PHONETICS

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. worked B. stopped C. forced D. amounted
Question 2.
A. course B. courtesy C. resource D. force
Question 3.
A. confide B. conceal C. convention D. concentrate
Question 4.
A. landed B. planted C. naked D. looked
Question 5.
A. features B. inserts C. reveals D. destroys
Question 6.
A. access B. championship C. laborer D. democratic
Question 7.
A. meet B. free C. prefer D. repeat
Question 8.
A. coughed B. ploughed C. laughed D. roughed
Question 9.
A. health B. wealth C. breathe D. dealt
Question 10.
A. plays B. travels C. seems D. thinks
Question 11.
A. control B. unfold C. record D. hold
Question 12.
A. hopes B. changes C. cakes D. hates
Question 13.
A. book B. foot C. moon D. wood
Question 14.
A. hatred B. naked C. hacked D. sacred
Question 15.
A. breath B. health C. heart D. head
Question 16.
A. motivated B. flooded C. wicked D. looked
Question 17.
A. thinks B. seems C. plays D. sends
Question 18.
 A. blind B. kind C. right D. chilly
Question 19.
A. play B. train C. nation D. urban
Question 20.
A. looked B. booked C. naked D. cooked
Question 21.
A. mistake B. village C. client D. picture
Question 22.
A. finds B. stays C. brings D. smarts
Question 23.
A. cleaned B. opened C. learned D. leaned
Question 24.
A. purpose B. propose C. expose D. suppose
Question 25.
A. loves B. likes C. hates D. makes
Question 26.
A. device B. derive C. delete D. decent
Question 27.
A. laughs B. ploughs C. mouths D. clothes
Question 28.
A. creative B. threaten C. breadwinner D. heavy
Question 29.
A. pleased B. laughed C. brushed D. liked
Question 30.
A. divorce B. reliant C. promise D. idiot
Question 31.
A. handed B. naked C. looked D. flooded
Question 32.
A. search B. heart C. earth D. heard
Question 33.
A. reserved B. locked C. forced D. touched
Question 34.
A. goat B. load C. broad D. road
Question 35.
A. passed B. wished C. touched D. moved
Question 36.
A. shame B. drank C. cable D. blaze
Question 37.
 A. damaged B. practiced C. attacked D. escaped
Question 38.
A. tangle B. dangerous C. battle D. calculate
Question 39.
A. begged B. canned C. booked D. buttoned
Question 40.
A. arranged B. aged C. changed D. managed
Question 41.
A. elongated B. integrate C. economy D. reliable
Question 42.
A. graduate B. mandatory C. explode D. persuade
Question 43.
A. chooses B. clothes C. encourages D. boxes
Question 44.
A. report B. perform C. according D. word
Question 45.
A. eliminated B. forced C. worked D. missed
Question 46.
A. absence B. arrive C. absorb D. apologize
Question 47.
A. dogged B. crooked C. naked D. backed
Question 48.
A. final B. revival C. reliable D. liberty
Question 49.
A. booths B. months C. mouths D. paths
Question 50.
A. interaction B. initiative C. hospitality D. activity
Question 51.
A. invites B. comes C. arrives D. loves
Question 52.
A. asked B. danced C. cashed D. studied
Question 53.
A. compile B. facile C. facsimile D. textile
Question 54.
A. breath B. path C. wither D. breakthrough
Question 55.
A. reads B. meets C. stops D. drops
Question 56.
 A. promote B. voluntarily C. solidarity D. bronchitis
Question 57.
A. obliged B. graduated C. attended D. wretched
Question 58.
A. bachelor B. chapter C. chemistry D. teacher
Question 59.
A. bushes B. wishes C. researches D. headaches
Question 60.
A. culture B. student C. institution D. university
Question 61.
A. kites B. hopes C. balls D. kicks
Question 62.
A. control B. ecology C. contour D. combine
Question 63.
A. understated B. washed C. produced D. confessed
Question 64.
A. because B. nurse C. horse D. purpose
Question 65.
A. passed B. realized C. touched D. wished
Question 66.
A. academic B. apply C. apology D. achieve
Question 67.
A. impresses B. abolishes C. influences D. heightens
Question 68.
A. established B. destroyed C. encouraged D. remembered
Question 69.
A. savour B. devour C. favour D. flavour
Question 70.
A. dream B. mean C. peace D. steady
Question 71.
A. developed B. introduced C. influenced D. raised
Question 72.
A. August B. gerund C. purpose D. suggest
Question 73.
A. solutions B. hospitals C. families D. projects
Question 74.
A. emblem B. member C. regret D. theme
Question 75.
 A. definitions B. documents C. combs D. doors
Question 76.
A. nourish B. flourish C. courageous D. courage
Question 77.
A. tickled B. published C. produced D. replaced
Question 78.
A. creates B. faces C. strikes D. cigarettes
Question 79.
A. gorgeous B. cordial C. accord D. crossword
Question 80.
A. weighs B. coughs C. ploughs D. soughs
Question 81.
A. nation B. national C. nationality D. nationally
Question 82.
A. plays B. says C. stays D. days
Question 83.
A. advertiser B. advertising C. advertisement D. advertise
Question 84.
A. envelopes B. communicates C. headaches D. judges
Question 85.
A. geyser B. honeymoon C. journey D. money
Question 86.
A. weighed B. coughed C. used D. laughed
Question 87.
A. increase B. meant C. flea D. lease
Question 88.
A. terrified B. influenced C. averaged D. accompanied
Question 89.
A. identify B. final C. applicant D. decide
Question 90.
A. cymbal B. cybercrime C. psychology D. stereotype
Question 91.
A. apprentice B. atmosphere C. acquire D. admission
Question 92.
A. creature B. creative C. creamy D. crease
Question 93.
A. chooses B. houses C. rises D. horses
Question 94.
 A. evolve B. protection C. robot D. operate
Question 95.
A. naked B. looked C. booked D. mocked
Question 96.
A. laughter B. caution C. applause D. autumn
Question 97.
A. changes B. durables C. privileges D. marches
Question 98.
A. brought B. ought C. thought D. though
Question 99.
A. flooded B. learned C. implanted D. improved
Question 100.
A. great B. bread C. break D. steak
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of the
primary stress in each of the following questions.