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UNIT 1: SYLLABLES AND WORDS

i. Indicate the main stress of the following words.

1. research 19. economy 37. picturesque 55. advantageous 73. maintenance

2. assume 20. economical 38. questionnaire 56. beautiful 74. profess
3. desire 21. invite 39. engineer 57. sympathize 75. professor
4. answer 22. invitation 40. employee 58. compliment 76. manufacture
5. company 23. imaginative 41. coffee 59. potato 77. manual
6. majority 24. geometry 42. committee 60. emphasis 78. dividend
7. intensive 25. anniversary 43. appliance 61. responsive 79. biology
8. physician 26. contribution 44. applicant 62. remedy 80. leftover
9. prevent 27. appropriate 45. certain 63. affirm 81. affect
10. acquire 28. adverb 46. contain 64. wonder 82. effective
11. disaster 29. advent 47. mountain 65. machine 83. direct
12. temperature 30. adventure 48. entertain 66. mechanic 84. director
13. distinguished 31. insurance 49. computer 67. machinery 85. mathematical
14. luxurious 32. politician 50. magazine 68. maintain 86. influential
15. advertise 33. memory 51. recovery 69. petroleum 87. departure
16. enormous 34. memorial 52. environment 70. accountancy 88. confidence
17. contribute 35. memorable 53. incredible 71. variety 89. original
18. enterprise 36. memorize 54. discipline 72. pharmacy 90. entrepreneur

ii. Indicate the pronunciation of the underlined part.

1. cape 19. assume 37. butcher 55. notebook 73. applicant

2. nation 20. discern 38. cushion 56. notice 74. daunt
3. calculate 21. wise 39. champagne 57. boat 75. accompany
4. candle 22. crooked 40. coughs 58. sailor 76. category
5. December 23. wrecked 41. sings 59. Canadian 77. wholesale
6. complete 24. beloved 42. stops 60. cassette 78. commitment
7. cement 25. learned 43. books 61. support 79. domestic
8. garage 26. allergy 44. houses 62. confide 80. inhabitant
9. gentle 27. angry 45. bear 63. contractual 81. subsidy
10. ghost 28. kite 46. sugar 64. determine 82. stagnant
11. rhyme 29. flute 47. south 65. oblige 83. substantial
12. exhaust 30. chemistry 48. southern 66. sacrifice 84. terrorist
13. whole 31. champion 49. invite 67. necessary 85. centenarian
14. vehicle 32. challenge 50. invitation 68. compliment 86. acacia
15. accuracy 33. business 51. headache 69. maximum 87. antelope
16. facial 34. maturity 52. career 70. compulsory 88. gazelle
17. public 35. pharmacist 53. valentine 71. curriculum 89. cactus
18. distribute 36. garage 54. bottle 72. certificate 90. Buddhism
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iii. Choose the word whose underlined part differs from the others three in pronunciation in each of the
following questions.

1. A. biologist B. oblige C. apologize D. argument

2. A. psychology B. approach C. compliment D. precede

3. A. exam B. exhaust C. examine D. exceed

4. A. cooked B. learned C. crooked D. attracted

5. A. booked B. installed C. laughed D. clapped

6. A. blamed B. required C. daunted D. accompanied

7. A. hopes B. determines C. eliminates D. parks

8. A. comb B. bread C. remember D. robber

9. A. honest B. Buddhism C. exhaust D. behind

10. A. castle B. tea C. bottle D. water

11. A. chemistry B. architect C. chore D. stomach

12. A. with B. breathe C. breath D. weather

13. A. foreigner B. high C. taught D. hungry

14. A. photo B. autograph C. Stephen D. phone

15. A. laugh B. plough C. rough D. tough

16. A. if B. of C. leaf D. half

17. A. north B. thumb C. birthday D. northern

18. A. class B. glasses C. lesson D. scissors

19. A. sugar B. stagnant C. subsidy D. substantial

20. A. half B. could C. talk D. difficult

21. A. terrorist B. pessimistic C. island D. cactus