I. Choose one word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from others

1.     A. failed B. reached   C. absorbed D. solved

2.     A. invited         B. attended C. celebrated         D. displayed

3.     A. removed      B. washed   C. hoped     D. missed

4.     A. looked         B. laughed   C. moved    D. stepped

5.     A. wanted        B. parked    C. stopped   D. watched

6. A. English                  B. wash                  C. rubbish                         D. version

7. A. clothes                             B. oranges               C. cabbages               D. closes

8. A. soft                        B. hot                             C. pork                 D. bottle

9. A. heat                       B. great                 C. meat                 D. teach

10. A. cakes                             B. peas                  C. beans                D. eggs

II. Choose the best one (A, B, C or D) to complete the sentence.

1.       A film in which strange and frightening things happen is called a/an   .

          A. thriller    B. comedy   C. drama     D. animation

2.       Not many people went to see the film;         , it received good reviews from critics.

          A. however B. despite    C. but          D. although

3.                 he spent much money on the film, it wasn’t a big success.

          A. Even      B. But         C. Although          D. Despite

4.       Trung finds horror films really           .

          A. disgust    B. disgusts   C. disgusting         D. disgusted

5.                 they spent a lot of money on the film, it wasn’t a big success.

          A. However B. Nevertheless     C. When     D. Although

6.       We didn’t find it funny             it was a comedy.

          A. in spite of         B. despite    C. although D. but

7.       In Titanic, it                     Leonardo DiCaprio as Jack Dawson, a poor artist.

          A. directs     B. shows     C. acts         D. stars

8.       The end of the film was so                  that many people cried.

          A. shocking B. moving   C. exciting   D. boring

9.       I went to the cinema with my friends yesterday                feeling very tired.

          A. although B. in spite of         C. but          D. so

10.               beginning with a terrible disaster, the film has a happy ending.

          A. In spite   B. Despite   C. Although          D. However

11.     I found the book so                   that I couldn’t put it down.

          A. gripping  B. boring     C. tiring       D. shocking

12.               careful preparation, we have a lot of difficulties in making a new film.

          A. With       B. However          C. Such       D. Despite

13.     The film has a silly plot.           , many people enjoyed it.

          A. Though  B. Moreover         C. Because  D. Nevertheless

14.     A                 is a film that shows real life events or stories.

          A. Action    B. documentary    C. thriller     D. comedy

15.     I have never felt as                    as I did when I watched that horror film.

          A. terrify     B. terrified   C. terrifying D. terrible

16, People feel ……………… when they catch the cold.

17, She has a pain …… her back.                a. on            b. in   c. at   d. with

18, I ……………… for class.

19, That work is good …… him.                a. for           b. at   c. with         d. on

20. The car is different …… mine.      a. with        b. from        c. to   d. for

III. Choose the word or phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following sentences.

1. The robot I have just bought is very simple to use . I just need to push this button and it will operate.

A.boring     B.  interesting                 C. easy                  D. difficult

2.Who take care of your children when you are away?

A.look after B. take off   C. put on     D. give up

3. The weather last summer was awful. I didn’t like it at all.

A.bad                   B. beautiful           C. master`    D. finish

4. Tet is a festival which occurs in late january or early February.

A.happen    B. begins              C. causes               D. ends

5. The farm and surrounding area were seriously flooded.

A.place                           B.space                 C.region                D.country

6.Mr. Black gave up smoking because he had a bad cough.

A.stopped                       B.recommended             C.advised    D.continued

Exericise 2. Hãy chọn từ có phần được gạch dưới có cách phát âm khác với các từ còn lại:

