Ms Aldorino, Rita
Phonetics and Diction 1
Consonant Clusters
Oral Practice
Tongue-Twisters }
A proper copper coffee pot. J
" Mixed biscuits, mixed biscuits.
Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled pepper.
A a peck of pickled pepper Peter Piper picked
If Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled pepper,
Where's the peck of pickled pepper Peter Piper picked?
^ She sells seashells down by the seashore. The shells she sells are seashore shells.
Three grey geese in green fields grazing.
We surely shall see the sun shine soon. R
? How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?
More consonants practice _
ü Are these sacks those that you want?
§ She showed me some machine-made horseshoes
o The great king gave his guests magnificent gifts of gold.
ü I can’t measure the pleasure I have in viewing this treasure at leisure.
§ They chopped up the chairs with a cheap, chipped chopper.
o What will you wear, a white waistcoat or a woolen sweater?
ü Don’t tickle Tessie, Tom; tickling Tessie’s naughty.
§ The driver was drunk and drove the doctor’s car directly into the deep ditch
o I acquired a quaint copper kettle in the market.
ü Just for a joke, George and James mixed gin and ginger with the general’s jam.
§ Tie the things that you have together with some string.
o Do you think this method is mathematically right?
ü The poor peasant prayed that the panther wouldn’t t pounce.
§ The trip by train took a tiresome twenty-two hours.
ü For lunch, Charles chose a cheap chop and some chips, with cheese and cherries afterwards.
§ I f you go digging in the garden, don’t forget to get your old grey gloves.
o The buds on the bare boughs are about to burst into blossom.