Pronunciation quizz

Pronounce tongue twister clearly and then answer the related question.

"Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers."

How many times does the /p/ sound occur?

• 9 times

• 8 times

• 7 times

• 6 times

Answer explanation

The /p/ sound occurs at the beginning of "Peter," "Piper," "picked," "peck," "pickled," and "peppers," and also in the middle of "peppers."

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"She sells seashells by the seashore."

How many /s/ sounds are there compared to /ʃ/ (sh) sounds?

• 7 /s/ sounds and 3 /ʃ/ (sh) sounds.

• 4 /s/ sounds and 6 /ʃ/ (sh) sounds.

• 5 /s/ sounds and 5 /ʃ/ (sh) sounds.

• 6 /s/ sounds and 4 /ʃ/ (sh) sounds.

Answer explanation

The /s/ sound is in "She," "sells," "seashells," and "seashore." The /ʃ/ (sh) sound appears in "seashells" and "seashore."

Pronounce tongue twister clearly and then answer the related question.

"Betty Botter bought some butter, but she said the butter’s bitter."

Are there more /b/ or /t/ sounds?

• More /b/ sounds.

• More /t/ sounds.

• both of them are equal

Answer explanation

The /b/ sound occurs in "Betty," "Botter," "bought," "butter," "but," "bitter," while /t/ appears less frequently.

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"A proper copper coffee pot."

Which sound appears more, /p/ or /k/?

• both of them are equal

• The /k/ sound appears more.

• The /p/ sound appears more.

Answer explanation

The /p/ sound is in "proper," "copper," and "pot," while the /k/ sound is in "copper," "coffee," and "pot."

Pronounce tongue twister clearly and then answer the related question.

"Fuzzy Wuzzy was a bear, Fuzzy Wuzzy had no hair."

Does /z/ or /w/ occur more frequently?

• The /w/ sound occurs more frequently.

• The /z/ sound occurs more frequently.

• Both of them are equal

Answer explanation

The /w/ sound appears in "Wuzzy," "was," "bear," "Wuzzy," "was," "hair," while the /z/ sound is only in "Fuzzy" and "was."

Pronounce tongue twister clearly and then answer the related question.

"How can a clam cram in a clean cream can?"

How many times does the /kl/ sound occur?

• The /kl/ sound occurs five times.

• The /kl/ sound occurs three times.

• The /kl/ sound occurs once.

• The /kl/ sound occurs twice.

Answer explanation

It appears in "clam" and "clean."

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"I saw Susie sitting in a shoeshine shop."

How many times do you hear /s/ and /ʃ/ (sh) sounds?

• 7 /s/ sounds and 4 /ʃ/ (sh) sounds.

• 6 /s/ sounds and 4 /ʃ/ (sh) sounds.

• 4 /s/ sounds and 7 /ʃ/ (sh) sounds.

• 5 /s/ sounds and 6 /ʃ/ (sh) sounds.

Answer explanation

The /s/ sound is in "I," "saw," "Susie," "sitting," "shoeshine," "shop," while /ʃ/ (sh) is in "shoeshine" and "shop."

Pronounce tongue twister clearly and then answer the related question.

"Can you can a can as a canner can can a can?"

How many /k/ sounds are there?

• 13 /k/ sounds.

• 11 /k/ sounds.

• 12 /k/ sounds.

• 10 /k/ sounds.

Answer explanation

The /k/ sound is repeated in each "can" and "canner."

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"Six slippery snails, slid slowly seaward."

How many /sl/ sounds are there?

• Three /sl/ sound.

• Two /sl/ sounds.

• One /sl/ sound.

• Four /sl/ sounds.

Answer explanation

It occurs in "slippery."

Pronounce tongue twister clearly and then answer the related question.

"Nine nice night nurses nursing nicely."

How many /n/ sounds are there compared to /ŋ/ (ng) sounds?

• 10 /n/ sounds and 3 /ŋ/ (ng) sounds.

• 9 /n/ sounds and 3 /ŋ/ (ng) sounds.

• 4 /n/ sounds and 9 /ŋ/ (ng) sounds.

• 10 /n/ sounds and 2/ŋ/ (ng) sounds.

Answer explanation

The /n/ sound is in "Nine," "nice," "night," "nurses," "nursing," "nicely," and the /ŋ/ (ng) sound is in "nursing."