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Tongue Twisters l mt cm hoc mt cu kh c th ni c nhanh, thng l do c s ip m hoc mt chui nhng m tng t nhau.

N gip pht trin nhng k nng luyn ni. A Amidst the mists and coldest frosts, With stoutest wrists and loudest boasts, He thrusts his fist against the posts And still insists he sees the ghosts. Are our oars oak? Around the rugged rocks the ragged rascal ran. B Betty and Bob brought back blue balloons from the big bazaar. Betty better butter Brad's bread. Betty Botter bought some butter, "But," she said, "this butter's bitter. If I bake this bitter butter, It will 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. So 'twas better Betty Botter Bought a bit of better butter. A big black bug bit a big black bear, made the big black bear bleed blood. A bitter biting bittern Bit a better brother bittern, And the bitter better bittern Bit the bitter biter back. And the bitter bittern, bitten, By the better bitten bittern, Said: "I'm a bitter biter bit, alack!" Black bug's blood. The blue bluebird blinks. The bootblack bought the black boot back. A box of biscuits, a batch of mixed biscuits. Brad's big black bath brush broke. C Can you imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie? Cedar shingles should be shaved and saved. A cheap ship trip. Chop shops stock chops. Comical economists. Cows graze in groves on grass which grows in grooves in groves.

Crisp crusts crackle crunchily. The crow flew over the river with a lump of raw liver. D Don't pamper damp scamp tramps that camp under ramp lamps. A dozen double damask dinner napkins. Draw drowsy ducks and drakes. E Ed had edited it. The epitome of femininity. F Fat frogs flying past fast. A fat thrush flies through thick fog. Flash message! Flee from fog to fight flu fast! Fred fed Ted bread, and Ted fed Fred bread. Freshly fried flying fish, freshly fried flesh. Friendly Frank flips fine flapjacks. G Give me the gift of a grip-top sock, A clip drape shipshape tip top sock. Not your spinslick slapstick slipshod stock, But a plastic, elastic grip-top sock. None of your fantastic slack swap slop From a slap dash flash cash haberdash shop. Not a knick knack knitlock knockneed knickerbocker sock With a mock-shot blob-mottled trick-ticker top clock. Not a supersheet seersucker rucksack sock, Not a spot-speckled frog-freckled cheap sheik's sock Off a hodge-podge moss-blotched scotch-botched block. Nothing slipshod drip drop flip flop or glip glop Tip me to a tip top grip top sock. H How much wood would a woodchuck chuck If a woodchuck could chuck wood? He would chuck, he would, as much as he could, And chuck as much wood as a woodchuck would If a woodchuck could chuck wood. I I cannot bear to see a bear Bear down upon a hare. When bare of hair he strips the hare, Right there I cry, "Forbear!" I can think of six thin things and of six thick things too. I correctly recollect Rebecca MacGregor's reckoning. If a Hottentot taught a Hottentot tot

To talk ere the tot could totter, Ought the Hottenton tot Be taught to say aught, or naught, Or what ought to be taught her? If to hoot and to toot a Hottentot tot Be taught by her Hottentot tutor, Ought the tutor get hot If the Hottentot tot Hoot and toot at her Hottentot tutor? If one doctor doctors another doctor, does the doctor who doctors the doctor doctor the doctor the way the doctor he is doctoring doctors? Or does he doctor the doctor the way the doctor who doctors doctors? If Stu chews shoes, should Stu choose the shoes he chews? I'm not the pheasant plucker, I'm the pheasant plucker's mate. I'm only plucking pheasants 'Cause the pheasant plucker's late. Inchworms itching. 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. Irish wristwatch. I saw Esau kissing Kate. I saw Esau, he saw me, and she saw I saw Esau. I slit the sheet, the sheet I slit, and on the slitted sheet I sit. Is this your sister's sixth zither, sir? I thought a thought But the thought I thought Was not the thought I thought I thought. K Knapsack straps. Kris Kringle carefully crunched on candy canes. L A laurel-crowned clown. The Leith police dismisseth us. Lesser leather never weathered wetter weather better. Lily ladles little Letty's lentil soup. Listen to the local yokel yodel. Lovely lemon liniment. M Many an anemone sees an enemy anemone. Mary Mack's mother's making Mary Mack marry me, my mother's making me marry Mary Mack. The minx mixed a medicinal mixture.

