Session Twelve

1. Tongue Twisters

F, W, Voiced Z

Fuzzy Wuzzy was a bear,

Fuzzy Wuzzy had no hair.

Fuzzy Wuzzy wasn’t fuzzy, was he?

Voiced V

Vincent vowed vengeance very viciously.

P

Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.

A peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked.

If Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers,

How many peppers did Peter Piper pick?

SH, S and Z

She sells seashells by the seashore.

The shells she sells are surely seashells.

So if she sells shells on the seashore,

I’m sure she sells seashore shells.

W, CH, and Final Consonants

How much wood, would a woodchuck chuck,

If a woodchuck could chuck wood?

He would chuck, he would, as much as he could,

And chuck as much wood as a woodchuck would

If a woodchuck could chuck wood.

W

Which witch, wished which wicked wish?

While we were walking, we were watching window washers wash

Washington’s windows with warm washing water.

If two witches would watch two watches, which witch would watch which

watch?

R

Roberta ran rings around the Roman ruins.

B, BR, and BL blends

Bradley’s big black bath brush broke.

Bradley’s big black bath brush broke.

TH

Tom threw Tim thirteen thumbtacks.

He threw three free throws.

There are thirty-three thousand birthdays on the third of every month.

The father gathered smooth feathers for Thanksgiving.

The sixth graders are enthusiastic about Jonathan’s birthday.

GR, and GL blends

Green glass globes glow greenly.

L, OO vowel

Aluminum

Linoleum,

Won’t

I would if I could! But I can’t, so I won’t!

Woke

I woke, he woke, she woke, they woke.

We all woke up.