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1 | Tongue Twister | What sound(s) can this tongue twister help students practice? | How does this tongue twister reinforce the sound mentioned above? What challenges does it highlight/help? Is this especially helpful for speakers of a particular language? | ||||||
2 | The third bird stirred when the herd of cats purred. | "erd" | The "erd" sound is spelled several different ways in English. This tongue twister helps English learners see and practice that. It is also specifically intended to help English learners practice saying past tense words like "stirred" and "purred" as a single syllable (not "stir-red"). | ||||||
3 | The very furry fairy feared various viruses | "v" | Many Spanish speakers struggle with the "v" sound, pronouncing "v"s like an English "b". To help practice the "v" sound, have students say "f" and then, keeping their teeth and lips in the same position, use their vocal chords to say "v". These two sounds are the same except that "f" is unvoiced and "v" is voiced. This tongue twister is intended to help Spanish speakers notice and practice that similarity so they can become more comfortable saying "v". | ||||||
4 | Thoroughly thrilling | "Th", "r", "thr" | "Th" and "r" are two of the most difficult sounds for adults learning to speak American English. These two words help reinforce the "th" and "thr" sounds at the beginning of words as well as the "r" sound in the middle of a word. | ||||||
5 | Tom thought Thanksgiving was this Thursday so he took the turkey out of the freezer on Tuesday to thaw. | "T" sound at beginning, middle and ending of words; voiced and unvoiced "th" | Repetition of various t and th sounds. | ||||||
6 | Yellow jelly - yummy jam Bad boys brought beer to the B&B . Curious cat catches catnip quickly in the kitchen . Tom thought that this Thursday was Thanksgiving, so he took the turkey out of the freezer to thaw on Tuesday. | varies with each different tongue twister. | varies with each different tongue twister. | ||||||
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