Tongue Twisters

by

Mrs. Travis' Homeroom

2007 - 2008


A tongue twister is a phrase or sentence which is hard to speak fast, usually because of alliteration or a sequence of nearly similar sounds.


Silly Saj’Heed

Sassy Shawne’

Smart Sha’Brea

shared spaghetti

while stomping, stamping, and sitting

in their school.

by:  Emory Wongus



A snake slithers down the slide.

Slithery snake.

The speedy snake snuck slinking.

Stupid Sally scared herself with silly snake Sam.

Selfish silly snake Sam likes scaring Sally.

by: Dajour Jones



Jolly and Jessa were jumping and jogging,

so Joy joined jump roping.

John played jumping jacks with Julie,

so I ate jam and just jumped when

Jessa jogged by.

by: Ta'Kemia Fletcher



Mr. Maltez makes more money.

Mr. Maltez makes much more money.

Mr. Maltez makes so much money that he makes mountains of money.

Mr. Maltez manages money marvelously.

Mr. Maltez makes me maximum mature with my money.

Mr. Maltez makes more money than Mr. McNair.

by: Jeremiah Maltez



McNair Maltez math mimics.

Mighty million money.

Making more multiples of money.

Maltez money bigger than mine.

Mr. McNair has less money and Mr. Maltez has many.

by: Saj'Heed McNair



Slithery snake slides down the slippery slide to get his salad.

Slithery snake slid down the slide to get his savory steak.

Slithery snake slurped up his slurpy.

by: Zakiya Collins


Dashing DaJour the dog barked

at dumb dirty dead disgusting

different Donny the donkey.

by: Aaron Nelson


Thomas the terrible train

twisted the wrong wayon the track.

Thomas had a thrilling

totally tired time.

by: Hunter Morris


Casey the camouflaged cat calculated carefully.

Capture the caterpillar,

the camouflaged caterpillar.

Carine caterpillar was not caught by camouflaged cat.

by: Laron Loftland



Ronald and Rico race in Math.

Roy rotates a rectangle.

Rocky reasons the remainder.

Ru’Nesha reads the ruler.

by: Leroy Jones



Bryant and Blake bounced the big ball.

Bob and Barry blocked the basketball at the buzzer.

Bob is a big backward bulky bully trying to get the ball.

by: Nnamdi Chandler


Ru’Nesha is naughty and nice.

Notice her neat natural nails.

She nibble her nails then naps

and negotiates new nails she

wants now.

by: Ru'Nesha Ricketts



Casey and Cassie came with creamy chocolate caramel cones.

Casey and Cassie consumed the cones.

Chocolate and caramel covered Casey and Cassie.

by: I'mijah Camper


Najah’s naughty noodle needle now needs nine new noses.

New noses making no noise.

Najah numbers noses to nine.

Now there are nine naughty noodle needle noses.

by: Jamaija Munford