Best Tongue Twisters (194)

A bitter biting bittern Bit a better brother bittern, And the bitter better bittern Bit the bitter biter back. And the bitter bittern, bitten, By the better bitten bittern, Said: "I'm a bitter biter bit, alack!"

A cricket critic A black bug's blood Irish wristwatch Legend tripping Liril

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.

A fly and flea flew into a flue, said the fly to the flea 'what shall we do?' 'let us fly' said the flea said the fly 'shall we flee' so they flew through a flaw in the flue.

A pessimistic pest exists amidst us. Knife and a fork bottle and a cork that is the way you spell New York. Chicken in the car and the car can go, that is the way you spell Chicago.

A tree toad loved a she-toad Who lived up in a tree. He was a two-toed tree toad But a three-toed toad was she. The two-toed tree toad tried to win The three-toed she-toad's heart, For the two-toed tree toad loved the ground That the three-toed tree toad trod. But the two-toed tree toad tried in vain. He couldn't please her whim. From her tree toad bower With her three-toed power The she-toad vetoed him.

A tutor who tooted the flute Tried to tutor two tooters to toot Said the two to the tutor "Is it tougher to toot Or to tutor two tooters to toot?"

A twister of twists once twisted a twist. and the twist that he twisted was a three twisted twist. now in twisting this twist, if a twist should untwist, would the twist that untwisted untwist the twists

Amidst the mists and coldest frosts, With stoutest wrists and loudest boasts, He thrusts his fists against the posts, And still insists he sees the ghosts.

All I want is a proper cup of coffee Made in a proper copper coffee pot. You can believe it or not, But I just want a cup of coffee In a proper coffee pot. Tin coffee pots Or iron coffee pots Are of no use to me. If I can't have A proper cup of coffee In a proper copper coffee pot, I'll have a cup of tea!

Amidst the mists and coldest frosts, with stoutest wrists and loudest boasts, he thrusts his fist against the posts and still insists he sees the ghosts.

As he gobbled the cakes on his plate, the greedy ape said as he ate, the greener green grapes are, the keener keen apes are to gobble green grape cakes, they're great!

Betty Botter bought a bit of butter. "But," said she, "this butter's bitter. If I put it in my batter, It will make my batter bitter. But a bit of better butter- That would make my batter better." So Betty Botter bought a bit of better butter (better than her bitter butter) And she put it in her bitter batter And made her bitter batter a bit better.

Bill had a billboard. Bill also had a board bill. The board bill bored Bill, So Bill sold his billboard And paid his board bill. Then the board bill No longer bored Bill, But though he had no board bill, Neither did he have his billboard! Black back bat

Bobby Bippy bought a bat. Bobby Bippy bought a ball. With his bat Bob banged the ball Banged it bump against the wall But so boldly Bobby banged it That he burst his rubber ball ""Boo!"" cried Bobby Bad luck ball Bad luck Bobby, bad luck ball Now to drown his many troubles Bobby Bippy's blowing bubbles.

But a harder thing still to do. What a to do to die today At a quarter or two to two. A terrible difficult thing to say But a harder thing still to do. The dragon will come at the beat of the drum With a rat-a-tat-tat a-tat-tat a-tat-to At a quarter or two to two today, At a quarter or two to two.

But she as far surpasse th Sycorax, As great'st does least.

Casual clothes are provisional for leisurely trips across Asia.

Cheryl's chilly cheap chip shop sells Cheryl's cheap chips.

Chester Cheetah chews a chunk of cheep cheddar cheese.

Chop shops stock chops.

Chukotko-Kamchatkan

Cows graze in groves on grass which grows in grooves in groves.

Ed 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, the shot was Shott, not Nott. However, the shot Shott shot shot not Shott - but Nott. So, Ed Nott was shot and that's hot! Is it not?

Esau Wood sawed wood. All the wood Esau Wood saw, Esau Wood would saw. All the wood Wood saw, Esau sought to saw. One day Esau Wood's wood-saw would saw no wood. So Esau Wood sought a new wood-saw. The new wood-saw would saw wood. Oh, the wood Esau Wood would saw. Esau sought a saw that would saw wood as no other wood-saw would saw. And Esau found a saw that would saw as no other wood-saw would saw. And Esau Wood sawed wood.

Federal Express is now called FedEx. When I retire I'll be a FedEx ex. But if I'm an officer when I retire, I'll be an ex Fedex Exec. Then after a divorce, my ex-wife will be an ex FedEx exec's ex. If I rejoin FedEx in time, I'd be an ex ex FedEx exec. When we remarry, my wife will be an ex ex FedEx exec's ex.

