What are some funny English tongue twisters you know of? 😄
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She sells seashells by the seashore! I wish to wash my Irish wristwatch. Repeated and have fun :)
Red lorry, yellow lorry.
There are many. But I'm writing a few of them. 1- She sells seashells by the seashore. The seashells she sells are seashells she is sure. 2- I slit a sheet, a sheet I slit, upon a slitted sheet
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She sells seashells by the seashore!
Fred fed Ted bread and Ted fed Fred bread
Linda-Lou Lambert loves lemon lollipop lip gloss.
English can be understood through tough thorough thought, though
Which witch is which
I Saw a saw that could out saw any other saw i ever saw. A big bug bit the little beetle but the little beetle bit the big bug back. which witch is which? A sailor went to sea to see, what he would see. And all he could see Was Sea, sea, sea.
Peter Piper Picked A Peck of Pickled Pepper, Did Peter Piper Picked a Peck Pickled Pepper, If Peter Piper Picked a Peck of Pickled Pepper, Where`s the Peck of Pickled Pepper Peter Piper Picked?
I like the Betty Botter tongue twister. Betty Botter bought some butter, but that butter’s bitter. So she bought some better butter. (It’s long) so ‘‘twas better that Betty Botter bought a bit of better butter.
Other student questions
- How many more English words (Homographs) and definitions can you think of ?
English words that are spelled the same, pronounced the same, but have different meanings: # Homographs 1. Bank (financial institution) and bank (slope or incline) 2. Bat (flying mammal) and bat (sports equipment) 3. Bolt (fastener) and bolt ( sudden movement) 4. Cloud (weather phenomenon) and cloud (collection of data or applications online) 5. Dish (plate or serving container) and dish (prepare and serve food) 6. Draft (preliminary version of a document) and draft (current of air) 7. Light (not heavy) and light (source of illumination) 8. Match (small stick used to produce fire) and match (competition or sporting event) 9. Mean (intend to convey) and mean (unkind or unpleasant) 10. Park (outdoor recreational area) and park (to leave a vehicle in a stationary position) 11. Pen (writing instrument) and pen (enclosure for animals) 12. Pole (long, thin piece of wood or metal) and pole (northern or southern end of the Earth) 13. Right (correct or proper) and right (direction or location)
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When student review is good and when they go ahead to book you after your trial lesson
