BITTER BUTTER 
Betty bought a bar of butter, but the 
butter Betty bought was bitter, so 
Betty beat a bit of butter to make the 
bitter butter better.
Peter Piper 
Peter Piper picked a peck of 
pickled peppers. A peck of pickled 
peppers Peter Pipper picked. 
If Peter Piper picked a peck of 
pickled peppers, 
where are the pickled peppers 
Peter Piper picked?
I wish 
I wish to wish the wish you 
wish to wish, but if you 
wish to wish the witch 
wishes, I won’t wish the 
wish you wish to wish.
Solving a problem 
A problem of solving a problem 
is not a problem, but when a 
problem solves a problem 
without any problem, then the 
problem is not at all a problem.
Seashells 
She sells seashells by the 
seashore. If she sells seashells by 
the seashore, where are the 
seashells she sells by the 
seashore?
Thirty-three thieves 
The thirty-three thieves 
thought that they thrilled the 
throne throughout Thursday.

Tongue twisters

  • 1.
    BITTER BUTTER Bettybought a bar of butter, but the butter Betty bought was bitter, so Betty beat a bit of butter to make the bitter butter better.
  • 2.
    Peter Piper PeterPiper picked a peck of pickled peppers. A peck of pickled peppers Peter Pipper picked. If Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers, where are the pickled peppers Peter Piper picked?
  • 3.
    I wish Iwish to wish the wish you wish to wish, but if you wish to wish the witch wishes, I won’t wish the wish you wish to wish.
  • 4.
    Solving a problem A problem of solving a problem is not a problem, but when a problem solves a problem without any problem, then the problem is not at all a problem.
  • 5.
    Seashells She sellsseashells by the seashore. If she sells seashells by the seashore, where are the seashells she sells by the seashore?
  • 6.
    Thirty-three thieves Thethirty-three thieves thought that they thrilled the throne throughout Thursday.