Showcase Your Tongue Twister Skills
Create and practice multiple tongue twisters, record yourself performing them clearly, challenge friends or family, and track improvement with fun timed attempts.
Step-by-step guide to Showcase Your Tongue Twister Skills
Step 1
Find a quiet spot and sit down with your paper and pencil.
Step 2
Pick three tricky sounds you want to use like S R SH or TH.
Step 3
Write five new tongue twisters on your paper using those sounds.
Step 4
Choose your favorite three tongue twisters to practice first.
Step 5
Do a 30 second mouth warm-up by humming and stretching your lips and tongue.
Step 6
Practice each chosen tongue twister slowly three times, focusing on clear words.
Step 7
Use your timer and do one timed clear attempt of the first tongue twister.
Step 8
Write down the time for that attempt and a one-word note about how clear it sounded.
Step 9
Repeat the timed attempt and quick note for the other two tongue twisters.
Step 10
Record yourself saying each tongue twister clearly in one take for each one.
Step 11
Challenge a friend or family member to try your tongue twisters and time their attempts.
Step 12
Share your best recorded performance and a short note about your improvement on DIY.org.
Final steps
You're almost there! Complete all the steps, bring your creation to life, post it, and conquer the challenge!
Help!?
What can I use if I don't have a timer or a recording device?
Use a smartphone's built-in stopwatch as your timer and the voice memo app or camera video mode to record each tongue twister in one take.
I keep stumbling and can't say the tongue twisters clearly during the timed attempt—what should I try?
Do the 30-second mouth warm-up, then practice each chosen tongue twister slowly three times focusing on clear words and, if needed, simplify or split the toughest phrases before repeating the timed attempt.
How can I adapt this activity for a 4-year-old or a 12-year-old?
For younger kids pick one or two easier sounds (like S or M), write only two short tongue twisters and shorten the timed attempts, while older kids can choose complex blends (SH/TH), write five longer twisters and compare times and one-word clarity notes.
How can we make the activity more creative or competitive?
Turn your recordings into a mini performance with simple props or a short video to share on DIY.org, keep score using the recorded times and one-word clarity notes, and challenge friends or family to beat your best takes.
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Facts about speech and pronunciation practice for kids
⏱️ Timing your runs and tracking progress turns tongue twisters into a fun game to measure improvement.
🎭 Actors and broadcasters use tongue twisters as warm-ups to sharpen diction and sound clearer on stage or air.
🌍 Every language has its own tongue twisters—some are beloved classics taught to kids around the world.
🧠 Practicing tongue twisters slowly then speeding up trains coordination between your brain and mouth for better articulation.
🗣️ Tongue twisters often use alliteration and similar sounds to create tricky patterns that trip up your tongue.
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