PRONUNCIATION - PRACTICE 1

PRACTICE 1.1
Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other words.

1. A. hat B. dangerous C. battle D. calculate

2. A. bank B. back C. bark D. baggy

3. A. gather B. father C. hat D. marriage

4. A. passage B. storage C. message D.teenage

5. A. lazy B. car C. date D. hate

6. A. bar B. car C. hard D. late

7. A. cat B. chat C. bat D. day

8. A. demonstrate B. illustrate C. chase D. March

9. A. absence B. arrive C. absorb D. apologize

10. A. famine B. famous C. family D. fabricate

11. A. nasty B. hasty C. tasty D. wastage

12. A. apple B. any C. applicant D. absent

13. A. evade B. equation C. essay D. many

14. A. frame B. flame C. fame D. famine

15. A. impatient B. pavement C. pace D. pacify

16. A. stamp B. banana C. bamboo D. mammal

17. A. shortage B. courage C. garage D. baggage

18. A. preface B. grace C. space D. replace

19. A. heritage B. luggage C. cabbage D. engage

20. A. painful B. again C. certainly D. remain

21. A. wait B. train C. said D. paid

22. A. said B. trait C. faith D. maid

23. A. certain B. curtain C. maintain D. Britain

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24. A. lays B. pays C. stays D. says

25. A. play B. quay C. gray D. hay

26. A. daughter B. launch C. dawn D. laughter

27. A. garland B. garlic C. garage D. garden

28. A. afterward B. advice C. agree D. allow

29. A. afraid B. mistake C. appointment D. organism

30. A. parade B. apathetic . C. companion D. marmalade

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PRACTICE 1.2
Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other words.

1. A. scene B. send C. mend D. tendency

2. A. email B. webcam C. Internet D. send

3. A. denial B. destiny C. beware D. delay

4. A. sell B. settle C. belly D. lonely

5. A. basement B. depend C. event D. pretend

6. A. catering B. teacher C. leader D. eraser

7. A. security B. belt C. cellphone D. desktop

8. A. event B. absent C. recent D. decent

9. A. decent B. recent C. celebrate D. even

10. A. medicine B. memory C. metro D. medium

11. A. telepathy B. telephone C. television D. telegraph

12. A. relate B. relax C. relevant D. reply

13. A. recent B. electronic C. complete D. equal

14. A. pretty B. send C. dental D. better

15. A. elegant B. elective C. college D. dependent

16. A. criteria B. dagger C. bravery D. cooperation

17. A. genius B. generation C. gesture D. gentle

18. A. pretty B. get C. send D. well

19. A. plenty B. marry C. merry D. heaven

20. A. hear B. dear C. pear D. clear

21. A. beam B. steal C. cream D. break

22. A. beam B. cream C. leather D. clean

23. A. dean B. team C. conceal D. bread

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24. A. heather B. feather C. leather D. mean

25. A. increase B. release C. cease D. head

26. A. leader B. meat C. teach D. bread

27. A. dream B. cream C. steam D. steak

28. A. breakfast B. clean C. dean D. bean

29. A. dealer B. meadow C. heal D. heat

30. A. feather B. feast C. neat D. treatment

31. A. conceal B. cheating C. season D. breaking

32. A. jealous B. jeans C. steam D. bean

33. A. hear B. swear C. dear D. rear

34. A. swear B. hear C. wear D. bear

35. A. treasure B. jealous C. clean D. cleanse

36. A. search B. beard C. rehearse D. prefer

37. A. jealous B. neat C. cream D. dream

38. A. great B. bean C. beach D. reach

39. A. creamy B. creature C. creative D. crease

40. A. treat B. plead C. threaten D. defeat

41. A. pleasure B. seashore C. headache D. breakfast

42. A. great B. deaf C. steak D. break

43. A. treasure B. meaning C. measure D. feather

44. A. meadow B. leather C. deafen D. seating

45. A. wear B. clear C. fear D. rear

46. A. meet B. teeth C. seem D. committee

47. A. seed B. committee C. deed D. steep

48. A. feed B. deed C. keen D. cheerful

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49. A. freight B. height C. weight D. eight

50. A. reign B. conceive C. release D. deceive

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PRACTICE 1.3
Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other words.

