CHUYÊN ĐỀ 20: NGỮ ÂM (PHONETICS)

Exercise 1: Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others in
each line.
1. A. laughed B. contained C. established D. talked
2. A. delights B. tasks C. feelings D. hopes
3. A. choice B. chemistry C. cheap D. chicken
4. A. tooth B. good C. blood D. foot
5. A. loudly B. without C. thousand D. brought
6. A. bill B. child C. mild D. wild
7. A. mountain B. southern C. mouth D. count
8. A. coast B. lost C. most D. whole
9. A. gorilla B. wildlife C. survival D. China
10. A. general B. dangerous C. goal D. digest
11. A. worker B. whom C. interview D. answer
12. A. honest B. holiday C. home D. happiness
13. A. character B. chemist C. technical D. teacher
14. A. interview B. minute C. question D. suitable
15. A. explained B. disappointed C. prepared D. interviewed
16. A. books B. dogs C. cats D. maps
17. A. jumped B. informed C. evolved D. stared
18. A. kite B. despite C. advice D. promise
19. A. phoned B. raised C. called D. cooked
20. A. mechanic B. chance C. chapter D. campus
21. A. study B. bury C. cut D. young
22. A. all B. call C. want D. tall
23. A. brush B. rush C. push D. crush
24. A. barn B. harm C. charm D. fat
25. A. star B. cater C. half D. departure
26. A. bar B. charter C. car D. back
27. A. given B. ridden C. widen D. kitchen
28. A. funny B. rubbish C. upper D. student
29. A. send B. member C. term D. November
30. A. remind B. get C. met D. debt
31. A. middle B. mile C. kind D. time
32. A. spear B. breakfast C. fear D. clear
33. A. shown B. flown C grown D. crown
34. A. accountant B. amount C. founding D. country

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 35. A. post B. local C. prominent D. hotel
36. A. download B. growth C. blow D. shadow
37. A. childhood B. silent C. write D. written
38. A. mind B. while C. sister D. island
39. A. pie B. heir C. inquire D. tie
40. A. fame B. baby C. many D. plane
41. A. both B. bath C. brother D. birthday
42. A. station B. cartoon C. factory D. after
43. A. vacation B. beautiful C. vegetable D. understand
44. A. another B. health C. mathematics D. theater
45. A. coach B. headache C. teach D. such
46. A. castle B. carrot C. cycling D. company
47. A. century B. centimeter C. comfortable D. cigarette
48. A. century B. customer C. secretary D. alcohol
49. A. especially B. license C. except D. dancer
50. A. nurse B. opposite C. surprise D. surname

Exercise 2: Choose the word that has stress pattern different from that of the other words
1. A. nation B. television C. interesting D. international
2. A. arrive B. apply C. university D. between
3. A. purpose B. postpone C. postcard D. product
4. A. secretary B. comfortable C. necessary D. accomplished
5. A. accurate B. customer C. computer D. exercise
6. A. contaminate B. supervisor C. investigate D. convenient
7. A. personality B. representative C. technological D. environmental
8. A. rainfall B. habitat C. desert D. digest
9. A. apply B. persuade C. reduce D. offer
10. A. kindergarten B. compulsory C. curriculum D. certificate
11. A. visitor B. museum C. important D. computer
12. A. authority B. adventurous C. entertainment D. eliminate
13. A. argument B. potential C. windsurfing D. qualify
14. A. philosophy B. archeology C. economy D. psychology
15. A. actually B. romantic C. attitude D. partnership
16. A. eject B. provide C. remain D. promise
17. A. eternal B. centenarian C. contribute D. economy
18. A. enterprises B. integration C. engineer D. Christianity
19. A. climate B. capture C. gazelle D. poacher

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 20. A. predator B. environment C. endanger D. pneumonia
21. A. partnership B. romantic C. actually D. attitude
22. A. believe B. marriage C. response D. maintain
23. A. summary B. different C. physical D. decision
24. A. attractiveness B. traditional C. generation D. American
25. A. attract B. person C. signal D. instance
26. A. verbal B. suppose C. even D. either
27. A. example B. consider C. several D. attention
28. A. situation B. appropriate C. informality D. entertainment
29. A. across B. simply C. common D. brother
30. A. social B. meter C. notice D. begin
31. A. whistle B. table C. someone D. receive
32. A. discuss B. waving C. airport D. often
33. A. sentence B. pointing C. verbal D. attract
34. A. problem B. minute C. suppose D. dinner
35. A. general B. applicant C. usually D. October
36. A. parallel B. dependent C. educate D. primary
37. A. physical B. achievement C. government D. national
38. A. eleven B. history C. nursery D. different
39. A. consider B. similar C. actually D. carefully
40. A. expression B. easily C. depression D. disruptive
41. A. algebra B. musical C. politics D. apartment
42. A. mechanic B. chemistry C. cinema D. finally
43. A. typical B. favorite C. division D. organize
44. A. computer B. establish C. business D. remember
45. A. conference B. lecturer C. reference D. researcher
46. A. powerful B. interesting C. exciting D. difficult
47. A. memory B. exactly C. radio D. management
48. A. requirement B. condition C. example D. previous
49. A. university B. application C. technology D. entertainment
50. A. certificate B. necessary C. economy D. geography

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