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Tongue twisters for word endings

Tongue twisters for consonant clusters at the end of words, for diction. A consonant cluster is two or more consonant sounds with no vowel between them, as in “texts”, “asked” and “months”. These endings are the first to disappear in fast speech. Say every consonant, down to the last one: slowly first, then at full pace.

Short tongue twisters for word endings

  1. Crisp crusts crackle crunchily.
  2. His twelfth attempt worked best.
  3. Wasps' nests, wasps' nests, wasps' nests.
  4. The hosts left gifts on the guests' desks.
  5. The sixth sick sheikh's sixth sheep's sick.
  6. The film's plot twists shocked the critics.
  7. Six months of tasks and six months of tests.
  8. Thanks for the drinks, the snacks and the chats.
  9. She asks what he asked, and he asks what she asks.
  10. Measure the depths, widths and lengths of the tanks.

Medium tongue twisters for word endings

  1. Her desk's drawers hold maps, stamps, clips and old prints.
  2. The judge trusts facts and lab tests, not the lawyers' tricks.
  3. She melts the butter, sifts the flour, adds the milk and bakes.
  4. She grasped the facts, checked the prompts and fixed the scripts.
  5. The old bridge's iron bolts and joints rust in the damp, cold winds.
  6. The scouts packed the tents, lit the lamps and watched the sparks drift.
  7. The artists' first sketches lacked depth, but their next drafts were striking.
  8. The scientist collects the insects, inspects their nests and records the results.

Hard tongue twisters for word endings

  1. He wants the costs, she wants the dates and the hosts want lists and charts before the first rehearsal starts.
  2. The cyclists crossed six fields, fixed a broken chain and reached the coast just as the last ferry left the docks.
  3. The chef's best soups start with fresh herbs, roasted roots and strong broths, and most guests ask for a second bowl.
  4. The friends' first camping trip ended with tents that sagged, hands that froze and laughs that kept the whole camp awake.
  5. The world's oldest maps mark coasts, cliffs and islands, but the experts still can't name the lands drawn at the far edges.
  6. Of all the felt I ever felt, I never felt a piece of felt that felt the same as that felt felt, when I first felt that felt.
  7. 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.

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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