1. A. climb B. summit C. provide D. survival

2. A. private B. widely C. particular D. night

3. A. liberty B. revival C. reliable D. final

4. A. kite B. skin C. bin D. pillar

5 A. bill B. bible C. bid D. bin

6. A. hit B. sit C. bit D. like

7. A. popularize B. generalize C. rise D. hid

8. A. mineral B. find C. mindful D. line

9. A. climb B. timing C. timber D. riding

10. A. alive B. kindness C. mindful D. milk

11. A. biologist B. caring C. bride D. confide

12. A. determine B. examine C. apologize D. kidding

13. A. kitten B. child C. chicken D. mint

14. A. surprise B. devise C. realise D. promise

15. A. idiot B. idol C. icon D. item

16. A. reliable B. revision C. revival D. fiber

17. A. bribe B. ripe C. striped D. recipe

18. A. final B. revival C. reliable D. liberty

19. A. significant B. nice C. nine D. knife

20. A. die B. tiger C. pipe D. fill

21. A. idiot B. ideal C. idol D. identical

22. A. examine B. determine C. undermine D. jasmine

23. A. wild B. wildlife C. wilderness D. wildfire

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24. A. motion B. contribution C. context D. apology

25. A. post B. close C. police D. phone

26. A. comb B. common C. home D. dome

27. A. horn B. torn C. born D. hold

28. A. format B. form C. fold D. born

29. A. lonely B. lovely C. hopeful D. both

30. A. done B. gone C. shone D. shop

31. A. monitor B. moment C. opponent D. component

32. A. donkey B. won C. dozen D. monkey

33. A. become B. often C. once D. other

34. A. rose B. chose C. close D. lose

35. A. prose B. whose C. disclose D. chosen

36. A. bonus B. total C. trophy D. tropical

37. A. hopeful B. opposite C. local D. postal

38. A. chopsticks B. pork C. moderate D. common

39. A. frost B. most C. ghost D. post

40. A. workshop B. worm C. worry D. wordless

41. A. among B. wrong C. strong D. belong

42. A. gloves B. notes C. codes D. hopes

43. A. none B. dozen C. youngster D. home

44. A. devote B. envelope C. remote D. overdone

45. A. boat B. coat C. load D. coarse

46. A. alone B. loan C. road D. broad

47. A. slogan B. motor C. total D. proper

48. A. complete B. command C. common D. community

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49. A. ghost B. hostage C. lost D. frosty

50. A. choice B. choir C. moisture D. soil

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PRACTICE 1.4
Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other words.

A. boot B. book C. hook D. foot

2. A. floor B. tooth C. mood D. boot

3. A. bloom B. groom C. tooth D. flood

4. A. flood B. food C. mood D. moon

5. A. cool B. food C. boom D. floor

6. A. bloom B. door C. moon D. noon

7. A. boot B. mood C. food D. blood

8. A.book B. cook C. look D. fool

9. A. good B. took C. tooth D. brook

10. A. moon B. tool C. look D. blood

11. A. wood B. zoo C. hook D. good

12. A. hood B. booth C. foot D. stood

13. A. shook B. groom C. cool D. mood

14. A. couple B. about C. doubt D. without

15. A. house B. cloud C. blouse D. coupon

16. A. would B. shoulder C. should D. could

17. A. enough B. dough C. rough D. tough

18. A. founder B. foundry C. country D. county

19. A. fought B. bought C. drought D. nought

20. A. around B. south C. thousand D. souvenir

21. A. account B. southern C. south D. amount

22. A. drought B. bought C. fought D. ought

23. A. blouse B. younger C. enough D. rough

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24. A. boundary B. counter C. doubt D. retouch

25. A. foul B. cloud C. mouth D. soul

26. A. crow B. eyebrow C. shower D. cow

27. A. cow B. crow C. brown D. shower

28. A. flown B. brown C. crown D. frown

29. A. shower B. below C. powder D. brow

30. A. drown B. grown C. clown D. crown

31. A. shower B. bowling C. crown D. owl

32. A. download B. growth C. blow D. shadow

33. A. cowboy B. howl C. lowland D. town

34. A. crown B. shown C. blown D. flown

35. A. window B. narrow C. nowadays D. stowage

36. A. burrow B. fowl C. bowl D. tomorrow

37. A. luggage B. pull C. funny D. fund

38. A. punctual B. rubbish C. frustrate D. furious

39. A. umbrella B. unit C. united D. useful

40. A. university B. usual C. lucky D. unit

41. A. brush B. custom C. mushroom D. cushion

42. A. music B. future C. cubic D. public

43. A. push B. cute C. full D. sugar

44. A. summer B. sunny C. function D. bury

45. A. business B. publication C. punctual D. multinational

46. A. unity B. suite C. studious D. volume

47. A. busy B. lettuce C. bury D. minute

48. A. put B. pudding C. pull D. puncture

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49. A. suitable B. biscuit C. guilty D. building

50. A. guideline B. building C. guidance D. guidable

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PRACTICE 1.5
Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other words.

