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Tongue twisters for V and W

Tongue twisters for the V and W sounds, as in “vest” and “west”, for clear diction. The two sounds are easy to mix up: V needs the upper teeth on the lower lip, W needs rounded lips. Go slowly until you hear the difference every time.

Short tongue twisters for V and W

  1. We value very warm welcomes.
  2. The vet went west in a wet van.
  3. Very well, very well, very well.
  4. Was it a vowel, a verb or a word?
  5. Vivid violets wilt in warm, windy weather.
  6. Wave, Vivian, wave, and we will wave back.
  7. Very wet weather wore away the village walls.
  8. Seven white wolves wandered through the valley.
  9. A violinist in a velvet vest waved to weary viewers.
  10. Why would a valuable vase wobble when the wind is weak?

Medium tongue twisters for V and W

  1. Twelve wise voters waited a whole week before they voted.
  2. Vera wove a woolen veil while Walt varnished the wooden wall.
  3. A wild wind whipped the vines and the vegetables all evening.
  4. We visited the vineyard when the vines were waving in the wind.
  5. We were waiting while the waiter served seven very warm waffles.
  6. Will's view of the wide, wild valley was worth the whole voyage.
  7. On Wednesdays, Oliver walks with his wife to the river to watch the waves.
  8. Eva whispered a vow, then wavered, then whispered it again in a weary voice.

Hard tongue twisters for V and W

  1. We were very worried when the video froze, the voices wavered and the whole webinar was wasted.
  2. Every winter Vince and Wendy walk west to the village, and every winter Wendy vows the walk will be warmer.
  3. A warm wind swept over the waves as the vessel veered west, and the travelers watched the white cliffs vanish from view.
  4. The wise old violin maker would weigh every piece of wood, throw away the weak ones and work for weeks on a single violin.
  5. Valerie works such long weeks that whenever she gets a quiet weekend, she switches off every device and walks in the woods.
  6. Victor wanted a van with wide windows, but the vendor's vans were either very worn or worth far more than Victor's whole savings.
  7. Every evening the twins wave from the window, wait for the bus to arrive and then race over to welcome their weary, well-traveled father.

How to practice tongue twisters

  1. Slowly, syllable by syllable, with exaggerated precision: every ending, every consonant.
  2. Normal pace. Say it two or three times, perfectly clean. If a sound blurs, go back one step.
  3. Louder, as if someone is listening from across the room. Same pace, same clarity.
  4. Faster, but only up to the speed where it stays clean. Three times in a row without a stumble.
  5. Delivery: full voice, with emotion, as if on stage. Then take the next tongue twister.

Speed is a by-product of clarity. Move up a step only when you sound perfect on the current one.

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Practice with a timer

In DramaLab, the speed ladder is an exercise: it gives you tongue twisters one by one, walks you up the five steps and keeps time. No sign-up needed.

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