Tongue twisters have challenged and entertained people for years. They test how clearly you can speak and how fast.
This collection of 101 tongue twisters is perfect for kids to practice at home—boosting their speech, focus, and laughter all at once.
- Lorry Rally
- Toy boat (Try 5x fast!)
- Red bulb, blue Bulb
- Greek grapes
- Red lorry, yellow lorry
- Black back bat
- She sells seashells by the seashore
- Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers
- How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?
- Rubber baby buggy bumpers
- Sally sells seashells by the seashore
- Betty Botter bought some butter
- Fuzzy Wuzzy was a bear
- Six sick slick slim sycamore saplings
- Red leather, yellow leather
- The sixth sick sheik’s sixth sheep’s sick
- Unique New York
- Which witch switched the Swiss wristwatches?
- I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream
- Pack my box with five dozen liquor jugs
- A proper copper coffee pot
- The big black bug bit the big black bear
- Blue blood, black blood
- Fresh fried fish, fish fresh fried
- Good blood, bad blood
- Nine nice night nurses nursing nicely
- Six thick thistle sticks
- Lesser leather never weathered wetter weather
- The boot black brought the black boot back
- Three free throws
- Flash message, flash message
- Specific Pacific
- Irish wristwatch, Swiss wristwatch
- Toy boat, toy boat, toy boat
- Double bubble gum bubbles double
- A big black bug bit a big black dog
- Six sleek swans swam swiftly southwards
- Chester Cheetah chews a chunk of cheap cheddar cheese
- Five frantic frogs fled from fifty fierce fishes
- Six slimy snails sailed silently
- Which wicked witch wished which wicked wish?
- Seven slippery snakes slithered slowly southward
- Eleven benevolent elephants elegantly eating Easter eggs
- Crisp crusts crackle crunchily
- Freshly fried fresh flesh of fresh flying fish
- Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager managing an imaginary menagerie
- Can you can a can as a canner can can a can?
- The great Greek grape growers grow great Greek grapes
- Six shimmering sharks sharply striking shins
- She stood on the balcony inexplicably mimicking him hiccupping
- Around the rugged rocks the ragged rascals ran
- A loyal warrior will rarely worry why we rule
- Thirty-three thousand feathers on a thrush’s throat
- The myth of Miss Muffet’s mother and her mother’s muffins
- Big black bugs bleed blue black blood
- Does this shop stock short socks with spots?
- Many mumbling mice are making merry music in the moonlight
- Selfish shellfish smell shell-like
- A skunk sat on a stump and thunk the stump stunk
- Fred fed Ted bread, and Ted fed Fred bread
- If Stu chews shoes, should Stu choose the shoes he chews?
- I saw Susie sitting in a shoeshine shop
- Gobbling gorgoyles gobbled gobbling goblins
- Purple paper people, purple paper people
- The crow flew over the river with a lump of raw liver
- Stupid superstition, stupid superstition
- Four furious friends fought for the phone
- Mix a box of mixed biscuits with a boxed biscuit mixer
- Rough-coated, dough-faced, thoughtful ploughman
- Near an ear, a nearer ear, a nearly eerie ear
- Vincent vowed vengeance very vehemently
- Six sick hicks nick six slick bricks with picks and sticks
- Theophilus Thistle, the thistle sifter, sifted a sieve of unsifted thistles
- Bobby Bippy bought a bat, Bobby Bippy bought a ball
- Aluminum linoleum, aluminum linoleum
- The bottom of the butter bucket is the buttered bucket bottom
- A Tudor who tooted the flute tried to tutor two tooters to toot
- She sees cheese, she sees cheese, she sees cheese
- Twelve twins twirled twelve twigs
- Betty bought butter but the butter was bitter
- Real weird rear wheels, real weird rear wheels
- Clearly, we need to steer clear of clear adhesive here
- Dirty dishes don’t get clean with cold, clean water
- If colored caterpillars could change their colors constantly
- Something in a thirty-acre thermal thicket of thorns and thistles
- Swan swam over the sea, swim swan swim
- Cooks cook cupcakes quickly
- Drew Dodd’s dad’s dog’s dead
- Flash photography, flash photography
- I wish to wish the wish you wish to wish
- Jolly juggling jesters jauntily juggled jingling jacks
- Knapsack straps, knapsack straps
- Literally literary, literally literary
- Moses supposes his toeses are roses
- No need to light a night light on a light night like tonight
- On a lazy laser raiser lies a laser ray eraser
- Pre-shrunk silk shirts, pre-shrunk silk shirts
- Quick kiss, quicker kiss, quickest kiss
- Rory’s lawn rake rarely rakes really right
- Six Czech cricket critics critically criticize Czech cricket
- The epitome of femininity
- How can a clam cram in a clean cream can?
