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Tongue twisters

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

10 entries

/l/ 9 words

A Lovely Lily

A lovely lily lying all alone along the lane.

/b//l//ɡ/ 3 words

Black Bugs

Black bugs’ blood.

/s//l/ 9 words

Six Slick Saplings

Six slick slim slippery slimy sleek slender sickly saplings.

/b//l//ɹ/ 8 words

The Bleak Breeze

The bleak breeze blighted the bright broom blossoms.

/w//l//ɪ//iː/ 28 words

Windmills and the Millwheel

To the windmills said the millwheel: “As the wind wills do you still wheel?” “Yes, we still wheel when the wind wills!” To the millwheel said the windmills.

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