Hard Tongue Twisters

These tongue twisters feature longer sequences, multiple competing sounds, and complex rhythm changes. They require careful practice and concentration. Start slowly with each one, and don't expect to master them quickly. The difficulty comes from the number of sound switches and the length of the phrases.

If two witches watched two watches, which witch would watch which watch?
Difficulty: Hard Main sound: W / WH
Slow: If two witches / watched two watches / which witch / would watch which watch?
Multiple W sounds with similar-sounding words.
How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?
Difficulty: Hard Main sound: W / CH
Slow: How much wood / would a woodchuck chuck / if a woodchuck / could chuck wood?
Repeated 'wood' and 'chuck' sounds.
Betty Botter bought some butter, but she said the butter's bitter.
Difficulty: Hard Main sound: B / T
Slow: Betty Botter / bought some butter / but she said / the butter's bitter
B and T sounds dominate. Watch the rhythm.
Can you can a can as a canner can can a can?
Difficulty: Hard Main sound: K / N
Slow: Can you can a can / as a canner / can can a can?
The word 'can' used multiple ways.
Round and round the rugged rock the ragged rascal ran.
Difficulty: Hard Main sound: R / D
Slow: Round and round / the rugged rock / the ragged rascal / ran
Heavy R alliteration with rhythm.
The thirty-three thieves thought that they thrilled the throne throughout Thursday.
Difficulty: Hard Main sound: TH / R
Slow: The thirty-three thieves / thought that they thrilled / the throne / throughout Thursday
Repeated TH sounds with challenging rhythm.
Lesser leather never weathered wetter weather better.
Difficulty: Hard Main sound: L / TH
Slow: Lesser leather / never weathered / wetter weather / better
Similar ending sounds create confusion.
Six Czech cricket critics.
Difficulty: Hard Main sound: K / CH
Slow: Six Czech / cricket critics
Hard K and CH sounds cluster.
Twelve twins twirled twelve twigs.
Difficulty: Hard Main sound: T / W
Slow: Twelve twins / twirled / twelve twigs
TW cluster repeated with similar words.
Six sleek swans swam swiftly southwards.
Difficulty: Hard Main sound: S / SW
Slow: Six sleek swans / swam swiftly / southwards
Heavy SW cluster sounds.
Thirty-three thousand feathers on a thrush's throat.
Difficulty: Hard Main sound: TH / R
Slow: Thirty-three thousand / feathers / on a thrush's throat
Multiple TH sounds with specific count.
Five frantic frogs fled from fifty fierce fishes.
Difficulty: Hard Main sound: F / FR
Slow: Five frantic frogs / fled from / fifty fierce fishes
Heavy F and FR throughout.
A box of biscuits, a box of mixed biscuits, and a biscuit mixer.
Difficulty: Hard Main sound: B / S
Slow: A box of biscuits / a box of mixed biscuits / and a biscuit mixer
Repeated 'biscuit' and 'box' with rhythm changes.
Clean clams crammed in clean cans.
Difficulty: Hard Main sound: K / L
Slow: Clean clams / crammed in / clean cans
CL and CR clusters with repeated 'clean'.
The crow flew over the river with a lump of raw liver.
Difficulty: Hard Main sound: R / L
Slow: The crow flew / over the river / with a lump / of raw liver
R and L sounds interspersed.
Eleven owls licked eleven little liquorice lollipops.
Difficulty: Hard Main sound: L / K
Slow: Eleven owls / licked eleven / little liquorice lollipops
Repeated L sounds with long words.
Rory the warrior and Roger the worrier were reared wrongly in a rural brewery.
Difficulty: Hard Main sound: R / W
Slow: Rory the warrior / and Roger the worrier / were reared wrongly / in a rural brewery
Intense R sounds with long structure.
Three witches watch three Swatch watches. Which witch watches which Swatch watch?
Difficulty: Hard Main sound: W / WH
Slow: Three witches / watch three Swatch watches / Which witch watches / which Swatch watch?
Many W sounds with 'witch' and 'watch'.
Seventy-seven benevolent elephants elegantly ate eleven oranges.
Difficulty: Hard Main sound: L / N
Slow: Seventy-seven / benevolent elephants / elegantly ate / eleven oranges
Many L sounds with long words.
Brisk brave brigadiers brandished broad bright blades.
Difficulty: Hard Main sound: B / BR
Slow: Brisk brave brigadiers / brandished / broad bright blades
Heavy BR cluster throughout.