- I saw a kitten eating chicken in the kitchen.
- If a dog chews shoes, whose shoes does he choose?
- I wish to wash my Irish wristwatch.
- Willie’s really weary.
- A noisy noise annoys an oyster.
- Black background, brown background.
- Give papa a cup of proper coffee in a copper coffee cup.
- He threw three free throws.
- I slit the sheet, the sheet I slit, and on the slitted sheet I sit.
- Yellow butter, purple jelly, red jam, black bread.
- Pad kid poured curd pulled cod.
- A synonym for cinnamon is a cinnamon synonym.
- Can you can a canned can into an un-canned can like a canner can can a canned can out of a can?
- The seething sea ceaseth and thus the seething sea sufficeth us.
- A pessimistic pest exists amidst us.
- She saw Sherif’s shoes on the sofa. But was she so sure she saw Sherif’s shoes on the sofa?
- The thirty-three thieves thought that they thrilled the throne throughout Thursday.
- Betty better butter Brad’s bread.
- Truly rural.
- Six sticky skeletons.
- Which witch is which?
- Snap crackle pop.
- Flashy fish.
- Friendly fleas and fireflies.
- Cooks cook cupcakes quickly in clean kitchens.
- Zebras zig and zebras zag.
- Rolling red wagons.
- Thin sticks, thick bricks.
- Green glass globes glow greenly
- I thought a thought but the thought I thought wasn’t the thought I thought I thought
- Lesser leather never weathered wetter weather better
- Picky people pick Peter Pan Peanut Butter
- A skunk sat on a stump
- Six slippery snails slid slowly seaward
- Toy boat, toy boat, toy boat
- Red Buick, blue Buick
- She sees seashells near the seashore
- Eleven benevolent elephants
- Greek grapes grow gorgeously
- Black bugs bleed blue blood
- Crisp crusts crackle crunchily
- Double bubble gum bubbles double
- Fred fed Ted bread and Ted fed Fred bread
- Gobbling gargoyles gobbled gobbling goblins
- How much caramel can a canny canonball cram?
