English tongue twister

Max with a Wax Match

Max with a wax match.

Notice the sounds

/m//w//k//s//tʃ/

Keep the /ks/ ending of Max and wax separate from the following word. Match ends with /tʃ/, which differs from the two-sound /ks/ cluster.

Words in this expression

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.