Mixed biscuits. Mix, Miss, Mix! Moose noshing much mush. Mr. See owned a saw. And Mr. Soar owned a seesaw. Now See's saw sawed Soar's seesaw Before Soar saw See, Which made Soar sore. Had Soar seen See's saw Before See sawed Soar's seesaw, See's saw would not have sawed Soar's seesaw. So See's saw sawed Soar's seesaw. But it was sad to see Soar so sore Just because See's saw sawed Soar's seesaw! My dame hath a lame tame crane, My dame hath a crane that is lame. The myth of Miss Muffet. N Nine nice night nurses nursing nicely. O The ochre ogre ogled the poker. Of all the felt I ever felt, I never felt a piece of felt Which felt as fine as that felt felt, When first I felt that felt hat's felt. Old oily Ollie oils old oily autos. Once upon a barren moor There 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 more Of that boar that bored him on the moor, And so one morn he bored the boar That boar will bore the bear no more. One-One was a racehorse; Two-Two was one, too. When One-One won one race, Two-Two won one, too. On mules we find two legs behind And two we find before. We stand behind before we find What those behind be for. P Pacific Lithograph. Peggy Babcock. Peter Pan's peanut butter. 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? Pick a partner and practice passing, for if you pass proficiently, perhaps you'll play professionally. Plague-bearing prairie dogs. A pleasant place to place a plaice is a place where a plaice is pleased to be placed. Please pay promptly. Pope Sixtus VI's six texts. Preshrunk silk shirts. 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. A proper cup of coffee from a proper copper coffee pot. R Red leather, yellow leather. Red lorry, yellow lorry. Ruby Rugby's brother bought and brought her back some rubber baby-buggy bumpers. S Sam's shop stocks short spotted socks. Sarah saw a shot-silk sash shop full of shot-silk sashes as the sunshine shone on the side of the shot-silk sash shop. The sawingest saw I ever saw saw was the saw I saw saw in Arkansas. Say this sharply, say this sweetly; Say this shortly, say this softly; Say this sixteen times in succession. Selfish shellfish. Shelter for six sick scenic sightseers. She sells seashells on the seashore. The shells she sells are seashells, I'm sure. She sells Swiss sweet. She stood on the balcony inexplicably mimicking him hiccuping, and amicably welcoming him home. She was a thistle sifter and sifted thistles through a thistle sieve. Shredded Swiss cheese. Shy Shelly says she shall sew sheets. 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.

Sinful Caesar sipped his snifter, seized his knees, and sneezed. The sinking steamer sank. Sixish. Sixish. Sixish. Six sharp smart sharks. Six shimmering sharks sharply striking shins. Six short slow shepherds. Six sick slick slim sycamore saplings. Six slippery snails slid slowly seaward. Six sticky sucker sticks. The sixth sick sheik's sixth sheep's sick. Six twin-screwed steel steam cruisers. A skunk sat on a stump and thunk the stump stunk, but the stump thunk the skunk stunk. Sly Sam slurps Sally's soup. The soldiers should have shooters on their shoulders. Some shun sunshine. Strange strategic statistics. Strict strong stringy Stephen Stretch slickly snared six sickly silky snakes. "Surely Sylvia swims!" shrieked Sammy, surprised. "Someone should show Sylvia some strokes so she shall not sink." Sure the ship's shipshape, sir. Susan shineth shoes and socks; Socks and shoes shines Susan. She ceases shining shoes and socks, For shoes and socks shock Susan. Swan swam over the sea. Swim, swan, swim! Swan swam back again. Well swum, swan! T That bloke's back bike brake-block broke. Thieves seize skis. Three free throws. Three gray geese in the green grass grazing. Gray were the geese and green was the grass. Three twigs twined tightly. Tim, the thin twin tinsmith. Toy boat. Toy boat. Toy boat. A tree toad loved a she-toad

Who lived up in a tree. He was a two-toed tree toad But a three-toed toad was she. The two-toed tree toad tried to win The three-toed she-toad's heart, For the two-toed tree toad loved the ground That 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 bower With her three-toed power The she-toad vetoed him. A truly rural frugal ruler's mural. A tutor who tooted the flute Tried to tutor two tooters to toot. Said the two to the tutor: "Is it harder to toot or To tutor two tooters to toot?" Twelve twins twirled twelve twigs. Two toads, totally tired. The two-twenty-two train tore through the tunnel. V Vincent vowed vengence very vehemently. W We surely shall see the sun shine soon. What noise annoys a noisy oyster? A noisy noise annoys a noisy oyster. What time does the wristwatch strap shop shut? When a twister a-twisting will twist him a twist, For the twisting a twist, he three twines will entwist; But if one of the twines of the twist do untwist, The twine that untwisteth untwisteth the twist. Which switch, Miss, is the right switch for Ipswich, Miss? Which witch wished which wicked wish? Which wristwatches are Swiss wristwatches? While we were walking, we were watching window washers wash Washington's windows with warm washing water. Whistle for the thistle sifter. White eraser? Right away, sir! Y You've no need to light a night-light On 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 right To light night-lights with their slight lights On a light night like tonight.