1. A. lonely B. dye C. lobby D. consistency

2. A. lucky B. muddy C. sky D. lobby

3. A. busy B.lazy C. lucky D. clarify

4. A. friendly B. symbolize C. satisfy D. security

5. A. society B. slippery C. salary D. stylist

6. A. chemistry B. charity C. certify D. bravery

7. A. misty B. rely C. irony D. hymn

8. A. yield B. community C. misty D. nursery

9. A. yogurt B. yesterday C. yearly D. psychology

Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other words, (-ed
endings)

10. A. influenced B. terrified C. averaged D. accompanied

11. A. reposed B.succeeded C. proved D. housed

12. A. picked B. clicked C. promised D. delivered

13. A. wanted B. developed C. needed D. included

14. A. jumped B. loved C. washed D. liked

15. A. begged B. canned C.booked D. buttoned

16. A. increased B. diseased C. begged D. lightened

17. A. helped B. borrowed C. dismissed D.booked

18. A. missed B. washed C. hoped D. removed

19. A. borrowed B. helped C. dismissed D. booked

20. A. removed B. washed C. missed D. hoped

21. A. addressed B. afforded C. admitted D. associated

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22. A. appeared B. centralized C. laughed D. certified

23. A. graduated B. engaged C. graded D. implemented

24. A. declined B. immersed C. noticed D. fixed

25. A. naked B. hiked C. looked D. chalked

Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that the other words.
(Adjectives with -ed endings)

26. A. learned B. naked C. baked D. blessed

27. A. sacred B. learned C. laughed D. ragged

28. A. wicked B. mended C. naked D. arrived

29. A. filled B. missed C. ploughed D. watched

30. A. parked B. hoped C. packed D. wicked

31. A. naked B. stopped C. watched D. packed

32. A. centered B. rugged C. hatred D. sacred

33. A. dogged B. crooked C. naked D. backed

Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other words. (- s/- es
endings)

34. A. miles B. months C. lakes D. mates

35. A. helps B. laughs C. likes D. arrives

36. A. books B. tables C. roofs D. roots

37. A. streets B. phones C. books D. makes

38. A. cities B. series C. satellites D. workers

39. A. believes B. pencils C. tables D. contents

40. A. wants B. looks C. says D. laughs

41. A. derives B. worms C. digests D. defends

42. A. develops B. biologists C. roofs D. temperatures

43. A. subjects B. checks C. dips D. journeys

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44. A. sports B. festivals C. beliefs D. epidemics

45 A. floods B. earthquakes C. famines D. wounds

46. A. approaches B. precedes C. obliges D. sacrifices

47. A. apologizes B. invites C. roofs D. certificates

48. A. applicants B. parks C. stops D. bodyguards

49. A. booths B. months C. mouths D. paths

50. A. chooses B. houses C. rises D. horses

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PRACTICE 1.6
Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other words.

1. A. climb B. Bob C. forbid D. build

2. A. comb B. back C. bomb D. bend

3. A. umbrella B. brown C. bull D. climb

4. A. doubt B. club C. subtle D. climb

5. A. Bob B. bomb C. comb D. climb

6. A. breakfast B. blackboard C. bomb D. boom

7. A. garbage B. subtle C. climbing D. debtor

8. A. production B. car C. audience D. action

9. A. count B. coin C. coal D. lace

10. A. calm B. calculate C. come D. resource

11. A. Cindy B. lettuce C. cell D. cold

12. A. crown B. cancer C. council D. could

13. A. mimic B. cereal C. conceal D. cease

14. A. council B. course C. security D. coconut

15. A. countable B. council C. precise D. decide

16. A. collapse B. countable C. occurrence D. council

17. A. ancient B. choice C. society D. fungus

18. A. exchange B. ache C. stomach D. architect

19. A. chilly B. choice C. parachute D. ranch

20. A. machine B. chicken C. chain D. check

21. A. mechanics B. chemical C. charity D. Christmas

22. A. reach B. charm C. chili D. machine

23. A. church B. mechanics C. child D. check

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24. A. cheerful B. cheat C. changeable D. chemist

25. A. cholera B. character C. charcoal D. mechanic

26. A. orchestra B. chemical C. orchid D. orchard

27. A. Christmas B. chemist C. machine D. scholarship

28. A. character B. chorus C. chronicle D. chairman

29. A. choir B. chocolate C. cholera D. stomach

30. A. chef B. machine C. champagne D. charity

31. A. chorus B. branch C. chimpanzee D. chapter

32. A. Christian B. bachelor C. scheme D. mechanic

33. A. orchid B. chest C. charming D. chapter

34. A. gift B. game C. go D. genius

35. A. gas B. gain C. germ D. goods

36. A. surgeon B. agent C. engage D. engine

37. A. ginger B. gaze C. goat D. guide

38. A. vehicles B. honest C. heir D. hospital

39. A. holder B. hotel C. homesick D. hour

40. A. honesty B. behold C. harmful D. honey

41. A. heading B. honour C. Halloween D. honeymoon

42. A. here B. hollow C. honour D. heat

43. A. knife B. know C. kill D. knight

44. A. kidney B. knowledge C. killer D. kite

45. A. folk B. milk C. walk D. half

46. A. naughty B. hymn C. button D. fence

47. A. column B. lunar C. noon D. noun

48. A. number B. column C. neighbour D. anonymous

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49. A. comment B. solemn C. fasten D. applicant

50. A. income B. incredible C. ink D. infer

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PRACTICE 1.7
Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other words.

