I. Choose the word that has underlined part pronounced differently from that of the others.
1. A. arrange | B. age | C. date | D. match |
2. A. missed | B. washed | C. watched | D. preferred |
3. A. floor | B. four | C. room | D. door |
4. A. around | B. various | C. famous | D. dangerous |
* Circle the word that has the underlined part pronounced different from the rest. 1. A. excited B. bored C. frightened D. played
2. A. jungle B. luggage C. sunbathe D. sugar
3. A. follow B. powder C. show D. borrow
4. A. wicked B. visited C. laughed D. divided
5. A. paddy B. sand C. travel D. tribal
6. A. buffalo B. photo C. limestone D. botanical
7. A. looked B. suggested C. minded D. decided
8. A. bought B. drought C. brought D. ought
* Circle the word that has a different stress pattern from the others.
1. A. mother B. prefer C. effect D. enjoy
2. A. pollution B. dangerous C. factory D. poisonous
3. A. visit B. become C. home D. deny
4. A. suggestion B. beautiful C. constancy D. sympathy
5. A. danger B. unselfish C. attraction D. machine
6. A. careful B. dangerous C. cheap D. prevent
7. A. detective B. romantic C. maths D. adventure
8. A. export B. promise C. import D. rebel
I. Indentify the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest.
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II. Find the words which has a different stress pattern.
3. | A. appear | B. annoy | C. transmit | D. injure |
4. | A. convenient | B. selection | C. character | D. equipment |
III. Choose the best answer to complete the following sentences.
5. Tim needs to ……………. his Spanish pronunciation. |
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A. improve | B. try | C. enroll | D. participate |
6. The children aren’t old enough to look after……………… |
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A. themselves | B. ourselves | C. herself | D. himself |
7. He ………… lots of old books for 5 years. |
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A. recycled | B. is recycling | C. has recycled | D. will recycle |
8. She worked hard ………… pass the final exams. |
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A. so that | B. in order to | C. in order that | D. so as |
9. When I was a child, I …………. follow my Mom to the market. | |||
A. used to | B. use to | C. get used to | D. usually |
10. They’ll arrive ………. Monday, 14 July. |
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A. in | B. at | C. during | D. on |
IV. Read the following passage, then choose the best option (A, B, C or D) to complete it.
Na is a newcomer to the neighborhood. Her family (1)_____here last week. She doesn’t
know anything about the new neighborhood. Nam, Na’s neighbor, is very happy (2) _____
her. Nam has lived here for about 10 years, so he knows the area quite well. Na wants to know the way to the nearest restaurant (3) _____ her mother is too tired to cook dinner.
Nam shows her the way to get there, just around the corner. The restaurant (4)_____ Hue
food. According to Nam, the food there is (5) _____, especially the pancakes. Na and her
mother will definitely try the food.
1. | A. arrives | B. arrive | C. arrived | D. arriving |
2. | A. help | B. to help | C. helping | D. helped |
3. | A. because | B. but | C. so | D. about |
4. | A. serve | B. serves | C. will serve | D. served |
5. | A. badly | B. well | C. deliciously | D. delicious |
V. Read the paragraph, then decide whether the following sentences are True (T) or False (F).
Charles Dickens was born in Ports Mouth in 1812. His family then lived in London. His father was a clerk in an office. There were eight children in the family, so life was hard. Charles went to school and his teacher thought he was very clever. When he was only eleven, he had to leave school and went to work in a factory. He worked ten hours a day and earned 30 pence a week. Every night, after work, he walked four miles back to his home. Charles hated it and never forgot. He used it in many novels, especially David Copperfield and Oliver Twist.
6. Charles’ family had eight children.
7. Charles went to school when he was only eleven.
8. He worked ten hours a day and earned thirty pence a day.
9. Charles liked walking back to his home after work.
10. Oliver Twist is one of Charles’ novels.
VI. Finish the second sentence in such a way that it is similar to the original one.
1. “Open the door, please, ” said my grandmother.
