Tongue Twisters

A tongue twister is defined as a phrase or sentence that is hard to speak fast, usually because of alliteration or a sequence of nearly similar sounds. Tongue twisters are part of the folklore of many cultures, and were used in elocution books such as J. W. Shoemaker's Practical Elocution (Philadelphia, 1878) as “recreations in articulation” designed to perfect the principles of perfect pronunciation. To play a game of tongue twisters, you must repeat the shorter tongue twisters three or four times rapidly from memory without stumbling, or read the longer tongue twister verses as fast as you can one time through without making any mistakes. Good luck!

The Spooky Series

Tongue Twisters

• Hard Tongue Twisters
  Read a "Big bug bit a bold bald bear and the bold bald bear bled blood badly" and more.

• Funny Tongue Twisters
  Try "He thrusts his fists against the posts and still insists he sees the ghosts", plus many more.

• Spooky Tongue Twisters
  Try "The ochre ogre ogled the poker", plus many more.

• Tongue Twisters A to Z
  "What ails Alex?" asks Alice, plus many more tongue twisters!

Tongue Twister Tales

• Allison's Alligator
  Someone is eating all of Allison's apples! Can you guess who it is?

• The Bakery Bear
  One bright morning, Brenda has a surprise visitor to her bakery.

• Mrs. Chory's Chickens
  Mrs. Chory gets into major trouble when her chicken chokes on some corn.

• Harry's Hair
  Harry the Horse is afraid he is going bald, so he decides to do something about it.

• Mrs. Peter's Pens
  Someone is swiping Mrs. Peter's Pens.

• Yankee Doodle Donkey
  Yankee Doodle Donkey decides to go to town on the Fourth of July.

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