W Tongue Twisters

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W Tongue Twisters

  1. Violet's velvet vest was wet with water.Words to stress: Violet, velvet, vest, was, wet, with, water.
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These W tongue twisters are 36 lines written for this site, in four chips: W at the start of a word, the wh question words, W beside V, and W beside R.

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V and W tongue twisters

W rounds both lips and never touches the teeth; V puts the top teeth on the bottom lip. Speakers of German, Hindi and many other languages use one sound for both, so the V and W chip is written for them. Start with "Val waved while the van went west."

W against R

Wabbit for rabbit is a well-known swap of W for R in children's speech. The last chip puts the two sounds inside one line, as in "Ruby's rowing race went wide of the reef." Keep the lips rounded on W and relaxed on R, and slow down at each switch.

Questions and answers

What are good W tongue twisters?

Lines that keep W in one place. For the start, try "Winnie walked a wiggly worm to the woods." For question words, try "Why would a whale whistle when it wakes?" Each of the four chips holds nine lines.

Do wh words sound different from W?

In most accents today, which and witch sound the same. Many speakers in Scotland and most of Ireland still say wh with a breath of h first. Either way works for the wh chip.

Why is W so hard next to V?

The two sounds sit close together in the mouth, and many languages have only one of them. Practise the V and W chip slowly, one pair at a time, before you try a line at speed.

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W at the start 9

  • Walter washed the woolly wagon on Wednesday. Words to stress: Walter, washed, woolly, wagon, Wednesday.
  • Wanda waved at the wet walrus by the wall. Words to stress: Wanda, waved, wet, walrus, wall.
  • Wendy's white wig wobbled in the wind. Words to stress: Wendy, wig, wobbled, wind.
  • Wes waited while the wasps went west. Words to stress: Wes, waited, wasps, went, west.
  • Wet wellies walk through the wide wood. Words to stress: wet, wellies, walk, wide, wood.
  • Willa's window was wide, warm and windy. Words to stress: Willa, window, was, wide, warm, windy.
  • Winnie walked a wiggly worm to the woods. Words to stress: Winnie, walked, wiggly, worm, woods.
  • Wise walruses wander where the waves are warm. Words to stress: wise, walruses, wander, waves, warm.
  • Wyatt wore wool when the weather went wild. Words to stress: Wyatt, wore, wool, weather, went, wild.
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Wh question words 9

  • What was the wheel's whirr, and where did it whizz? Words to stress: what, wheel, whirr, where, whizz.
  • What will the whiskered walrus want? Words to stress: what, whiskered.
  • When will the wheat wagon whistle? Words to stress: when, wheat, whistle.
  • Where is the whale, and why is it whispering? Words to stress: where, whale, why, whispering.
  • Which wheel wobbles when the wagon wheels west? Words to stress: which, wheel, when, wheels.
  • While the whisk whirled, the white whip went wild. Words to stress: while, whisk, whirled, white, whip.
  • Whispers whirl through the white wheat field. Words to stress: whispers, whirl, white, wheat.
  • Whoosh went the wind, and whack went the wheelbarrow. Words to stress: whoosh, whack, wheelbarrow.
  • Why would a whale whistle when it wakes? Words to stress: why, whale, whistle, when.

W and V side by side 9

  • A velvet wave, a vivid wind, a wild vine. Words to stress: velvet, wave, vivid, wind, wild, vine.
  • Ravens and vultures wait on the wall of the villa. Words to stress: ravens, vultures, wait, wall, villa.
  • Val waved while the van went west. Words to stress: Val, waved, while, van, went, west.
  • Vera wove a vivid woolen veil. Words to stress: Vera, wove, vivid, woolen, veil.
  • Very wet violets wilt in the vase by the window. Words to stress: very, wet, violets, wilt, vase, window.
  • The vet's wagon wobbled over the vine. Words to stress: vet, wagon, wobbled, over, vine.
  • Vic visited a windy valley in winter. Words to stress: Vic, visited, windy, valley, winter.
  • Violet's velvet vest was wet with water. Words to stress: Violet, velvet, vest, was, wet, with, water.
  • Wave the violin, then wave the viola. Words to stress: wave, violin, viola.

W and R side by side 9

  • A wet robin rested on the rusty railing. Words to stress: wet, robin, rested, rusty, railing.
  • Rainy Wednesdays are rarely warm. Words to stress: rainy, Wednesdays, rarely, warm.
  • Ravi's red wagon rolled round the wall. Words to stress: Ravi, red, wagon, rolled, round, wall.
  • Reggie wandered where the river ran. Words to stress: Reggie, wandered, where, river, ran.
  • Rita waited while the rabbits raced away. Words to stress: Rita, waited, while, rabbits, raced, away.
  • Rowan wore a warm red raincoat. Words to stress: Rowan, wore, warm, red, raincoat.
  • Ruby's rowing race went wide of the reef. Words to stress: Ruby, rowing, race, went, wide, reef.
  • Wade's rake raked a row of wet weeds. Words to stress: Wade, rake, raked, row, wet, weeds.
  • Worms wait, rabbits run, the river wanders on. Words to stress: worms, wait, rabbits, run, river, wanders.

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 sounds (w at the start, the wh question words, w and v, or w and r). Words spelled with a silent w, such as write and two, are kept out. Licence: own work