R Tongue Twisters

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R Tongue Twisters

  1. The clever driver turned the corner near the harbor.Words to stress: clever, driver, turned, corner, near, harbor.
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These R tongue twisters are 40 lines written for this site, in four chips: R at the start of a word, R blends such as tr and gr, R after a vowel, and R beside L.

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Start where the R is easiest

For many speakers R at the start of a word comes first, as in Rex the rescue rabbit. Blends come next, then R after a vowel, as in Carl's car parked far. Say a line slowly twice, then fast three times, and start again slowly at the first slip.

R and L side by side

The R and L chip puts both sounds in one line, as in Lucy's rusty lock rattled loose in the rain. For L the tongue touches the ridge behind the top teeth; for R it only comes near, or bunches up. Learners whose first language has one sound for both often find this chip the hardest.

Tips
  • For a class warm-up, set the count to 5 and let each reader take one line.

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What are good tongue twisters with R?

Lines packed with one kind of R. This page holds ten for each: R at the start, R blends, R after a vowel and R beside L. For blends, try "Greta grinned as the great green grasshopper grabbed a grape."

Can tongue twisters help a child say R?

They are practice for a sound a child can already say in single words; they do not teach the sound. If you are worried about how a child says R, ask a speech-language pathologist.

Does the page make up new tongue twisters?

No. It deals from a fixed list of 40 lines written for this page, and no line appears on another page of this site. The whole list is printed below the tool.

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All 40 tongue twisters

R at the start 10

  • A rowdy robin ruffled the rug in the rented room. Words to stress: rowdy, robin, ruffled, rug, rented, room.
  • The raccoon rummaged, the rooster roared and the rancher rose. Words to stress: raccoon, rummaged, rooster, roared, rancher, rose.
  • Rain runs down the ridge while Rita reads under the rock. Words to stress: rain, runs, ridge, Rita, reads, rock.
  • Ramona runs relays round the rink, then rests and rereads the rules. Words to stress: Ramona, runs, relays, round, rink, rests, rereads.
  • Rex the rescue rabbit raced the rain and reached the roof. Words to stress: Rex, rescue, rabbit, raced, rain, reached, roof.
  • Ricky's rocket rattled, rumbled and roared into the rosy sky. Words to stress: Ricky, rocket, rattled, rumbled, roared, rosy.
  • Roger rakes the roses and Rachel rinses the rake. Words to stress: Roger, rakes, roses, Rachel, rinses, rake.
  • Rosie rolls round red radishes right to the rim of the rug. Words to stress: Rosie, rolls, round, red, radishes, right, rim.
  • Rudy's rusty wrench rarely reaches the right rivet. Words to stress: Rudy, rusty, wrench, rarely, reaches, right, rivet.
  • Ruth wrote a rhyme about a rowing race on a rainy river. Words to stress: Ruth, wrote, rhyme, rowing, race, rainy, river.
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R blends: tr, br, gr 10

  • Brave Brenda brought bread and brambles to the brook. Words to stress: brave, Brenda, brought, bread, brambles, brook.
  • The crew crept across the creek to count crickets. Words to stress: crew, crept, creek, crickets.
  • Crisp crackers crumble in Craig's crowded crate. Words to stress: crisp, crackers, crumble, Craig, crowded, crate.
  • Drew dragged the dripping drum down the drive. Words to stress: Drew, dragged, dripping, drum, drive.
  • Fresh frost froze the front of Fran's fruit stand. Words to stress: fresh, frost, froze, front, Fran, fruit.
  • Greta grinned as the great green grasshopper grabbed a grape. Words to stress: Greta, grinned, great, green, grasshopper, grabbed, grape.
  • Priya proudly printed a prize for the program. Words to stress: Priya, proudly, printed, prize, program.
  • The striped straw strayed down the straight street. Words to stress: striped, straw, strayed, straight, street.
  • Three thrushes thrived through the thrilling thunder. Words to stress: three, thrushes, thrived, through, thrilling.
  • Trudy tried to train three tree frogs to trot. Words to stress: Trudy, tried, train, three, tree, frogs, trot.

R after a vowel: ar, er, or 10

  • Bert's purple turtle heard a bird chirp first. Words to stress: Bert, purple, turtle, heard, bird, chirp, first.
  • The border collie ordered more corn for the horse. Words to stress: border, ordered, corn, for, horse.
  • Carl's car parked far from the farm's dark barn. Words to stress: Carl, car, parked, far, farm, dark, barn.
  • The clever driver turned the corner near the harbor. Words to stress: clever, driver, turned, corner, near, harbor.
  • Doctor Carter sorted forty short orange markers. Words to stress: doctor, Carter, sorted, forty, short, markers.
  • Early birds learn where the earthworms turn. Words to stress: early, birds, learn, earthworms, turn.
  • Four more doors roar as the storm pours. Words to stress: four, doors, roar, storm, pours.
  • Mark's garden stars sparkle after dark. Words to stress: Mark, garden, stars, sparkle, after, dark.
  • Never order a larger burger after dinner. Words to stress: never, order, larger, burger, after, dinner.
  • Pearl's circus clown wore a curly purple shirt. Words to stress: Pearl, circus, curly, purple, shirt.

R and L together 10

  • A royal lion roared loudly, then lay down and relaxed. Words to stress: royal, lion, roared, loudly, lay, relaxed.
  • Blake broke the blue brick and blamed the brown brick. Words to stress: Blake, broke, blue, brick, blamed, brown.
  • Clara's crayons came in clear, crimson, cloud and cream. Words to stress: Clara, crayons, clear, crimson, cloud, cream.
  • Flora fried fresh flatbread and flipped it with a flourish. Words to stress: Flora, fried, fresh, flatbread, flipped, flourish.
  • Lara's little rowboat rocked left and right. Words to stress: Lara, little, rowboat, rocked, left, right.
  • Laura rarely wore her really long raincoat. Words to stress: Laura, rarely, really, long, raincoat.
  • Lily rolled the long red rug along the rail. Words to stress: Lily, rolled, long, red, rug, rail.
  • Lucy's rusty lock rattled loose in the rain. Words to stress: Lucy, rusty, lock, rattled, loose, rain.
  • Red leaves, rolling leaves, late leaves, lost leaves. Words to stress: red, leaves, rolling, late, lost.
  • Rory's library lends rare books on lizards and rivers. Words to stress: Rory, library, lends, rare, lizards, rivers.

How this list was compiled: Written for this site in September 2026: all 40 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 that hold the chip's sound (r at the start, an r blend, r after a vowel, or r and l). Licence: own work