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English Audio Request

elearningel
305 Words / 1 Recordings / 2 Comments
Note to recorder:

It would be fantastic if I could have these 8 tongue twisters recorded in various anglophone accents. I DO NOT need standard US, standard English (RP) or Australian (I already have those recordings). The recordings should be at a normal speed, not too fast nor too slow. thank you!

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 

Where’s the peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked? 

Betty Botter bought some butter 

But she said the butter’s bitter 

If I put it in my batter, it will make my batter bitter 

But a bit of better butter will make my batter better 

So ‘twas better Betty Botter bought a bit of better butter 

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

I’m a mother pheasant plucker, I pluck mother pheasants. 
I’m the most pleasant mother pheasant plucker to ever pluck a mother pheasant. 
I’m not the pheasant plucker I’m the pheasant plucker’s wife, I’ve been plucking Mother pheasants my whole pheasant plucking life. 
I’m not the pheasant plucker I’m the pheasant plucker’s mate, I’m only plucking Pheasants ’cause the pheasant plucker’s late. 

She sells seashells on the seashore. 

The shells she sells are seashells, I’m sure. 

And if she sells seashells on the seashore, 

Then I’m sure she sells seashore shells. 

Theophilus Thistle, the Thistle Sifter, 

Sifted a sieve of unsifted thistles. 

If Theophilus Thistle, the Thistle Sifter, 

Sifted a sieve of unsifted thistles, 

Where is the sieve of un-sifted thistles 

Theophilus Thistle, the Thistle Sifter, sifted? 

Luke Luck likes lakes. 

Luke’s duck likes lakes. 

Luke Luck licks lakes. 

Luck’s duck licks lakes. 

Duck takes licks in lakes Luke Luck likes. 

Luke Luck takes licks in lakes duck likes. 

Harry Hunt hunts heavy hairy hares. 

Does Harry Hunt hunt heavy hairy hares? 

if Harry Hunt hunts heavy hairy hares, 

Where are the heavy hairy hares Harry Hunt hunts?

Recordings

Comments

Figurine
July 1, 2023

Hey. I've given you a Southern US accent (there are several).

elearningel
July 3, 2023

Thank you so much! This is perfect!