CJ Karthik's Article on Tongue Twisters & its Practice

C. J. KARTHIK’s Article on Communicative English

Tongue Twisters & Its Purpose

Introduction

Tongue Twisters are nothing but a group of words (either complicated or difficult to pronounce at that particular point of time), which are exclusively meant for practicing the pronunciation and to gain fluency in the language. It should also be noted that, the tongue twisters are neither grammatically correct nor meaningful. It’s just a tool to practice proper pronunciation and to get fluency in the language. The difficulty in pronouncing words differs from person to person. One may find difficult to pronounce F FA FI PA P sounds. Another may find difficulty in L LA RA R RU RO sounds. Keeping it in mind, the following tongue twisters are designed and well tested on more than 40 students from different background.

One can improve his/her pronunciation and fluency, by practicing the following tongue twisters. Further these tongue twisters are helpful in minimizing MTI/VLI (Mother tongue influence/Vernacular Language Influence).


Procedure


It’s advised to practice the following tongue twisters (without making any changes) continuously 8 to 10 times, for a minimum period of 3 to 4 months to get adequate fluency in English. It’s better to follow the following techniques while practicing the tongue twisters.


The duration of practice is 8 to 10 times a day for a minimum period of 3 to 4 months.


First time read slowly and 2nd time read as fast as you can.


Next time, put a chocolate or a piece of banana in the center of mouth and read it like as if you’re speaking secret, shouting, quarreling, telling some happy news etc. In this method one’s voice modulation will also be improved.


Caution: While practicing this method, one may face the problem of saliva or vomiting sensation in the beginning stage. Just ignore it & go ahead with your practice.

Tongue Twisters

1. Ape cake grape cake ape cake grape cake ape ape grape cake grape grape ape cake.

2. Peter Pass the pink purse peace please, Peter Pass the pink purse peace please.

3. Fifteen filthy flying foxes fifteen filthy flying foxes.

4. Expect except expert exclusively excludes excuse excel exams excess exercise.

5. The quick quake quits asking quick quadratic questions after earthquake.

6. Fantastic fish fried fresh, fresh fried fantastic fish, fried fantastic fish, fine fish fantastic fresh fried.

7. Top chop stop stock stick, shops stocks chops top sticks.

8. She sells sea shells on the southern side of the south sea shore.

9. Poet Peter piper picked a pickle prepared by pepper packed in a pink paper but not in a proper paper.

10. Loyal lorry yellow lorry royal lorry loyal yellow royal lorry.

11. Royal ruler rules rural loyal road roller rural royal road roller looses royal loyal rural ruler.

12. She sees sixth Cieoro Cieasor’s sister’s sixty sixth short shape sharp scissors.

13. Affected association of affection after afraid as affairs affidavits affiliated.

14. Once obstruction obliged an obligation occurred on obvious ocean of occupation.

15. Selfish shark selected several strategy shall shared slightly on a shouting sheep.

All the Best

C. J. KARTHIK

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