y l mt vi Tongue Twisters bng ting Anh, hy vui v nh! Lp li chng mt vi ln! A good cook could cook as much cookies as a good cook who could cook cookies (Mt u bp gii c th lm c s bnh quy nhiu ngang vi mt u bp gii ngi c th lm c nhng chic bnh quy.) I saw a saw that could out saw any other saw I ever saw. Betty Botter bought some butter, but she said "this butter's bitter! But a bit of better butter will but make my butter better" So she bought some better butter, better than the bitter butter, and it made her butter better so 'twas better Betty Botter bought a bit of better butter! - sent in by Nick (Betty Botter mua mt t b, nhng c y ni "b ny ng! Nhng mt mu b ca loi tt hn s lm cho b ca ti ngon hn" Nn c y mua mt t b loi tt hn, tt hn loi b ng, v n lm b ca c y ngon hn. Betty Botter mua mt mu b ca loi tt hn!) - Do Nick gi Black bug bit a big black bear. But where is the big black bear that the big black bug bit? (Con rp en cn mt con gu en ln. Nhng con gu en ln u khi b con rp en cn?) A big bug bit the little beetle but the little beetle bit the big bug's back. (Mt con rp ln cn mt con cnh cng nh nhng con cnh cng nh cn lng ca con rp ln.) If you understand, say "understand". If you don't understand, say "don't understand". But if you understand and say "don't understand". How do I understand that you understand? Understand! (Nu bn hiu, hy ni "hiu" Nu bn khng hiu, hy ni "khng hiu" Nhng nu bn hiu v ni "khng hiu" Lm sao ti bit bn hiu? Hiu!) I thought, I thought of thinking of thanking you. (Ti ngh, ti nh vic nh cm n bn.) RED BULB BLUE BULB RED BULB BLUE BULB (bng n bng n xanh c hnh c hnh xanh) I wish to wish the wish you wish to wish, but if you wish the wish the witch wishes, I won't wish the wish you wish to wish. (Ti c c c ci iu c m bn c c c, nhng nu bn c iu c m m ph thy c, ti s khng c iu c m bn c c c.) If a sledering snail went down a slippery slide would a snail sleder or slide down the slide- By S.Walton bubble bobble, bubble bobble, bubble bobble These thousand tricky tongue twisters trip thrillingly off the tongue. (Vic nm tri/lm 1000 tr tongue twister (lo li) lm "gy li".) Sounding by sound is a sound method of sounding sounds. Lala Gope Gappungam Das. You curse, I curse, we all curse, for asparagus! Kacha papaya pacca papaya Kacha papaya pacca papaya Kacha papaya pacca papaya. Sanjeev's sixth sheep is sick sent by S.Raju ...(Cochin) (Con cu th 6 ca Sanjeev b m) - Do S.Raju gi... (Cochin) Double bubble gum, bubbles double. (Hai ko cao su thi c bong bng th bong bng nhiu gp i.) Betty bought butter but the butter was bitter, so Betty bought better butter to make the bitter butter better. (Betty mua b nhng b b ng, nn Betty mua loi b ngon hn lm b ng ngon hn.) A sailor went to sea to see what he could see. And all he could see was sea, sea, sea. sent by Vishal Jain..(Mumbai)

(Mt ngi thy thy ra bin thy iu anh y c th thy. V tt c nhng g anh c th thy l bin, bin, bin.) A box of mixed biscuits, a mixed biscuit box. Upper roller lower roller Upper roller lower roller. .... sent by Poonam Damani ..(Guwahati) Purple Paper People, Purple Paper People, Purple Paper People If two witches were watching two watches, which witch would watch which watch? ...sent by Richard Walsh. (Nu hai ph thy ang nhn 2 ci ng h, th ph thy no s nhn ci ng h no?) ... Do Richard Walsh gi. Which watch did which witch wear and which witch wore which watch? ..sent by Uncle Philly (USA) Six slippery snails, slid slowly seaward. (Su con c sn b, trt t t ra pha b bin.) I thought a thought. But the thought I thought wasn't the thought I thought I thought. If the thought I thought I thought had been the thought I thought, I wouldn't have thought so much. (Ti ngh mt ngh. Nhng ngh ti ngh khng phi l ngh m ti ngh l ti ngh. Nu ngh m ti ngh l ti ngh l ci ngh m ti ngh th ti s khng phi ngh qu nhiu.) Once a fellow met a fellow in a field of beans. Said a fellow to a fellow, "If a fellow asks a fellow, can a fellow tell a fellow what a fellow means?" How much wood could a wood chuck; chuck if a wood chuck could chuck wood..........sent by Kiran Grewal - USA I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream! (Ti la ht, bn la ht, tt c chng ta u la ht v kem!) Paresh P Patel plans to peel potatoes in Pune (Paresh P Patel d nh gt v khoai ty Pune.) An Ape hates grape cakes. (Mt con kh khng ui ght bnh nho.) I slit a sheet, a sheet I slit. And on a slitted sheet I sit. I slit a sheet, a sheet I slit. The sheet I slit, that sheet was it. Any noise annoys an oyster but a noisy noise annoys an oyster more. (Ting n no cng lm mt con hu kh chu nhng ting n ln s lm con hu bc mnh hn.) SHE SELLS SEA SHELLS ON THE SEA SHORE, BUT THE SEA SHELLS THAT SHE SELLS ON THE SEA SHORE ARE NOT THE REAL ONES - ANKITA DOSHI (MUMBAI). (C y bn v s trn b bin, Nhng nhng v s m c y bn trn bi bin khng phi l nhng v s tht) - ANKITA DOSHI (MUMBAI). A skunk sat on a stump. The stump thought the skunk stunk. the skunk thought the stump stunk . What stunk the skunk or the stump? The owner of the inside inn was inside his inside inn with his inside outside his inside inn. If one doctor doctors another doctor does the doctor who doctors the doctor doctor the doctor the way the doctor he is doctoring doctors? Or does the doctor doctor the way the doctor who doctors doctors? baboon bamboo, baboon bamboo, baboon bamboo, baboon bamboo, baboon bamboo, baboon bamboo...... My Bhaiya buys black Bananas by the bunch. (Bhaiya ca ti mua bung chui en.) The thirty-three thieves thought that they thrilled the throne throughout Thursday. Daddy draws doors. Daddy draws doors. Daddy draws doors. (Ba ko nhng cnh ca. Ba ko nhng cnh ca. Ba ko nhng cnh ca.)

