Break tongues and learn to speak correctly. Yes, this is what helps in mastering a great foreign language. Tongue twisters are needed in order to speak quickly. Yes, that's literally it.

And if even for a minute it seemed to you that such a skill is useless to you, try to sing this song:

Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.
A peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked
If Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers
Where's the peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked?

How are you? I'm sure you've succeeded! In fact, working on tongue twisters is a huge practice that leads to a stunning result. Here, for example, work is being done on English sounds [p], [t], [k], which differ significantly from Russian [p], [t], [k]. While pronouncing this tongue twister, imagine in front of you a dandelion that you are trying to blow away in one attempt. When you pronounce the sounds [p], [t], [k], the dandelion scatters, which means you are on the right track.

By the way, the same Peter Piper really existed. Only his surname was French Poivre, which means "pepper". The Dutch, who grew spices, including "peppers", supplied them to Europe, earning huge fortunes from such a craft. Peter wanted to repeat the Dutch experience, but he did not succeed. The cunning Dutch added lime juice to spices, which did not allow the seeds to germinate, which means that people did not have the opportunity to grow them and supply them to Europe.

Well, now it's time to listen to another tongue twister:

A slightly different version of the misadventures of Betty Botter is popular in the world:
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 o’ better butter
Will but make my batter better.”
Then she bought a bit o' butter
Better than the bitter butter
Made her bitter batter better.
So 'twas better Betty Botter
Bought a bit o’ better butter.

I am sure that each of you already knows that right now you need to start practicing speech, because often foreigners speak so quickly that they seem not to understand themselves. But that's not the case at all.

By the way, if the 128th attempt went, and you still can’t pronounce the tongue twister flawlessly, look, these English-speaking guys can’t either:

Pay attention to the following tongue twister, which trains the pronunciation of the sounds [ʃ] and [s]:
She sells seashells on the seashore.
The shells she sells are seashells, I'm sure.
So if she sells seashells on the seashore,
Then, I'm sure she sells seashore shells.

It is said that this tongue twister is associated with the name of Mary Anning, who in 2010 was included in the list of women who had a huge impact on the history of science. All thanks to Mary's love for sea shells and fossils, which she found in Lyme Regis (Dorset County). Mary's famous finds even included a dinosaur skeleton.

If instead of a tongue twister about seashells you are desperately lisping and whispering, repeat after the pacifying Alex:

Another funny tongue twister that will make not only adults smile, but also children. When working with this tongue twister, do not forget to pay attention to the sounds [θ], [f], [s], [ʃ].

Five fruit flies flew through three fields

one fruit fly thought it's too far,
And hopped a ride inside a car.

Four fruit flies flew through three fields,
Thirsty for free flower meals.
Three flies fought over where to fly.
One swished away to a Swiss fish fry.

three fruit flies flew through three fields,
Thirsty for free flower meals.
One fruit fly flew far too low.
A fast frog flicked its tongue uh! oh!

two fruit flies flew through three fields,
Thirsty for free flower meals.
One fruit fly flew far too high
'til a sparrow swooped down from the sky.

One fruit fly flew through three fields,
Thirsty for free flower meals.
It found a flower full of food.
It slurped and slurped then burped how rude.

That fruit fly flittered far away
But five more fruit flies flew that day.

And finally. If you are tired of English tongue twisters with furious pronunciation, you can relax a bit and sing a wonderful song about bananas. The main thing is to learn the text! Good luck!

English can be mastered by everyone! There are several ways to learn a language. Each student chooses for himself the one that suits him best. But ... there are practices that are equally good for all beginners to conquer the heights of the English language. English tongue twisters for kids are a great way to learn the intricacies of spelling and pronunciation English words both for little kids and adults. Remember: do not neglect any opportunity to improve your knowledge of a foreign language. And tongue twisters are a great way to do this.

What are good phrases? They are funny, exciting and interesting to learn. To convey the truth to a child, you do not need to persuade him to study for a long time. It is enough to tell a funny tongue twister to interest him, and the baby himself will want to know what will happen next. The funnier and more exciting the game, the easier and more productive the study. Tongue twisters prove that learning can be fun!

Tongue twisters in English are not only an opportunity to better learn the language itself, but also a way to “pull up” the pronunciation of problematic sounds. Most of the examples are designed so that one sound is repeated most often. This means that by systematically repeating the lesson, you, without noticing it, will correct the pronunciation of sounds that were previously a problem for you, and you will begin to pronounce ''limping'' sounds without difficulty a few days ago.