Fresh fried fish, Fish fresh fried, Fried fish fresh, Fish fried fresh I tried.

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

Red lorry, yellow lorry.

Unique New York.

Six thick thistle sticks.

Selfish shellfish.

Irish wristwatch.(One of the hardest two-word twisters)

Toy boat. - (Simple? Try it 10 times fast.)

Rubber baby buggy bumpers.

How many berries could a bare berry carry, if a bare berry could carry berries? Well they can't carry berries (which could make you very wary) but a bare berry carried is more scary!

How many cookies could a good cook cook If a good cook could cook cookies? A good cook could cook as much cookies as a good cook who could cook cookies.

How many sheets could a sheet slitter slit if a sheet slitter could slit sheets?

How may saws could a see-saw saw if a see-saw could saw saws?

How much myrtle would a wood turtle hurdle if a wood turtle could hurdle myrtle? A wood turtle would hurdle as much myrtle as a wood turtle could hurdle if a wood turtle could hurdle myrtle.

How much wood would a woodchuck chuck, If a woodchuck could chuck wood? He would chuck, he would, as much as he could, And chuck as much as a woodchuck wouldIf a woodchuck could chuck wood.

How much Zen would a Zen master master if Zen master could master all the Zen? A Zen master would master all the Zen he could master if a Zen master should master all the Zen

How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood in Wichita?

Peter Piper put peanut butter on pickled peppers and pepperoni pizza.

Selfish shellfish sell shell fish shells by seashores.

I bought a bit of baking powder and baked a batch of biscuits. I brought a big basket of biscuits back to the bakery and baked a basket of big biscuits. Then I took the big basket of biscuits and the basket of big biscuits and mixed the big biscuits with the basket of biscuits that was next to the big basket and put a bunch of biscuits from the basket into a biscuit mixer and brought the basket of biscuits and the box of mixed biscuits and the biscuit mixer to the bakery and opened a tin of sardines.

I know a boy named Tate who dined with his girl at eight eight. I'm unable to state what Tate ate at eight eight or what Tate's tte tte ate at eight eight.

I miss my Swiss Miss. My Swiss Miss misses me.

I need not your needles, they're needless to me; For kneading of noodles, 'twere needless, you see; But did my neat knickers but need to be kneed, I then should have need of your needles indeed. Flee from fog to fight flu fast!

I saw a saw in Arkansas, that would outsaw any saw I ever saw, and if you got a saw that will outsaw the saw I saw in Arkansas let me see your saw.

I saw Esau kissing Kate. I saw Esau, he saw me, and she saw I saw Esau.

I saw Esau sitting on a seesaw. I saw Esau; he saw me.

I saw Esau, he saw me, and she saw I saw Esau.

I saw Susie sitting in a shoe shine shop. Where she sits she shines, and where she shines she sits.

I see a sea down by the seashore. But which sea do you see down by the seashore?

I shot three shy thrushes.

I slit a sheet, a sheet I slit, upon a slitted sheet I sit.

I slit the sheet, the sheet I slit. Upon the slitted sheet I sit.

I thought a thought. But the thought I thought wasn't the thought I thought I thought. If the thought I thought I thought had been the thought I thought, I wouldn't have thought so much.

I wish to wash my Irish wristwatch.

I wish to wish the wish you wish to wish, but if you wish the wish the witch wishes, I won't wish the wish you wish to wish.

I wish to wish, I dream to dream, I try to try, and I live to live, and I'd die to die, and I cry to cry but I dont know why.

If I assist a sister-assistant, will the sister's sister-assistant assist me?

If I put it in my batter, it will make my batter bitter!" So she bought a bit of butter better than her bitter butter, And she put it in her batter, and her batter was not bitter. So 'twas better Betty Botter bought a bit of better butter.

If Stu chews shoes, should Stu choose the shoes he chews?

If two witches would watch two watches, which witch would watch which watch?

If you must cross a course cross cow across a crowded cow crossing, cross the cross coarse cow across the crowded cow crossing carefully.

If you stick a stock of liquor in your locker, it is slick to put a lock upon your stock. For some joker who is quicker will rob you of your liquor if you fail to lock your liquor with a lock.

If you understand, say ""understand"". If you don't understand, say ""don't understand"". But if you understand and say ""don't understand"". how do I understand that you understand. Understand!?

I'm a sheet slitter. I slit sheets. I am the best sheet slitter that ever slit a sheet.

I'm not the pheasant plucker, I'm the pheasant plucker's mate, And I'm only plucking pheasants 'cause the pheasant plucker's late. I'm not the pheasant plucker, I'm the pheasant plucker's son, And I'm only plucking pheasants till the pheasant pluckers come.

