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More tongue twisters
Tongue twisters are an excellent way to practise your pronunciation. Listen to the following tongue twisters and follow the script below. Then, practise saying the tongue twister yourself.
Practise a few times slowly so you can pronounce the sounds of each word. You will hear yourself improve each time. You might also like to record your voice then compare your pronunciation to ours.
Tongue twister number 1
A big black bug bit a big black dog on his big black nose.
Listen again.
A big black bug bit a big black dog on his big black nose.
Tongue twister number 2
Santa's short suit shrunk.
Listen again.
Santa's short suit shrunk.
Tongue twister number 3
Whether the weather is warm, whether the weather is hot, we have to put up with the weather, whether we like it or not.
Listen again.
Whether the weather is warm, whether the weather is hot, we have to put up with the weather, whether we like it or not.
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Tear and desert
‘Tear’ and ‘desert’ are words that are pronounced differently to indicate their meaning. The noun tear, which is a drop of fluid from the eye, rhymes with the word dear.
‘She shed a tear when her cat died.’
But when we use ‘tear’ as a verb, meaning to rip, it's pronounced...
Published 06/02/16
Gonna and Gotta
In informal English conversation, we often use shorter, versions of common word combinations.
One of the most common is ‘gonna’ - short for ‘going to’.
When we say the words ‘going to’ very quickly, they run together and sound like ‘gonna’.
So ‘Are you going to wash the car...
Published 05/16/16