- Irish wristwatch, Swiss wristwatch
- Jolly jugglers juggled jingling jacks
- Lemon liniment, lemon liniment
- Many miniature muffins melt merrily
- Nine nimble noblemen nibbled nuts
- Obedient ostriches observed odd objects
- Purple paper people parade proudly
- Quick kiss, quicker kiss, quickest kiss
- Rory’s lawn rake rarely rakes right
- Selfish shellfish sell shelled seafood
- Ten tiny turtles tucked tightly together
- Unique unicorns unified unanimously
- Vicious vipers vanished very violently
- Wally Winkle wriggles his white wig
- Xenophobic xylophonists xeroxed x-rays
- Yellow yo-yos yield youthful yells
- Zany zebras zigzagged zealously
- A box of biscuits, a batch of mixed biscuits
- Dracula’s dreadful drawl drew dreadful dreams
- Eleven owls licked eleven licorice lollipops
- Five frantic frogs fled from fifty fierce fishes
- Gnarly gnomes gnawed gnocchi near gnomes’ nests
- Hiccuping hippos hollered hysterically
- Imaginary igloos in icy Iceland impress immensely
- Jittery jackrabbits jumped joyfully
- Kind kangaroos kicked kind koalas kindly
- Lazy lizards lounged lazily
- Mumbling mice made midnight mischief
- Nine nimble noblemen nibbled nuts
- Obedient ostriches observed odd objects
- Pink pigs pranced in pretty pastures
- Quacking quails questioned quiet queens
- Rambunctious rabbits raced ’round ragged rocks
- Six slimy snails sailed silently
- Ten tiny turtles tucked tightly together
- Unique unicorns unified unanimously
- Vexed vampires vowed vehement vengeance
- Wobbly wombats wandered wearily westward
- Xenial xenophobes xeroxed xenon xylophones
- Yodeling yaks yanked yellow yarn yesterday
- Zippy zebras zigzagged through zinnias
- A Tudor who tooted a flute tried to tutor two tooters
- Bobby Bippy bought a bat, Bobby Bippy bought a ball
- Crisp cookies crumble and crunch convincingly
- Drew Dodd’s dad’s dog’s dead, Drew declared dramatically
- Esther’s Easter eggs are exquisitely decorated
- Five frantic Frenchmen flipped fresh flapjacks
- Gary’s giraffe gobbled green gooseberries greedily
- Harry’s hairy hamster hid hazelnuts hastily
- Ingrid’s iguana ingested icy iguanas ignorantly
- Jerry’s jellyfish jiggled joyfully in June
- Katie’s kangaroo kicked Kevin’s koala kindly
- Larry’s lizard likes leaping lakes
- Molly’s milkshakes make many merry
- Ninjas nip nimbly at night
- Oswald’s ostrich often obeys
- Peter’s piper picked peppers perfectly
- Quincy’s quacking quacker quacked
- Ruby’s rubber baby buggy bumpers
- Sammy’s snake slithered silently
- Tommy’s toy boat took a trip
- Uncle’s umbrellas usually unfold
- Vicky’s violets vied vividly
- Walter’s walnuts were wonderfully
- Xavier’s xylophone xeroxed x-rays
- Yvonne’s yaks yodeled yesterday
- Zelda’s zebras zigzagged zestfully
- A big black bear bit a big black bug
- Betty’s bitter butter better
- Cooks cook cookies correctly
- Don’t drop the dropper
- Ed’s eggs are excellent
- Fred’s fresh fish is fresh
- Gary’s green grapes grew
- Harry’s hairy hat hung
- Iggy’s igloo is icy
- Jack’s jacket is jumbled
- Katie’s kite flew kilometers
- Larry’s lizard leaps lakes
- Mike’s microphone made music
- Nancy’s necklace is nice
- Oliver’s owl only hoots
- Penny’s pennies are plenty
- Quincy’s queen questioned quietly
- Randy’s rabbit ran rapidly
- Susie’s shoes are shiny
- Tommy’s turtle talks timidly
- Ursula’s umbrella is upside-down
- Vinnie’s van is very vintage
- Walter’s watch works well
- Xavier’s x-ray is xeroxed
- Yolanda’s yarn is yellow
- Zach’s zipper zipped zealously
