Brand Pronunciation Quiz
How do you really say Porsche, Givenchy or Hyundai? Hear each brand and choose the correct pronunciation — the wrong answers are the mistakes people actually make.
- Main skill: Pronunciation
- Level: CEFR A2 to B1
- Age: Teens & adults
- Typical round: About 5 minutes
For teachers Level, timing and a classroom note
What it practises: reading pronunciation respellings and ipa of brands
- ipa
- word stress
- listening
- Level
- CEFR A2 to B1
- Age band
- Teens & adults
- One round
- About 5 minutes
- Works best
- Solo
A short lead-in to word stress: play each brand, ask why the usual mispronunciation happens, then reveal the respelling and IPA.
✓ Teaches after the answer: this game shows an explanation, definition or worked answer, not just a score.
Follow-up practice: Name Pronunciation Quiz, Audio Spelling Bee, Name Spelling Quiz.
How to play
- Pick a mode: Pick the pronunciation, or Guess the brand.
- Read the brand name and press play to hear it.
- Choose the pronunciation you think is correct from the four options.
- See the right respelling and IPA, plus the common mistake to avoid.
- Press Next and keep going — ten brands per game.
About Brand Pronunciation Quiz
The Brand Pronunciation Quiz turns the everyday embarrassment of mispronouncing famous brands into a fast, addictive game. Each round names a well-known brand — a car maker, fashion house, tech company or food label — and plays it aloud, then asks you to choose the correct pronunciation from four respellings. The wrong answers are not random: they are the real mistakes people make, like saying Porsche as one syllable or guessing at Givenchy, so every question feels familiar and every correct answer is satisfying.
Each respelling is written in plain English (POR-shuh, zhawn-vahn-SHEE) alongside the IPA, so you learn not just which answer is right but exactly how the sounds work. Brand names are a perfect ESL topic because they break the normal spelling-to-sound rules of English — they come from German, French, Italian, Korean and Japanese — and getting them right is the kind of detail that makes you sound confident and worldly in real conversation.
Play as many rounds as you like; the pool reshuffles every game. The Brand Pronunciation Quiz suits intermediate learners and native speakers alike, anyone who loves cars, fashion or tech, and teachers who want a high-energy two-minute warm-up. Free to play, no sign-up needed.
For a listening challenge, switch to the Guess the brand tab above the game. It turns the quiz around: you hear the correct pronunciation and pick which of four brands it belongs to, which trains your ear to recognise a name you have mostly only seen in writing.
Why play Brand Pronunciation Quiz?
- ✓ Learn how famous brands are really said — and stop second-guessing yourself.
- ✓ Wrong answers are the real mistakes people make, so every round teaches.
- ✓ Plain-English respelling plus IPA on every answer builds true sound awareness.
- ✓ Curated brands from German, French, Italian, Korean and Japanese origins.
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Frequently asked questions
How do I play the Brand Pronunciation Quiz?
Each round shows a famous brand and plays it aloud. Pick the correct pronunciation from four respellings. A correct pick reveals the IPA and the common mistake to avoid; then you move on. A full game is ten brands and you can replay as often as you like.
Why are brand names so hard to pronounce?
Most global brands come from other languages — Porsche and Audi from German, Givenchy and Hermès from French, Versace and Lamborghini from Italian, Hyundai from Korean. Their spelling follows the original language, not English rules, so English speakers guess wrong unless they have heard the name said correctly.
Is this quiz good for ESL learners?
Yes. Brand names come up constantly in real life — shopping, cars, fashion, technology — and saying them correctly is a confidence booster. The quiz pairs every answer with a plain respelling and IPA, so you learn transferable pronunciation patterns, not just isolated facts.
What is the Guess the brand mode?
It is the same brand pool in reverse. Each round plays one correct pronunciation and shows four brand names; tap the brand it belongs to. It is a pure listening game, so turn sound on.
Can I play more than once?
Yes. There is no daily limit. Every game reshuffles the brand pool, so you can play several rounds in a row and keep meeting new names.
Is it free?
Completely free, with no ads inside the game and no account required. Sign in to 7ESL only if you want your XP and streak to sync across devices.
Pronunciation data & audio: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA), GeoNames (CC BY), and Wikimedia Commons (per-file licenses). Synthetic audio via Google Cloud Text-to-Speech.