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Tongue Twisters 1 By Anna

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Learning Objectives

 To know what a tongue twister is

 To be able to use terms refering to
language

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What is a Tongue Twister?
 Tongue twisters are sentences containing alliteration.
 Alliteration refers to the same phonetic sound
repeated at the beginning of each word, for several
words.
 For example, “Sally sang songs on Sundays.” repeats
the “s” sound many times.
 Most tongue twisters use rhyme and alliteration.
 Rhyme is an important aspect of tongue twisters
because it makes them easier to remember.
 Tongue twisters have also been used in scientific
research as part of the effort to prove reading silently
still requires speech articulation as if the words were
being read aloud.

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Why are the hard to say?

 Tongue Twisters are hard to say because the repetition of
the same phonetic sound creates issues with pronunciation
and clarity of words.
 Native English speakers find great fun in learning tongue
twisters because many people turn them into games to see
how many people can say them three times, fast.

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How will this help me?

 Tongue twisters are a great way to introduce the
concept of alliteration and help those trying to
Learn English better understand the language.
 Practicing tongue twisters allows people who are
learning English to strengthen their speech skills.
 The faster a person can say the tongue twister
without slipping up, the stronger their language
skills become.

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What Makes Tongue Twisters
Difficult to Say?
 Tongue twisters use a variety of techniques to make them
difficult to say, in addition to alliteration.
 Shifting from single sounds to double sounds, such as a
shift from “s” to “sh.”
 Changing the order of the sounds, because our muscle
memory wants to return to the first way the words are said.
 Similar yet different sounds, such as a rhyme where only
the first sound changes.
 Homophones, or the use of words that sound the same and
are spelled differently, such as “would” and “wood.”

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Examples
 There are many different tongue twisters in the English language. Some of
the most popular are:
 “How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck
wood?”
 “Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers. Did Peter Piper pick a peck
of pickled peppers?
If Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers, where's the peck of pickled
peppers Peter Piper picked?”
 “She sells sea shells down by the sea shore.”
 “A big black bug bit a big black bear, made the big black bear bleed blood.
“
 If two witches were watching two watches, which witch would watch which
watch?”

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Just for fun

 Other tongue twisters, known as Spoonerisms in the English language, are
specifically created to cause an accidental curse word to be uttered if the
person reciting the rhyme slips up.
 Tongue twisters are present in every language, used for fun and learning.

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Glossary of English Grammar
Terms
 Pronoun
A word like I, me, you, he, him, it etc. A pronoun replaces a noun.
 Sentence
A group of words that express a thought. A sentence conveys a
statement, question, exclamation or command.
 A sentence contains or implies a subject and a predicate. In simple terms,
a sentence must contain a verb and (usually) a subject. A sentence starts
with a capital letter and ends with a full stop (.), question mark (?) or
exclamation mark (!).
 Subject
Every sentence contains (or implies) two parts: a subject and a predicate.
The subject is the main noun (or equivalent) in a sentence about which
something is said.

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Skype English School

Learning Beyond the Classroom
Tongue Twisters 1 By Anna

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