers,Where's the peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked ?

Peter Piper (Version 2)

Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.A peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked.If Peter Piper pecked a pick of pickled peppers,Where's the peck of pickled Peppers Peter piper picked?The peck of pickled peppers that Peter Piper pickedIs where Peter Piper put the peck of pickled peppersThat Peter Piper picked.[TazzyElf(AT)aol.com]

Recounts

How many counts would a recount countif a recount could count counts?A recount would count all the counts that count,but the recount may not count.Charlotte VM [CharVM(AT)aol.com]

Sea Shells

She sells sea shellsOn the sea shoreOf Seychelles

Arvind Rao [shrink(AT)hungary.net]

Sea Shells (Version 2)

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She sells sea shellsDown by the sea shoreShe sells shells.

Sharon Murphy [the_murphys(AT)mindspring.com]

Six Thin Things

I can think of thin things, six thin things, can you ?Yes, I can think of six thin things, and of six thick things too.

Sammy & Suzie

Sammy sitting singingSought Suzie ShawSince Suzie started sobbingSammy's stopped seeking

Sally Snake

Ms. Sylvia Snake, tired of small Sally Snake's hissin' in the pit all day,told Sally Snake to go to Ms. Pott's pit and hiss a while.Ms. Pott told Sally Snake to "go back to her own pit and hiss.""But Mom sent me over here to hiss in your pit." replied Sally Snake.Sally Snake went back to her own pit to hiss in. "I told you to go to Ms. Pott's pit and hiss." shouted Mom."Ms. Pott told me to come hiss in my own pit." replied Sally Snake." "Well!" scouled Sylvia Snake."I remember when Ms. Pott didn't even have a pit to hiss in."

Candy Warren [bfly(AT)msg.ti.com]

Smart Fellow

One fellow, he felt smart.Two smart fellows, they felt smart.Three smart fellows, thay all felt smart.

The Skunk (Version 1)

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A skunk sat on a stump and thunk the stump thunk,but the stump thunk the skunk stunk.

Marlene Pico [mpico(AT)cris.com]

The Skunk (Version 2)

A skunk sat on a stump.The skunk thunk the stump stunk.The stump thunk the skunk stunk.

Beverly Moodey [moodeys(AT)earthlink.net]

Sheik's Sheep

The sick sixth Sheik's sixth sheep's sick.

Singing Sammy

Singing Sammy sung songs on sinking sand.Sunday smiles shine sunny signs of Spring.Slippery Shawn slid sideway on spikes.

Carol Copeland [ccopelan(AT)chesterfieldes.nps.k12.va.us]

Slippery Sally

Slippery Sally slipped on a slippery sea shellwhile selling sea shells on the sea shore,surely you don't think sally slipped on a slippery sea shell just because she said she did.

Paul Mutz [peanut(AT)sympatico.ca]

Sylvia

'Surely Sylvia swims!' shrieked Sammy, surprised, 'Somebody should show Sylvia some strokes so she shall not sink!'

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Slit a Sheet

I slit a sheeta sheet I slited I set on a slited sheet that I slited

Philip Westlake [flaqua(AT)digital.net]

Tables

Typing ten-times-tables takes more time than typing ten-times-two.

Theopholis Sistle

Theopholis Sistle, the thistle sifter,sifted a sive full of unsifted thistles.Now, if Theopholis Sistle, the thistle sifter,sifted a sive full of unsifted thistles,where are the sifted thistles that Theopholis Sistle,the thistle sifter, sifted?

Anonymous and extremely humble

Thadius Thistle

Thadius Thistle the thistle sifterWhile sifting a sieve of unsifted thistlesThrust three thousand thistlesThrew the thick of his thumb.

[LADMGD(AT)aol.com]

Tree Toad

A tree toad loved a she-toad,That lived up in a tree.She was a three-toed tree toad,But a two-toed toad was he.

