Exercise on pronuciation

Choose the word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest... listen.[r]

I Choose the word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest. 

1.A wealthy B strength C Northern D toothache

2.A waltz B amaze C close D use

3.A punctual B situation C fortunate D essential 4.A Chicago B chef C church D parachute

5.A bomb B doubt C climb D tomb

6 A equal B fashion C champagne D match A economy B occasion C freedom D logical

8 A invite B river C shrine D primary

9 A encourage B proud C enough D young

10 A invited B arrived C mentioned D loved 

1.A hall B.history C.honest D.honey 2.A.flame B.hate C.page D.adventure 3.A.equal B.fashion C.champagne D.match 4.A.stays B.says C.pays D.days 5.A.weight B.receive C.eight D.veil 6.A.wealthy B.strength C.Northern D.toothache 7.A.car B.park C.farm D.warm 8.A.under B.umbrella C.unit D.mum 9.A.punctual B.situation C.fortunate D.essential 10.A.persuasion B.campus C.supply D.laughs 

1 A clean B bread C threaten D death

2 A seaside B combine C life D police

3 A is B ice-cream C ink-pot D fridge

4 A take B name C say D place

5 A this B thick C thank D thin

6 A carol B habit C graze D match

7 A sound B southern C drought D mountain

8 A headache B character C stomach D challenging

9 A ploughs B contacts C stops D talks

10 A faced B wicked C fixed D wrapped

4 

1 A depend B enjoy C separate D return

2 A nature B national C narrow D channel

3 A invite B river C shrine D primary

4 A problem B love C box D hobby

5 A arrived B mentioned C ended D loved

6 A cheap B character C children D church

7 A tidal B sight C describe D mineral

8 A though B laugh C cough D rough

10 A headache B character C stomach D challenging 

1.A ought B thought C brought D though

2.A thick B think C thus D thin

3.A foot B school C book D good

4.A knew B grew C threw D flew

5.A lose B close C chose D rose

6.A dosage B massage C carriage D voyage

7.A high B home C hour D horn

8.A passed B forced C threatened D walked

9.A break B steak C great D bread

10.A confusion B tension C seizure D measure

6 

1.A hobby B honest C humor D hole

2.A flood B typhoon C groom D balloon

3.A fly B hobby C energy D ordinary

4.A garbage B garage C sewage D carriage

5.A exchange B champagne C teacher D children

6 A ploughs B contacts C stops D talks

7 A house B hour C heat D.hand

8.A bear B hear C clear D tear

9.A child B.chin C check D chemist

10.A noticed B booked C stopped D provided

7 

1 A laughed B weighed C watched D washed

2 A houses B places C boxes D leaves

3 A folk B flow C row D now

4 A chopstick B chemical C chat D charity

5 A her B who C hour D home

6 A invite B river C mine D primary

7 A pulled B lived C passed D played

8 A problem B love C box D hobby

9 A campus B program C exam D eraser 10 A wear B bear C pear D heat 

1 A climate B Budhism C, Hinduism D impress A beach B peaceful C recreation D meat 3.A impressed B wanted C wished D stopped A summer B difficult C much D currency