Do tongue twisters twist your tongue? (Tongue twisters (Nhng t/cm/cu kh pht m) c lm bn lo li khng?) Friendly Fleas and Fire Flies (Nhng con b cht thn thin v nhng ch om m) If you notice this notice, you will notice that this notice is not worth noticing. (Nu bn ci thng bo ny th bn s nhn ra rng thng bo ny khng ng c thng bo.) Fuzzy Wuzzy was a bear, Fuzzy Wuzzy had no hair, Fuzzy Wuzzy wasn't very fuzzy... was he??? (Fuzzy Wuzzy l mt con gu, Fuzzy Wuzzy khng c tc, Fuzzy Wuzzy khng qu m nht... phi khng???) How many cans can a canner can, if a canner can can cans? A canner can can as many cans as a canner can, if a canner can can cans. How much wood could a wood chopper chop, if a wood chopper could chop wood? If a black bug bleeds black blood, what color blood does a blue bug bleed? (Nu mt con b en chy mu en th mu ca con b xanh c mu g?) If Freaky Fred Found Fifty Feet of Fruit and Fed Forty Feet to his Friend Frank how many Feet of Fruit did Freaky Fred Find? Penny's pretty pink piggy bank (Con heo t mu hng ca Penny) "When a doctor falls ill another doctor doctor's the doctor. Does the doctor doctoring the doctor doctor the doctor in his own way or does the doctor doctoring the doctor doctors the doctor in the doctor's way" A tutor who tooted the flute, tried to tutor two tooters to toot. Said the two to the tutor, 'Is it harder to toot or to tutor two tooters to toot?' (Mt ngi dy km thi so, c gng hng dn 2 ngi chi thi. Hai ngi chi ni vi ngi dy rng, "Vic no kh hn, thi hay l dy 2 ngi chi thi?") One smart fellow, he felt smart. Two smart fellows, they felt smart. Three smart fellows, they all felt smart. (Mt anh chng thng minh, anh y cm thy thng minh. Hai anh chng thng minh, h cm thy thng minh. Ba anh chng thng minh, tt c bn h u thy thng minh.) Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers, if Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers, where is the peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked? (Peter Piper nht v khi t ngm, nu Peter nht rt nhiu t ngm th nhng tri t ngm m Peter Piper nht u ri?) Black bug's blood. (Mu ca con rp en.) Crisp crusts crackle and crunch. It's not the cough that carries you off, it's the coffin they carry you off in! Tie a knot, tie a knot. Tie a tight, tight knot. Tie a knot in the shape of a nought. (Hy tht mt ci nt, hy tht mt ci nt. Hy tht mt ci nt cht. Hy tht mt ci nt c hnh dng s 0.) Freshly-fried fat flying fish (Mt con c chun nng mp mp ti ngon) Rubber baby-buggy bumpers. Jolly juggling jesters jauntily juggled jingling jacks. Kindly kittens knitting mittens keep kazooing in the king's kitchen.

did Billy Button buy a buttered biscuit? Where's the buttered biscuit Billy Button bought ?? Bill Button mua mt ci bnh quy b ng khng? Th ci bnh quy b m Billy Buttonn mua u ri??)

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