Practice the following Tongue Twisters slowly, clearly and loudly. Remove this:– ( It helps us to overcome the influence of our mother tongue(s) and helps us to improve our accent) — and, type this: “It serves two purposes: It helps us to overcome our mother tongue influence and makes us speak with a clear, good accent”. It is also helpful to those who have speech difficulties.
TONGUE TWISTERS :
Practice the following Tongue
Twisters slowly, clearly and loudly. It
helps us to overcome the influence of our mother tongue(s) and helps us to
improve our accent. It is also helpful
to those who have speech difficulties.
Twisters slowly, clearly and loudly. It
helps us to overcome the influence of our mother tongue(s) and helps us to
improve our accent. It is also helpful
to those who have speech difficulties.
She sold six shabby sheared
sheep on ship.
sheep on ship.
Three thugs thrashed
thoughtlessly through the thickness.
thoughtlessly through the thickness.
Sasha sews slightly slashed
sheets shut.
sheets shut.
She should shun the shining
sun.
sun.
Shy shelly says she shall sew
sheets.
sheets.
Todd told Terry that Tom
taught Tammy that two toes that talked were better than two toes that told Todd
and Terry.
taught Tammy that two toes that talked were better than two toes that told Todd
and Terry.
Six sheepish sheep just
shaved their six sheepish legs.
shaved their six sheepish legs.
Dick kicks sticky bricks.
York
unanimously universally unique.
A driver drives a driver’s
driven car for taking test drive.
driven car for taking test drive.
Father Francis from France fried five fresh fish for five friends from France .
Shelly sold seashells on the
seafloor to buy some seashells on the other side of the seafloor.
seafloor to buy some seashells on the other side of the seafloor.
Fanny the fabulous fairy flew
to the fantastic fantasy land.
to the fantastic fantasy land.
Purple people purchased
purple paper.
purple paper.
Sheena leads and Sheila
kneads.
kneads.
Jade jizzed on Liz while
Liz jizzed on Jade.
Liz jizzed on Jade.
The minx mixed a medicine
mixture.
mixture.
Miss Smith lisps as she talks
and lists as she walks.
and lists as she walks.
The bottom of the butter
bucket is the buttered bucket.
bucket is the buttered bucket.
The best breath test tests
breath better.
breath better.
The bleak breeze blights the
brightly blooming blossom.
brightly blooming blossom.
The fuzzy Bee buzzed the busy
black bumblebee.
black bumblebee.
This is the sixth zebra
snoozing thoroughly.
snoozing thoroughly.
There was a minimum of
cinnamon in the aluminum pan.
cinnamon in the aluminum pan.
There goes one tough rough
top cop.
top cop.
Sweet sagacious Sally Sanders
said she sure saw seven segregated seaplanes sailing swiftly southward.
said she sure saw seven segregated seaplanes sailing swiftly southward.
A small swatch watch sample.
Thirty-three thirsty
thundering thoroughbreds thumped Mr. Thurber.
thundering thoroughbreds thumped Mr. Thurber.
They have left the
thrift-shop, and lost both their theater tickets and the volume of valuable
licenses and coupons for free theatrical frills and thrills.
thrift-shop, and lost both their theater tickets and the volume of valuable
licenses and coupons for free theatrical frills and thrills.
Wow! Race winners really want
red wine right away.
red wine right away.
X-mas wrecks perplex and vex.
Zizz’s zippy zipper zips.
Get grandma great greek
grapes.
grapes.
Peggy babcook and Piggy
peacock.
peacock.
Green glass grass gleams.
You know New York , you need unique New York .
A one half-inch insulin
syringe cinched the singing Sammy.
syringe cinched the singing Sammy.
A central ice crystal’s six
similar sides.
similar sides.
Pronunciation Key:
1.
If the ‘s’ comes
after D, it is ‘z’ sound: Suds(z).
If the ‘s’ comes
after D, it is ‘z’ sound: Suds(z).
2.
To pronounce ‘w’,
round your lips.
To pronounce ‘w’,
round your lips.
3.
To pronounce
‘th’, put your tongue between your teeth.
To pronounce
‘th’, put your tongue between your teeth.
4.
To pronounce ‘v’,
the lower lip should go under the upper teeth.
To pronounce ‘v’,
the lower lip should go under the upper teeth.
5.
Pronounce ‘D’
with a ‘T’ sound.
Pronounce ‘D’
with a ‘T’ sound.
Examples:
Mixed(t), washed(t), thrashed(t), etc. (there are exceptions)
Mixed(t), washed(t), thrashed(t), etc. (there are exceptions)
6. ‘Z’ sounds: Goes(z), thrills(z), As(z), etc.
(there are exceptions)
(there are exceptions)