1. A. psychology B. psychic C. picture D. psychologist

2. A. receipt B. concept C. adopt D. script

3. A. island B. was C. words D. harbors

4. A. please B. measure C. rise D pause

5. A. pleasure B. vision C. usual D. ease

6. A. police B. stores C. house D. banks

7. A. resume B. statistics C. position D. designer

8. A. prison B. discipline C. digest D. scarf

9. A. Susan B. sugar C. suit D. sale

10. A. same B. sour C. summer D. season

11. A. season B. sunshine C. source D. suitable

12. A. safety B. soon C. silver D. insurance

13. A. poison B. season C. preserve D. sack

14. A. sickness B. season C. summary D. resource

15. A. sugar B. seven C. suit D. sun

16. A. transition B. resort C. desert D. conserve

17. A. basic B. positive C. sunshine D. seashore

18. A. rose B. disease C. impose D. increase

19. A. pleasure B. measure C. ensure D. leisure

20. A. divisible B. decision C. disease D. design

21. A. dismay B. enormous C. gossip D. measles

22. A. crisis B. desert C. disaster D. exposed

23. A. accuse B. case C. comprise D. deposit

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24. A. persuasion B. expansion C. impression D. tension

25. A. vision B. mission C. erosion D. conclusion

26. A. lose B. nose C. rise D. case

27. A. treasure B. measure C. pressure D. closure

28. A. conserve B. amuse C. dissolve D. resident

29. A. research B. resent C. resemble D. resist

30. A. decision B. occasion C. expansion D. erosion

31. A. dimension B. tension C. confusion D. expansion

32. A. obsession B. depression C. procession D. possession

33. A. sigh B. thigh C. high D. cough

34. A. enough B.cough C. plough D. tough

35. A. tough B. rough C. enough D. through

36. A. tough B.enough C. naughty D. laugh

37. A. rough B. enough C. thorough D. tough

38. A. laughter B.bought C. brought D. fought

39. A. plough B. laugh C. rough D. cough

40. A. drought B. enough C. weight D. although

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PRACTICE 1.8
Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other words.

1. A. theater B. therefore C. throughout D. thunder

2. A. mother B. thunder C. within D. wither

3. A. theme B. thermo C. theater D. without

4. A. Thames B. them C. those D. this

5. A. thin B. thick C. thunder D. those

6. A. the B. thus C. mother D. thumb

7. A. thorough B. thief C. thumb D. themselves

8. A. thunder B. threaten C. through D. themselves

9. A. thin B. throw C. thank D. thus

10. A.theses B. threatened C. weather D. birthday

11. A. sympathize B. therefore C. although D. clothes

12. A. smooth B. path C. month D. depth

13. A. thankful B. themselves C. theater D. theorist

14. A. arthritis B. overthrow C. fourth D. breathe

15. A. ethical B. thesis C. thus D. fifth .

16. A. wrong B. wrist C. windy D. wreck

17. A. wrong B. win C. wrist D. two

18. A. wake B. windy C. wrong D. weak

19. A. what B. where C. why D. who

20. A. whole B. when C. which D. while

Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that the other words. (Silent
sound or not)

21. A. limb B. comb C. symbol D. plumber

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22. A. escalator B. salmon C. although D. bald

23. A. bouquet B. Christ C. firstly D. reject

24. A. heritage B. heir C. hair D. home

25. A. prescription B. place C. pneumonia D. proofread

26. A. knee B. knight C. knives D. frankly

27. A. whistle B. beetle C. little D. battle

28. A. half B. golf C. wolf D. gulf

29. A. fasten B. listen C. castle D. register

30. A. fossil B. missile C. nursery D. aisle

31. A. winter B. white C. wreck D. worry

32. A. islander B. discount C. misuse D. describe

33. A. placement B. psychology C. passport D. practical

34. A.lantern B. drown C. listen D. hymn

35. A. milk B. yolk C. walk D. folk

36. A. tomb B. lumber C. debt D. doubt

37. A. greenhouse B. honour C. horror D. homeless

38. A. beaten B. frighten C. soften D. shorten

39. A. sign B. signature C. foreign D. reign

40. A. sword B. swim C. swallow D. sweet