A tutor who tooted the flute tried to tutor two tooters to toot.
Thirteen words, and most of them start with T. It is a twister you can practise slowly, like a tune.
👅 Sounds to Practise
- T /t/, as in tutor, tooted, to, two, tooters and toot. The tip of your tongue taps the ridge behind your top teeth.
- Long OO /uː/, as in tooted, flute, two, tooters and toot. Round your lips and keep the sound long.
- FL /fl/, as in flute. A soft f that slides straight into an L.
Quick test: say two, too and to. They sound alike, but they mean different things.
🐢 Start Slow
Say each chunk slowly.
A tutor who tooted
the flute
tried to tutor
two tooters
to toot.
🚶 Normal Speed
Say it at a natural pace, with the stressed syllables in capitals:
a TUtor who TOOTed the FLUTE tried to TUtor TWO TOOTers to TOOT.
🚀 Tongue-Twister Mode
Say it three times in a row, as fast as you can:
A tutor who tooted the flute tried to tutor two tooters to toot.
If the T sounds begin to blur, slow down. Tap each T clearly with your tongue.
🤯 Why Is This So Difficult?
Most words begin with T, and many share the same long OO.
tutor / tooted / tried / tutor / two / tooters / to / toot
- The T tap keeps repeating, so your tongue has no time to rest.
- Tutor, tooted and tooters are almost the same shape: tu-tor, toot-ed, toot-ers.
- To, two and too sound the same, so your ear can lose its place.
When the words run together, tutor and tooter can swap.
👀 Words to Notice
These words sound the same but are spelled differently:
- to / too / two
These pairs differ by one sound:
- flute / fruit (L and R)
- toot / tooth
Notice how to, too and two all sound the same. That is called a homophone.
🏆 OddLingo Challenge
- Round 1: say it slowly, one chunk at a time, with no mistakes.
- Round 2: say the whole twister once at normal speed.
- Round 3: say it three times fast without stopping.
Bonus round: if you survived all three, try this one:
Tess took two toy trumpets to tell two tutors tall tales.
🔗 Related Practice
- Too vs To vs Two: the three spellings in a row.
- Which Witch: another twister with a homophone puzzle.