Articulators/Tongue Twisters

Warm Up the Articulators with Tongue Twisters

What are the articulators?

It sounds like a horrible word, but it just means a way to form and make sounds using the tongue, lips, teeth, bottom jaw, and soft palate.

We have 5 articulators: the lips, front teeth, tongue, bottom jaw and soft palate.

To help you warm-up to perform, repeat each of the following phrases over and over. When you say these, be sure to exaggerate your movements.

Remember: accuracy first, speed second!

Exercises for the lips bee-boo-bee-boo-bee-boo Bodega Bodega Bodega Massine's machine Topeka Bodega Rubber baby buggy bumpers	Exercises for the jaw goo-gaw-gee-gaw taw-taw-taw-taw eleven benevolent elephants lilli lolli looli lawli
Exercises for the tongue King-Kong-King-Kong Unique New York Red leather yellow leather Diga riga diga riga diga riga doo	Exercises for the soft palate girl gargoyle, guy gargoyle garlic gargle, gargle with garlic culligan and calla lilly

GRIP TOP SOCK

Give me the gift of the grip top sock
A clip drape ship shape tip top sock
Not your spiny slick slapstick slip shod stock
But a plastic elastic grip top sock
None of your fantastic slack swop slob
From a slap dash flash cash haberdash shop
Not a knick knack knitlock knock kneed knickerbocker sock
With a mock shot blob mottled trick ticker tock clock
Not a rucked up puckered up flop top sock
Not a super sheer seersucker pukka sack smock
Not a spot freckled frog freckled cheap sheik's sock
Off a hodge podge moss blotched botched Scotch block
Nothing slip shod, drip, drop, flip flop, or glip glop
Tip me a tip top grip top sock!

Number 018 in the Speaking Center Handout Series