Twister

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A twister of twists once twisted a twist.and the twist that he twisted was a three twisted twist.now in twisting this twist, if a twist should untwists,would the twist that untwisted untwist the twists.

Marlene Pico [mpico(AT)cris.com]

Two BootBlacks

There were two bootblacks,a white bootblack and a black bootblackand they were both busy blacking boots.

The white bootblack told the black bootblackto blacken the white bootblack`s boots black.

The black bootblack was taken aback and blackened the white bootblack`s face black.

The white bootblack blackened the black bootblack`s face black too.

Rajiv C [porsche(AT)md4.vsnl.net.in]

Unique New York

Unique New York,You need New York,You know you need unique new york.

Peter Matthews [phm109(AT)psu.edu]

Witch

Which is the witch that wished the wicked wish ?I don't know which witch is whitch.

Wood Chuck

If a wood chuck could chuck wood,How much wood would a woodchuck chuck,If a woodchuck could chuck wood.

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A wood chuck would chuck as much woodas a wood chuck could chuck if a wood chuck could chuck wood.[LADMGD(AT)aol.com]

WOOD CHUCK (Version 2)

How much wood could a woodchuck chuck,If a woodchuck could chuck wood?A woodchuck would chuck about as much woodas a woodchuck could chuck, if a woodchuck could chuck wood.[JennZarus(AT)aol.com]

WOOD CHUCK (Version 3)

How much wood would a woodchuck chuckIf a woodchuck could chuck wood?He would chuck what a woodchuck could chuckIf a woodchuck could chuck wood.Sharon Murphy[the_murphys(AT)mindspring.com]

WOOD CHUCK (Version 4)

If a wood-chuck should chuck wood,how much wood should a wood-chuck chuck?

A wood-chuck couldn't chuck wood.

But if a wood-chuck could chuck wood,how much wood could a wood-chuck chuck?

A wood-chuck wouldn't chuck wood.

But if a wood-chuck would chuck wood,how much wood would a wood-chuck chuck?

A wood-chuck wouldn't chuck any amount of wood,if a wood-chuck should chuck wood.Jim 'Chip' Henriksen[jimhenry(AT)online.no]

WOOD CHUCK (Version 5)

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

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A woodchuck would chuck all the wood he could chuck,if a woodchuck could chuck wood!Fred McArdle [fredmcardle(AT)bigpond.com]

..please .. no more new Wood Chuck versions ..OK!

Six sick slick slim sycamore saplings.

A box of biscuits, a batch of mixed biscuits

A skunk sat on a stump and thunk the stump stunk,but the stump thunk the skunk stunk.

Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.Did Peter Piper pick a peck of pickled peppers?If Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers,where's the peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked?

Red lorry, yellow lorry, red lorry, yellow lorry.

Unique New York.

Betty Botter had some butter,"But," she said, "this butter's bitter.If I bake this bitter butter,it would make my batter bitter.But a bit of better butter--that would make my batter better."

So she bought a bit of butter,better than her bitter butter,and she baked it in her batter,and the batter was not bitter.

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So 'twas better Betty Botterbought a bit of better butter.

Six thick thistle sticks. Six thick thistles stick.

Is this your sister's sixth zither, sir?

A big black bug bit a big black bear,made the big black bear bleed blood.

The sixth sick sheik's sixth sheep's sick.

Toy boat. Toy boat. Toy boat.

One smart fellow, he felt smart.Two smart fellows, they felt smart.Three smart fellows, they all felt smart.

Pope Sixtus VI's six texts.

I slit the sheet, the sheet I slit, and on the slitted sheet I sit.

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

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Mrs. Smith's Fish Sauce Shop.

"Surely Sylvia swims!" shrieked Sammy, surprised."Someone should show Sylvia some strokes so she shall not sink."

A Tudor who tooted a flutetried to tutor two tooters to toot.Said the two to their tutor,"Is it harder to tootor to tutor two tooters to toot?"

Shy Shelly says she shall sew sheets.

Three free throws.