5 A proud B pronoun C enough D around

6 A this B with C father D thing

8 A maps B books C hats D pens

9 A needed B worked C stopped D booked

10 A thick B thorough C healthy D weather

9 

1 A filled B closed C cleaned D danced

2 A publish B until C adult D campus

3 A check B channel C character D change

4 A few B new C threw D knew

5 A teach B deaf C.reach D team

6 A walked B filled C died D played

7 A good B roof C foot D flood

8 A hour B honor C host D honest

9 A publish B popular C documentary D refuse

10 A invite B river C shrine D primary

10 

1 A winter B intelligent C spine D wind

2 A steps B makes C fights D stairs

3 A ethnic B depend C impress D region

4 A climate B tropical C official D combat

5 A subject B tunic C study D much

6 A machine B suggestion C shouting D emotion

7 A lost B what C not D growth

8 A complete B service C ready D women

9 A three B through C months D than

10 A broadened B used to C cried D smiled

11 

1.A feather B leather C feature D measure

2 A jeans B pants C shoes D ties

3.A audience B august C laugh D taught

4 A filled B destroyed C wished D prepared

5 A humour B flour C rumour D honour

6 A bath B watch C want D water

7 A.helped B liked C.watched D.hated A.but B.sun C.cut D.put A.overhead B.team C.speak D.bean

10 A.eggs B.floors C books D.pens

12 

1 A.chicken B.coach C.headache D.change

2 A started B played C rained D carried

3 A hall B history C honest D honey

4 A chair B check C child D machine

6 A prevent B patient C medicine D pleasant

7 A captain B table C lazy D favor

8 A arrived B finished C laughed D passed

9 A repeats B coughs C lives D attacks

10 A good B book C foot D food

13 

1 A there B though C than D theme A snowstorm B knowledge C show D slow A treasure B sewage C save D campus A effective B recognize C sentence D equality

5 A enjoyed B invited C mended D lasted

6 A campus B relax C locate D fashion

7 A sing B fine C time D nice

8 A gather B ethnic C there D although

9 A talked B watched C ordered D stopped

10 A exchange B reach C chance D chemistry

14 

1 A climate B comic C hike D website

2 A worked B laughed C hoped D naked

3 A cover B category C ancient D decorate

4 A erupt B humor C UFO D communicate

5 A Buddhism B bomb C viable D bulb

6 A gymnastics B got C enlarge D bridge

7 A worm B worse C more D work

8 A meat B leader C heat D sweater

9 A good B mood C noon D pool

10 A hurt B nurse C bury D curly

15 

1 A seem B bee C sheer D sheep

2 A few B new C knew D sew

3 A how B show C now D cow

4 A village B age C page D say

5 A house B whom C home D honest

6 A dubbing B robot C climbing D sober

7 A cube B document C business D huge

8 A advantage B advanture C addition D advertise

9 A coughs B attacks C repeats D mouths

10 A idiom B idea C item D identical 16 

4 A pins B ringbinders C files D stamps

5 A technology B puncher C.pitching D dispatch

6 A vision B mission C fusion D confusion A headache B stomach C moustache D chemist A danced B lived C arrived D loved A germ B gas C gain D goods 10 A faith B failure C fainted D fairly 17 

1 A parks B countries C girls D regions

2 A symbol B loose C style D design

3 A watched B liked C listened D stopped A shortage B garage C storage D encourage A musician B necessary C recently D since

6 A begin B pagoda C argument D vegetable

7 A cotton B century C casual D college

8 A those B whether C ethnic D clothing

9 A stopped B mentioned C changed D embroidered

10 A poetry B lively C style D minority

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1 A cell B cube C city D rice A brought B ought C thought D though

3 A hear B spear C dear D swear

4 A promise B devise C surprise D realise

5 A bush B pull C brush D push

6 A caused B increased C practiced D promised

7 A think B signature C exist D circle

8 A stay B lake C climate D vacation

9 A caught B taught C daughter D laughter

10 A hour B hospitable C heir D honest

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1 A briefcases B themselv es C watches D classes

2 A books B pens C boys D girls

3 A eggs B chairs C cooks D sons

4 A heard B burn C learn D tear

5 A food B took C cook D shoe

6 A can B curtain C science D car

7 A cake B bag C hat D flat

8 A cut B fun C suit D son

9 A brother B son C strong D mother

10 A secretary B remember C scheduled D interesting 20 

2 A heat B bean C head D gleam

3 A helped B booked C needed D missed

4 A day B plane C may D bat

5 A bare B car C star D farm

6 A parachute B teacher C which D check

7 A photo B below C wonder D lotus

8 A forest B resort C reason D visit

9 A health B speak C each D seat

10 A thirsty B guitar C dirty D listen

Question II Choose the words that has a different stress pattern from the others. 1 

