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    Top 10 Popular Tongue Twisters

    TopTenzBy TopTenzJuly 15, 2008Updated:June 13, 201947 Comments2 Mins Read
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    Here is collection of 10 best tongue twisters to tie your tongue. These were hard enough to type much less to say. I found it amusing that the title to this post was a tongue twister: Top ten tongue twisters. Say that ten times fast, while reading these tongue twisters. If you have any favorites, please add them to the comments.

    10. Selling Sea Shells

    She sells seashells by the seashore.

    9. Sheikh’s Sheep

    The sixth sick sheikh’s sixth sheep’s sick.

    8. Slippery Snails

    Six slippery snails, slid slowly seaward.

    7. Bears and Bugs

    Black bug bit a big black bear.
    But where is the big black bear that the big black bug bit?


    6. Stump Sitting Skunks

    A skunk sat on a stump.
    The stump thunk the skunk stunk.
    The skunk thunk the stump stunk.

    5. Peter and Pickled Peppers

    If Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers,
    How man pickled peppers would Peter Piper pick?

    4. Woodchucks Chucking Wood

    How much wood would a woodchuck chuck
    If a woodchuck could chuck wood?
    He would chuck, he would, as much as he could,
    And chuck as much wood as a woodchuck would
    If a woodchuck could chuck wood

    3. Tooting Tutors

    A tutor who tooted a flute
    Tried to tutor two tooters to toot.
    Said the two to their tutor,
    “Is it harder t toot or
    To tutor two tooters to toot?

    2. Sleet Slitters

    I slit a sheet, a sheet I slit.
    And on a slitted sheet I sit.
    I slit a sheet, a sheet I slit.
    The sheet I slit, that sheet was it.

    1. Betty’s Batter

    Betty Boughter bought some butter
    But she said the butter’s bitter
    If I put it in my batter
    It will make my batter bitter
    But a bit of better butter will make it better than the bitter butter
    So she bought a bit of better butter
    And put it in her batter
    And her batter was not bitter
    So t’was Betty Boughter bought a bit if better butter and put it in her
    batter and her batter was not bitter.

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    47 Comments

    1. Duff de Necker on October 30, 2018 2:20 pm

      Try to say
      Pakistan Uzbekistan 5 times fast.

    2. DIVITH on October 28, 2018 3:42 am

      Try this “I am happy but not sad I am not sad but I am happy be happy but not sad not happy” TELL IT ATLEAST 5 TIMES ?????TIMES

    3. DIVITH on October 28, 2018 3:42 am

      Try this “I am happy but not sad I am not sad but I am happy be happy but not sad not happy” TELL IT ATLEAST 5 TIMES ?????TIMES

    4. Chuck on October 24, 2018 11:56 am

      As a boy, I was taught
      “I want a respectable receptical for a delectable delicacy
      also
      “Popular portable puzzles proving positively perplexing

      I saw Esau sitting on a see-saw and Esau saw me sitting on a see-saw

      Red lorry, yellow lorry (say that fast if you can)

    5. Loyusamya on September 8, 2018 7:43 am

      My favoutite!-
      I wish to wish the wish u wish to wish but if u wish to wish the witch wishes i wont wish the wish u wish to wish!!????

      Guys must tryy??

    6. Jahnavi Krishnan on July 15, 2018 12:30 pm

      If u understand say understand.
      If u don’t understand say don’t understand.
      If u understand and say don’t understand, how will you understand that u understood?

      Try it faster…

    7. Vikas Bhola on May 7, 2018 3:09 pm

      Upper Roller Lower Roller

    8. PRERANA on May 24, 2017 10:29 pm

      flying giraffe is flying faster

    9. faefae findley on August 24, 2016 7:15 pm

      how much ground could a groundhog hog if a groundhog could hog ground

    10. Zach Hughes on January 26, 2016 7:57 pm

      One smart fellow, he felt smart
      Two smart fellows, they felt smart
      Three smart fellows, they felt smart
      Four smart fellows, they felt smart
      Keep adding fellows till you mess up!!!

      • StelarGoose on September 26, 2018 11:55 am

        Yay! Now I don’t have to use my brain for a school project…

    11. Annie on November 3, 2015 10:06 pm

      Try this one… Pad kid poured curd pulled cod

    12. Heidi on September 15, 2015 5:29 am

      Swan swam over the sea
      Swim swan swim
      Swan swam back again
      Well swum swan

    13. Bento on December 28, 2014 4:41 pm

      Right rice rise say it ten times vry fast

    14. Diana on August 3, 2014 3:10 am

      hey can anyone help me to form my own tongue twister using my name??

      • Bridge Wilson on June 14, 2017 9:39 pm

        A drowsy drunkard delivered delectable drinks during dinner to Diana’s delight

    15. Dashing_Neons on May 28, 2014 2:35 pm

      This is my favorite one:

      I’m not a fig plucker nor a fig plucker’s son but i’ll pluck figs ’til the fig plucker comes
      and this one:

      How much wood could a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck enough wood to chuck more wood could the woodchuck could chuck last the day woodchuck woodchuck would could could would?

