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18 original tongue twisters. Choose one and read at your own pace.
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Lip sounds
PractisePippa packs paper parcels; Ben brings blue boxes.
Then try an ordinary sentence
Please bring the paper parcels and the blue boxes to the back door.
Check that a listener can repeat both the first and last words.
Lip sounds
PractiseMina makes berry muffins; Max moves muffin baskets.
Then try an ordinary sentence
Mina made berry muffins for the meeting, and Max brought a basket.
Check that a listener can repeat both the first and last words.
Lip sounds
PractiseFive folded maps fit four flat folders.
Then try an ordinary sentence
Put the folded maps in the flat folder before we leave.
Check that a listener can repeat both the first and last words.
Lip sounds
PractiseBea buys bright buttons; Pip picks plain buttons.
Then try an ordinary sentence
Bea chose bright buttons for the blue coat.
Check that a listener can repeat both the first and last words.
Lip sounds
PractiseVera fixes five photo frames; Phil fills four frames.
Then try an ordinary sentence
Vera will put five photos in frames for the display.
Check that a listener can repeat both the first and last words.
Lip sounds
PractiseBob rolls purple banners; Pam packs paper bands.
Then try an ordinary sentence
Please roll the purple banner and put a paper band around it.
Check that a listener can repeat both the first and last words.
Tongue-tip sounds
PractiseLena lines little lanterns along the lane.
Then try an ordinary sentence
Lena put a line of lanterns along the garden path.
Choose two neighbouring words. Check that neither word disappears when you say the whole phrase.
Tongue-tip sounds
PractiseTara sorts ten train tickets; Dan dates two tickets.
Then try an ordinary sentence
Tara sorted the tickets and checked our travel date.
Choose two neighbouring words. Check that neither word disappears when you say the whole phrase.
Tongue-tip sounds
PractiseRory rolls red ribbons round a rail.
Then try an ordinary sentence
Tie a red ribbon around the rail by the entrance.
Choose two neighbouring words. Check that neither word disappears when you say the whole phrase.
Tongue-tip sounds
PractiseNina numbers nine notes; Nell names nine tunes.
Then try an ordinary sentence
Nina numbered the notes so we could read them in order.
Choose two neighbouring words. Check that neither word disappears when you say the whole phrase.
Tongue-tip sounds
PractiseSam sorts six small seeds; Sue sows six seeds.
Then try an ordinary sentence
Sue will sow the small seeds after Sam sorts them.
Choose two neighbouring words. Check that neither word disappears when you say the whole phrase.
Tongue-tip sounds
PractiseShay shares short stories; Sasha shows shiny shells.
Then try an ordinary sentence
Sasha showed us the shells and told a short story about the beach.
Choose two neighbouring words. Check that neither word disappears when you say the whole phrase.
Mixed sound sequences
PractiseBright brick paths bend past broad brown branches.
Then try an ordinary sentence
Follow the brick path past the broad branches to the bench.
Read a short word group separately, then check that its beginning and ending stay audible in the whole phrase.
Mixed sound sequences
PractiseCleo clips clean cards; Greg grips green clips.
Then try an ordinary sentence
Clip the clean cards together with the green clip.
Read a short word group separately, then check that its beginning and ending stay audible in the whole phrase.
Mixed sound sequences
PractiseGrace places plain glasses on clean glass shelves.
Then try an ordinary sentence
Grace put the glasses on the clean shelf beside the sink.
Read a short word group separately, then check that its beginning and ending stay audible in the whole phrase.
Mixed sound sequences
PractiseFresh prints dry flat; Fred folds five prints.
Then try an ordinary sentence
Leave the fresh prints flat until they are dry.
Read a short word group separately, then check that its beginning and ending stay audible in the whole phrase.
Mixed sound sequences
PractiseThree striped straps stretch across strong trunks.
Then try an ordinary sentence
Check the three straps across the luggage before we set off.
Read a short word group separately, then check that its beginning and ending stay audible in the whole phrase.
Mixed sound sequences
PractiseQuick clicks stop; quiet clocks tick.
Then try an ordinary sentence
Wait until the clicking stops, then listen to the clock.
Read a short word group separately, then check that its beginning and ending stay audible in the whole phrase.
Choose a short phrase you can say without hurrying. Read it slowly, repeat the part that catches you, then try the ordinary sentence underneath. These are original sound exercises for rehearsal; you do not need to race through the library.
Practise one sound sequence, then use the same sounds in an ordinary sentence.
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