What British Accent Do You Have?

By: Zoe Samuel
Estimated Completion Time
3 min
What British Accent Do You Have?
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About This Quiz

'ALLO GUV'NOR! In the world of accents, British ones just might be the best! While it's a small country, the accents from the distinct regions are heavily noticeable! From the Queen's English to a cockney accent, can we guess what British accent you have? 

The English language originally came about between the 5th and 7th centuries. While its origins are as a Western Germanic language, it was brought to Britain and grew from there. English is spoken all over the world from the United States to Australia to countries in Africa. While many countries speak it in their own manner through their accents, today we're focusing on where many believe the language to have manifested - Britain.

If you were to travel to Britain, you'd hear most of the people speaking English, but certainly not in the same way! This region of the world has so many different accents that come from the small area that it's almost hard to keep up. Since these accents are particular to certain regions of Britain, it is easy to identify where the speaker is from. Where are you from?

Are you a posh Southerner? You're probably speaking Received Pronunciation with your pronounced 't' and skipped 'r.' Rather are you a northerner with a Geordie accent? If you are, you'd probably say you're "hangin' oot with me mum" versus "hanging out with my mom!"

What British accent do you have? Are you more Received Pronunciation or maybe you have a cockney accent? Take this quiz and let's figure it out!

Do men and women using your accent typically sound a little bit different?
No
Somewhat
Not really
Actually, quite a lot, yes

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How many syllables are in the word "layer"?
Barely even one
One and a bit
Two
One

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Do you always pronounce the letter "t" in its entirety?
Naturally - which I say "natrally"
Sometimes
Yes, and I spit when I can!
LOL no

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What BBC show could someone with your accent host?
"News at 10"
Daytime news
"Blue Peter"
"Live at the Apollo"

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What percentage of foreigners can typically understand a word you're saying?
100%
90%
20%
50%

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Do you pronounce the "r" at the end of "order"?
No, I say it "ordah"
Yes, I like my R as intrusive as possible
No, I say it "awda"
Yes, but not too hard

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What would your job be on "Downton Abbey?"
Dowager Duchess
Doctor at the hospital
Estate worker
Doorman at a club Rose visits in London

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How do you pronounce the word "class"?
Claaaaaahss
Clahss
Klass, like the surname of the singer Mylene Klass
Clarss

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How heavily associated with a specific region is your accent?
Not at all
Somewhat
Specific to one city and currounds
Specific to part of one city

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How long does it take you to say the word "bad"?
A second
Nearly a second
A nanosecond
Half a second

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What positive characteristic is often associated with speakers with your accent?
Intelligence
Education
Patriotism
Enterprise

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Based on your accent, which "Game of Thrones" house would you be in?
Lannister
Tyrell
Stark
I would be from some minor house no one knows about

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What negative characteristic is often associated with speakers with your accent?
Snobbery
Inauthenticity
Laziness
Criminality

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Which famous British person do you sound like?
Elizabeth Hurley
Tony Blair
Sean Bean
Ray Winstone

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How do you pronounce "drawing"?
Dror-ing
Draw-ring
Drrra-ing
Jaw-rin'

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Do you sound like a movie villain?
Yes, like a really good one
I try to, but I don't
Only in certain very specific movies
Not unless the movie is by Guy Ritchie

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Which American accent do you find it slightly easier to fake than others?
Deep South, which is weird when you consider our conflicting stereotypes, but there it is
General American
Probably Minnesota
Queens

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Do you use a "dark L", as in pronouncing "ball" more like "baw" than "borle"?
Never
All the time
Rarely
Often

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Besides the villain, which role would you be typecast in if you were in a Hollywood movie?
Lord of the manor
Irritating bureaucrat who just doesn't get it
Soldier
Pickpocket with a heart of gold

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How did your dad pronounce the word "forehead"?
To rhyme with "horrid"
"Fore-head" obviously
"Forread"
"Four-ead"

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What narrative BBC show could someone with your accent star in?
"Pride and Prejudice"
"Doctor Who"
"Auf Wiedersehen, Pet"
"Eastenders"

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Do you ever use vocal fry?
Ew, no
I don't think so.
Only if I am on a reality show.
Only if I am pretending to be American.

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How easy it is for you to fake an American accent?
Nightmarish
Impossible
I already had to learn another accent simply to be taken seriously at my job, so not bad
I could do it but it would take a long time

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Is your accent associated with a specific class?
Of course, darling
Yes and no
Yes, unfairly
Yes, fairly

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What job would people assume you have if they heard your accent?
Barrister
Civil servant
Plumber
Pub landlord

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To what extent is your accent accompanied and defined by a specific dialect or idiom (i.e. particular words, not just ways of saying words)?
Less than most accents
About average
Fairly strongly
Extremely strongly

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What word might rhyme with "girl" in your accent (or at least used to)?
Sell
Whirl
Earl
Purl

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Do you use a lot of "yod-coalescence" - that is, pronouncing "dune" and "June" as homophones, or "dew" and "dieu"?
No
More than I should
Rarely
All the time

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How do you pronounce "feel"?
One syllable, "feel", quite like the French "fille"
One syllable with no proper L, as in "feew"
Slight uptalk, a syllable plus a little, "fi-ul"
Two syllables with the missing L, "fe-eww"

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Do you ever drop your "h"?
Only to sound ironic
Sometimes
No
Always

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