For parents of young learners
Tongue twisters for kids: 50 easy and hard ones
Tongue twisters are a fun way to practise clear speech. Speech trainers use them to warm up the mouth before speaking on stage. Here are 50 tongue twisters, from easy to hard, and how to use them so your child speaks more clearly.
By the Eloqova team · Updated 26 October 2026
Start slowly and clearly, then get faster. Clear beats fast every time. Say each one three times in a row without a mistake before moving on.
Easy tongue twisters (UKG to Class 2)
| Tongue twister |
|---|
| Red lorry, yellow lorry. |
| Big black bug. |
| Fresh fried fish. |
| Six sticky sticks. |
| Toy boat, toy boat, toy boat. |
| Green glass globes glow greenly. |
| Blue bluebird, blue bluebird. |
| Fat frogs fly past fast. |
| Kitty caught the kitten in the kitchen. |
| Lucky rabbits like to cook. |
| Two tiny tigers take two taxis to town. |
| Silly Sally swiftly shooed seven silly sheep. |
| Purple paper people. |
| Nine nice night nurses nursing nicely. |
| Cooks cook cupcakes quickly. |
Medium tongue twisters (Class 3 to 5)
| Tongue twister |
|---|
| She sells seashells by the seashore. |
| Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers. |
| How can a clam cram in a clean cream can? |
| I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream. |
| Fuzzy Wuzzy was a bear. Fuzzy Wuzzy had no hair. |
| A proper copper coffee pot. |
| Betty bought a bit of butter. |
| Four fine fresh fish for you. |
| Eleven benevolent elephants. |
| Black background, brown background. |
| Willy's real rear wheel. |
| Thin sticks, thick bricks. |
| Which witch is which? |
| Unique New York. |
| A big bug bit a bold bald bear. |
| Freshly fried flying fish. |
| Swan swam over the sea. |
| Truly rural. |
| Irish wristwatch. |
| Lesser leather never weathered wetter weather better. |
Hard tongue twisters (Class 6 to 8)
| Tongue twister |
|---|
| How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood? |
| The sixth sick sheikh's sixth sheep's sick. |
| Pad kid poured curd pulled cod. |
| Can you can a can as a canner can can a can? |
| I saw Susie sitting in a shoeshine shop. |
| Six slippery snails slid slowly seaward. |
| A skunk sat on a stump and thunk the stump stunk. |
| Rolling red wagons. |
| The thirty-three thieves thought that they thrilled the throne throughout Thursday. |
| Specific Pacific. |
| Brisk brave brigadiers brandished broad bright blades. |
| Mixed biscuits, mixed biscuits. |
| Red leather, yellow leather. |
| Seventy-seven benevolent elephants. |
| Fred fed Ted bread and Ted fed Fred bread. |
How to practise at home
- Warm up for 2 minutes before a speech, recitation or reading test.
- Say each twister slowly three times, then at normal speed, then fast.
- Record your child and play it back: can they hear every sound?
- Make it a family game: whoever trips up picks the next twister.
Questions parents ask
Do tongue twisters help children speak clearly?
Yes. They exercise the lips, tongue and jaw, and train children to say every sound. Speech trainers use them as warm-ups before speaking.
What is the easiest tongue twister for kids?
"Red lorry, yellow lorry" and "Big black bug" are short and easy for young children.
What is the hardest tongue twister?
"The sixth sick sheikh's sixth sheep's sick" and "Pad kid poured curd pulled cod" are famously hard.