1.A practical B designer C minority D occasion 2.A consist B fashion C design D collect 3.A enjoyment B pagoda C collection D business 4.A economical B federation C itinerary D complication 5.A advertise B deposit C candidate D institute A unimportant B incomplete C disadvantage D encourage A rivalry B occasion C logical D equally A compulsion B instruction C mausoleum D comprise A conservation B favorite C uniform D treatment 10 A education B deposit C candidate D institute 2 

1 A deposit B festival C institute D resident

2 A activity B electricity C simplicity D pollution A achievement B experiment C explanation D discovery A surprising B astonishing C amazing D interesting A interview B industry C essential D difficult 6.A complain B favorite C terrible D famous

7.A awful B empty C delicious D lovely

8.A climate B design C region D comic 9.A inspiration B economic C reputation D dormitory 10.A entertainment B information C education D television 3 

1 A dormitory B category C priority D ordinary

1.A appliance B activity C adventure D average 2.A favorite B government C influence D identify 3.A economic B volcanic C.disappointed D scientific 4.A reputation B description C suggestion D pollution 5.A magazine B pictures C documentary D entertain A quiet B receive C couple D wedding A delightful B important C everyone D develop A arrive B birthday C forward D feeling A begin B silver C dinner D people 10 A anniversary B activities C librarian D American 6 

1 A climate B design C region D comic A entertainment B information C education D television

3 A recycle B potato C collection D dangerous

4 A picnic B fishing C arrive D movie

5 A public B occasion C player D problem

6 A minimize B dynamite C pollution D pesticide A disappointed B documentary C ordinary D unpolluted

8 A remote B wander C website D widely

9 A communicate B.experience C embroidery D inspiration

10 A danger B include C devote D police

7 

1 A union B united C wonderful D library

2 A republic B.receive C collection D uniform

3 A pagoda B grocery C hamburger D picnic

4.A advance B chicken C culture D foreign

5.A decorate B disappoint C festival D primary

6 A answer B begin C refuse D complain

7 A relationship B activity C occasional D invitation

8 A person B enough C picture D people

9 A poem B father C lucky D designer

10 A modern B novel C musician D lovely 8 

1 A frequent B special C curly D addition

2 A public B occasion C player D problem

3 A effect B beauty C listen D brother

4 A prefer B classmate C Christmas D neighbor

5 A favorite B sweater C however D different

6 A extreme B generous C lonely D clothing

7 A poet B although C library D outside

8 A religion B violent C logical D scenery

9 A.limit B.conment C order D.impress

9 

1 A.institute B.regional C.scenery D.religious

2 A.occasion B grocery C.linguistics D pagoda A official B adventure C correspond D religion A effective B separate C experience D biology

5 A violent B encourage C occasion D material

6 A compulsory B population C minority D communicate

7 A tropical B favorite C primary D commercial

8 A saddle B case C chase D basement

9 A reliable B living C revival D final

10 A physical B mythology C rhythmic D psychology 10 

1 A control B remote C purpose D respond

2 A economic B encourage C embroider D experience A inspiration B collection C reputation D limitation A objection B opinion C official D optional A compulsory B convenient C correspond D communicate

6 A marry B pursue C direct D consult

7 A fancy B portrait C endless D influence

8 A agency B memory C encounter D influence

9 A advancement B chemical C conception D deposit 10 A carefully B malaria C beginning D provision 11 

1 A comprise B depend C design D novel A tropical B collection C tendency D charity A friendliness B occasion C pagoda D deposit A importing B specific C impolite D important A federation B unpolluted C disappearing D profitable A orchestra B chasm C chemical D orchard

7 A enough B rough C though D laugh

8 A education B community C development D unbreakable A exciting B important C delicious D beautiful 10 A recreation B entertainment C literature D information 12 

