Tongue
Twisters
Tongue
twisters are phrases that are designed to be difficult to say,
testing one’s articulation. They usually do not make much sense,
and rely, generally, on alternation between similar sounds, like that
of s and sh, or on a sequence of sounds that requires ceaseless re positioning of the tongue.
Tongue
twister is an example of spoken English exercises that are developed
by combining the effects of similar sounding words or alliteration
with a group of words that are intended to be very hard to speak or
result in a slip of tongue.
Tongue
twisters can be used as a type of spoken word game. They help develop
articulation and reduce the probability of fumbling and stuttering
during conversation. The basic aim is to familiarize the tongue with
difficult and same sounding words, and to make the mouth muscles
flexible. Adeptness with tongue twisters will naturally lend
confidence to one’s speech and will also help improve pronunciation
to a great extent.
Here
are is a tongue twister that you can start practicing with:
The
seething sea ceaseth and thus the seething sea sufficeth us.
The
above example has been claimed to be the most difficult of common
English tongue twisters by William Pound stone.
Some
of the other popular tongue twisters in the English language are:
She
sells sea-shells on the sea-shore.
The
shells she sells are sea-shells, I'm sure.
For
if she sells sea-shells on the sea-shore
Then
I'm sure she sells sea-shore shells.
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?
Betty
Botter bought a bit of butter.
The
butter Betty Botter bought was a bit bitter
And
made her batter bitter.
But
a bit of better butter makes better batter.
So
Betty Botter bought a bit of better butter
Making
Betty Botter's bitter batter better
Which
witch wished which wicked wish?
Shep
Schwab shopped at Scott’s Schnapps shop,
One
shot of Scott’s Schnapps stopped Schwab’s watch.
Mr.
See owned a saw.
And
Mr. Soar owned a seesaw.
Now,
See's saw sawed Soar's seesaw
Before
Soar saw See,
Which
made Soar sore.
Had
Soar seen See's saw
Before
See sawed Soar's seesaw,
See's
saw would not have sawed
Soar's
seesaw.
So
See's saw sawed Soar's seesaw.
But
it was sad to see Soar so sore
just
because See's saw sawed
Soar's
seesaw.
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.
How to
master the exercise of learning and speaking tongue twisters
correctly?
Tongue
twisters help to perk up spoken English and pronunciation immensely.
Here are a few things to keep in mind while doing this exercise:
· The
first and foremost task is to prepare a list of popular tongue
twisters.
·
Once you have a good collection of tongue twisters, start practicing
them one at a time.
· Say
them aloud and pronounce each word slowly. Keep doing this till you
don’t get comfortable pronouncing each word separately and clearly.
·
Speed up once you are comfortable and have learnt the twister.
·
It’s better to do this exercise in front of someone who is good in
English or is an expert in voice over and diction learning. They
could guide you and also measure your improvement.
·
Practice this exercise on a regular basis to improve pronunciation
and fluency.
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