English tongue twisters to improve the pronunciation of the interdental sound th:

1. Whether the weather is warm, whether the weather is hot, we have to put up with the weather, whether we like it or not.
(Either the weather is warm, or the weather is hot, then we have to put up with the weather, whether we like it or not.)

2. Three free throws. (Three free throws.)

3. Red leather, yellow leather. (Red skin, yellow skin.)

A feature of all tongue twisters designed to improve the pronunciation of a certain sound is the abundance in the words of the same sound, just problematic. Saying a tongue twister several times a day, and then a few more times, and after a few days - a couple more times to fix the result - and your pronunciation is clean, competent and pleasant to the sound.

A few more phrases:

Whistling sound S

1. I can think of six thin things, but I can think of six thick things too. (I can think of six thin things and I can think of six thick things).

2. She sells seashells by the seashore. (She sells shells by the sea . )

3. I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream. (I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream.)

More tongue twisters:

Sound sh - do not confuse with th!

The sound f is easy to learn with us!

BUT English tongue twisters with translation into j

Yankee yachtsmen's yachts yaw for one yard, Yakut yachtsmen's yachts yaw for two yards. If Yankee yachtsmen's yachts didn't yaw for one yard, Could Yakut yachtsmen’s yachts yaw for two yards?	American yachtsmen's yachts veer one yard, The yachts of the Yakut yachtsmen deviate from the course by two yards. If the yachts of American yachtsmen did not deviate from the course by one yard, Would the yachts of the Yakut yachtsmen deviate two yards from the course?
US students are younger than UK junkers, UK junkers are cuter than US students. If US students weren't younger than UK junkers, Could UK junkers be cuter than US students?	American students are younger than British junkers, British junkers are more resourceful than American students. If American students were not younger than British Junkers, Would British junkers be more resourceful than American students?

10 audio tongue twisters in English for children

Listen to the tongue twisters and practice saying them as fast as you can.

1. A big black bug bit a big black dog on his big black nose. (A big black beetle has bitten a big black dog on his big black nose.)

2. The blue bluebird blinks. (The blue bird blinks.)

3. Give papa a cup of proper coffee in a copper coffee cup. (Give dad a cup of good coffee in a copper coffee cup.)

4. Fresh fried fish, fish fresh fried, fried fish fresh, fish fried fresh. (Fresh fried fish, fresh fried fish, fresh fried fish, fresh fried fish.)

5. Eleven elves licked eleven little liquorice lollipops. (Eleven elves licked eleven small licorice candies.)

6. Kitty caught the kitten in the kitchen. (Kitty caught the kitten in the kitchen.)

7. Red lorry, yellow lorry. (Red truck, yellow truck.)

8. The big bug bit the little beetle, but the little beetle bit the big bug back. (The big bug bit the little bug, and the little bug bit the big bug back.)

9. Toy phone, toy phone, toy phone. (Baby phone, baby phone, baby phone,)

10. Zebras zig and zebras zag. (Zebras zig, zebras zag.)

Summing up

English tongue twisters for children – the best way to learn problematic sounds and root them in your memory. Most tongue twisters are easy, consisting of one or two sentences. There are more difficult ones, which consist of four or more lines. First, take on those that are easier, and gradually conquer the tasks more difficult. There are tongue twisters for the weather, food, study, housework, lifestyle, etc.

Choose a topic that you like and go to new knowledge! And more importantly, tongue twisters should be pronounced with a pronunciation that is correct. If you notice that the language is confused, take a break, and then - back into battle. Pronunciation should be exceptionally correct, because the main goal of tongue twisters is to teach children to pronounce sounds correctly. English is rich in similar sounds - s, th; w, v, etc. Therefore, tongue twisters are a proven way to learn how to pronounce similar sounds the way you need. After completing the course, you will not be ashamed to talk to foreigners. Good luck!

Tongue twisters for practicing sound [ b ]:

• The big black bug bit the big black bear, but the big black bear bit the big black bug back!
• A big black bug bit a big black dog on his big black nose!
• Busy buzzing bumble bees.
• A big black bear sat on a big black bug.
• Betty Botter bought some butter but she said the butter's bitter.
• If I put it in my batter it will make my batter bitter.
  So, she bought some better butter, better than the bitter butter and she put it in her batter and her batter was not bitter.
  So "twas good that Betty Botter bought some better butter.

