I. Choose the words whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of
the others in each group.
1. A. they B. those C. Thanksgiving D. than
2. A. plays B. looks C. pays D. stays
3. A. helped B. passed C. looked D. wanted
4. A. find B. mind C. high D. his
5. A. take B. fake C. face book D. plan
6. A. ended B. loved C. cleaned D. bored
7. A. way B. station C. pavement D. traffic
8. A. seatbelt B. enter C. obey D. present
9. A. chairs B. watch C. character D. choose
10. A. hand B. transport C. character D. celebration
11. A. played B. frightened C. excited D. bored
12. A. washed B. attended C. decided D. disappointed
13. A. education B. collection C. question D. celebration
14. A. teenager B. together C. guess D. regular
15. A. here B. hour C. hundred D. rehearse
II. Choose the word whose main stressed syllable is placed differently from that of
the other in each group.
1. A. listen B. travel C. borrow D. obey
2. A. traffic B. agree C. noisy D. student
3. A. different B. wonderful C. interview D. interfere
4. A. pavement B. review C. samba D. concert
5. A. manner B. tourist C. machine D. action
6. A. window B. tourist C. story D. Japan
7. A. couching B. sneezing C. disease D. illness
8. A. performance B. festival C. celebrate D. seasonal
9. A. superstitious B. religious C. unusual D. tomato
10. A. animation B. documentary C. intelligent D. volunteer
11. A. megacity B. education C. overcrowded D. malnutrition
12. A. enough B. affect C. narrow D. require
13. A. peaceful B. labour C. diverse D. wealthy
14. A. physician B. criminal C. average D. skyscraper
15. A. homeless B. violence C. skyscraper D. describe