The document provides instructions and examples for writing tongue twisters. It begins by listing some sample tongue twisters and asking the reader to repeat each one three times. It then gives a template for writing your own tongue twister using the phrase "Careful Katie cooked a crisp and crunchy cabbage" as an example. The reader is guided through substituting different verbs, adjectives, and nouns to create new phrases to use in their own tongue twisters. The document encourages writing tongue twisters that are difficult to say quickly by using alliteration and similar sounding words.

2. Good s
We will start with a few tongue twisters for
you to try out and then give you some
ideas as to how you might write your own.

3. Try saying these out loud.
Can you say each one three
times, one after the other?

4. Try saying these out loud.
Can you say each one three
times, one after the other?

5. Can you can a can as a canner
can can a can?
Try saying these out loud.
Can you say each one three
times, one after the other?

6. Try saying these out loud.
Can you say each one three
times, one after the other?

7. Try saying these out loud.
Can you say each one three
times, one after the other?

8. Try saying these out loud.
Can you say each one three
times, one after the other?

9. Now it’s your turn to write
some tongue twisters of your
own.

10. We will start with this one as
our template.

11. Careful Katie cooked a crisp and crunchy cabbage.

12. Careful Katie cooked a crisp and crunchy cabbage.
Underline
the verb
‘cooked’

13. Careful Katie cooked a crisp and crunchy cabbage.
Underline
the verb
‘cooked’

14. Careful Katie cooked a crisp and crunchy cabbage.
Write a list
of your
own
cooking
verbs.

15. Careful Katie cooked a crisp and crunchy cabbage.
Write a list
of your
own
cooking
verbs.
baked
steamed
fried
grilled

16. Careful Katie cooked a crisp and crunchy cabbage.
Change the
adjective ‘Careful’
to one matching
the initial letter of
your chosen
cooking verb.
baked
steamed
fried
grilled

17. Careful Katie cooked a crisp and crunchy cabbage.
Change the
adjective ‘Careful’
to one matching
the initial letter of
your chosen
cooking verb.
baked
steamed
fried
grilled
Brainy

18. Careful Katie cooked a crisp and crunchy cabbage.
Change the name
‘Katie’ in the
same way.
baked
steamed
fried
grilled
Brainy

19. Careful Katie cooked a crisp and crunchy cabbage.
Change the name
‘Katie’ in the
same way.
baked
steamed
fried
grilled
Brainy Billy

20. Careful Katie cooked a crisp and crunchy cabbage.
Add your chosen
cooking verb.
baked
steamed
fried
grilled
Brainy Billy

21. Careful Katie cooked a crisp and crunchy cabbage.
Add your chosen
cooking verb.
baked
steamed
fried
grilled
Brainy Billy baked

22. Careful Katie cooked a crisp and crunchy cabbage.
Now finish off
your tongue
twister.
baked
steamed
fried
grilled
Brainy Billy baked

23. Careful Katie cooked a crisp and crunchy cabbage.
Now finish off
your tongue
twister.
baked
steamed
fried
grilled
Brainy Billy baked a beautiful but broken biscuit.

24. Brainy Billy baked
a beautiful but
broken biscuit.

25. Let’s try another one.

26. Six sleek swans swam swiftly southwards.

27. Six sleek swans swam swiftly southwards.
This time let’s
change the
numbers.

28. Six sleek swans swam swiftly southwards.
This time let’s
change the
numbers.
Four
Eleven
Ten
Nine

29. Six sleek swans swam swiftly southwards.
Now choose an
alliterating
animal.
Four
Eleven
Ten
Nine

30. Six sleek swans swam swiftly southwards.
Now choose an
alliterating
animal.
Four
Eleven
Ten
Nine
frogs
elephants
tadpoles
nightingales

31. Six sleek swans swam swiftly southwards.
Now put an
alliterating
adjective
between the
number and the
animal.
Four
Eleven
Ten
Nine
frogs
elephants
tadpoles
nightingales

32. Six sleek swans swam swiftly southwards.
Four
Eleven
Ten
Nine
frogs
elephants
tadpoles
nightingales
frisky
elegant
tiresome
napping

33. Six sleek swans swam swiftly southwards.
Now it’s time
to start your
new tongue
twister.

34. Six sleek swans swam swiftly southwards.
Now it’s time
to start your
new tongue
twister.
Eleven elegant elephants

35. Six sleek swans swam swiftly southwards.
Now
complete it
making it
hard to say.
Eleven elegant elephants

36. Six sleek swans swam swiftly southwards.
Now
complete it
making it
hard to say.
Eleven elegant elephants exit Exeter excitedly

37. Eleven elegant
elephants exit
Exeter excitedly.

38. Good s
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