Sunday 7 May 2017

Tongue Twisters For Kids

Tongue Twisters are a complex phrases that give humorous results when mispronounced. These are great source of amusement and laughter when a speaker gets confused and does recite phrase properly and make mistakes.

For kids, tongue twister is an excellent way to enhance pronunciation and fluency. Moreover, reciting tongue twisters  also improves accent by using alliteration, which is the repetition of one sound. Thus, it help the children to sound clear while speaking. And if kids practices the tongue twisters and are able to master them, they will definitely become a confident and good speaker.

There are different types of tongue twisters. Some these are based in quick alternation between similar but distinct phonemes, combining two different alternation patterns so that it is difficult to articulate. Few tongue twisters are a blend of rhyme and alliteration. It uses two sequences of sounds so it requires repositioning of tongue between syllables and then the same sounds are repeated in a different sequence. And some of tongue twisters are the short phrases that become tongue twisters when said rapidly.

Some of the popular tongue twisters for kids includes “A Lame Tame Crane”, “Light A Night Light”, “I Thought A Thought”, “One Doctor Doctors Another Doctor”, “She Sells Seashells”, “Peter Piper”, “Need Not Your Needles”, “Silly Sally”, “Twister A Twisting” and lots more. The series of words in the phrase are designed so well and smartly that it is really challenging to articulate them properly. So are ready to take up the challenge and have some fun!

Tongue twisters not only create an amusement value but also help the kids to be a better speaker. So don't miss to introduce your kids to the fun-filled world of tongue twister.

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