Inchworms itching.

She sells seashells by the seashore, but the shells she sells aren't seashore shells, for sure.

The sixth sick sheik's sixth sheep's sick.

Toy boat, toy boat, toy boat, toy boat, toy boat.

Unique New York, you know you need unique New York.

Denise sees the fleece, Denise sees the fleas. At least Denise could sneeze and feed and freeze the fleas.

Dr. Johnson and Mr. Johnson, after great consideration, came to the conclusion that the Indian nation beyond the Indian Ocean is back in education because the chief occupation is cultivation.

Kanta is a masai girl, she can tie a tie and untie a tie, if kanta can tie a tie and untie a tie, why can't I tie a tie and untie a tie?

King Thistle stuck a thousand thistles in the thistle of his thumb. A thousand thistles King Thistle stuck in the thistle of his thumb. If King Thistle stuck a thousand thistles in the thistle of his thumb, How many thistles did King Thistle stick in the thistle of his thumb?

Luther's sleuthing's useless truth.

If a dog chews shoes, whose shoes does he choose? He chooses Sue's shoes since Sue's shoes are smooth, so Sue sews Sue's shoes shut so the shoes that Sue sews shut are shoes that Sue shows.

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

Whether the weather be fine, or whether the weather be not, whether the weather be cold, or whether the weather be hot, we'll weather the weather whatever the weather, whether we like it or not.

Miss Smith lisps as she talks and lists as she walks.

Miss Smith's fish-sauce shop seldom sells shellfish.

Moose noshing much mush.

Moses supposes his toeses are roses. But Moses supposes erroneously. For Moses, he knowses his toeses aren't roses. As Moses supposes his toeses to be.

Mr. See owned a saw. And Mr. Soar owned a seesaw. Now See's saw sawed Soar's seesaw Before Soar saw See, Which made Soar sore. Had Soar seen See's saw Before See sawed Soar's seesaw, See's saw would not have sawed Soar's seesaw. So See's saw sawed Soar's seesaw. But it was sad to see Soar so sore Just because See's saw sawed Soar's seesaw!

Much mashed mushrooms.

Irish wristwatch, Swiss wristwatch.

National Sheepshire Sheep Association

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.

No shipshape ships shop stocks shop-soiled shirts.

Oh, the sadness of her sadness when she's sad. Oh, the gladness of her gladness when she's glad. But the sadness of her sadness, and the gladness of her gladness, Are nothing like her madness when she's mad!

On a lazy laser raiser lies a laser ray eraser.

On two thousand acres, too tangled for tilling, Where thousands of thorn trees grew thrifty and thrilling, Theophilus Twistle, less thrifty than some, Thrust three thousand thistles through the thick of his thumb!

Once upon a barren moor There dwelt a bear, also a boar, The bear could not bear the boar, The bear thought the boar was a bore. At last the bear could bear no more That boar that bored him on the moor. And so one morn he bored the boar- That boar will bore no more!

Our Joe wants to know if your Joe will lend our Joe you Joe's banjo. If your Joe won't lend our Joe your Joe's banjo our Joe won't lend your Joe our Joe's banjo when our Joe has a banjo!

Out in the pasture the nature watcher watches the catcher. While the catcher watches the pitcher who pitches the balls. Whether the temperature's up or whether the temperature's down, the nature watcher, the catcher and the pitcher are always around. The pitcher pitches, the catcher catches and the watcher watches. So whether the temperature's rises or whether the temperature falls the nature watcher just watches the catcher who's watching the pitcher who's watching the balls.

Thirty-three thirsty, thundering thoroughbreds thumped thoroughly throughout Thursday.

Preshrunk silk shirts, preshrunk silk shirts, preshrunk silk shirts.

Freshly fried flying fish, freshly fried flying fish, freshly fried flying fish.

Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers. Did Peter Piper pick a peck of pickled peppers? If Peter Piper Picked a peck of pickled peppers, Where's the peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked?

Pretty Kitty Creighton had a cotton batten cat. The cotton batten cat was bitten by a rat. The kitten that was bitten had a button for an eye, And biting off the button made the cotton batten fly.

Rhys watched Ross switch his Irish wristwatch for a Swiss wristwatch.

Richard's wretched ratchet wrench.

Rush the washing, Russel!

Sally sells sea shells by the sea shore. But if Sally sells sea shells by the sea shore then where are the sea shells Sally sells?

Sarah saw a shot-silk sash shop full of shot-silk sashes as the sunshine shone on the side of the shot-silk sash shop.

