Question

I. PHONETICS:

Exercise 1. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others

1. A. gym                                B. sky                                      C. balcony                              D. laundry

2. A. island                             B. seafood                               C. serve                                   D. summer

3. A. information                    B. population                          C. question                             D. transportation

4. A. live                                 B. listen                                   C. think                                   D. write

5. A. delta                               B. garage                                C. basement                            D. attention

6. A. speaking                        B. teaching                             C. cleaning                             D. wearing

7. A. geography                      B. technology                         C. negative                             D. together

8. A. mystery                          B. fantasy                                C. music                                  D. sign

9. A. author                             B. things                                 C. Thursday                            D. other

10. A. physics                         B. history                                C. biology                               D. literature

Exercise 2. Choose the word whose main stressed syllable is placed differently from that of the others

1. A. center                             B. basement                            C. garage                                D. kitchen

2. A. machine                          B. laundry                               C. dinner                                 D. shopping

3. A. delta                               B. canal                                   C. country                               D. hometown

4. A. balcony                         B. temperature                                    C. restaurant                           D. apartment

5. A. museum                          B. attention                             C. secondary                           D. possession

6. A. music                              B. outdoor                               C. novel                                  D. correct

7. A. physics                           B. event                                   C. author                                 D. indoor

8. A. biology                           B. geography                          C. literature                            D. technology

9. A. adventure                       B. fantasy                                C. mystery                              D. history

10. A. music                            B. soccer                                 C. physics                               D. perform