I am not the pheasant plucker,I'm the pheasant plucker's mate.I am only plucking pheasants'cause the pheasant plucker's running late.

Sam's shop stocks short spotted socks.

A flea and a fly flew up in a flue.Said the flea, "Let us fly!"Said the fly, "Let us flee!"So they flew through a flaw in the flue.

Knapsack straps.

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Which wristwatches are Swiss wristwatches?

Lesser leather never weathered wetter weather better.

A bitter biting bitternBit a better brother bittern,And the bitter better bitternBit the bitter biter back.And the bitter bittern, bitten,By the better bitten bittern,Said: "I'm a bitter biter bit, alack!"

Inchworms itching.

A noisy noise annoys an oyster.

The myth of Miss Muffet.

Mr. See owned a saw.And Mr. Soar owned a seesaw.Now See's saw sawed Soar's seesawBefore Soar saw See,Which made Soar sore.Had Soar seen See's sawBefore See sawed Soar's seesaw,See's saw would not have sawedSoar's seesaw.So See's saw sawed Soar's seesaw.But it was sad to see Soar so soreJust because See's saw sawedSoar's seesaw!

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Friendly Frank flips fine flapjacks.

Vincent vowed vengeance very vehemently.

Cheap ship trip.

I cannot bear to see a bearBear down upon a hare.When bare of hair he strips the hare,Right there I cry, "Forbear!"

Lovely lemon liniment.

Gertie's great-grandma grew aghast at Gertie's grammar.

Tim, the thin twin tinsmith

Fat frogs flying past fast.

I need not your needles, they're needless to me;For kneading of noodles, 'twere needless, you see;But did my neat knickers but need to be kneed,I then should have need of your needles indeed.

Flee from fog to fight flu fast!

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Greek grapes.

The boot black bought the black boot back.

How much wood would a woodchuck chuckif a woodchuck could chuck wood?He would chuck, he would, as much as he could,and chuck as much wood as a woodchuck wouldif a woodchuck could chuck wood.

We surely shall see the sun shine soon.

Moose noshing much mush.

Ruby Rugby's brother bought and brought herback some rubber baby-buggy bumpers.

Sly Sam slurps Sally's soup.

My dame hath a lame tame crane,My dame hath a crane that is lame.

Six short slow shepherds.

A tree toad loved a she-toadWho lived up in a tree.He was a two-toed tree toadBut a three-toed toad was she.

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The two-toed tree toad tried to winThe three-toed she-toad's heart,For the two-toed tree toad loved the groundThat the three-toed tree toad trod.But the two-toed tree toad tried in vain.He couldn't please her whim.From her tree toad bowerWith her three-toed powerThe she-toad vetoed him.

Which witch wished which wicked wish?

Old oily Ollie oils old oily autos.

The two-twenty-two train tore through the tunnel.

Silly Sally swiftly shooed seven silly sheep.The seven silly sheep Silly Sally shooedshilly-shallied south.These sheep shouldn't sleep in a shack;sheep should sleep in a shed.

Twelve twins twirled twelve twigs.

Three gray geese in the green grass grazing.Gray were the geese and green was the grass.

Many an anemone sees an enemy anemone.

Nine nice night nurses nursing nicely.

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Peggy Babcock.

You've no need to light a night-lightOn a light night like tonight,For a night-light's light's a slight light,And tonight's a night that's light.When a night's light, like tonight's light,It is really not quite rightTo light night-lights with their slight lightsOn a light night like tonight.

Black bug's blood.

Flash message!

Say this sharply, say this sweetly,Say this shortly, say this softly.Say this sixteen times in succession.

Six sticky sucker sticks.

If Stu chews shoes, should Stuchoose the shoes he chews?

Crisp crusts crackle crunchily.

Give papa a cup of proper coffee in a copper coffee cup.

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Six sharp smart sharks.

What a shame such a shapely sashshould such shabby stitches show.

Sure the ship's shipshape, sir.

Betty better butter Brad's bread.

