Developing diction: 55 best tongue twisters for children

Correct and clear pronunciation is one of the most important skills that a child needs on a daily basis. Of course, at an early age, toddlers do not pronounce all the letters very well, so it takes time to learn to say everything correctly. Our tongue twisters for children will help with this, learning which will turn the lesson into an interesting game.

Tongue twisters are considered a very effective method of training a child's speech apparatus (the development of the speech apparatus is necessary for correct sound pronunciation); they also contribute to the development of diction and correct, clear speech.

How are tongue twisters useful for a child?

Although tongue twisters for children are necessarily read quickly, they teach the child to pronounce phrases more slowly, without "eating" the endings, so that they are understood.

By learning tongue twisters, a child learns to be thoughtful about what he or she is saying, to weigh each word, to feel the connection between phrases, and to pick up on very subtle nuances in intonation, meaning, and significance.

The child also learns not only to speak, but also to listen. This is very useful and will come in handy at school, when the teacher gives out a lot of different information.

But it's important to remember that in order for tongue twisters to be beneficial for children, it's important not to forget that for children, they are primarily a game, not a lesson. What's the best way to learn them so that it brings joy to both the child and you?

One, two, three, four, five – let's start learning!

Tongue twisters were invented exclusively for speaking aloud.

First, you demonstrate to your child how to say the tongue twister clearly and beautifully, and then you begin to learn the rhyme together. Remember: in tongue twisters, it is important to make the consonant sounds a little longer and the vowels a little shorter.

1. First, say the tongue twister very slowly and clearly, breaking it into syllables. Let your child try to repeat the text as closely as possible to your pronunciation.
   The goal of the first step is to learn tongue twisters correctly. Pay attention to the child's clear pronunciation of all sounds: both vowels and consonants. It is very important at this stage to avoid incorrect pronunciation of any of them. Now you are learning both words and pronunciation.
2. After this stage is successfully completed and the child has learned the text and can pronounce it correctly, learn to do the same thing, but in silent mode. Now only the articulatory apparatus is working - no voice, just the lips, tongue, and teeth.
3. The third step is reading the tongue twister in a whisper. It is very important that it is in a whisper, and not hissing or quietly, that the child can clearly and intelligibly pronounce the entire phrase.
4. Now have the child say the text out loud, but slowly. By the way, the entire phrase, without mistakes, but not in a hurry.
5. Play with the intonation of your pronunciation: affirmative, interrogative, exclamatory, sad and joyful, thoughtful, aggressive, singing, in different voices. It is also very useful in terms of developing acting skills.
6. And now it's time to have a competition for the best result: say the entire tongue twister quickly and without mistakes. Invite the child to repeat it three times.

Every sound has its own tongue twister

There are many different tongue twisters. Each individual tongue twister is a random set of sounds and words. It trains certain skills, honing the pronunciation of a specific “problem” sound.

The woman's bean blossomed in the rain - There will be a woman's bean in the borscht.

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A barefoot boy mows hay, Dew moistens his bare feet.

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The beech rebelled against the oak,

Shaking over the oak with a brown forelock.

The oak bent to the forehead of the beech —

There will be beech science.

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The gray turtleneck has a rattling neck.

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Freaky girls,

That the dumplings were not cooked.

Don't be fussy, fussy girls,

Here the dumplings will be cooked.

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The water carrier carried water from the water supply.

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A lively beetle buzzes over the rye, For it has put on a yellow coat.

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The yellow beetle bought a vest, a jumper, jeans and a jacket.

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Prokip drove past the kip.

Counted sheaves three times:

One dig with a cap,

The second cop with a cap,

Third dig with a cap.

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The blacksmith forged, forged and reforged the bullet.

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A scythe mows - asks for timber,

The reaper Gerasim sharpened - he cut the wedge.

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Archippus shouted, Archippus hoarse,

You don't need to shout to the top of your lungs.

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The sparrow flew, sat on the barn,

And when the shooter came out, the sparrow ran away.

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Pancakes were baked, tailors were called.

And the tailor ran off to dance for a pancake!

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Oh, there was a cat,

Stole a ball

And he hid in a corner.

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Semyon brought hay - did not deliver it:

He left the sleigh and took a visa.

