English tongue twister

Rough and Rugged Rocks

Around the rough and rugged rocks the ragged rascal ran.

Notice the sounds

Repeat rough and rugged, then ragged rascal, before joining the sentence. Keep the initial /ɹ/ consistent and distinguish the vowels of rugged and ragged.

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.