Of all the felt I ever felt,I never felt a piece of feltwhich felt as fine as that felt felt,when first I felt that felt hat's felt.

Sixish.

Don't pamper damp scamp tramps that camp under ramp lamps.

Swan swam over the sea,Swim, swan, swim!Swan swam back againWell swum, swan!

Six shimmering sharks sharply striking shins.

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I thought a thought.But the thought I thought wasn't the thoughtI thought I thought.

Brad's big black bath brush broke.

Thieves seize skis.

Chop shops stock chops.

Sarah saw a shot-silk sash shop full of shot-silk sashesas the sunshine shone on the side of the shot-silk sash shop.

Strict strong stringy Stephen Stretchslickly snared six sickly silky snakes.

Susan shineth shoes and socks;socks and shoes shines Susan.She ceased shining shoes and socks,for shoes and socks shock Susan.

Truly rural.

The blue bluebird blinks.

Betty and Bob brought back blue balloons from the big bazaar.

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When a twister a-twisting will twist him a twist,For the twisting of his twist, he three twines doth intwist;But if one of the twines of the twist do untwist,The twine that untwisteth untwisteth the twist.

Untwirling the twine that untwisteth between,He twirls, with his twister, the two in a twine;Then twice having twisted the twines of the twine,He twitcheth the twice he had twined in twain.

The twain that in twining before in the twine,As twines were intwisted he now doth untwine;Twist the twain inter-twisting a twine more between,He, twirling his twister, makes a twist of the twine.

The Leith police dismisseth us.

The seething seas ceasethand twiceth the seething seas sufficeth us.

If one doctor doctors another doctor, does the doctorwho doctors the doctor doctor the doctor the way thedoctor he is doctoring doctors? Or does he doctorthe doctor the way the doctor who doctors doctors?

Two Truckee truckers truculently trucklingto have truck to truck two trucks of truck.

Plague-bearing prairie dogs.

Ed had edited it.

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She sifted thistles through her thistle-sifter.

Give me the gift of a grip top sock:a drip-drape, ship-shape, tip-top sock.

While we were walking, we were watching window washerswash Washington's windows with warm washing water.

Freshly fried fresh flesh.

Pacific Lithograph.

Six twin screwed steel steam cruisers.

The crow flew over the riverwith a lump of raw liver.

Preshrunk silk shirts

A bloke's back bike brake block broke.

A pleasant place to place a plaice is a placewhere a plaice is pleased to be placed.

I correctly recollect Rebecca MacGregor's reckoning.

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Good blood, bad blood.

Quick kiss. Quicker kiss.

I saw Esau kissing Kate. I saw Esau,he saw me, and she saw I saw Esau.

Cedar shingles should be shaved and saved.

Lily ladles little Letty's lentil soup.

Amidst the mists and coldest frosts,with stoutest wrists and loudest boasts,he thrusts his fist against the postsand still insists he sees the ghosts.

Shelter for six sick scenic sightseers.

Listen to the local yokel yodel.

Give Mr. Snipa's wife's knife a swipe.

Whereat with blade,with bloody, blameful blade,he bravely broached his boiling bloody breast.

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Are our oars oak?

Can you imagine an imaginary menagerie managerimagining managing an imaginary menagerie?

A lusty lady loved a lawyerand longed to lure him from his laboratory.

The epitome of femininity.

She stood on the balconyinexplicably mimicing him hiccupping,and amicably welcoming him home.

Kris Kringle carefully crunched on candy canes.

Please pay promptly.

On mules we find two legs behindand two we find before.We stand behind before we findwhat those behind be for.

What time does the wristwatch strap shop shut?

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One-One was a racehorse.Two-Two was one, too.When One-One won one race,Two-Two won one, too.

Girl gargoyle, guy gargoyle.

Pick a partner and practice passing,for if you pass proficiently,perhaps you'll play professionally.

Once upon a barren moorThere dwelt a bear, also a boar.The bear could not bear the boar.The boar thought the bear a bore.At last the bear could bear no moreOf that boar that bored him on the moor,And so one morn he bored the boar--That boar will bore the bear no more.

