CHUYÊN ĐỀ PHONETICS

1. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others
1. A. skims     B.works         C.sits       D.laughs
2. A. fixes       B.pushes       C.misses       D.goes
3. A. cries         B.buzzes         C.studies         D.supplies
4. A. holds         B.notes       C.replies         D.sings
5. A. keeps         B.gives         C.cleans         D.prepares
6.A. runs         B.fills         C.draws         D.catches
7. A. drops         B.kicks         C.sees         D.hopes
8. A. types         B.knocks         C.changes     D.wants
9. A. drinks         B.rides         C.travels         D.leaves
10. A. calls         B.glasses         C.smiles         D.learns
11.A.schools       B.yards         C.labs         D.seats
12.A.knives         B.trees         C.classes         D.agrees
13.A.buses         B.horses         C.causes   D.ties
14.A.garages         B.boats         C.bikes         D.roofs
15. A. ships         B.roads         C.streets D.speaks
16.A.beliefs         B.cups         C.plates   D.apples
17.A.books         B.days         C.songs   D.erasers
18. A. houses       B. knives         C. clauses         D.changes
19. A. roofs     B. banks         C. hills         D.bats
20. A. hats         B. tables         C. tests         D.desks
21. A. gives         B. passes         C. dances     D.finishes
22. A. sees         B. sings         C. meets         D.needs
23. A. seeks         B. plays         C. gets         D.looks
24. A. tries         B. receives         C. teaches         D.studies
25. A. says         B. pays         C. stays         D.plays
26. A. eyes         B. apples         C. tables         D.faces
27. A. posts         B. types         C. wives         D.keeps
28. A. beds         B. pens         C. notebooks         D.rulers
29. A. stools         B. cards         C. cabs         D.forks
30. A. buses         B. crashes         C. bridges         D. plates
2. S/es ENDING
1. A. pools B. trucks C. umbrellas D. workers
2. A. programs B. individuals C. subjects D. celebrations
3. A. churches B. commandos C. photos D. wives
4. A. barracks B. series C. means D. headquarters
5. A. crossroads B. species C. works D. mosquitoes
6. A. babies B. chairs C. shops D. schools
7. A. houses B. horses C. matches D. computers
8. A. walls B. bosses C. goods D. fingers
9. A. arms B. legs C. heads D. chests
10. A. brothers B. parents C. uncles D. nephews
11. A. hears B. dreams C. wishes D. sees
12. A. knows B. lives C. stays D. meets
13. A. regrets B. remembers C. drinks D. laughs
14. A. resources B. figures C. answers D. animals
15. A. decreases B. differences C. amounts D. reaches
16. A. protects B. kicks C. misses D. stops
17. A. ploughs/plaʊz/ B. laughs C. coughs D. paragraphs
18. A. roofs B. findings C. chips D. books
19. A. pictures B. months C. inventions D. troubles

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 20. A. mopes B. tables C. genes D. chairs
21. A. mouths B. paths C. months D. wreaths
22. A. types B. works C. laughs D. sends
23. A. repeats B. coughs C. lives D. attacks
24. A. understands B. makes C. works D. sleeps
25. A. smells B. cuts C. opens D. plays
26. A. eats B. gains C. signs D. sings
27. A. crops B. fertilizers C. strikes D. cigarettes
28. A. parents B. enjoys C. boys D. speeds
29. A. nurses B. watches C. chores D. dishes
30. A. photographs B. speaks C. soups D. sometimes
3. ED ENDING
1. a. filled b. missed c. laughed d. watched
2. a. visited b. decided c. engaged d. disappointed
3. kissed b. stopped c. laughed d. closed
4. a. reformed b. appointed c. stayed d. installed
5. a. fitted b. educated c. locked d. intended
6. a. matched b. educated c. enriched d. washed
7. a. attended b. improved c. dedicated d. exhibited
8. a. killed b. developed c. threatened d. endangered
9. a. wanted b. looked c. needed d. visited
10. a. planned b. worked c. helped d. galloped
11. a. hoped b. referred c. shopped d. laughed
12. a. hurried b. studied c. stayed d. started
13. a. watched b. passed c. used d. washed
14. a. moved b. hoped c. married d. danced
15. a. retired b. escaped c. used d. played
16. a. believed b. asked c. allowed d. died
17. a. called b. phoned b. showed d. finished
18. a. fired b. traveled c. enjoyed d. decided
19. a. apologized b. explored c. liked d. wondered
20. a. spilled b. opened c. finished d. climbed
21. a. failed b. believed c. stopped d. solved
22. a. liked b. laughed c. earned d. missed
23. a. admitted b. deleted c. controlled d. intended
24. a. jumped b. robbed c. closed d. enjoyed
25. a. amassed b. raided c. invented d. collected
26. a. experimented b. collected c. needed d. raised
27. a. selected b. obtained c. afforded d. collected
28. a. added b. subtracted c. hooked d. visited
29. a. mixed b. raised c. delayed d. closed
30. a. supposed b. collected c. admired d. posed
4. 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.
Question 1: A. final B. writer C. ivory D. widow
Question 2: A. passed B. managed C. cleared D. threatened
Question 3: A. ejects B. defends C. advocates D. breaths
Question 4: A. produced B. believed C. stopped D. laughed
Question 5: A. alien B. alloy C. alley D. anthem
Question 6: A. affected B. looked C. decreased D. washed
Question 7: A. missed B. worked C. realized D. watched
Question 8: A. need B. speech C. see D. career

