Tongue twisters

Pronunciation | Tongue Twister 07
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Tongue Twister 07:
“Betty bought butter but the butter was bitter, so
Betty bought better butter to make the bitter butter
better.”
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Todayʼs lesson is about “”be”, “bi”, “bo” and “bu”.”
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Todayʼs lesson is about “”be”, “bi”, “bo” and “bu”.”
Exercise 1 | Listening（Listening）

Directions: Listen carefully to your teacher.
(Directions: Listen carefully to your teacher.)
Tongue Twister

Betty bought butter but the butter was bitter,
so Betty bought better butter to make the bitter butter better.”
/beti:/ /bɔːt/ /ˈbʌt.ər/ /bʌt/ /ðə/ /ˈbʌt.ər/ /wɒz/ /ˈbɪt.ər/,
/səʊ/ /beti:/ /bɔːt/ /ˈbet.ər/ /ˈbʌt.ər/ /tə/ /meɪk/ /ðə/ /ˈbɪt.ər/ /ˈbʌt.ər/ /ˈbet.ər/
Pronunciation
Pay attention to the difference of the pronunciation among ”be”, “bi”, “bo” and “bu.” Repeat after your
teacher.
(Pay attention to the difference of the pronunciation among ”be”, “bi”, “bo” and “bu.” Repeat after your
teacher.)
bought [bɑ:t]（bought）
butter [bʌtɚ]（butter）
bitter [bɪtɚ]（bitter）
better [bɛtɚ]（better）
Pronunciation | Tongue Twister 07
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Exercise 2 | Pronunciation Practice 1（Pronunciation Practice １）

Directions: Practice pronunciation with your teacher.
(Directions: Practice pronunciation with your teacher.)
Read the sentence slowly.
(Read the sentence slowly.)
Betty / bought / butter / but the / butter / was / bitter /, so Betty / bought / better / butter / to / make the
/ bitter / butter / better.
Read it two times fast.
(Read it two times fast.)
Betty bought butter but the butter was bitter, so Betty bought better butter to make the bitter butter
better.
Betty bought butter but the butter was bitter, so Betty bought better butter to make the bitter butter
better.
Read it three times, faster.
(Read it three times, faster.)
Betty bought butter but the butter was bitter, so Betty bought better butter to make the bitter butter
better.
Betty bought butter but the butter was bitter, so Betty bought better butter to make the bitter butter
better.
Betty bought butter but the butter was bitter, so Betty bought better butter to make the bitter butter
better.
Pronunciation | Tongue Twister 07
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Exercise 3 | Pronunciation Practice 2（Pronunciation Practice ２）

Directions: Practice pronunciation with your teacher.
(Directions: Practice pronunciation with your teacher.)
Variation
1. Betty bought butter but the butter was bitter, so Betty bought better butter to make the bitter butter
better.
2. Butter did Betty buy but bitter the butter was, so better butter did Betty buy to make the bitter butter
better.
3. If Betty buys butter but the butter is bitter, how does Betty make the bitter butter better out of the
bitter butter?