If a Hottentot taught a Hottentot totTo talk ere the tot could totter,Ought the Hottenton totBe taught to say aught, or naught,Or what ought to be taught her?If to hoot and to toot a Hottentot totBe taught by her Hottentot tutor,Ought the tutor get hotIf the Hottentot totHoot and toot at her Hottentot tutor?

Will you, William?

Mix, Miss Mix!

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Who washed Washington's white woolen underwearwhen Washington's washer woman went west?

Two toads, totally tired.

Freshly-fried flying fish.

The sawingest saw I ever saw sawwas the saw I saw saw in Arkansas.

Just think, that sphinx has a sphincter that stinks!

Strange strategic statistics.

Sarah sitting in her Chevrolet,All she does is sits and shifts,All she does is sits and shifts.

Hi-Tech Traveling Tractor Trailor Truck Tracker

Ned Nott was shot and Sam Shott was not.

So it is better to be Shott than Nott.

Some say Nott was not shot.

But Shott says he shot Nott.

Either the shot Shott shot at Nott

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was not shot, or Nott was shot.

If the shot Shott shot shot Nott, Nott was shot.

But if the shot Shott shot shot Shott, then Shott was shot, not Nott.

However, the shot Shott shot shot not Shott -- but Nott.

Six slippery snails, slid slowly seaward.

Three twigs twined tightly.

There was a young fisher named FischerWho fished for a fish in a fissure.The fish with a grin,Pulled the fisherman in;Now they're fishing the fissure for Fischer.

Pretty Kitty Creighton had a cotton batten cat.The cotton batten cat was bitten by a rat.The kitten that was bitten had a button for an eye,And biting off the button made the cotton batten fly.

Suddenly swerving, seven small swansSwam silently southward,Seeing six swift sailboatsSailing sedately seaward.

The ochre ogre ogled the poker.

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If you stick a stock of liquor in your locker,It's slick to stick a lock upon your stock,Or some stickler who is slickerWill stick you of your liquorIf you fail to lock your liquorWith a lock!

Shredded Swiss chesse.

The soldiers shouldered shooters on their shoulders.

Theophiles Thistle, the successful thistle-sifter,in sifting a sieve full of un-sifted thistles,thrust three thousand thistles through the thick of his thumb.

Now.....if Theophiles Thistle, the successful thistle-sifter,in sifting a sieve full of un-sifted thistles,thrust three thousand thistles through the thick of his thumb,see that thou, in sifting a sieve full of un-sifted thistles,thrust not three thousand thistles through the thick of thy thumb.

Success to the successful thistle-sifter!

Thank the other three brothers of their father's mother's brother's side.

They both, though, have thirty-three thick thimbles to thaw.

Irish wristwatch.

Fred fed Ted bread, and Ted fed Fred bread.

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Cows graze in groves on grass which grows in grooves in groves.

Brisk brave brigadiers brandished broad bright blades,blunderbusses, and bludgeons -- balancing them badly.

Tragedy strategy.

Selfish shellfish.

They have left the thriftshop, and lost both their theatre tickets and thevolume of valuable licenses and coupons for free theatrical frills and thrills.

1 madan, mohan, malveya madras mein machhli maarte maarte mare

 

2 nandu ke nana ne nandu ki nani ko nal ke niche nanga nahlaya

 

3 Chaar Kachari Kachche Chacha,

Chaar Kachari Pakke.Pakki Kachari Kachche Chacha,

Kachchi Kachari Pakke!  

4

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personal name

5

 

6 Khadak Singh ke khadakane se khadakati hain khidkiyan, khidkiyon ke khadakane se

khadakata hai Khadak Singh.  

7 Jo hase ga wo fase ga.Jo fase ga wo hase ga.

 

8 Chandu ke chacha ne chandu ki chachi ko chandni-chowk

mein chaandi ki chammach se chatni chackaee.  