1 A natural B department C exception D attentive A performance B industry C importance D provision A compulsory B territory C linguistics D comprise A convenient B encourage C material D modernize

5 A national B figure C engineer D scientist

9 A unpolluted B disappointment C infrastructure D intermediate

10 A typhoon B faucet C Easter D separate

13 

1 A achievement B experiment C explanation D discovery A.reputation B.description C.suggestion D.pollution A surprising B astonishing C amazing D interesting

4 A primary B religion C tropical D friendliness

5 A federation B mausoleum C recognition D territory

6 A receive B conserve C expect D nominate

7 A garbage B sewage C parade D logical

8 A violent B encourage C occasion D material

9 A compulsory B population C minority D communicate 10 A tropical B favorite C primary D commercial 14 

1 A career B avoid C manage D advise

2 A burglary B employment C courageous D dependent A computer B expression C instantly D appliance A population B electricity C popularity D concentrate A curriculum B enthusiast C arrangement D temperature

6 A energy B window C exercise D energetic

7 A answer B begin C refuse D complain

8 A character B annoy C generous D orphanage

9 A design B modern C purpose D cotton

10 A about B around C between D under

15 

1 A accomplish B examine C imagine D chemistry

2 A desire B mountain C plateau D constant

3 A industry B interest C suburb D equality

4 A medicine B decide C distance D patient 5.A arrangement B relationship C scientist D improve A official B adventure C correspond D religion A effective B separate C experience D biology

8.A erupt B behave C collapse D damage

9.A abroad B city C depend D impress

10.A dynamite B factory C magazine D pesticide

16 

1 A weather B unique C highland D ladder A experience B hurricane C volcano D material

3 A depend B prepare C predict D forecast

4 A tidal B amount C ancient D heavy

5 A tropical B commercial C disastrous D extensive

7 A impression B difficult C optional D seperate A passage B enjoyable C moment D matches A associate B together C traveler D protected 10 A weather B Electric C absorb D potential 17 

1 A mountain B maintain C shorthand D baseball

2 A natural B asleep C typhoon D about

3 A display B intention C basic D unless

4 A although B mature C enough D access

5 A mechanic B service C realize D national

6 A understand B engineer C benefit D Japanese

7 A scientist B alive C industrial D advice

8 A experience B reputation C individual D scientific A decoration B television C introduction D expectation 10 A dynamite B pesticide C minimize D achievement 18 

1 A communicate B disadvantage C documentary D exploration A determine B remember C education D associate A advertise B candidate C deposit D institute A excellent B exactly C dangerous D wonderful A behavior B requirement C abundant D estimate A preference B attraction C advantage D discover

7 A escaping B eruption C delicate D explain A tomorrow B interview C important D industrial A condition B company C compartment D occasion 10 A.academic B reputation C expenrience D intermediate 19 

1.A advertise B express C remember D improve

2 A understand B engineer C.benefit D Japanese

3 A scientist B alive C industrial D advice

4 A paper B tonight C lecture D story

5 A interesting B surprising C amusing D successful A begin B pastime C finish D summer A difference B suburban C internet D character A beautiful B effective C favourite D popular A understand B invitation C industry D computation 10 A certificate B appreciate C apologize D classify 20 

1 A librarian B entertainment C historical D experiment

2 A chemical B continue C support D biology

3 A primary B various C variety D obviously

4 A favorite B tropical C influence D volcanic

6 A powder B beauty C harvest D immediately A signature B excellent C semester D necessary A reasonable B enjoyable C avoidable D traditional

