Diction Exercises & Tongue-Twisters for Pronunciation

1. I need a box of biscuits, a box of mixed biscuits, and a biscuit mixer.

2. 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?

3. He thrusts his fists against the posts and still insists he sees the ghosts.

4. Friday's Five Fresh Fish Specials.

5. Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.

6. Twixt this and six thick thistle sticks.

7. Red leather, yellow leather (say 3x)

8. She sells seashells by the seashore, and the shells she sells are seashells.

9. Gwen glowered and grimaced at Glen's gleaming greens.

10. Fancy! That fascinating character Harry McCann married Anne Hammond.

11. Lot lost his hot chocolate at the loft.

12. Betty Botter bought some butter

But she said the butter’s bitter
If I put it in my batter, it will make my batter bitter
But a bit of better butter will make my batter better
So ‘twas better Betty Botter bought a bit of better butter

13. Snoring Norris was marring the aria.

14.Eleven benevolent elephants.

15. Girl gargoyle, guy gargoyle.

16.Six sick slick slim sycamore saplings.

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17. Toy boat (say 3x)

18. Giggle gaggle gurgle. (say 3x)

19. Do drop in at the Dewdrop Inn.

20. Four furious friends fought for the phone.

21.Moses supposes his toses are roses,

But Moses supposes erroneously,
For nobody's toeses are posies of roses
As Moses supposes his toses to be.

22. Literally literary.

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

24. Quickly, quickly, quickly, quickly, quickly...

25. Reading and writing are richly rewarding.

26. Ten tame tadpoles tucked tightly in a thin tall tin.

27. Diction is done with the tip of the tongue and the teeth.

28. Whether the weather is cold, Whether the weather is hot,

We’ll weather the weather, Whatever the weather
Whether there’s weather or not.

29. I have got a date at a quarter to eight; I’ll see you at the gate, so don’t be late.

30. I saw a kitten eating chicken in the kitchen.

31. We surely shall see the sun shine soon.

32. Fred fed Ted bread, and Ted fed Fred bread.

33. My mommy made me mash my M and Ms.

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

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