Tw vs Tr Sounds

I received a request from someone who is asking for Tr and Tw exercises because of a Haitian friend who has difficulty distinguishing these two sounds. Below are some of the tongue twisters I can recommend. Click the link to hear the tongue twisters. However, if you want something printable to download, CLICK HERE.

Twelve twins twirled twelve twigs

Two tried and two tridents

Below are the tongue twisters I haven't made an audio file yet. Some of which I got from other sites:

Don't trouble trouble until trouble troubles you.

Two Truckee truckers truculently truckling to have truck to truck two trucks of truck.

Three twigs twined tightly.

A twister of twists once twisted a twist;
A twist that he twisted was a three-twisted twist.
If in twisting a twist one twist should untwist,
The untwisted twist would untwist the twist.

When a twister a-twisting will twist him a twist,
For the twisting of his twist, he three twines doth intwist;
But if one of the twined of thw tiwst do untwist,
The twined that untwisteth untwisteth the twist.

Untwirling the twine that untwisteth between,
He twirls, with his twister, the two in a twine;
Then twice having twisted the twines of the twine,
He twicheth the twice he had twined in twain.

The twain that in twining before in the twine,
As twines were untwisted he now doth untwine;
Twist the twain inter-twisting a twine more between,
He, twirling his twister, makes a twist of the twine.

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I hope this would be of help to you. Thank you for your comment. Can you please say, "Hi!" to your Haitian friend for me. Thanks!

Some Problem Phrases in English

Today's post features some problem phrases in the English language:

Supposed to: Do not omit the "d". "Suppose to" is incorrect.
Ex. I'm supposed to go to the convenience store to buy milk.

Used to: Do not omit "d". Do not write "use to".
Ex. I used to like that song, but not anymore.

Toward: Do not put "s" at the end of the word.
Anyway: It has no "s" at the end. Anyways is nonstandard.
Couldn't care less: Be sure to make it negative. "I could care less"isn't correct.

Tongue Twister of the Week-Turtles

Listen to the audio example of the tongue twister as you read the words on the video. Then, start saying this tongue twister slowly, then say it faster and faster as you repeat it. Practicing tongue twisters is a good way of enhancing your English pronunciation. This particular tongue twister is a good practice for pronouncing the sound T.

All together vs Altogether

"All together" means being together in a single group.

Example: He asked if we were all together.

"Altogether", on the other hand, means "completely" or "entirely".

Example: He drank less and less often, until he stopped drinking liquor altogether.

Tongue Twister of the Week-Tridents

Listen to the audio example of the tongue twister as you read the words on the video. Then, start saying this tongue twister slowly, then say it faster and faster as you repeat it. Practicing tongue twisters is a good way of enhancing your English pronunciation. This particular tongue twister is a good practice for pronouncing the sound Tr.

Late vs Lately

Many adverbs end in -ly, such as gracefully, seriously, etc., but it does not necessarily mean that all words ending in -ly are adverbs. Take the word LATELY, for instance. I've encountered a lot of people who would use it in a sentence like, "He came lately" when what that person actually meant was, "He came late". Let's study the difference between these two words.

LATE-coming after the expected time (ex. He was not able to see the show because he arrived late.) 'Late' here is an adverb because it modifies the word 'arrived' which is a verb, but the word late does not end in -ly.
LATELY-a short while ago, recently (ex. Lately I have had this strangest feeling, with no vivd reasons here to find.~from Stevie Wonder's song Lately ) Lately here means recently, NOT arriving after the expected time.

Tongue Twister of the Week-Twelve

Listen to the audio example of the tongue twister as you read the words on the video. Then, start saying this tongue twister slowly, then say it faster and faster as you repeat it. Practicing tongue twisters is a good way of enhancing your English pronunciation. This particular tongue twister is a good practice for pronouncing the sound Tw.

Crash vs Crush

What is the difference of to crash and to crush? Many people find the meanings of these words confusing. I hope this post would clear things out.
To crash means to fall or collide with force, creating a loud smashing sound.
To crush on the other hand, means to press, to squeeze, to grind something until it becomes out of shape or becomes powder-like or until juice is extracted from it.

Tongue Twister of the Week-Wales

Listen to the audio example of the tongue twister as you read the words on the video. Then, start saying this tongue twister slowly, then say it faster and faster as you repeat it. Practicing tongue twisters is a good way of enhancing your English pronunciation. This tongue twister is a good practice for pronouncing the sound W.