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Tongue-Twisting Triumphs: 40 Challenging Tongue Twisters for Aspiring Actors

Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.

  1. She sells seashells by the seashore.

  2. How can a clam cram in a clean cream can?

  3. Unique New York, unique New York, unique New York.

  4. Red leather, yellow leather.

  5. Rubber baby buggy bumpers.

  6. Six slippery snails slid slowly seaward.

  7. Eleven benevolent elephants.

  8. Black bug's blood.

  9. Three free throws.

  10. Wayne went to Wales to watch walruses.

  11. Fred fed Ted bread, and Ted fed Fred bread.

  12. Six sticky skeletons.

  13. The great Greek grape growers grow great Greek grapes.

  14. How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?

  15. Toy boat. Toy boat. Toy boat.

  16. Betty bought some butter but the butter was bitter.

  17. A big black bear sat on a big black rug.

  18. How can a clam cram in a clean cream can?

  19. I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream.

  20. Freshly fried flying fish.

  21. Six sleek swans swam swiftly southwards.

  22. How many boards could the Mongols hoard if the Mongol hordes got bored?

  23. The sixth sick sheikh's sixth sheep's sick.

  24. Fuzzy Wuzzy was a bear, Fuzzy Wuzzy had no hair. Fuzzy Wuzzy wasn't very fuzzy, was he?

  25. Blue glue gun, green glue gun.

  26. Round and round the rugged rock the ragged rascal ran.

  27. The thirty-three thieves thought that they thrilled the throne throughout Thursday.

  28. A skunk sat on a stump and thunk the stump stunk, but the stump thunk the skunk stunk.

  29. If a dog chews shoes, whose shoes does he choose?

  30. I wish to wash my Irish wristwatch.

  31. How can a clam cram in a clean cream can?

  32. How much pot, could a pot roast roast, if a pot roast could roast pot?

  33. Six slimy snails slid slowly seaward.

  34. How many cans can a canner can, if a canner can can cans?

  35. The soldiers shouldered shooters on their shoulders.

  36. A box of mixed biscuits, a mixed biscuit box.

  37. Lesser leather never weathered wetter weather better.

  38. A big black bug bit a big black dog on his big black nose!

  39. She stood on the balcony, inexplicably mimicking him hiccupping and amicably welcoming him in.

Practice these diligently, and your tongue will be as nimble as a dancer's foot in no time!