Words With Unusual Pronunciations
1 / 15English pronunciation is notoriously unpredictable. How well can you navigate these words where the spelling gives no clue to the sound?
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How is the word 'worcestershire' (as in the sauce) correctly pronounced?
About Words With Unusual Pronunciations
Give your memory a workout with Words With Unusual Pronunciations: 15 multiple-choice questions aimed at mixed difficulty, free to play right in your browser. English pronunciation is notoriously unpredictable. How well can you navigate these words where the spelling gives no clue to the sound? Expect to spend about 7 minutes; every question comes with an explanation, so you learn something even when you miss.
A few sample questions
1. How is the word 'worcestershire' (as in the sauce) correctly pronounced?
Answer: Woos-ter-sher
2. How is the name 'Leicester' (the English city) pronounced?
Answer: Less-ter
3. The word 'quinoa' is pronounced how?
Answer: Keen-wah
4. How is the word 'albeit' pronounced?
Answer: All-bee-it
5. How is the musical term 'segue' pronounced?
Answer: Seg-way
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