9 A consist B design C fashion D collect

10 A manufacture B tomorrow C development D employment

Circle the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the other words

1 A proud B about C around D would

2 A machine B chair C check D child

3 A invite B village C tired D life

4 A family B damage C afternoon D carriage

5 A enjoyed B invited C mended D lasted

6 A abroad B primary C pal D additional

7 A invited B wanted C ended D liked

8 A beach B lead C great D pleased

9 A unit B climate C city D ethnic

10 A comb B plumb C climb D disturb

11 A faded B baggy C pants D added

12 A poets B occasion C convenient D compulsory 13 A continue B primary C additional D territories

14 A wealth B meat C peaceful D beaches

15 A religion B secondary C design D region

16 A notice B grow C ghost D lost

17 A casual B material C champagne D campus

18 A deny B deposit C benefit D respond

19 A hike B shrine C widely D opinion

20 A furious B purpose C surf D turn

21 A garage B sewage C garbage D courage

22 A disappointed B provided C polluted D reduced

23 A trash B mass C wrap D stage

24 A garbage B standard C solar D lunar

25 A chopstick B charity C children D Christmas

26 A celebrate B plumber C bulb D blanket

27 A creature B appear C reason D teacher

28 A identify B typhoon C terrify D crazy

29 A hole B object C spot D solid

30 A exist B public C despite D mineral

31 A gemstone B imagine C organism D generous

32 A took B school C food D choose

33 A clothed B impressed C enjoyed D worked

34 A please B pleasure C easy D teacher

35 A comprise B divide C primary D religion

36 A worked B cleaned C watched D stopped

37 A danger B angry C language D passage

38 A around B how C bought D found

39 A thing B they C there D than

41 A provide B fork C faucet D shore

42 A wood B school C food D truth

43 A polite B litter C decide D crier

44 A developed B watched C walked D posted

45 A please B street C break D feel

46 A ground B group C house D found

47 A pollution B rubbish C income D truck

48 A sight B mineral C might D device

49 A flood B moon C typhoon D balloon

50 A earthquake B healthy C thunder D weather

51 A school B church C much D children

52 A federal B ethnic C ten D religion

53 A widely B family C my D city

54 A day B stay C may D watch

55 A know B show C follow D now

56 A bread B between C meat D weekend

57 A the B thing C there D without

58 A here B dear C there D dear

59 A but B unit C Sunday D compulsory

60 A find B visit C with D worship

61 A cross B not C lost D home

62 A dirt B skirt C ironic D birth

63 A rest B tell C before D get

64 A put B hungry C uncle D bus

65 A picture B village C river D find

66 A mountain B count C young D found

67 A many B sky C try D by

68 A city B often C plant D two

69 A family B across C paddy D travel

70 A parent B ten C when D entrance

71 A reenter B need C cheese D meet

72 A minimize B like C might D listen

73 A check B very C reduce D bed

74 A provide B pollute C collect D come

75 A shout B tour C about D count

76 A much B public C but D busy

77 A teach B cheap C school D church

78 A happens B helps C lands D pays

79 A season B first C plastic D waste

80 A my B windy C empty D happy

81 A celebrate B festival C respond D wedding

82 A very B slavery C family D try

83 A spring B rice C which D picture

84 A fall B man C call D tall

85 A says B days C pays D ways

86 A village B cage C voyage D luggage

87 A holiday B second C freedom D from

88 A important B short C cord D colorful

89 A lunar B but C such D much

91 A grandma B disaster C match D damage

92 A weather B meat C between D beat

93 A expect B empty C enter D ever

94 A volume B thunder C result D number

95 A afternoon B soon C school D good

96 A laughed B expected C wanted D needed

97 A miss B will C high D bring

98 A the B that C they D thesis

99 A occasion B condition C production D mission

100 A sunny B spy C my D try

101 A daily B ready C country D fly

102 A instead B health C dream D dead

103 A lasted B hoped C walked D booked

104 A paper B table C land D favorite

105 A games B partners C fields D reports

106 A exist B which C begin D might

107 A just B computer C cup D sum