Tongue twisters for practicing sound [ k ]:

• How can a clam cram in a clean cream can?
• How many cookies could a good cook cook if a good cook could cook cookies?
• A good cook could cook as many cookies as a good cook who could cook cookies.

Tongue twisters for practicing sound [ p ]:

• Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.
  A peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked.
  If Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers,
  Where's the peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked?
• Pirates Private Property

• Elizabeth's birthday is on the third Thursday of this month.
• The thirty-three thieves thought that they thrilled the throne throughout Thursday.
• There those thousand thinkers were thinking how did the other three thieves go through.
• I thought … I thought of thinking of thanking you.
• Nothing is worth thousands of deaths.

Tongue twisters for practicing sound:

• I wish you were a fish in my dish.
• I shot the city sheriff.
  I shot the city sheriff.
  I shot the city sheriff.

Tongue twisters for practicing sound [ f ]:

• There was a fisherman named Fisher who fished for some fish in a fissure.
  Till a fish with a grin, pulled the fisherman in.
  Now they're fishing the fissure for Fisher.
• Four furious friends fought for the phone.
• Love "s a feeling you feel when you feel you" re going to feel the feeling you "ve never felt before.
• I am not a pheasant plucker,
  I "m a pheasant plucker"s son
  but I'll be plucking pheasants
  When the pheasant plucker's gone.

Tongue twisters for practicing sound [ d ]:

• Did Doug dig Dick's garden or did Dick dig Doug's garden?

Tongue twisters for practicing sound [ t ]:

• 
  What a terrible tongue twister,
  What a terrible tongue twister...
• Two tiny tigers take two taxis to town.
• I know a boy named Tate who dined with his girl at eight eight.
  I "m unable to state what Tate ate at eight eight or what Tate" s tete a tete ate at eight eight.
• To begin to toboggan first, buy a toboggan.
  But do not buy too big a toboggan!
  Too big a toboggan is too big a toboggan to buy to begin to toboggan.

Tongue twisters for practicing sound [ w ]:

• I wish to wish the wish you wish to wish, but if you wish the wish the witch wishes, I won't wish the wish you wish to wish.
• While we were walking, we were watching window washers wash Washington's windows with warm washing water.
• If two witches would watch two watches, which witch would watch which watch?

Tongue twisters for practicing sound [ tw ]:

• A twister of twists once twisted a twist;
  A twist that he twisted was a three-twisted twist;
  If in twisting a twist one twist should untwist,
  The untwisted twist would untwist the twist.

Tongue twisters for practicing sound [ m ]:

• Mary Mac "s mother" s making Mary Mac marry me.
  My mother's making me marry Mary Mac.
  Will I always be so Merry when Mary"s taking care of me?
  Will I always be so merry when I marry Mary Mac?

Tongue twisters for practicing sound [ s ]:

• When I was in Arkansas I saw a saw that could outsaw any other saw I ever saw, saw.
  If you "ve got a saw that can outsaw the saw I saw saw then I" d like to see your saw saw.
• Six slimy snails sailed silently.
• Singing Sammy sung songs on sinking sand.
• There once was a man who had a sister, his name was Mr. Fister. Mr. Fister's sister sold sea shells by the sea shore.
  Mr. Fister didn't sell sea shells, he sold silk sheets. Mr. Fister told his sister that he sold six silk sheets to six shieks.
  The sister of Mr. Fister said I sold six shells to six shieks too!
• Sally sells sea shells by the sea shore. But if Sally sells sea shells by the sea shore then where are the sea shells Sally sells?

Tongue twisters for practicing sound [i:]:

• The queen in green screamed.
• I eat eel while you peel eel.

and :

• The owner of the inside inn was inside his inside inn with his inside outside his inside inn.

Tongue twisters for practicing sound:

• What noise annoys an oyster most?
  A noisy noise annoys an oyster most.
• A noise annoys an oyster, but a noisy noise annoys an oyster more!

Tongue twisters for practicing sound [ ou ]:

• If you notice this notice, you will notice that this notice is not worth noticing.

Tongue twisters for practicing sounds and [a:]:

• If you understand, say "understand".
  If you don't understand, say "don't understand".
  But if you understand and say "don't understand".
  How do I understand that you understand. understand!?
• Come, come,
  Stay calm, stay calm
  no need for alarm,
  It only hums
  It doesn't harm.

