ESL Phonics Lessons: Short e #3 (Tongue Twisters)

Welcome to our ESL Phonics lesson on tongue twisters with short vowels. Tongue twisters are a fun and effective way to improve pronunciation and fluency in English. This lesson focuses on tongue twisters that incorporate the short “e” vowel sound, helping ESL students practice and master this essential phonics element. Students will have fun trying to read these difficult and silly sentences, which mostly use the “short e” sound.

ESL Phonics: Lesson Objectives

• Improve Pronunciation: Help students articulate short vowel sounds clearly and accurately.
• Enhance Fluency: Develop students’ fluency in speaking through repetitive and rhythmic tongue twisters.
• Build Phonemic Awareness: Reinforce phonemic awareness by focusing on the distinct sounds of short vowels.

ESL Phonics: Lesson Activities

Introduction to Tongue Twisters

Introduce the concept of tongue twisters to the students. Explain that tongue twisters are phrases or sentences designed to be challenging to articulate quickly and correctly, making them a fun way to practice pronunciation. Start with simple examples to demonstrate the idea.

ESL Phonics: Group Practice

Divide students into small groups and have them practice the tongue twisters together. Encourage them to say the tongue twisters slowly at first, gradually increasing their speed as they become more comfortable with the pronunciation. This group activity fosters a supportive learning environment.

Mastering the short vowel “e” sound is an essential step in learning English phonics for ESL students, and tongue twisters are a fun way to help accomplish this. Explore the resources ESL Phonics section at Stickyball.net to find more worksheets, games, and more to support your phonics teaching journey.

The free ESL phonics lesson below introduces several silly tongue twisters with the short “e” sound. Students can have fun stumbling over their words as they try to read these tongue twisters. This ESL phonics lesson is available for free download, and you can download many more lesson like this in our textbook Phonics Monster: Short Vowels.