- A cup of coffee in a copper cup
- Billy’s big blue ball bounced
- Cautious cats catch canaries
- Danny’s dog digs deep ditches
- Eleven eggs every evening
- Five fine fresh fish for dinner
- Giant giraffes gently grazing
- Harry’s huge horse hopped
- Ink is inside the inkpot
- Jumping jackals juggle jam
- Kites fly high in the sky
- Little lambs like licking lollipops
- Mary’s mother makes marvelous muffins
- Nine new neckties for Ned
- Oscar’s opera opens October
- Peter’s pet pig pecks peppers
- Queen’s quest quelled quarrels
- Robert’s rabbit runs races
- Six slimy snails slide
- Tiny turtles tiptoed to town
- Uncle’s unusual umbrella
- Victor’s violin is valuable
- Walter walked wearily westward
- Xander’s xylophone is xenial
- Yellow yaks yawning yearly
- Zara’s zebra zoomed zealously
- A proper cup of coffee
- Billy’s brother bought bread
- Cute cats catch cute canaries
- Danny’s duck dove deep
- Eight eggs every Easter
- Four fat frogs fishing
- Grace’s grapes grew gorgeously
- Harry’s hairy hamster hides
- Icy igloos in Iceland
- Jumping jellybeans jiggled
- Kind kittens knit mittens
- Little lions licked lollipops
- My mother makes mincemeat
- Nine naughty nephews
- Oliver’s octopus only swims
- Peter Piper picked peppers
- Quick quiet quails quacking
- Robert’s red roses are rare
- Silly Sally sells shells
- Tommy Tucker ties ties
- Uncle’s umbrella is upside-down
- Vinnie’s van is very vast
- Walter’s watch is waterproof
- Xavier’s x-ray is excellent
- Yellow yo-yos yield yells
- Zachary’s zipper is zesty
- A box of biscuits baked
- Billy’s blue bike broke
- Cuddly kittens catch mice
- Danny’s dog dug deep
- Eleven elephants eating
- Five funny frogs fishing
- Grace’s green grass grew
- Harry’s huge horse ran
- I saw Susie sitting
- Jack’s juggling jacks jumped
- Katie’s kitten caught mice
- Larry’s lizard leaps high
- Mike’s motorcycle made noise
- Nancy’s necklace is new
- Oliver’s owl observes often
- Peter’s parrot pecks peanuts
- Quincy’s quill quivered quickly
- Randy’s rabbit ran rings
- Susie’s shoes are suede
- Tommy’s turtle took a taxi
- Ursula’s uncle is upset
- Victor’s violin vanished
- Walter’s watch was waterproof
- Xavier’s x-rayed xylophone
- Yolanda’s yellow yarn
- Zach’s zany zebra
- A cup of cold coffee
- Billy’s brown bread baked
- Cute cats cuddled closely
- Danny’s duck quacked quietly
- Eighteen elephants eating
- Four fat fish frying
- Grace’s grapes are green
- Harry’s hamster hid hastily
- Icy igloos are impressive
- Jumping jackrabbits are joyful
- Kind kings kiss kids
- Little lambs leap lightly
- Mary’s mother made muffins
- Nine naughty kittens
- Oscar’s opening opera
- Peter’s peppers are pickled
- Queen’s quiet quarters
- Robert’s rabbit runs
- Six slimy slugs slid
- Tiny turtles tiptoed
- Uncle’s ugly umbrella
- Victor’s valuable violin
- Walter’s weary walk
- Xander’s xenial xylophone
- Yellow yaks yodeled
- Zara’s zebra zigged
- A proper pot of coffee
- Billy’s brother’s bread
- Cuddly cats catch crickets
- Danny’s dog doesn’t dig
- Eleven eggs eaten
- Five fresh fish frying
- Grace’s green garden grew
- Harry’s hairy hat
- I saw a shiny shoe
- Jack’s juggling jesters
- Katie’s kite flew high
- Larry’s lizard lost
- Mike’s motorcycle moved
- Nancy’s necklace needed
- Oliver’s owl observed
- Peter Piper’s peppers
- Quincy’s quiet queen
- Robert’s red roses
- Silly Sally’s shells
- Tommy Tucker’s ties
- Uncle’s upside-down umbrella
- Victor’s van vanished
- Walter’s watch worked
- Xavier’s x-rayed xylem