1. A. failed B. reached C. absorbed D. solved

2. A. invited B. attended C. celebrated D. displayed

3. A. removed B. washed C. hoped D. missed

4. A. looked B. laughed C. moved D. stepped

5. A. wanted B. parked C. stopped D. watched

6. A. laughed B. passed C. suggested D. placed

7. A. believed B. prepared C. involved D. liked

8. A. lifted B. lasted C. happened D. decided

9. A. collected B. changed C. formed D. viewed

10. A. walked B. entertained C. reached D. looked

11. A. watched B. stopped C. pushed D. improved

12. A. admired B. looked C. missed D. hoped

13. A. proved B. changed C. pointed D. played

14. A. helped B. laughed C. cooked D. intended

15. A. smoked B. followed C. titled D. implied

16. A. coughed B. phoned C. booked D. stopped

17. A. talked B. looked C. naked D. worked

18. A. developed B. ignored C. laughed D. washed

19. A. phoned B. stated C. mended D. old-aged

20. A. clapped B. attracted C. lifted D. needed

21. A. involved B. believed C. praised D. locked

22. A. remembered B. cooked C. closed D. cleaneD

23. A. smiled B. regarded C. suggested D. naked

24. A. reversed B. choked C. played D. sentenced

25. A. minded B. hated C. exchanged D. old-aged

26. A. proved B. looked C. stopped D. coughed

27. A. dated B. changed C. struggled D. agreed

28. A. scaled B. stared C. phoned D. hundred

29. A. behaved B. washed C. clicked D. approached

30. A. worked B. shopped C. missed D. displayed

31. A. coughed B. cooked C. melted D. mixed

32. A. signed B. profited C. attracted D. naked

33. A. walked B. hundred C. fixed D. coughed

34. A. watched B. practiced C. introduced D. cleaned

35. A. passed B. stretched C. comprised D. washed

36. A. tested B. clapped C. planted D. demanded

37. A. intended B. engaged C. phoned D. enabled

38. A. married B. sniffed C. booked D. coughed

39. A. smiled B. denied C. divorced D. agreed

40. A. planned B. developed C. valued D. recognized

41. A. approved B. answered C. passed D. uttered

42. A. doubted B. wedded C. connected D. passed

43. A. managed B. laughed C. captured D. signed

44. A. washed B. exchanged C. experienced D. mixed

45. A. filled B. added C. started D. intended

46. A. wanted B. booked C. stopped D. laughed

47. A. booked B. watched C. jogged D. developed

48. A. kneeled B. bowed C. implied D. compressed

49. A. bottled B. explained C. trapped D. betrayed

50. A. laughed B. stamped C. booked D. contented

I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others:

1. A. failed                 B. reached                   C. absorbed                   D. solved

2. A. invited                 B. attended                 C. celebrated                D. displayed

3. A. removed              B. washed                   C. hoped                       D. missed

4. A. looked                 B. laughed                   C. moved                      D. stepped

5. A. walked                 B. entertained              C. reached                    D. looked

6. A. beach                   B. clean                       C. instead                                 D. leave

7. A. reduce                  B. reuse                       C. future                       D. public

8. A. amount                B. achieve                   C. dynamite                 D. deforestation

9. A. woods                 B. wonderful               C. wrap                        D. wrong

10. A. throw                 B. cover                       C. company                  D. comfortable

Exericise 2. Hãy chọn từ có phần được gạch dưới có cách phát âm khác với các từ còn lại:

