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Tongue twisters

Playful combinations of sounds that challenge clear pronunciation. Read slowly and notice where the sounds change.

5 entries

/b//ɪ//ɛ//æ//ʌ/ 66 words

Betty Botter

Betty Botter bought some butter. “But,” she said, “this butter’s bitter; If I put it in my batter, It will make my batter bitter; But a bit of better butter Will but make my batter better.” So she bought a bit of butter Better than the bitter butter, And made her bitter batter better. So it was better Betty Botter Bought a bit of better butter.

/b/ 27 words

Billy Button

Billy Button bought a buttered biscuit. Did Billy Button buy a buttered biscuit? If Billy Button bought a buttered biscuit, Where's the buttered biscuit Billy Button bought?

/b//l//ɡ/ 3 words

Black Bugs

Black bugs’ blood.

/b//l//ɹ/ 8 words

The Bleak Breeze

The bleak breeze blighted the bright broom blossoms.

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