PHONETICS
I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently. Circle the
corresponding letter A, B, C or D.
1. A. watching B. machine C. kitchen D. matched
2. A. picture B. written C. hiding D. ribbon
3. A. smiled B. worked C. picked D. jumped
4. A. Effective B. equal C. seventh D. president
5. A. status B. ladder C. language D. factor
6. A. effort B. compliment C. dissolve D. minority
7. A. festival B. reject C. senior D. secret
8. A. arguments B. books C. elephants D. televisions
9. A. promise B. problem C. proceed D. products
10. A. imagined B. installed C. discussed D. involved
11. A. sound B. cloud C. found D. favorite
12. A. tool B. noon C. door D. school
13. A. crafts B. comics C. streets D. stamps
14. A. mention B. question C. action D. education
15. A. community B. computer C. museum D. custom
16. A. minority B. ethnic C. tradition D. religion
17. A. education B. question C. pollution D. collection
18. A. populated B. loaded C. harvested D. lived
19. A. fields B. flowers C. lemons D. parks
20. A. looked B. cooked C. naked D. booked
II: Pick out the word which has different sound in the underlined part in each line.
1. A. end B. pencil C. open D. bench
2. A. wanted B. washed C. watched D. stopped
3. A. mention B. question C. action D. education
4. A. listened B. opened C. wanted D. lived
5. A. community B. computer C. museum D. customs
6. A. needed B. opened C. wanted D. decided
III. Choose the word whose main stressed syllable is different from the rest.
Circle the corresponding letter A, B, C or D.
1. A. possessions B. unhealthy C. extended D. legalize
2. A. protection B. variety C. industrial D. nation
3. A. attention B. effective C. children D. approach
4. A. population B. basis C. chairman D. country
5. A. cattle B. collect C. generous D. grassland
6. A. nomad B. paddy C. robot D. disturb
7. A. stranger B. people C. replace D. factory
8. A. reputation B. difficult C. possible D. excellent
9. A. visitors B. museum C. computer D. important