Introduction

Recall your childhood memories . How many of it is when you challenge your siblings, cousins, and friends with a tongue twister? It was fun and entertaining. The pronunciation of these alliterative palindromic phrases in a repetitive manner are a surefire way to improve fluency of your child.

What is a tongue twister?

Tongue twisters are a set of phrases with similar-sounding words. You have to repeat them on loop in a particular order without jumbling the words. The words sound homonyms when you say them together at a fast pace and due to this, they tend to get jumbled. The words “twist” your tongue thus we call it tongue twisters.

Benefits of tongue twister

Tongue twisters aren’t just a vocabulary game or a fun activity. It also sharpens your brain and improves your speech. 

1-When we repeat these homonym phrases without mispronouncing them, a lot of focus goes into it.  Your brain gets more focused to keep the words in line and tries to make you repeat them without mispronunciation.

2-Tongue twisters help improve speech and stretch the vocal muscles of kids. It also teaches a child to enunciate their words. It is the best vocal exercise for your little ones.

3-It turns baby babbling into proper speech by improving the vocal  muscles. It enhances their voice clarity. Clear pronunciation is very important for effective conversation. 

4-Tongue twisters help the kids to read the words at the sentence at a quicker pace.It helps kids to read the words effectively.

5-Tongue twisters help to improve the speaking skills of your child. 

Here are the five popular tongue twisters for kids.

Ready to start  with the funniest, tricky, and educational phrases with your kid? We will start with simple but effective ones.

 I SCREAM

This is a very simple tongue twister that all kids might get easily and you can try this with your toddler as well. Children who find difficulty with sounding the letter “S” will find this challenging.

“I scream , you scream ,we all scream, for ice-cream”

BETTY BUTTER

This tongue twister is slightly different from the previous one. It is a bit long and difficult. Children can get confused while pronouncing bitter and better together.

Betty bought some butter but the butter was bitter,

So she bought some better butter,

To make the bitter butter better.

PETER PIPER

This tongue twister focuses on the sound of the letter “P”.

 “PI” in piper and “PE” in peter in this phrase have the same sounds. This tongue twister plays around with pronunciation to make it fun and confusing for kids. It can be very interesting for children who are just learning phonics.

Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers

A peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked

WOODCHUCK CHUCK

Now this tongue twister is definitely not for very young kids or toddlers. Infact, adults also find it really tough at the start .Most of us couldn’t pick what a  woodchuck is? But everyone knows the famous tongue twister about the rodent- the marmot. There’s a reason why this is a classic tongue twister! “This tongue twister helps us learn about the complexities of speech. It is an excellent example of use of similar-sounding words with different spelling and rhyming.

How much wood a Woodchuck chuck, if a Woodchuck could chuck wood?

As much wood a Woodchuck chuck if a Woodchuck could chuck wood.

NED NOTTAND SAM SHOTT

This tongue twister does not play only with the homonym sound but also repeating the same word multiple times can make one lose count of how many “Ned nott” and “Sam shot” you have spelled in one breath.

 Ned Nott was shot and Sam Shott was not.

So it is better to be Shott than Nott.

Some say Nott was not shot.

But Shott says he shot Nott.

Either the shot Shott shot at Nott was not shot,

Or Nott was shot.

If the shot Shott shot shot Nott, Nott was shot.

But if the shot Shott shot shot Shott,

Then Shott was shot, not Nott.

However, the shot Shott shot shot not Shott, but Nott.

TAKEAWAY:

In this article, we have told you what tongue twisters are, how they help your child in improving their speaking skills by working on pronunciation and fluency, and also give a massive list for you and your little one to try now! 

What were your favorite tongue twisters in childhood? Surely, a few of them would have definitely popped into your head. We hope you and your child had a lot of fun trying our list of challenging and funny tongue twisters we have mentioned here. You must definitely try this best vocal exercise with your child. So are you ready to get your tongue twisted with these amazing and challenging tongue twisters.

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