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We Bet You Can’t Complete These Terribly Tricky Tongue Twisters


  1. 1 Complete this classic: 'She sells seashells by the ...'

    1. sand
    2. sea
    3. seashore
    4. shoreline
    Correct!
    Wrong!

    Explanation

    The full tongue twister is 'She sells seashells by the seashore.' It was popularized by Terry Sullivan in 1909.

  2. 2 Fill in the blank: 'Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled ...'

    1. peas
    2. peppers
    3. pickles
    4. potatoes
    Correct!
    Wrong!

    Explanation

    The full twister is 'Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.' It dates back to at least 1813.

  3. 3 Complete: 'How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck ...'

    1. trees
    2. sticks
    3. logs
    4. wood
    Correct!
    Wrong!

    Explanation

    The full line is 'How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?' It's a traditional tongue twister.

  4. 4 What comes next? 'I saw Susie sitting in a ...'

    1. shoe shine shop
    2. soda shop
    3. sunny spot
    4. silly show
    Correct!
    Wrong!

    Explanation

    The full twister is 'I saw Susie sitting in a shoe shine shop.' It's a classic alliteration exercise.

  5. 5 Complete: 'Fuzzy Wuzzy was a bear. Fuzzy Wuzzy had no ...'

    1. clothes
    2. fur
    3. hair
    4. teeth
    Correct!
    Wrong!

    Explanation

    The full rhyme is 'Fuzzy Wuzzy was a bear. Fuzzy Wuzzy had no hair.' It's a popular nursery rhyme.

  6. 6 Fill in: 'Six slippery snails slid slowly ...'

    1. southward
    2. sideways
    3. sunward
    4. seaward
    Correct!
    Wrong!

    Explanation

    The full phrase is 'Six slippery snails slid slowly seaward.' It's a modern tongue twister emphasizing 's' sounds.

  7. 7 Complete: 'I slit a sheet, a sheet I slit. Upon a slitted sheet I ...'

    1. stand
    2. sit
    3. sleep
    4. sing
    Correct!
    Wrong!

    Explanation

    The full twister is 'I slit a sheet, a sheet I slit. Upon a slitted sheet I sit.' It's a classic for practicing 's' and 'i' sounds.

  8. 8 What word completes: 'Three free throws ...'

    1. throws
    2. shots
    3. tosses
    4. chances
    Correct!
    Wrong!

    Explanation

    The full phrase is 'Three free throws.' It's a short tongue twister used in basketball contexts.

  9. 9 Complete: 'Red lorry, yellow ...'

    1. truck
    2. car
    3. lorry
    4. bus
    Correct!
    Wrong!

    Explanation

    The full twister is 'Red lorry, yellow lorry.' It's a classic British tongue twister.

  10. 10 Fill in: 'I saw a saw that could out saw any other saw I ever ...'

    1. knew
    2. used
    3. had
    4. saw
    Correct!
    Wrong!

    Explanation

    The full phrase is 'I saw a saw that could out saw any other saw I ever saw.' It's a play on the word 'saw'.

  11. 11 Complete: 'Betty Botter bought some butter. But she said the butter's ...'

    1. bitter
    2. better
    3. buttery
    4. burnt
    Correct!
    Wrong!

    Explanation

    The full twister is 'Betty Botter bought some butter. But she said the butter's bitter.' It's a classic from the 19th century.

  12. 12 What word ends this: 'How can a clam cram in a clean cream ...'

    1. container
    2. can
    3. cup
    4. carton
    Correct!
    Wrong!

    Explanation

    The full twister is 'How can a clam cram in a clean cream can?' It's a modern tongue twister.

  13. 13 Complete: 'I wish to wish the wish you wish to wish, but if you wish the wish the witch wishes, I won't wish the wish you wish to ...'

    1. say
    2. know
    3. wish
    4. tell
    Correct!
    Wrong!

    Explanation

    The full twister is a complex play on 'wish' and 'witch'. It's a modern tongue twister.

  14. 14 Fill in: 'Six sleek swans swam swiftly ...'

    1. seaward
    2. sideways
    3. silently
    4. southwards
    Correct!
    Wrong!

    Explanation

    The full phrase is 'Six sleek swans swam swiftly southwards.' It's a modern alliteration.

  15. 15 Complete: 'A proper cup of coffee from a proper copper coffee ...'

    1. pot
    2. cup
    3. kettle
    4. maker
    Correct!
    Wrong!

    Explanation

    The full twister is 'A proper cup of coffee from a proper copper coffee pot.' It's a classic for 'p' and 'c' sounds.

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