Tongue twisters in English to improve pronunciation

English is a universal language that is spoken by people all over the world. The accent everyone follows changes according to the country where they speak. There are many accents like British English, American English, etc. However, regardless of what accent you follow, it is the pronunciation that grabs the limelight. If you have sound pronunciation, your speech will have better clarity and ultimately more people will listen to you. This will pave the way for you to grow faster in your career by being promoted to better managerial positions.  

Tongue twisters are underrated:

Tongue twisters are proven to improve eloquence

One of the easiest ways to improve your pronunciation skills is by giving your tongue a twist or two with some common tongue twisters in English. There is a myth around tongue twisters that they are games supposedly played by kids to improve their pronunciations. Yes, kids do benefit a lot with tongue twisters. But, over age, our bodies become rigid. Just like how we do exercises to be physically fit, we also need to some speech exercises to be an efficient speaker. Tongue twisters in English are really helpful exercises to improve pronunciation skills.

Interesting tongue twisters in English:

While there are countless tongue twisters in English, that are fun and equally frustrating, the following three are my picks.

1) "Pad kid poured curd pulled cold."

An experienced team of researchers from the MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) in Boston have found that this tongue twister is the hardest to say in the entire world. Well, saying this tongue twister just once is easy. Saying it twice would still be cozy. But, say it loud, and fast, you will find out why this is the toughest of all the tongue twisters in English. 

2) "I wish to wash my Irish wristwatch.

I wish to wash my Irish wristwatch.

I wish to wash my Irish wristwatch."

Say this tongue twister at least thrice and you'll know that this is not just a fun one, but a mouth-watering one. While the first tongue twister you read helps you more with tongue flexibility, this one will help you in controlling 'sh' sounds so your speech could sound more eloquent. 

3) "Near an ear, a nearer ear, a nearly eerie ear."

This one is a more frustrating tongue twister than the rest. If you notice all the words in this tongue twister, you will understand that they are so similar words with little changes that happen so fast. So, this tongue twister is like a sprint where you will run in different directions in one stretch.

If you have any interesting tongue twisters, feel free to share them in the comments section below.

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