Tongue twisters for practicing various sounds:

• 
  Spread it thick, say it quick!
  Yellow butter, purple jelly, red jam, black bread.
  Spread it thicker, say it quicker!
  Yellow butter, purple jelly, red jam, black bread.
  Don't eat with your mouth full!
• Dr. Johnson and Mr. Johnson, after great consideration, came to the conclusion that the Indian nation beyond the Indian Ocean is back in education because the chief occupation is cultivation.

Exercises for practicing English sounds based on tongue twisters

• Exercise 1. Sounds [w], , [i], [l]. Say several times at a fast pace Why, Willy, why, Willy, why, Willy, Why?
• Exercise 2. Sounds, [m], [s], [w], [i]. Say several times at a fast pace I miss my Swiss miss.
• Exercise 3. Sounds [t], [w], [v], [l], [e], [i]. Say Twelve little twins several times at a fast pace.
• Exercise 4. Sound Pete eats lean meat and beans.
• Exercise 5 Is this a zither?

Patter (poem) for practicing a combination of sounds (lateral explosion), as well as sounds [e], , [o], etc.:

http://academics.smcvt.edu/jellis-monaghan/AbstractAlg/tweetle_beetles.htm
Patter for practicing sounds [p], [k], [g], combinations, etc.

A peacock picked a peck of pepper.

Paul, please pause for proper applause.

Pete Briggs pats pigs.

Pop bottles pop bottels in pop shops.

Cob is Dob's dog,

Tob is Nob's dog.

Rhyming tongue twisters

jill helped Ted,
Ted helped Tim,
Tim helped Jim,
And Jim helped Jill.

Fred fed Tedbread,
And Ted fed Fred bread.

A little beetle in a metal kettle.

Bats as pets aren't best in flats.

Sharks can't bark.
Sharks can't bark in the park.
Sharks can't bark in the dark park.

We eat what we can
And what we can't, we can.

Little petals of nettle are brittle.
This fish has a thin fin
That fish has a thick fin.
Sound [r]. Say ‘Red lorry, yellow lorry’ several times at a fast pace.

Missis King is bringing something pink.

For Mister King drink.
Come, come,
Stay calm.
A big bug bit a little beetle, but the little beetle bit the big bug back.

A big dark dog dug and barked.

A tutor who toothed the flute
Tried to tutor twoo tooters to toot.
Said the two to the tutor:
"Is it harder to toot or
To tutor two tooters to toot?”

Oh, the sadness of her sadness when she's sad!
Oh, the gladness of her gladness when she's glad!
But the sadness of her sadness, and the gladness of her gladness,
Are nothing like her madness when she's mad.

Swan swam over the sea,
Swim, swan, swim!
Swan swam back again.
Well swum, swan!

What are tongue twisters and why are they needed? Remember "Sasha walked along the highway." A little pun that's hard to pronounce. Yes, and remembering is not always easy - the words in tongue twisters are combined into sentences according to the meaning is very conditional. The phrases are paradoxical. But main feature tongue twisters - they are difficult to pronounce quickly, since the sounds in words require a certain tension from the speaker.

Why are tongue twisters needed for those who learn English?

Learning English consists of several stages and includes the development of all language skills: from speaking and writing to understanding English by listening and reading. Correct pronunciation - main part language learning. English tongue twisters can become a tool for practicing pronunciation. There are many sounds in English that are not in Russian. We pronounce some sounds differently. Often words can differ from each other only by one sound.

Compare:

• live-
• leave-

The words are so different in meaning, but pronounced the same way. In order for the British listening to you to understand correctly what you mean, it is worth working on pronunciation. Being interested in transcription, performing exercises for the development of speech, listening to audio lessons in English is not enough. Sound pronunciation skills different words needs to be brought to automatism. And for this, English tongue twisters are ideal.

What English tongue twisters are worth knowing?

Listen to English tongue twisters with translation for children or adults - good practice listening. But the best thing is to learn tongue twisters by heart and try to pronounce them out loud.

The algorithm for working with a tongue twister is simple:

• read the text
• check the translation of each word
• do not delve into the study of the content of the tongue twister - it is meaningless and merciless
• learn the pronunciation of each word
• listen to the tongue twister performed by the native speaker (if possible)
• say the tongue twister several times
• learn the tongue twister by heart and try to pronounce it as quickly as possible and without pronunciation errors

Tongue twisters are an excellent tool for improving diction. Therefore, if you chose simple tongue twisters and could easily pronounce them, try to memorize complex ones.