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Question 9: A. loved B. appeared C. agreed D. coughed
Question 10: A. pagoda B. integral C. against D. aquatic
Question 11: A. imagines B. bikes C. cultures D. involves
Question 12: A. office B. practice C. service D. device
Question 13: A. finished B. cooked C. attended D. laughed
Question 14: A. number B. future C. furious D. amuse
Question 15: A. concerned B. candied C. travelled D. dried
Question 16: A. speaks B. speeds C. graphs D. beliefs
Question 17: A. dune B. hummock C. shrub D. buffalo
Question 18: A. increased B. pleased C. replaced D. fixed
Question 19: A. looks B. knows C. helps D. sits
Question 20: A. linked B. declared C. finished D. developed
Question 21: A. heat B. beat C. meant D. easy
Question 22: A. sports B. thanks C. games D. enthusiasts
Question 23: A. sacrificed B. trusted C. recorded D. acted
Question 24: A. cooks B. loves C. joins D. spends
Question 25: A. interviewed B. performed C. finished D. delivered
Question 26: A. misses B. goes C. leaves D. potatoes
Question 27: A. removed B. approved C. reminded D. relieved
Question 28: A. young B. plough C. couple D. cousin
Question 29: A. confine B. conceal C. convention D. concentrate
Question 30: A. isolated B. climate C. island D. automobile
Question 31: A. river B. rival C. native D. driven
Question 32: A. valentine B. imagine C. discipline D. determine
Question 33: A. crop B. common C. household D. bodily
Question 34: A. merchant B. sergeant C. mermaid D. commercial
Question 35: A. obstacle B. obscure C. obsession D. oblivious
Question 36: A. failed B. reached C. absorbed D. solved
Question 37: A. develops B. takes C. laughs D. volumes
Question 38: A. species B. invent C. medicine D. tennis
Question 39: A. advanced B. established C. preferred D. stopped
Question 40: A. exact B. examine C. eleven D. elephant
Question 41: A. heavy B. head C. weather D. heat
Question 42: A. processed B. infested C. balanced D. reached
Question 43: A. food B. shoot C. book D. boot
Question 44: A. amount B. country C. counter D. around
Question 45: A. apologize B. agree C. algebra D. aggressive
Question 46: A. likes B. tightens C. heaps D. coughs
Question 47: A. building B. suitable C. suit D. recruitment
Question 48: A. create B. creature C. easy D. increase
Question 49: A. needed B. played C. rained D. followed
Question 50: A. ploughs B. photographs C. gas D. laughs
Question 51: A. broad B. load C. road D. boat
Question 52: A. acronym B. agency C. became D. aviation
Question 53: A. account B. amount C. mourning D. trout
Question 54: A. sound B. touchy C. outdated D. account
Question 55: A. fungus B. rubbish C. function D. furious
Question 56: A. contain B. entertain C. certain D. campaign
Question 57: A. measure B. pleasure C. threat D. treat
Question 58: A. south B. southern C. scout D. drought
Question 59: A. dome B. comb C. home D. tomb
Question 60: A. accountant B. country C. count D. fountain

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Question 61: A. clubs B. books C. hats D. stamps
Question 62: A. advance B. ancient C. cancer D. annual
Question 63: A. canoeing B. penalty C. rival D. tsunami
Question 64: A. increase B. meant C. flea D. lease
Question 65: A. goalie B. archive C. signal D. advertisement
Question 66: A. bury B. hurt C. turn D. excursion
Question 67: A. book B. foot C. brook D. booth
Question 68: A. punctual B. rubbish C. thunder D. furious
Question 69: A. sound B. touch C. down D. account
Question 70: A. clerk B. reserve C. deserve D. herb
Question 71: A. spark B. share C. park D. smart
Question 72: A. hasty B. nasty C. wastage D. tasty
Question 73: A. neigh B. height C. weigh D. vein
Question 74: A. butter B. gum C. butcher D. summer
Question 75: A. hall B. salt C. drawn D. roll
Question 76: A. lost B. post C. loan D. pole
Question 77: A. adopted B. appealed C. dedicated D. wounded
Question 78: A. mile B. militant C. smile D. kind
Question 79: A. peace B. great C. treat D. meat
Question 80: A. sailor B. tailor C. naivety D. painter
Question 81: A. character B. flatter C. equally D. attraction
Question 82: A. peace B. wear C. weak D. sea
Question 83: A. zoo B. goose C. tooth D. good
Question 84: A. skill B. fine C. dinner D. since
Question 85: A. hook B. floor C. book D. look
Question 86: A. dedicate B. eliminate C. educate D. certificate
Question 87: A. seems B. plays C. visits D. travels
Question 88: A. stool B. bamboo C. good D. loose
Question 89: A. sculpture B. result C. justice D. figure
Question 90: A. searched B. practiced C. subscribed D. increased
Question 91: A. adverb B. advent C. advertise D. advance
Question 92: A. allow B. tomorrow C. slowly D. below
Question 93: A. included B. wanted C. noticed D. decided
Question 94: A. bushes B. wishes C. researches D. headaches
Question 95: A. tool B. spoon C. foot D. noon
Question 96: A. dressed B. dropped C. matched D. joined
Question 97: A. walk B. call C. take D. talk
Question 98: A. passed B. opened C. washed D. worked
Question 99: A. dream B. wear C. treat D. mean
Question 100: A. attacks B. medals C. concerns D. Fingers

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