Fresh fried fish, freshly fried.
Difficulty: Easy
Main sound: F / FR
Slow: Fresh fried / fish / freshly fried
Focus on the F sound at the start of each word.
Red lorry, yellow lorry.
Difficulty: Easy
Main sound: L / R
Slow: Red lorry / yellow lorry
Switch cleanly between L and R sounds.
Toy boat. Toy boat. Toy boat.
Difficulty: Easy
Main sound: T / OY
Slow: Toy boat / Toy boat / Toy boat
The T and OY combination becomes tricky with repetition.
Greek grapes grow green.
Difficulty: Easy
Main sound: G / GR
Slow: Greek grapes / grow green
Every word begins with G or GR.
She sees cheese.
Difficulty: Easy
Main sound: S / SH
Slow: She / sees / cheese
Quick switch between SH and S sounds.
Which witch is which?
Difficulty: Easy
Main sound: W / WH
Slow: Which witch / is which?
In many accents, 'which' and 'witch' sound identical.
Three free throws.
Difficulty: Easy
Main sound: TH / FR
Slow: Three / free / throws
TH and FR sounds together.
Thin sticks, thick bricks.
Difficulty: Easy
Main sound: TH / K
Slow: Thin sticks / thick bricks
Contrast between thin TH and thick TH.
Friendly fleas and fireflies.
Difficulty: Easy
Main sound: F / FL
Slow: Friendly fleas / and fireflies
FL and FR sounds with F throughout.
Six sticky skeletons.
Difficulty: Easy
Main sound: S / K
Slow: Six sticky / skeletons
S and K sounds combine in SK cluster.
Flash message, mesh message.
Difficulty: Easy
Main sound: SH / M
Slow: Flash message / mesh message
SH sound with similar structure.
Cheap ship trip.
Difficulty: Easy
Main sound: SH / CH
Slow: Cheap / ship / trip
CH and SH sounds switch.
Selfish shellfish.
Difficulty: Easy
Main sound: SH / F
Slow: Selfish / shellfish
SH sound in both words.
Six thick thistle sticks.
Difficulty: Medium
Main sound: TH / S
Slow: Six thick / thistle sticks
TH and S sounds combined.
Six Czech cricket critics.
Difficulty: Hard
Main sound: K / CH
Slow: Six Czech / cricket critics
Hard K and CH sounds cluster.
Real weird rear wheels.
Difficulty: Medium
Main sound: R / W
Slow: Real weird / rear wheels
R and W sounds alternate.
Stupid superstition.
Difficulty: Easy
Main sound: S / T
Slow: Stupid / superstition
Similar syllable patterns.
Pre-shrunk shirts.
Difficulty: Easy
Main sound: SH / R
Slow: Pre-shrunk / shirts
SHR cluster is unusual.