The document discusses different types of tongue twisters including: 1) Minimal pairs using similar sounding words to confuse the listener. 2) Alliteration and rhyme using words that begin with the same sound or rhyme. 3) Tricky stories that tell an unusual story in a confusing way. 4) The hardest tongue twisters focus on specific sounds like F, P, R, V, N and M. Examples are provided to illustrate tongue twisters for each sound.

1. Type of tongue Twisters Mª Mar García De la Fe MLE-Online

2. MINIMAL PAIRS Betty Botter had some butter, “but,” she said, “this butter’s bitter. If I bake this bitter butter, it would make my batter bitter. But a bit of better butter- that would make my batter better. “so she bought a bit of batter was not bitter. So ‘twas better Betty Botter bought a bit opf better butter.

3. ALLITERATION AND RHYME She sells sea shells on the sea shore The shells that se sells are sea shells. I’m sure. She sells sea shells on a sea shore, so The shells are sure sea shore shells. FOR SALE

4. TRICKY STORIES There was a young fisher named Fischer who fished for a fish in a fissure. The fish with a grin pulled the fisherman in. Now,They’re fishing the fissure for Fischer

5. THE HARDERS TONGUE-TWISTERS /f/ A flea and a fly flew up in a flue Said the flea, “let us fly!” Said the fly, “let us flee” So they flew through a flaw in the flue

6. /P/ Peter Piper picked a peck of picklpeppers. A peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked. If Peter Piper picked a peck of picked peppers, where’s the peck peppers Peter Piper picked?

7. /r/ Around the rugged rocks the ragged rascals ran /V/ Vincent vowed vengeance very vehemently /n/ and /m/ Swan swam over the pond, swim swan swim! Swan swam back again. Well swum swan!