- Yolanda’s yearly yarn
- Zach’s zippy zipper
- A batch of biscuits
- Billy’s bike’s bell
- Cute canaries caught
- Danny’s duck dove
- Eight eggs eaten
- Four fat frogs
- Grace’s gorgeous garden
- Harry’s huge house
- Icy ice is cold
- Jumping jackals jump
- Kind kittens kindle
- Little lions leap
- Mary’s marvelous muffins
- Nine new neckties
- Oscar’s opening night
- Peter’s perfect peppers
- Queen’s quest ended
- Robert’s rabbit ran
- Six silent snails
- Tiny turtles traveled
- Uncle’s unusual uniform
- Victor’s violin vibrated
- Walter’s waterproof watch
- Xander’s xylophone xeroxed
- Yellow yarn yields
- Zach’s zebra zipped
- A cup of coffee
- Billy’s bread is brown
- Cuddly cats cuddle
- Tiny turtles tiptoe
- Pink pigs play ping pong
- Blue birds bounce balls
- Funny frogs flip flapjacks
- Sammy’s sister sings softly
- Cooks cut crunchy carrots
- Larry’s lizard leaps lazily
- Ten tiny tulips twirl
- Mommy makes milkshakes
- Daddy draws dragons daily
- Bouncing bunnies blink
- Seven sailors sail ships
- Patty paints purple planets
- Green grasshoppers giggle
- Wobbly walruses waddle
- Hoppy horses hug hills
- Silly squirrels skip stones
- Danny’s ducks dive deep
- Fuzzy foxes find flowers
- Jumping jellybeans jiggle
- Kitten kicks colorful kites
- Little lions lick lollipops
- Magic mice munch muffins
- Napping newts nod nightly
- Oliver’s owls offer oranges
- Pretty parrots pick peas
- Quiet quails quiz queens
- Rosie’s rabbits race ’round
- Shiny shells sit still
- Timmy’s train tracks twist
- Umbrellas under unicorns
- Violet violets vanish
- Wendy washes wet windows
- Yummy yellow yogurt
- Zippy zebras zoom
- Apple ants march away
- Bubbles blow big balloons
- Candy corn crunches crisply
- Dizzy dolls dance daily
- Eight elephants eat eggs
- Fluffy feathers float
- Giant grapes grow green
- Happy hippos hug
- Ice cream in igloos
- Jiggly jelly jars jump
- Koalas kiss kangaroo kids
- Lemon lollipops lick
- Mooing cows munch mushrooms
- Nine nightingales nap
- Old octopus opens oysters
- Puppies play piano
- Quick quacks quell questions
- Red rockets rise rapidly
- Sunny Sundays sing
- Tiny tigers tap toes
- Uncle’s umbrellas unfold
- Violet vests vanish
- Wiggly worms wiggle
- X-ray fish xerox
- Yodeling yaks yawn
- Zany zucchinis zigzag
- Bright brooms sweep streets
- Clumsy clowns climb cliffs
- Daring dogs dig ditches
- Eager eagles eat early
- Four flamingos fly
- Grumpy goats gobble grapes
- Hungry hamsters hop
- Itchy inchworms inch
- Jolly jackals juggle
- Kind kittens knit
- Little ladybugs land
- Messy monkeys mop
- Nervous newts nibble
- Odd ostriches observe
- Pink ponies prance
- Quick quokkas quarrel
- Round raccoons roll
- Sneaky snakes slither
- Thirsty thrushes thirst
- Unique urchins understand
- Vast valleys vanish
- Wild wombats wander
- Six sleepy sloths
- Buzzing bees bathe
- Cuddly cubs cuddle
- Dripping drops drop
- Empty eggs echo
- Frozen fruit floats
- Glowing ghosts glide
- Hasty hares hide
- Icy iguanas itch
- Juicy jams jiggle
- Keen kids kick
- Lost lemons lie
- Mighty mice march
- Noisy nightingales nest
- Open oceans overflow
- Proud peacocks preen
- Quiet queens quiz
- Bouncy balls bounce
- Sleepy sloths slide
Whether you’re looking to improve your pronunciation, warm up your voice, or simply have a laugh with friends, tongue twisters are a fun way to stretch your speaking skills. Try them out loud, challenge your friends, or use them as a daily speech workout.
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