P Tongue Twisters

Press the button for one P tongue twister to say aloud, with the P words to stress under it.

P Tongue Twisters

  1. Press the play button, then pray it plays.Words to stress: press, play, pray, plays.
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How it works

These P tongue twisters are 36 lines written for this site, in four chips: P at the start of a word, blends such as pl, pr and sp, P in the middle or at the end, and P beside B.

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A puff of air

At the start of a word such as pie, English P comes with a small puff of air. Hold a hand in front of your mouth for "Pass the pie, then pour the punch." and feel four puffs. After s, as in spin, the puff goes, so the blends chip sounds softer.

P and B side by side

P and B use the same lips; B adds voice and drops the puff. The last chip swaps them inside one line, as in "Bob popped a big bubble by the pool." Slow down on each switch, then speed up once no P turns into a B.

Questions and answers

What is a good tongue twister with P?

One that keeps P in the same place in every word. For the start, try "Paula's puppy pounced on a purple pillow." For blends, try "Proud princes practice plucking the plums." Each chip holds nine lines.

Is Peter Piper on this page?

No. The famous pickled pepper rhyme is a traditional one, and this page holds only lines written for this site. None of them appears on the site's other tongue twister pages.

Why do learners mix up P and B?

In some languages the difference between P and B is voice alone, with no puff of air, so an English P can sound like B to their ears. The last chip practises the switch.

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All 36 tongue twisters

P at the start 9

  • Pack a pencil, a pen and a pad for the picnic. Words to stress: pack, pencil, pen, pad, picnic.
  • Pam packed plenty of pears in a paper parcel. Words to stress: Pam, packed, plenty, pears, paper, parcel.
  • Pass the pie, then pour the punch. Words to stress: pass, pie, pour, punch.
  • Paula's puppy pounced on a purple pillow. Words to stress: Paula, puppy, pounced, purple, pillow.
  • Pedro painted a pony pulling a pumpkin. Words to stress: Pedro, painted, pony, pulling, pumpkin.
  • Penny poured pea soup into a polka-dot pot. Words to stress: Penny, poured, pea, polka, pot.
  • Percy peeled potatoes on the porch at noon. Words to stress: Percy, peeled, potatoes, porch.
  • Pigeons peck pebbles on the park path. Words to stress: pigeons, peck, pebbles, park, path.
  • Polly's parrot pecked the pepperoni pizza. Words to stress: Polly, parrot, pecked, pepperoni, pizza.
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P blends: pl, pr, sp 9

  • Please prop the plank against the prickly plant. Words to stress: please, prop, plank, prickly, plant.
  • Plenty of plump prunes spread on the plate. Words to stress: plenty, plump, prunes, spread, plate.
  • Press the play button, then pray it plays. Words to stress: press, play, pray, plays.
  • Preston's playful platypus plunged into the pond. Words to stress: Preston, playful, platypus, plunged.
  • Priscilla printed a pretty pretzel price tag. Words to stress: Priscilla, printed, pretty, pretzel, price.
  • Proud princes practice plucking the plums. Words to stress: proud, princes, practice, plucking, plums.
  • Splendid splashes spray the spotted spaniels. Words to stress: splendid, splashes, spray, spotted, spaniels.
  • Spotted spiders spin in spring. Words to stress: spotted, spiders, spin, spring.
  • Spring sprouts spread across the spare patch. Words to stress: spring, sprouts, spread, spare.

P in the middle or at the end 9

  • A sharp clap made the sheep leap. Words to stress: sharp, clap, sheep, leap.
  • A sleepy puppy napped on a lumpy map. Words to stress: sleepy, puppy, napped, lumpy, map.
  • Drip, drop, a raindrop on the rooftop. Words to stress: drip, drop, raindrop, rooftop.
  • The happy hippo tipped the top of the teacup. Words to stress: happy, hippo, tipped, top, teacup.
  • Hope's soap slipped into the soup. Words to stress: Hope, soap, slipped, soup.
  • Keep the pepper and the paprika by the soup pot. Words to stress: keep, pepper, paprika, soup.
  • Pip's cap flapped as he hopped up the steps. Words to stress: Pip, cap, flapped, hopped, up, steps.
  • Skip, hop, flip, flop, stop. Words to stress: Skip, hop, flip, flop, stop.
  • Wrap the grapes, then snap the strap. Words to stress: wrap, grapes, snap, strap.

P and B side by side 9

  • Ben bakes plum buns and pumpkin bread. Words to stress: Ben, bakes, plum, buns, pumpkin, bread.
  • Bess packs books, brushes and a bottle of paint. Words to stress: Bess, packs, books, brushes, bottle, paint.
  • Big bears pick berries by the path. Words to stress: big, bears, pick, berries, by, path.
  • Bill's boat bobbed past the port and the pier. Words to stress: Bill, boat, bobbed, past, port, pier.
  • Blue paint, black pens, brown pots, bright paper. Words to stress: blue, paint, black, pens, brown, pots, bright.
  • Bob popped a big bubble by the pool. Words to stress: Bob, popped, big, bubble, by, pool.
  • Pat bought a pink bag and a blue pail. Words to stress: Pat, bought, pink, bag, blue, pail.
  • Pete's pet bat beat the plastic pan. Words to stress: Pete, pet, bat, beat, plastic, pan.
  • Pour the beans, pack the bowl, pass the bun. Words to stress: pour, beans, pack, bowl, pass, bun.

How this list was compiled: Written for this site in September 2026: all 36 tongue twisters are our own wording, and none is copied or reworded from a published collection. Checked by script against every other tongue twister page on this site (no line on two pages and no run of five words shared by two lines) and against the key phrases of about 75 well-known published twisters, none of which appears. The words-to-stress line under each twister is worked out from the twister itself: the words with the chip's sound (p at the start, a p blend, p in the middle or at the end, or p and b). Licence: own work