Tongue Twisters

1. Tongue Twisters Jane Coates

2. She sells sea shells by the sea shore.The shells she sells are surely seashells.So if she sells shells on the seashore,I'm sure she sells seashore shells.

3. A flea and a fly flew up in a flue.Said the flea, "Let us fly!"Said the fly, "Let us flee!"So they flew through a flaw in the flue.

4. You've no need to light a night-lightOn a light night like tonight,For a night-light's light's a slight light,And tonight's a night that's light.When a night's light, like tonight's light,It is really not quite rightTo light night-lights with their slight lightsOn a light night like tonight.

5. Swan swam over the sea,Swim, swan, swim!Swan swam back againWell swum, swan!

6. Susan shines shoes and socks;socks and shoes shines Susan.She ceased shining shoes and socks,for shoes and socks shock Susan.

7. You've no need to light a night-lightOn a light night like tonight,For a night-light's light's a slight light,And tonight's a night that's light.When a night's light, like tonight's light,It is really not quite rightTo light night-lights with their slight lightsOn a light night like tonight.

8. Three grey geese in the green grass grazing.Grey were the geese and green was the grass.

9. A pleasant place to place a plaice is a placewhere a plaice is pleased to be placed.

10. Red lorry, yellow lorry, red lorry, yellow lorry. • Which witch wished which wicked wish? • The two-twenty-two train tore through the tunnel.

11. What noise annoys an oyster? Any noise annoys an oyster! but a noisy noise annoys an oyster most! but who makes a noisy noise just to annoy an oyster? nobody makes a noisy noise just to annoy an oyster! so no oyster gets annoyed anymore!

12. Which witch wished which wicked wish? • The two-twenty-two train tore through the tunnel. • Betty bought butter but the butter was bitter so Betty bought better butter to make the bitter butter better

13. Whether the weather be cold or whether the weather be hot We'll be together whatever the weather, whether we like it or not • red leather, yellow leather x 5

14. round the rugged rock the ragged rascal ran • she made a proper cup of coffee in a proper coffee pot