Pronunciation Practice: Tongue Twisters

Let me tell you a funny story!

Listen!

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?

Wow, Jessica!

What is that about? Who's Peter Piper?

Haha. It's a tongue twister!

A tongue twister?

It's a sentence made up of words that are difficult to pronounce quickly.

It doesn't really mean anything.

Let me show you guys an easy one!

A big black bug bit a big black bear.

Oh, no, that's too fast.

Can you go slower for me?

Alright.

A big black bug bit a big black bear.

A big black bug bit a big black bear.

Phew…

My tongue is playing by itself just like the tongue twister!

I know!

My tongue was like that too!

Good job!

You really have a talent for this!

Haha, thank you.

Jessica, can you repeat the sentence you did earlier?

Alright. Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled…

Um, just a little bit slower……

Alright.

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?

Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.

A peck of pickled peppers Peter Pipe pi…

I got it wrong…

Let's go by one sentence at a time.

Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.

Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.

A peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked.

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?

If Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers,

where's the peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked?

Good job!

Tongue twisting is really fun!

Let me teach you guys one more easy one!

I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream!

I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream!

I want to eat ice cream!

Haha, me too.