PRONUNCIATION

Exercise I: Mark the letter A, B, c or D to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the
other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.

1. A. honest B. hopeful C. help D. house

2. A. spreads B. explores C. escapes D. opens

3. A. breath B. meat C. teach D. beach

4. A. nation B. question C. correction D. pollution

5. A. sunrise B. slum C. sculpture D. busy

6. A. chairman B. scholar C. checkout D. speech

7. A. lose B. movie C. prove D. erode

8. A. light B. might C. pick D. sign

9. A. tongue B. done C. gone D. none

10. A. tool B. food C. good D. noodle

Exercise II: Mark the letter A, B,C or D to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the
other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.

1. A. graduate B. gateway C. labor D. grade

2. A. tenses B. relaxes C. apples D. impresses

3. A. remind B. variety C. smile D. machine

4. A. threaten B. therefore C. thankful D. thoughtful

5. A. enough B. tough C. rough D. though

6. A. edition B. educate C. graduate D. procedure

7. A. design B. domestic C. disease D. business

8. A. promoted B. imitated C. determined D. operated

9. A. chosen B. cover C. stove D. golden

10. A. maximum B. foxes C. taxes D. anxiety

Exercise III: Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the
other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
1. A. measures B. affects C. stamps D. collapses

2. A. handbag B. paper C. passage D. happy

3. A. least B. pleasure C. speaking D. teammate

4. A. corn B. torch C. world D. sword

5. A. throw B. power C. town D. somehow

6. A. danger B. giant C religious D. ground

7. A. voyage B. village C. massage D. heritage

8. A. symbol B. lifestyle C. synonym D. ecology

9. A. guided B. repeated C. bathed D. departed

10. A. cooking B. kind C. kangaroo D. kneel

Exercise IV: Mark the letter A, B, Cor D to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the
position of primary stress in each of the following questions.

1. A. doctor B. address C. thermal D. visual

2. A. wonderful B. permanent C. aquatic D. physicist

3. A. awesome B. precise C. forest D. accent

4. A. attractive B. balcony C. chocolate D. decorate

5. A. musical B. headmaster C. engineer D. humorous

6. A. quality B. messenger C. natural D. pagoda

7. A. practice B. starter C. afford D. vary

8. A. alternate B. cultural C. televise D. semester

9. A. welcome B. become C. canteen D. upstairs

10. A. afternoon B. universe C. estimate D. versatile

Exercise V: Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the
position of primary stress in each of the following questions.

1. A. gallery B. adventure C. holiday D. lecturer

2. A. return B. market C. notebook D. google

3. A. wardrobe B. career C. begin D. explode

4. A. continent B. banana C. camera D. difficult

5. A. expensive B. forgotten C. retirement D. picturesque

6. A. relative B. character C. volcano D. educate

7. A. open B. college C. invite D. football

8. A. beautiful 1 B. certainty 1 C. factory 1 D. departure 2

9. A. pioneer B. hospital C. sightseeing D. comedy

10. A. competition B. recognition C. manufacture D. ability

Exercise VI: Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the
position of primary stress in each of the following questions.

1. A. water B. inspire C. figure D. wonder

2. A. sacrifice 1 B. convenient 2 C. element 1 D. conical 1

3. A. measure 1 B. regard 2 C. approach 2 D. maintain 2

4. A. material 2 B. official 2 C. pyramid 1 D. survival 2

5. A. triangular 2 B. variety 2 C. simplicity 2 D. interviewer 1

6. A. organic 2 B. popular C. recognize D. breathtaking 1

7. A. activity B. biologist C. considerate D. distribution 3

8. A. appoint 2 B. program 1 C. demand 2 D. complaint 2

9. A. document 1 B. atmosphere 1 C. assignment 2 D. heritage 1

10. A. adventurous 2 B. accessible 2 C. automatic 3 D. inhabitant 2