108 A pilot B possible C box D long

109 A puppet B touch C worship D Above

110 A peaceful B least C meeting D visit

111 A famous B parents C vacation D lake

112 A convenient B mention C century D ethnic

113 A clothing B cloth C most D grow

114 A boating B shows C shower D growing

115 A complete B feet C reach D meal

116 A child B fly C river D shrine

117 A brown B shown C shower D plow

118 A chance B banyan C snack D paddy

119 A A thank B theater C thousand D therefore

120 A label B able C stage D various

121 A international B maize C same D generation

122 A cloth B clothes C clothing D with

123 A among B dump C from D mummy

124 A head B beach C speak D clean

125 A driver B quiet C divide D written

126 A plumber B some C luxury D consume

127 A caused B power C shower D amount

128 A slavery B celebration C painted D family

129 A proud B cloud C brought D about

130 A damage B blanket C candle D anything

131 A travel B natural C many D language

132 A collapsed B baby C tornado D waves

133 A reported B laughed C acquainted D decided 134 A lakes B experiences C places D devices

135 A push B wonderful C country D jump

136 A standard B parade C category D fashion

137 A route B shout C round D found

138 A wheel B what C whole D when

139 A house B cloud C because D flower

141 A laughed B liked C stopped D played 142 A weather B steamer C pleasure D steady 143 A instead B healthy C creature D heading

144 A thick B throw C than D thing

145 A buses B watches C hopes D clauses

146 A stopped B laughed C leaked D naked

147 A think B through C though D thought

148 A lead B head C meat D feed

149 A watches B washes C clauses D likes

150 A worked B needed C interested D divided 151 A volcanoes B introduces C clothes D describes

152 A pleased B smoked C stopped D missed

153 A weather B reach C meat D speak

154 A three B through C month D with

155 A both B smooth C length D strength

156 A architect B children C chaos D chemist

157 A feel B fit C feed D feast

158 A stand B track C take D bank

159 A whole B whether C wheel D why

160 A invention B question C information D protection 161 A channel B charity C challenge D chaos 162 A severe B selection C eruption D hundred

I Choose the word that has the underline past pronounced differently from the rest.

1 A depend B enjoy C separate D return

2 A church B industrial C currency D compulsory A hamburger B imagine C activity D pray

4 A correspond B comprise C consist D compulsory A temple B restaurant C religion D mention

6 A men B women C mention D sentence

7 A century B convenient C consist D comfortable

8 A jeans B styles C students D labels

9 A wear B bear C pear D hear

10 A arrived B motioned C ended D loved 11 A plough B mountain C south D countryside

12 A entrance B paddy C bamboo D banyan

13 A invite B river C shrine D primary

14 A store B grocery C hero D also

15 A north B south C gather D month

16 A problem B love C box D hobby 17 A dormitory B forward C organization D information

18.A advanced B advertise C admit D admire

19 A campus B program C exam D parents

20 A speaks B sends C knows D learns 21 A abroad B primary C pad D additional 22 A invited B wanted C ended D liked

23 A beach B lead C great D please

24 A unit B climate C city D ethnic

25 A comb B plumb C climb D disturb

26 A faded B baggy C pants D added

28 A continue B primary C additional D territories 29 A wealth B meat C peaceful D beaches 30 A religion B secondary C design D region

31 A notice B grow C ghost D lost

32 A casual B material C champagne D campus

33 A deny B deposit C benefit D respond

34 A hike B shrine C widely D opinion

35 A garage B sewage C garbage D courage 36 A disappointed B provided C polluted D reduced

37 A flow B row C cow D know

38 A trash B mass C wrap D stage

39 A dynamite B junkyard C fly D deny

40 A garbage B standard C solar D lunar

41 A covered B installed C described D decorated 42 A chopstick B charity C children D Christmas

43 A celebrate B plumber C bulb D blanket

44 A energy B generous C category D suggest

45 A creature B appear C reason D teacher

46 A identify B typhoon C terrify D crazy

47 A hole B object C spot D solid