Do YOU know how to say them? Tricky quiz tests your knowledge of the most commonly mispronounced words in the English language 

  • Quiz tests knowledge of 15 commonly mispronounced words
  • Includes  foods such as sorbet, sherbet and almonds
  • Nuclear, genre and suite often cause people confusion  

By Siofra Brennan For Mailonline

Published: 09:53 EST, 7 October 2016 | Updated: 13:42 EST, 7 October 2016

You might like to think you're a stickler for correct pronunciation, but there's a few tricky words that continue to flummox the best of us. 

Now a quiz from Playbuzz sets the record straight once and for all by testing your knowledge of commonly mispronounced words - and setting you on the right track. 

From foodstufs such as Quinoa and sorbet to Dengue Fever, you won't be left red-faced again after scrolling down to take the test. 

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Another often abused word is the strong Italian coffee you might drink when you're in need of a pick me up. It it Esprexo, Asspresso, Expresso or Espresso?

Another often abused word is the strong Italian coffee you might drink when you're in need of a pick me up. It it Esprexo, Asspresso, Expresso or Espresso?

You might remember this sweet treat from childhood, but is it pronounced sure-bay, sure-bit, sure-bert or shoe-bert?

You might remember this sweet treat from childhood, but is it pronounced sure-bay, sure-bit, sure-bert or shoe-bert?

One tricky question involves pronouncing the word niche - is it correct to say nishee, nishay, neesh or nitch?

The 'ch' in niche is an 's' sound while the 'e' is silent, meaning it sounds like 'neesh'. 

Another often abused word is the strong Italian coffee you might drink when you're in need of a pick me up. It it Esprexo, Asspresso, Expresso or Espresso? 

Many people make the mistake of adding an 'X' sound, but it's pronounced exactly as it's spelled - Espresso. 

The middle class staple quinoa can be a bit of a tongue twister that leaves you grappling over keen-wah, kween-noah, kween-wah or keen-noah

The middle class staple quinoa can be a bit of a tongue twister that leaves you grappling over keen-wah, kween-noah, kween-wah or keen-noah

Raspberries are a popular treat, but should the 'p' be silent? 

Raspberries are a popular treat, but should the 'p' be silent? 

The middle class staple quinoa might leave you grappling over kween-noah, kween-wah, keen-noah or keen-wah, but the latter is correct.

And you might end up confused about genre being zhon-ruh, jon-ray, jonner or zhon-ray - the first being correct. 

Meanwhile, raspberry has a silent 'p' and the 's' is pronounced as a 'z'. 

So can you get them all? The answers are in the captions below. 

1. 

The correct answer is the second option, pronounced as Ark-tick

The correct answer is the second option, pronounced as Ark-tick

2. 

A moot point should be pronounced to rhyme with toot, the first option above 

A moot point should be pronounced to rhyme with toot, the first option above 

3. 

You might think the 'e' at the end of the word is silent, but in fact it's exaggerated meaning the world is pronounced Hi-PER-bowl-ee

You might think the 'e' at the end of the word is silent, but in fact it's exaggerated meaning the world is pronounced Hi-PER-bowl-ee

4. 

It might look as if it requires some fancy French pronunciation but suite should sounds exactly the same as sweet 

It might look as if it requires some fancy French pronunciation but suite should sounds exactly the same as sweet 

5. 

The 'l' in almond is silent, meaning it should be pronounced like ah-mond

The 'l' in almond is silent, meaning it should be pronounced like ah-mond

6.

Dengue Fever is a tricky one to say, but the correct pronunciation is den-gee to rhyme, as in 'gee whizz'

Dengue Fever is a tricky one to say, but the correct pronunciation is den-gee to rhyme, as in 'gee whizz'

7.

The popular dessert is correctly pronounced as sore-bay

The popular dessert is correctly pronounced as sore-bay

8. 

The 'c' in the word victuals is silent, so it should come out as 'vittles'

The 'c' in the word victuals is silent, so it should come out as 'vittles'

9. 

It's a word that's commonly used and confuses many, but the right way to say it is Noo-clee-er

It's a word that's commonly used and confuses many, but the right way to say it is Noo-clee-er

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