-> My grandmother told me………………………………………
2. Nam often played soccer very well.
-> Nam used ………………………………………… …………..
3. I’m not strong. I can’t take part in the games.
-> I’m not…………………………… …………………….………
I. Choose the word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest.
1. A. hello | B. honest | C. house | D. hat |
2. A. vacation | B. facility | C. island | D. important |
3. A. books | B. novels | C. leaves | D. magazines |
4. A. needed | B. visited | C. wanted | D. talked |
Circle the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others. Question 1. A. enjoys B. designs C. follows D. likes Question 2. A. nature B. city C. sports D. sometimes
Circle the word that has a stress pattern different from the others.
Question 3. A. hometown B. schedule C. hotel D. mountain
Question 4. A. chocolate B. hospital C. vehicle D. performance
Circle the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others. Question 1. A. mixes B. goes C. rushes D. watches Question 2. A. like B. kiss C. kick D. pick
Circle the word that has a stress pattern different from the others. Question 3. A. bicycle B. chocolate C. decision D. memory Question 4. A. degree B. tennis C. guitar D. career
A. Phonetics (0,4P)
1/ Choose the word that has underlined part pronounced differently from the others. (0.2P)
A- classmate B- character C- place D- grade
2/ Circle the word with a different stress parttern from the other (0.2P)
A- wardrobe B- tradition C- folktale D- household
B. Choose A, B, C or D to complete the following sentences (1.6p)
1/ She ___________ morning exercises regularly so as to improve his health.
A- does B- did C- has done D- will do
2/ Her mother ___________ this city two years ago.
A- left B- leaves C- is leaving D-will leave
3/ I promise I ___________ my best next semester.
A- try B- tried C- will try D- have tried
4/ How long have you studied English? I ___________ it for six years.
A- have studied B- study C- studied D- will study
5/ She asked her children ________.
A- stop to play B- stop playing C- to stop playing D- to stop to play
6/ Let’s paint the house ____________ . It will be much cheaper.
A- yourself B- herself C- ourselves D- themselves
7/ His parents are always proud _________ him.
A-about B- with C- on D- of
8/ She grew up in England, so her ________ is English.
A- mother tongue B- first language C- foreign language D- a and b
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest: 1. A. played B. smiled C. wanted D. opened 2. A. prize B. drill C. brick D. trim *Choose the word that has different stress pattern from the rest: 3. A. festival B animal C. celebrate D. computer 4..A. practice B. cracker C. tractor D. transport
REVIEW FOR GRADE 8
PRONUNCIATION & REPORTED SPEECH
Exercise 1: Circle the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from that of the rest.
1.A. top B. chose C. song D. holiday
2 A. causes B. audiences C. bridges D. aunts
3 A. cancer B. ocean C. cinema D. centre
4 A. Chemistry B. which C. choose D. chick
5 A. suggested B. needed C. wanted D. worked
Exercise 2: Turn these sentences into Reported speech.
1. She said ” I can’t find my umbrella”
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2. They said “We are learning English now”
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3. “ My friend is coming next week” Tom said.
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4. “ I’ll help my mum with housework this weekend” she said
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5. “Try to overcome this difficulty” they said
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6. “ Is your father a doctor here?”, my friend said
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7. “Are you going on holiday tomorrow?”, the boy said to his neighbor.
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8. “ Why will you have to finish all these exercises before next week?” the teacher said to his students
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9. “ I came back here early yesterday,” she said.
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10. “ I’ve broken the vase,” she said
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11. “ I will never see you again,” the boy said to the girl.
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12. He said to her, “Don’t hurt my friend.”
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13. Johnny said to his mother, “I don’t know how to do this exercise.”
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14. “We are waiting for the school bus”, said the chidren.
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15. Marry said, “My father died a year ago”.
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16. John said, “Have you finished studying my lesson?”.
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17. Mary said, “I can not go to the movies with you, John”.
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18. “Will you expect to see me next Wednesday?” Mary said to her friend.
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19. He said, “I don’t know what happened.”
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20. She said, “How did you go to the hospital yesterday?”
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