Tongue twisters

W [w]   Th [ð]

William wants to know whether the weather will be wet.

If a twist twists a twister and the twist that twists the twister untwists the twister, what becomes of the twist ?

Why would the owl howl ? 

Which is this switch ? Which switch is which ?

R [r]

Robert Rowley rolled around roll round.

Strawberries, raspberries with real cream are very refreshing.

Around the rugged rocks the ragged rascal ran.

The rate collector correctly collected the late rates at a great rate. 

O, AU, OU, A [ɒ]

Knott and Shott fought a duel. Knott was shot and Shott was not. It was better to be Shott than Knott.

If a Hottentot taught a Hottentot tot to talk before the tot would totter, ought the Hottentot tot be taught to say aught, or naught, or what ought to be taught the Hottentot tot ?

If white chalk chalks on a black blackboard, will black chalk chalk on a white blackboard ?

Sh [∫], S [s]

She sells sea shells by the sea shore.

Short sails should sail surer seawards.

He sighed, she sighed, they both sighed, side by side, down beside the river side.

Slippery sleds slide smoothly down the sluice-way.

U, Oo, Ou [υ]

That cook could not cook if he did not look at the cook-book.

A good cook could cook as much cookies as a good cook who could cook cookies.

H [h]

In Hertford, Hereford, and Hampshire, hurricanes hardly ever happen.

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