1. 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?
2. She Sells Seashells
She sells seashells by the seashore.
The shells she sells are surely seashells.
So if she sells shells on the seashore,
I’m sure she sells seashore shells.
3. Woodchuck
How much wood would a woodchuck chuck
If a woodchuck could chuck wood?
He would chuck as much wood as a woodchuck would
If a woodchuck could chuck wood!
4. Fuzzy Wuzzy
Fuzzy Wuzzy was a bear.
Fuzzy Wuzzy had no hair.
Fuzzy Wuzzy wasn’t very fuzzy, was he?
5. Betty Botter
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.
But a bit of better butter
Will make my batter better.
6. Unique New York
Unique New York,
New York’s unique,
You know you need unique New York.
7. Red Lorry, Yellow Lorry
Red lorry, yellow lorry, red lorry, yellow lorry… (repeat quickly!)
8. Pad Kid
Pad kid poured curd pulled cold.
(This one is considered one of the hardest tongue twisters in English!)
9. Which Witch
Which witch switched the Swiss wristwatches?
10. I Saw Susie
I saw Susie sitting in a shoeshine shop.
Where she shines, she sits,
And where she sits, she shines.
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