1. A. failed                   B. reached                 C. absorbed                D. solved

2. A. invited                 B. attended                 C. celebrated              D. displayed

3. A. removed             B. washed                   C. hoped                     D. missed

4. A. looked                 B. laughed                  C. moved                    D. stepped

5. A. wanted                B. parked                   C. stopped                  D. watched

6. A. laughed               B. passed                    C. suggested               D. placed

7. A. believed              B. prepared                 C. involved                 D. liked

8. A. lifted                    B. lasted                      C. happened               D. decided

9. A. collected             B. changed                  C. formed                    D. viewed

10. A. walked              B. entertained             C. reached                  D. looked

11. A. watched            B. stopped                   C. pushed                   D. improved

12. A. admired            B. looked                     C. missed                    D. hoped

13. A. proved              B. changed                  C. pointed                   D. played

14. A. helped               B. laughed                   C. cooked                    D. intended

15. A. smoked             B. followed                  C. titled                        D. implied

16. A. coughed           B. phoned                   C. booked                   D. stopped

17. A. talked                B. looked                     C. naked                     D. worked

18. A. developed         B. ignored                   C. laughed                  D. washed

19. A. phoned             B. stated                      C. mended                  D. old-aged

20. A. clapped             B. attracted                C. lifted                        D. needed

21. A. involved            B. believed                  C. praised                   D. locked

22. A. remembered     B. cooked                    C. closed                     D. cleaneD

23. A. smiled               B. regarded                 C. suggested               D. naked

24. A. reversed           B. choked                   C. played                     D. sentenced

25. A. minded              B. hated                      C. exchanged              D. old-aged

26. A. proved              B. looked                     C. stopped                  D. coughed

27. A. dated                B. changed                  C. struggled                D. agreed

28. A. scaled               B. stared                     C. phoned                   D. hundred

29. A. behaved           B. washed                   C. clicked                    D. approached

30. A. worked              B. shopped                  C. missed                    D. displayed

31. A. coughed           B. cooked                    C. melted                    D. mixed

32. A. signed               B. profited                   C. attracted                 D. naked

33. A. walked              B. hundred                  C. fixed                        D. coughed

34. A. watched            B. practiced                 C. introduced              D. cleaned

35. A. passed              B. stretched                 C. comprised               D. washed

36. A. tested                B. clapped                  C. planted                   D. demanded

37. A. intended           B. engaged                 C. phoned                   D. enabled

38. A. married             B. sniffed                     C. booked                   D. coughed

Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others in each sentence.

38. A. invited  B. attended  C. celebrated  D. displayed 

39. A. removed  B. washed  C. hoped  D. missed 

40. A. knocked  B. watched  C. stopped  D. called 

41. A. looked  B. laughed  C. moved  D. stepped 

42. A. wanted  B. parked  C. stopped  D. watched

I. Hãy chọn từ có phần được gạch dưới có cách phát âm khác với các từ còn lại:ED

1. A. failed B. reached C. absorbed D. solved

2. A. invited B. attended C. celebrated D. displayed

3. A. removed B. washed C. hoped D. missed

4. A. looked B. laughed C. moved D. stepped

5. A. wanted B. parked C. stopped D. watched

6. A. laughed B. passed C. suggested D. placed

7. A. believed B. prepared C. involved D. liked

8. A. lifted B. lasted C. happened D. decided

9. A. collected B. changed C. formed D. viewed

10. A. walked B. entertained C. reached D. looked

11. A. watched B. stopped C. pushed D. improved

12. A. admired B. looked C. missed D. hoped

13. A. proved B. changed C. pointed D. played

14. A. helped B. laughed C. cooked D. intended

15. A. smoked B. followed C. titled D. implied

16. A. coughed B. phoned C. booked D. stopped

17. A. talked B. looked C. naked D. worked

18. A. developed B. ignored C. laughed D. washed

19. A. phoned B. stated C. mended D. old-aged

20. A. clapped B. attracted C. lifted D. needed

Chọn từ có phần gạch chân được phát âm khác so với các từ còn lại.

Choose the underlined words has pronouced differntly from the others( tất cả mọi chữ đều gạch chân dưới chữ ed ở cuối mỗi chữ nhé)

1. a. invited a. attended c. celebrated d. displayed

2. a. removed b. washed c. hoped d. missed

3. a. knocked b. naked c. stopped d. called

4. a. looked b. laughed c. moved d. stepped

5. a. wanted b. parked c. stopped d. watched

6. a. laughed b. passed c. suggested d. placed

7. a. believed b. prepared c. involved d.liked

8. a. lifted b. lasted c. happened d. decided

9. a. practiced b. ranged c. washed d. touched

10. a. collected b. changed c. formed d. viewed

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. 1. A. attended B. celebrated C. hoped D. wanted 2. A. study B. push C. culture D. funny Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions. 3. A. weather B. peaceful C. flower D. succeed 4. A. people B. control C. maintain D. provide Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions. 5. There are two way to get to HCMC: you can go by plane or by train. A. are B. way C. by D. or 6. Be quiet! Your sister does her homework in her room now. A. does B. in C. Your D. homework 7. She will pay less but she uses two energy-saving bulbs. A. pay B. less C. but D. energy-saving 8. The questions that the teacher gave us yesterday was not easy. A. that B. the C. gave D. was