9 Samajh samajh ke samajh ko samjho.

Samajh samajh ke samajh ko samajhna hi samajh hai.Jo samajh ko samajh kar bhi na samajhe

Voh....kya hai? Nasamajh hai.  

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11 kaccha papad, pakka papad.

 

12 mar ham bi gaye, marham ke liye, marham na mila. ham dam se gaye, hamdam ke liye,

hamdam na mila  

13 uth unchi,

uth ki pheet unchi,phoonch uth ki unchi

 

14 Ente sanchi, chanthayil thaicha sanchi

 

15 rakshi shaktishali shasak

 

16 Dubey dubai mein doob gaya

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17 tola ram tala tol ke tel mein tul gaya

tula hua tola tale ke tale hue tel mein tala gaya  

18 nazar nazar me har ek naraz me hume us nazar ki talash thi. wo narazar mili to sahi par us

nazar me ab wo nazar kahan thi.  

19 samjh samjh ke samjh ko samjho..samjha samjhna

bhi ek samjh hai..samjh samjhke jo na samjhe ..meri samajh me wo na samajh hai!  

20 Kaka ae kaki ne kashmir no kabat mathi kachi keri no kachumber kadhi kadhva kahnyu.

 

21 faalse ka faasla

 

22 Unth uncha, Unth ki peeth unchi. Unchi poonchh unth ki.

 

One - Liners ( Let us see if you could say them quickly a few times)

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Rubber Baby Buggy BumpersLinda Leitch[Linda_Leitch(AT)consumersgas.com]

Big, bulging Bulgarian belleArvind Rao [shrink(AT)hungary.net]

Fanny Finch fried five floundering fish for Francis`s fatherAndre Steynberg [wrsm(AT)soft.co.za]

Strong Sharks Sink ShipsErich Barbera [Barberas(AT)worldet.att.net]

Red leather, yellow leather!Peter Matthews [phm109(AT)psu.edu]

Toy boat, toy boat, toy boat, toy boat, toy boat.Peter Matthews [phm109(AT)psu.edu]

The sea ceaseth, but it sufficeth usLeifheit [dleifheitzz(AT)gowebway.com]

The big bad baby brought the bought black blanket backthompson [thompson01(AT)mindspring.com]

Black Bugs Bleed Black BloodWAY-FM Radio [wayfm(AT)wayfm.com]

Which wrist watches are Swiss wrist watches?Dennis Gregory [tamanden(AT)cyberhighway.net]

Crisco Crisps CrustsJohn Dove [john_dove(AT)hotmail.com]

Six quick sneezes, six quick sneezes, six quick sneezesSharon Murphy[the_murphys(AT)mindspring.com]

Seven Silly Swans Swam Silently SeawardKatherine Lucas[katherine-lucas(AT)utulsa.edu]

A big black bug bit a big black bear and the big black bear bled blood

I slit the sheet and the sheet slit me the slit in the sheet was slit by meMark G. Donovan[carole.donovan(AT)ns.sympatico.ca]

Three witches watch three watches.Which witch watched which watch?Jonathan Belinkov [jmaster(AT)isdn.net.il]

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Round and round the rugged rock the ragged rascal ran.Keith Banning [kmb(AT)quixnet.net]

One hedgehog hedged up the hedge,whilst another hedge hog hedged down.[Benwray(AT)aol.com]

How many moose might a mini-mouse moveif a mini-mouse might move moose?Dan Osborn [dano(AT)woodtek.com]

One one was a race horse, two two was one too.When one one won one race, two two won one too.[Mousy17(AT)aol.com]

Red lorry, yellow lorryAustin Donnelly [Austin_Donnelly(AT)yahoo.co.uk]

Cripple GateThree crooked cripples went through Cripple Gate and through Cripple Gate went three crooked cripples.Jeff Jones [jpjones(AT)bigfoot.com]

...... And Last But Not Least...

These thousand tricky tongue twisterstrip thrillingly off the tongue.