Sarah sitting in her Chevrolet, All she does is sits and shifts, All she does is sits and shifts.

Sarah, Sarah, sits in her Chevrolet. When she shifts she sips her Schlitz, and when she sips her Schlitz she shifts.

Say this sharply, say this sweetly; Say this shortly, say this softly; Say this sixteen times in succession.

Selfish sharks sell shut shellfish.

Send toast to ten tense stout saints' ten tall tents.

Seth's sharp spacesuit shrank.

Seven sleazy shysters in sharkskin suits sold sheared sealskins to seasick sailors.

She is a thistle-sifter. She has a sieve of unsifted thistles and a sieve of sifted thistles and the sieve of unsifted thistles she sifts into the sieve of sifted thistles because she is a thistle-sifter.

She said she should sit. Mo mi mo me send me a toe, Me me mo mi get me a mole, Mo mi mo me send me a toe, Fe me mo mi get me a mole, Mister kister feet so sweet, Mister kister where will I eat!?

She saw Sherif's shoes on the sofa. But was she so sure she saw Sherif's shoes on the sofa?

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.

She sifted thistles through her thistle-sifter.

She stood by Burgess's fish sauce shop welcoming him in.

Sheep shouldn't sleep in a shack. Sheep should sleep in a shed.

Sherman shops at cheap chop suey shops.

Shriek, screak, squawk, and squeak.

Shy Shelly says she shall sew sheets.

Silly Sally swiftly shooed seven silly sheep. The seven silly sheep Silly Sally shooed Shilly-shallied south. These sheep shouldn't sleep in a shack; Sheep should sleep in a shed.

Sinful Caesar sipped his snifter, seized his knees, and sneezed.

Sister Suzie sewing shirts for soldiers Such skill as sewing shirts Our shy young sister Suzie shows Some soldiers send epistles Say they'd rather sleep in thistles Than the saucy, soft short shirts for soldiers Sister Suzie sews.

Six shimmering sharks sharply striking shins.

Six shy shavers sheared six shy sheep.

Six sick hicks nick six slick bricks with picks and sticks.

Six thick thistle sticks. Six thick thistles stick.

Sixish.

So she bought a bit of butter, better than her bitter butter, and she baked it in her batter, and the batter was not bitter. So 'twas better Betty Botter bought a bit of better butter.

Something in a thirty-acre thermal thicket of thorns and thistles thumped and thundered threatening the three-D thoughts of Matthew the thug - although, theatrically, it was only the thirteen-thousand thistles and thorns through the underneath of his thigh that the thirty year old thug thought of that morning.

Sounding by sound is a sound method of sounding sounds.

Strict strong stringy Stephen Stretch slickly snared six sickly silky snakes.

Such a shapeless sash!

Supposed to be pistachio, supposed to be pistachio, supposed to be pistachio.

Sure the ship's shipshape, sir.

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

Suzie Seaword's fish-sauce shop sells unsifted thistles for thistle-sifters to sift.

Suzie, Suzie, working in a shoeshine shop. All day long she sits and shines, all day long she shines and sits, and sits and shines, and shines and sits, and sits and shines, and shines and sits. Suzie, Suzie, working in a shoeshine shop. Tommy, Tommy, toiling in a tailor's shop. All day long he fits and tucks, all day long he tucks and fits, and fits and tucks, and tucks and fits, and fits and tucks, and tucks and fits. Tommy, Tommy, toiling in a tailor's shop.

Swan swam over the sea. Swim, swan, swim! Swan swam back again. Well swum, swan!

Swatch watch

Sweet sagacious Sally Sanders said she sure saw seven segregated seaplanes sailing swiftly southward Saturday.

The little red lorry went down Limuru road.

The sawingest saw I ever saw saw was the saw I saw saw in Arkansas.

The seething sea ceaseth; thus the seething sea sufficeth us.

The seething seas ceaseth and twiceth the seething seas sufficeth us.

The sixth sheik's sixth sheep's sick.

The soldiers shouldered shooters on their shoulders.

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

Then a twister a-twisting will twist him a twist, For the twisting of his twist, he three twines doth intwist; But if one of the twines of the twist do untwist, The twine that untwisteth untwisteth the twist. Untwirling the twine that untwisteth between, He twirls, with his twister, the two in a twine; Then twice having twisted the twines of the twine, He twitcheth the twice he had twined in twain. The twain that in twining before in the twine, As twines were intwisted he now doth untwine; Twist the twain inter-twisting a twine more between, He, twirling his twister, makes a twist of the twine.

