PHONETICS
I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others. 1. A. choreograph B. Christianity C. archaic D. chivalry 2. A. slaughter B. borough C. drought D. laughter 3. A. humane B. locate C. strategy D. rabies 4. A. wretched B. blessed C. allegedly D. knackered 5. A. realm B. cleanse C. heather D. meager
II. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the other three. 1. A. niche B. mustache C. cliché D. cache 2. A. heritage B. footage C. plumage D. rampage 3. A. abort B. rapport C. report D. export 4. A. fauna B. sauna C. aura D. daunt 5. A. hyperbole B. facsimile C. catastrophe D. phagocyte
III. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the other three. 1. A blessed B minced C wicked D wretched 2. A slaughter B throughout C drought D laughter 3. A trainer B fairness C impairment D dairy-maid 4. A subtle B timber C plumber D doubtful 5. A terrible B sentimental C terrific D memory
IV. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others 1. A. cantaloupe B. catastrophe C. recipe D. apostrophe 2. A. message B. beverage C. massage D. cottage 3. A. chronicle B. orchid C. orchard D. orchestral 4. A. fathom B. feather C. anthem D. within 5. A. odor B. opera C. oxygen D. operate
V. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others of the group 1. A. enthusiast B. tsunami C. optimistic D. philosopher 2. A. destroyed B. developed C. conquered D. closed 3. A. sociable B. species C. specimen D. specialist 4. A. rose B. house C. mouse D. practise 5. A. language B. grammar C. international D. many
VI. Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest. 1. A. heat B. unleaded C. peach D. teacher 2. A. business B. duke C. reduce D. student 3. A. apology B. deny C. empty D. simply 4. A. changed B. continued C. happened D. tossed 5. A. chapters B. horizons C. mammals D. ornaments 1
VII. Choose the word which has the underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest: 1. A. tissue B. permission C. press D. pressure 2. A. negotiation B. think C. invent D. enlarge 3. A. campaign B. foreign C. gain D. sign 4. A. handcraft B. handbook C. handkerchief D. handbag 5. A. halfpenny B. lift C. soft D. gift
VIII. Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others. 1. A. poor R. moor C. door D. boor 2. A. obligatory B. obliteration C. majestic D. quandary 3. A. booth B. south C. truth D. both 4. A. television B. commission C. vision D. erosion 5. A. authority B. transformer C. dormitory D. importable
IX. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the other three. 1. A. pleasure B. desert C. resort D. position 2. A. ecosystem B. knowledge C. technology D. commodity 3. A. anxiety B. complexion C. anxious D. luxury 4. A. complain B. bargain C. ascertain D. campaign 5. A. merger B. manager C. singer D. danger
X. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others. 1. A. research B. resent C. resemble D. resist 2. A. displays B. pays C. delays D. says 3. A. booth B. south C. truth D. both 4. A. humane B. locate C. strategy D. rabies 5. A. stronger B. singer C. finger D. longer
XI. Find the word that has its underlined part pronounced differently from the other three in each question. 1. A. archaic B. archive C. architect D. archery 2. A. camera B. stammer C. chamber D. hammer 3. A. idiot B. idol C. icon D. item 4. A. folk B. milk C. walk D. half 5. A. considerate B. narrate C. private D. pirate
XII. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the other three. 1. A. surgical B. surround C. surrender D. survival 2. A. opportunity B. menu C. attitude D. muscular 3. A. physical B. mythology C. rhythm D. psychology 4. A. apartheid B. thorough C. cathedral D. ethnic 5. A. exhausted B. cheetah C. rhinoceros D. alcoholic
XIII. Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest. 1. A. beloved B. helped C. naked D. wicked 2 2. A. devotion B. congestion C. suggestion D. question 3. A. draught B. naughty C. slaughter D. plaudit 4. A. architect B. parachute C. archaic D. psychology 5. A. placid B. implacable C. explanatory D. plagiarize
XIV. Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from that of the other three. 1. A. leopard B. drunkard C. standard D. bombard 2. A. fever B. gene C. enhance D. pretend 3. A. solitude B. gigantic C. wilderness D. Ignorant 4. A. occasion B. supervision C. dimension D. invasion 5. A. anxious B. luxurious C. exemplify D. exhibit
XV. Find the word that has its underlined part pronounced differently from the other three in each question. 1. A. publish B. reputation C. until D. fun 2. A. psychology B. happen C. protect D. stopped 3. A. foul B. enough C. come D. touch 4. A. industrial B. under C. sunlight D. influence 5. A. strike B. conflict C. chill D. single
XVI. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others in each group 1. A. chaos B. character C. charity D. chord 2. A. sergeant B. servant C. service D. servile 3. A. zebra B. zipper C. seizure D. hazy 4. A. marriage B. courage C. massage D. hostage 5. A. cyanide B. cycle C. cyclone D. cylinder
XVII. Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest: 1. A. events B. spirit C. Asian D. silver 2. A. deservedly B. supposedly C. markedly D. determinedly 3. A. lays B. says C. stays D. plays 4. A. coughed B. wretched C. rugged D. learned 5. A. embarrassed B. astonished C. surprised D. decreased
XVIII. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others. 1 A. layer B. prayer C. betrayer D. sprayer 2 A. cosmic B. describe C. instinct D. display 3 A. presidential B. essential C. celestial D. potential 4 A, supposedly B. allegedly C. wickedly D. confusedly 5 A. horrific B. horrible C. horizontal D. complex
XIX. Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others in each group. 1. A. pessimistic B. business C. dissolve D. miss 3 2. A. unity B. suite C. studious D. volume 3. A. hasty B. tasty C. wastage D. nasty 4. A. merchant B. sergeant C. commercial D. term 5. A. learned B. wicked C. sacred D. looked
XX. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others. 1. A. beloved B. crooked C. booked D. blessed 2. A. smoothly B. southern C. airworthy D. absinthe 3. A. dogwood B. scuba C. tool D. tomb 4. A. chamber B. ancient C. danger D. ancestor 5. A. luxurious B. anxiety C. annexation D. exacerbate
XXI. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other three. 1. A. drought B. moustache C. council D. plough 2. A. wicked B. naked C. ragged D. railed 3. A. carbon B. onion C. economy D. forget 4. A. legion B. soldier C. relegate D. job 5. A. reliance B. nicotine C. mediate D. exhilarating
XXII. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other. (2.5 pts) 1. A. duvet B. ballet C. amulet D. gilet 2. A, thorough B. enough C. rough D. tough 3. A. island B. aisle C. conserve D. debris 4. A. absinthe B. soothe C. loathe D. wreathe 5. A. sizzle B. wily C. quits D. pidgin
XXIII. Choose the word whose the underlined part is pronounced differently from the others in each group. 1. A. distribute B. tribe C. triangle D. trial 2. A. rough B. tough C. cough D. though 3. A. ghost B. hostage C. lost D. frosty 4. A. busy B. thus C. must D. bus 5. A. work B. horn C. torch D. worn
XXIV. Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the rest, and then circle the letter. 1. A. cheap B. chicken C. chef D. chief 2. A. program B. process C. promise D. progress 3. A. replace B. purchase C. surface D. palace 4. A. chorus B. cherish C. chaos D. character 5. A. measure B. dreadful C. treasure D. breathe
XXV. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other three, 1. A. cathedral B. cassette C. inflation D. catastrophe 2. A. advertised B. released C. promised D. increased 4 3. A. cook B. tooth C. book D. look 4. A. comb B. debt C. doubt D. absorb 5. A. island B. existent C. whistle D. distant 5