Tongue twisters for practicing pronunciation of different sounds

We make sounds:

• Six sleek swans swam swiftly southwards
• Which witch snitched the stitched switch for which the Swiss witch wished?
• I wish to wash my Irish wristwatch.
• Tie twine to three tree twigs.
• How much wood would a woodchuck chuck.

We pronounce labio-dental:

• Flies fly but a fly flies.
• Fresh French fried fly fritters.
• Seventy seven benevolent elephants.
• Very well, very well, very well … However, however. however…
• Valor and virtue are opposed to villainy and vulgarity.
• He threw three free throws.

We pronounce back-lingual and explosive:

• A big black bug bit a big black bear, A big black bear bit a big black bug.
• The batter with the butter is the batter that is better!
• Bake big batches of bitter brown bread.
• A block's bike back brake block broke.
• Dust is a disk's worst enemy.
• How much myrtle would a wood turtle hurdle if a wood turtle could hurdle myrtle? A wood turtle would hurdle as much myrtle as a wood turtle could hurdle if a wood turtle could hurdle myrtle.

Saying post-alveolar

• Great gray goats.
• Really leery, rarely Larry.
• Mallory's hourly salary.
• Red lorry, yellow lorry.
• Rory the warrior and Roger the worrier were reared wrongly in a rural brewery.
• Real rock wall, real rock wall, real rock wall.
• On a lazy laser raiser lies a laser ray eraser.

We pronounce sonorants

• Pail of ale aiding ailing Al's travails.
• Lucky little Lucy found the lovely locket.
• Plain bun, plum bun, bun without plum.
• lemon liniment.
• Ann and Andy's anniversary is in April.
• Tie a knot, tie a knot. Tie a tight, tight knot. Tie a knot in the shape of a nought.

We pronounce fricatives

• Eat with pleasure, drink in measure.
• I wish you were a fish in my dish.
• Sally is a sheet slitter, she slits sheets.
• Whoever slit the sheets is a good sheet slitter.
• Sweet sagacious Sally Sanders said she sure saw seven segregated seaplanes sailing swiftly southward Saturday.

• Ah shucks, six stick shifts stuck shut!

A selection of interesting tongue twisters with stories

Patter "Peter Piper"

Most often, translating English tongue twisters into Russian is a dreary and thankless task. In the process of learning English, it is much more useful to listen to tongue twisters and try to repeat them, imitating the pronunciation and speed of native speakers. Language learning happens more harmoniously and effectively if you try to speak, rather than constantly translating. English speech is difficult for beginners, in this language there are too many sounds that are difficult to pronounce, both for adults and for children. There are children's tongue twisters that everyone can learn and pronounce. For example, "Peter Piper".

Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers;
A peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked;
If Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers,
Where's the peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked?

Peter Trumpeter brought a bucket of pickled peppers
Peter Trumpeter brought a bucket of pickled peppers.
If Peter Trumpeter brought a bucket of pickled peppers,
That's where the bucket of pickled peppers that Peter Trumpeter brought.

Peter Piper was a real person, he was engaged in the cultivation of plants, including spices, in France. Spices (peppers) he decided to grow because they were very expensive in the European market. The Dutch were the monopolists at that time, it was they who imported cloves (cloves) and nutmeg (nutmeg) to Europe. Peter did not succeed in growing spices, as the Dutch turned out to be more cunning: they pickled spices with lime juice, so no one could use them as seeds. So not all tongue twisters contain children's funny stories.

Patter "She sells seashells"

The English language boasts a huge number of tongue twisters, this is perhaps one of the most famous.

She sells seashells on the seashore.
The shells she sells are seashells, I'm sure.
So if she sells seashells on the seashore,
Then, I'm sure she sells seashore shells.

She sells sea shells by the sea
The shells she sells are sea shells, I'm sure.
Because if she sells seashells on the seashore,
Then I'm sure she sells shells from the seashore.

This patter about a real girl is Mary Anning (1799-1847). Mary and her father loved to walk along the seashore and collect shells. At the age of 12, Mary found the skeleton of a huge animal. It turned out to be a dinosaur skeleton. Subsequently, Mary became one of the founders of paleontology. In 2010 Royal Society her name was included in the list of names of women who have made a significant contribution to science.

These tongue twisters help not only the development of the language, but also delight us with interesting stories. Practice with pleasure and in the name of growth and development!