Theophiles Thistle, the successful thistle-sifter, in sifting a sieve full of un-sifted thistles, thrust three thousand thistles through the thick of his thumb. Now…..if Theophiles Thistle, the successful thistle-sifter, in sifting a sieve full of un-sifted thistles, thrust three thousand thistles through the thick of his thumb, see that thou, in sifting a sieve full of un-sifted thistles, thrust not three thousand thistles through the thick of thy thumb. Success to the successful thistle-sifter!

Theopholus Thistle, the successful thistle sifter, successfully sifted some thistles.

There once was a man who had a sister, his name was Mr. Fister. Mr. Fister's sister sold sea shells by the sea shore. Mr. Fister didn't sell sea shells, he sold silk sheets. Mr. Fister told his sister that he sold six silk sheets to six shieks. The sister of Mr. Fister said I sold six shells to six shieks too!

There was a fisherman named Fisher who fished for some fish in a fissure. Till a fish with a grin, pulled the fisherman in. Now they're fishing the fissure for Fisher.

There was a little witch which switched from Chichester to Ipswich.

There was a young fisher named Fischer Who fished for a fish in a fissure. The fish with a grin, Pulled the fisherman in; Now they're fishing the fissure for Fischer.

There's a sandwich on the sand which was sent by a sane witch.

Thirty thrifty whistling washers witchingly whistling, wishing washing was washed.

Three free throws.

Three short sword sheaths.

Three sweet switched Swiss witches watch three washed Swiss witch Swatch watch switches. Which sweet switched Swiss witch watches which washed Swiss witch Swatch watch switch?

Through three cheese trees three free fleas flew. While these fleas flew, freezy breeze blew. Freezy breeze made these three trees freeze. Freezy trees made these trees' cheese freeze. That's what made these three free fleas sneeze.

To begin to toboggan first, buy a toboggan. But do not buy too big a toboggan! Too big a toboggan is too big a toboggan to buy to begin to toboggan.

To sit in solemn silence on a dull dark dock In a pestilential prison with a lifelong lock Awaiting the sensation of a short sharp shock From a cheap and chippy chopper on a big black block.

Tommy, Tommy, toiling in a tailor's shop. All day long he fits and tucks, all day long he tucks and fits, and fits and tucks, and tucks and fits, and fits and tucks, and tucks and fits. Tommy, Tommy, toiling in a tailor's shop.

Toy boat. Toy boat. Toy boat.

What a shame such a shapely sash should such shabby stitches show.

What to do to die today at a minute or two to two. A terribly difficult thing to say and a harder thing to do. A dragon will come and beat his drum Ra-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-too at a minute or two to two today. At a minute or two to two.

When a doctor doctors a doctor, does the doctor doing the doctoring doctor as the doctor being doctored wants to be doctored or does the doctor doing the doctoring doctor as he wants to doctor?

When a twister a-twisting will twist him a twist, For the twisting a twist, he three twines will entwist; But if one of the twines of the twist do untwist, The twine that untwisteth untwisteth the twist.

When I was in Arkansas I saw a saw that could outsaw any other saw I ever saw, saw. If you've got a saw that can outsaw the saw I saw saw then I'd like to see your saw saw.

Whether the weather be fine or whether the weather be not. Whether the weather be cold or whether the weather be hot. We'll weather the weather whether we like it or not.

Which rich wicked witch wished the wicked wish?

Which switch, Miss, is the right switch for Ipswich, Miss?

Which witch snitched the stitched switch for which the Swiss witch wished?

Which witch witched the witch which witched?

Who washed Washington's white woolen underwear when Washington's washer woman went west?

Yally Bally had a jolly golliwog. Feeling folly, Yally Bally Bought his jolly golli' a dollie made of holly! The golli', feeling jolly, named the holly dollie, Polly. So Yally Bally's jolly golli's holly dollie Polly's also jolly!

Yellow butter, purple jelly, red jam, black bread. Spread it thick, say it quick! Yellow butter, purple jelly, red jam, black bread. Spread it thicker, say it quicker! Yellow butter, purple jelly, red jam, black bread. Don't eat with your mouth full!

You know New York. You need New York. You know you need unique New York.

You've no need to light a night-light On 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 right To light night-lights with their slight lights On a light night like tonight.

Zithers slither slowly south.

Unique New York, Unique New York, Unique New York.

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?

How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood? He would chuck, he would, as much as he could, and chuck as much wood as a woodchuck would if a woodchuck could chuck wood.

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

Round the rugged rock the ragged rascal ran.

If two witches were watching two watches, which witch would watch which watch?