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Pronunciation Quiz
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1. How is the word ‘colonel’ correctly pronounced?
Hint: It’s not pronounced as it’s spelled.

Pronunciation Quiz Questions Overview

1. How is the word ‘colonel’ correctly pronounced?

co-lo-nel
ker-nel
kol-o-nel
kol-nel

2. Which of the following is the correct pronunciation of ‘quinoa’?

kee-no-ah
kwin-o-ah
keen-wah
kwin-wah

3. How is the word ‘epitome’ pronounced?

epi-tome
epit-oh-me
e-pit-oh-mee
e-pi-tome

4. Which is the correct pronunciation of ‘GIF’?

jif
gif
ghif
giff

5. How do you pronounce ‘Worcestershire’?

wor-ces-ter-shire
woos-ter-sheer
wor-ses-ter-shire
woos-ter-shire

6. What is the correct pronunciation of ‘acai’?

ah-kai
ah-sai
ah-sigh-ee
ah-kay-ee

7. How is ‘nguyen’ pronounced?

nuh-goo-yen
win
nuh-guy-en
new-yen

8. Which of the following is the correct pronunciation of ‘often’?

of-ten
off-ten
off-en
of-en

9. How do you pronounce ‘genre’?

gen-re
zhon-ruh
jen-ruh
gen-ruh

10. What is the correct pronunciation of ‘mischievous’?

mis-chee-vee-us
mis-chuh-vus
mis-chee-vus
mis-chuh-vee-us

11. How is ‘bologna’ pronounced?

bo-log-na
bo-lo-nee
bo-lo-nya
bo-lon-ya

12. Which of the following is the correct pronunciation of ‘niche’?

neesh
nitch
nish
neech

13. How do you pronounce ‘paradigm’?

par-a-dime
par-a-dig-m
par-a-dim
par-a-digm
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