Decoding exercises: "ise"

The sequence "ise" can be pronounced in several ways, normally /aɪz/.

As /ɪs/

 * anise - practise (v.) - premise - promise

As /aɪs/

 * concise - paradise - precise

As /iːz/

 * expertise - marquise - reprise

As /aɪz/

 * Ending in "ise": advertise - advise - arise - chastise - comprise - compromise - demise - despise - devise - disguise - enterprise - excise - exercise - franchise - improvise - incise - otherwise - revise - rise - supervise - surprise - wise

With alternate spelling "ize"
Many words that use the suffix -ise or that in Latin ended in "izare" in British English can end either in "ise" or in "ize". Those verbs in American English can end only in "ize".
 * apologise - apologize; characterise - characterize; criticise - criticize; emphasise - emphasize; familiarise - familiarize; generalize - generalize; materialise - materialize; realise - realize; recognise - recognize; specialise - specialize; summarise - summarize;

Variant pronunciations

 * As /aɪs/ or /aɪz/: merchandise (n.)
 * As /ɪs/ or /ɪz/: treatise
 * As /ɪs/ or /aɪz/: advertisement /ədˈvɜːrtɪsmənt, ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt/

Different syllables

 * /aɪˈs/ bisexual
 * /aɪ.siː/ crises (plural of crisis)
 * /aɪ.zə/: miser
 * /i:ˈs, əˈs/ antiseptic
 * /ɪs.ɪ/: disembark
 * /ɪz.ə/: arisen - chisel - commiserate - miserable - misery - risen
 * /ɪˈziː/: disease