
I. Choose the words whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that the others in each group.
1. A. hear B. fear C. dear D. wear
2. A. near B. appear C. bear D. idea
3. A. here B. there C. series D. sphere
4. A. hate B. air C. chair D. hair
5. A. prepare B. carry C. share D. fair
6. A. aerobic B. airplay C. rarely D. atmosphere
7. A. unfair B. prepare C. nearly D. airplane
8. A. fairy B. really C. volunteer D. idea
9. A. parent B. reindeer C. upstairs D. careful
10. A. careless B. downstairs C. armchair D. fearful
11. A. square B. badminton C. grandfather D. match
12. A. idea B. reason C. feature D. teacher
13. A. easy B. lease C. weak D. pear
14. A. goggles B. sport C. stop D. not
15. A. match B. machine C. champion D. chess
16. A. fear B. near C. really D. wear
17. A. their B. hair C. series D. there
18. A. spare B. play C. game D. table
19. A. keep B. cheer C. meet D. week
20. A. sphere B. series C. here D. where
1.A. hear
2.C. bear
3.C. series
4.B. air
5.B. carry
6.C. rarely
7.C. nearly
8.C. volunteer
9.C. upstairs
10.A. careless
11.A. square
12.B. reason
13.C. weak
14.A. goggles
15.A. match
16.C. really
17.C. series
18.D. table
19.B. cheer
20.D. where