Mastering Mispronounced Words

Which word is commonly mispronounced as 'aks'?

• asker

• ask

• axe

• aksed

What is the correct pronunciation of 'mischievous'?

• MIS-chiv-us

• MIS-chiv-ee-us

• MIS-chee-vee-us

• MIS-chuh-vuhs

Identify the mispronounced word: 'libary' or 'library'?

• librairy

• libary

• libarary

• libery

How do you correctly pronounce 'nuclear'?

• NOO-klee

• NOO-klee-er

• NUE-kler

• NUC-lee-ar

Which of the following is often mispronounced: 'espresso' or 'expresso'?

• expresso

• exspresso

• espressa

• expressoo

What is the correct way to say 'supposedly'?

• supposedlyly

• supposedly

• supposably

• supposedlying

Identify the word that is often mispronounced as 'irregardless'.

• regard

• regardless

• regardlessly

• irregardlessly

How do you pronounce 'quokka'?

• kwok-ah

• kwok-uhh

• kwok-ee

• kwok-uh

Which word is often confused in pronunciation: 'affect' or 'effect'?

• affect

• result

• impact

• influence

What is the correct pronunciation of 'often'?

• 'off-tin'

• Both 'off-en' and 'of-en' are correct pronunciations.

• 'often' (silent 't')

• 'of-ten'