English tongue twister

A Lovely Lily

A lovely lily lying all alone along the lane.

Notice the sounds

Move smoothly between the repeated /l/ sounds and the changing vowels. Keep lily and lying separate; their second syllables differ.

Words in this expression

alliteration

Source

Delight and Power in Speech, Leonard G. Nattkemper and George Wharton James (1919), articulation exercises

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Pronunciation notes and explanations are editorial.