A little practice.A clearer next take.
18 original tongue twisters. Choose one and read at your own pace.
Try six lip-sound tongue twisters with ordinary sentences. Read slowly, then repeat at your speaking 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.
These six phrases repeat sounds made with the lips or with the lower lip and upper teeth. Choose one phrase and listen to its separate words. Start at a pace that lets you finish each word, then try the ordinary sentence that follows it.
Choose one word and keep it recognisable on each reading. If the phrase runs together, separate two neighbouring words, say them once, then return to the complete phrase. Compare that reading with an ordinary sentence: can a listener still catch the people, objects or numbers without seeing the text?
Say the whole passage at a pace that lets you hear every word. Notice one part to repeat.
Repeat the difficult part, then read the complete passage at a comfortable pace. Choose clarity before speed.
Read the ordinary sentence. Can you keep the same care without making the sentence sound forced?
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