    16. R.K. on May 12, 2014 4:31 am

      TRY THIS
      ‘YOUR WALK TALKSAND YOUR TALK TALKS BUT YOUR WALK TALKS IS LOUDER THAN YOUR TALK TALKS’

    17. Nihya MB on October 19, 2013 9:58 am

      HELLO JISNA I AM HERE…

    18. Nihya MB on October 18, 2013 11:55 am

      THIS SITE TOO LOVELY.I LIKE THIS

      • Nihya MB on October 18, 2013 11:57 am

        YA ITS TRUE…

    19. Harry on May 2, 2013 7:49 am

      I’ve got one

      One-one was a race horse
      Two-two was one too
      One-one won one race
      Two-two won one too

    20. TwisterMaster on February 6, 2013 5:01 am

      Say this three times:

      One smart fellow, he felt smart,
      Two smart fellows, they felt smart,
      Three smart fellows, they felt smart,
      They all felt smart together

    21. priya on December 31, 2012 6:46 am

      Red lorry blue lorry yellow lorry

      U may say it slowely but try it fast 🙂

      • Nihya MB on October 18, 2013 12:02 pm

        OH ITS TOO FUNNY…
        I CAN’T SAY THIS ANYMORE.HA HA HA!!!

        • priya on October 21, 2013 8:16 am

          😛 ha ha ha !!! 😀 😛

          • Nihya MB on October 30, 2013 3:31 am

            can we chat on 2nd November @ 4 pm in this webpage….

          • TSRVT on October 30, 2013 7:20 am

            HEY – This is NOT a chat site. If you want to contact this person please use the appropriate forum. Every post you make here goes to everyone who subscribes. Go use Facebook or something else and stop abusing this site.

    22. Grokly on December 19, 2012 5:31 pm

      My favorite of all time, told to me by my grandfather:

      One smart feller and he felt smart.
      Two smart fellers and they felt smart.
      Three smart fellers and they all felt smart.

      • Nihya MB on October 19, 2013 9:56 am

        WHO TAUGHT YOU THIS?TRY MINE:
        ‘VANDI KUNNU KAYARI KUNNU VANDI KAYARI.’
        THIS IS IN MALAYALAM LANGUAGE.
        IF U KNOW MALAYALAM ,YOU WILL UNDERSTAND THE MEANING………

    23. alex on August 20, 2012 3:15 am

      umm… very hard

    24. Mukesh Dagur on March 30, 2012 6:45 am

      what i read once in my school days betty ,,,,,, Betty bought a bit of butter, but bit of butter was bitter so she bought another bit of butter to make bit of bitter butter better.

    25. moly on January 10, 2012 10:57 am

      what i remember about the peter piper tongue twister is this:

      Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled pepper. A peck of pickled pepper Peter Piper picked. If Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled pepper, where’s the peck of pickled pepper Peter Piper picked?

      I remember this tongue twister so much because this was my favorite during my elementary years. Probably, 10-12 years ago. . .Until now, this still top in my favorite tongue twisters. ^_^

    26. Terry on January 3, 2012 7:25 pm

      How about these two oldies?

      “Theophilous the thistle sifter
      thrust three thousand thistles through the thick of his thumb.”

      and

      “Which wristwatches are Swiss wristwatches?”

    27. Mike on July 15, 2011 8:34 pm

      For a short but difficult one, try:

      “Irish wristwatch”

      Even if you can manage to get it once, if you try for multiple times quickly it’s very difficult.

    28. Maitreya Barmanray on January 15, 2011 11:25 pm

      Try this one…

      ” Lower Roller.. Upper Roller”

      You are good if you manage this ten times

    29. Dale on June 6, 2010 9:17 pm

      rubber baby buggy bumpers

    30. Donna on April 13, 2010 5:36 am

      Mrs Piggy Wiggy has a square cut punt…it's square at the back and round at the front.

      Do it fast!

    31. Big Pun on December 21, 2009 6:17 am

      dead in the middle of little italy little did we know that we riddled some middle man who didnt do diddly

    32. Cameron on August 11, 2009 11:02 am

      Unique New York… Unique New York

      and

      She stood on the balcony inexplicably mimicking him hiccuping, amicably welcoming him in.

    33. Ironmunk on May 2, 2009 9:57 pm

      A box of biscuits,

      A box of mixed biscuits,

      And a biscuit mixer.

    34. toughguy on March 22, 2009 8:44 pm

      actually dude I think #1 should be #10 and #2 should be #1

    35. Saigneenams on October 21, 2008 4:39 am

      Hello! rainbow brite backpack

    36. mommy gm on September 19, 2008 6:24 am

      here's a couple i remember from backinnaday: "red leather-yellow leather-red leather-yellow leather". another is "peggy babcock" (one of the most difficult i ever heard), then the ever popular "toy boat"–just try saying these five times really fast…good luck.

    37. TopTenz Master on July 26, 2008 7:42 am

      Sodden – I am disappointed I missed that tongue twister, although saying it around children might not be the best idea. Thanks for adding it to this list. I love that your name is as tongue twister too!

    38. Sodden Seraphim on July 16, 2008 11:13 am

      My favorite from my camp counselor days:

      I'm a mother pheasant plucker

      I pluck mother pheasants

      I'm the most pleasant mother pheasant plucker ever to pluck a mother pheasant.

      Ah, yes, how the kiddies loved to accidentally say mother f***er… good times.

      • P a r i on September 22, 2018 2:28 pm

        I have 1 this can opener can open any can can any can opener can open this can if any can opener can open this can I can give the can opener free

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