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A sparrow sat on a pine tree,

He fell asleep and fell asleep.

If he hadn't fallen in his sleep.

He would still be sitting on a pine tree.

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The starling sat on the birdhouse, the starling cock crowed:

"You can't do it like I can - I can't do it like you can."

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You, little one, tell the little one

Let the little one tell the little one

Let the little calf tie up.

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The fog in the grass guarded the flock,

He will not give the flock to the potala.

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In the periwinkle garden,

On the periwinkle,

Let's take a duck

Let's pluck the periwinkle.

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A cunning magpie to catch the gloom,

And forty forty - forty darkness.

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This cap is not made like a cap.

It must be repackaged to be repackaged.

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Noisy goslings and jackdaws took the ropes of the goslings.

The goslings chirp to them that they want to jump too.

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The whale was riding the cat on the waves – the whale in the water, the cat on the whale.

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The gorilla's throat hurt because the gorilla talked a lot.

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A black and white blackbuck has entered the black swamp.

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The mice were rustling in the closet - they had eaten six woolen scarves.

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The crow bought the magpie a necklace,

She counted forty beads in the necklace.

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Mila didn't know how to wash herself - Mila didn't wash the soap off her hands.

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The big ants played chess,

And the little ants are in checkers.

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A mouse once came to a cat,

I bowed to the cat's feet,

Cats - laughter,

Muscles are tiny.

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Hima went to see Maxim.

By trolley;

Taradayka torhokoche,

The gray mare doesn't want to be carried.

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In the oak grove - oaks,

Under the oaks are mushrooms,

Grass - between mushrooms,

Clouds - over the oak trees.

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And grandfather Atanas

He bought us a pineapple.

So come to us –

We will treat you.

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A boa constrictor lived in the valley.

He pretended he knew everything.

He pretended to know everything.

He was twirling his tail in the grass.

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The little monkey says: “Mom,

There is not enough butter, carrots, or poppy seeds.

Bowl, mommy, shallow,

"It contains little milk."

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A coot caresses a fox,

And a moose is a baby moose.

Lion caresses with its paw

The lion cub is slapping.

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Gawa Gawa asked:

– You didn't fly to the porch?

– I didn’t fly to the porch,

So I missed breakfast.

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Shuri sewed a fur coat,

The seams were lined with silk and wool.

The fur coat turned out very nice.

Our Shura is in the dust.

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Paths run between blackberries.

And Zhenya already has a handful of blackberries.

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The mother baked pancakes for her brave sons.

And the young men praised those pancakes with milk.

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Crocodile swam to crocodile to ask for soap,

Because the crocodile was tired of washing himself without soap.

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Brown beavers crossed the ford,

The beavers forgot to take the bags.

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A tiger cub with a tiger-dad

We practiced jumping.

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Sound [f]
Walruses are lying down, walruses are guarding.

Coastal walruses are cautious sentinels.

Because in the snowy vastness there are bear trails.

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Distinguishing sounds [z-z]
The frog jumps and cries.

His legs were frozen.

Where in the river is he supposed to find his pants?

Warm, green and... speckled!

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Distinguishing sounds [sh-zh]
Grishko ran out onto the path,

A cat is sitting on the path.

Grishko took a cat from the path,

Let the cat catch the mouse.

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The heron has black shoes,

The heron clucks to the water.

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If you want to eat kalachi, don't lie on the stove.

Delicious and hot wheat kalachi are on the stove.

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Sound [l]
Honey, wash the mouse with soap,

Sweetheart dropped the soap.

Sweetie dropped the soap,

I didn't finish washing the mouse with soap.

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Alla didn't notice the sticky note:

The sticky leaf has lost its leaves.

3 sticky leaves have not fallen —

The goats nibbled on the stick.

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Sound [r]
The grater grated the tart radish,

The tart radish stung in his throat.

Grated radish, wet grater

It needs to dry on a pole.

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The purring purr —

He wants ice cream.

The little red-haired one purrs —

You'll freeze, you fool.

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The waves splash gloomily in the sea,

A steamer is sailing north.

In a blizzard and a storm in the open sea

He paved the way to the pier.

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Don't disturb the chicken -

The chicken pecks at the grain.

Don't peck, chicken, little grain,

Don't smoke a pipe, cat.

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