Phonetics

1.     A. watched                          B. laughed                                C. stopped              D. opened

2.     A. books                             B. apples                                  C. drops                 D. students

3.     A. breakfast                                    B. threaten                                C. steak                  D. ahead

4.     A. souvenir                         B. opposite                               C. bakery                D. kilometer

5.     A. encourage                      B. disappoint                             C. represent            D. recommend

Choose the word in each group whose underlined part is pronounced differently from others:

1. A. roofs   B. tickets   C. books   D. chickens

2. A. character   B. chemistry   C. school   D. charity

3. A. walked   B. laughed   C. weighed   D. stopped

I. Pronunciation: Hãy chọn từ có đuôi -ed được phát âm khác với các từ còn lại:
1. A. coughed B. cooked C. melted D. mixed
2. A. signed B. profited C. attracted D. naked
3. A. walked B. hundred C. fixed D. coughed
4. A. watched B. practiced C. introduced D. cleaned
5. A. passed B. stretched C. comprised D. washed
6. A. tested B. clapped C. planted D. demanded
7. A. intended B. engaged C. phoned D. enabled
8. A. married B. sniffed C. booked D. coughed
9. A. smiled B. denied C. divorced D. agreed
10. A. planned B. developed C. valued D. recognized
11. A. approved B. answered C. passed D. uttered
12. A. doubted B. wedded C. connected D. passed
13. A. managed B. laughed C. captured D. signed
14. A. washed B. exchanged C. experienced D. mixed
15. A. filled B. added C. started D. intended
16. A. wanted B. booked C. stopped D. laughed
17. A. booked B. watched C. jogged D. developed
18. A. kneeled B. bowed C. implied D. compressed
19. A. bottled B. explained C. trapped D. betrayed
20. A. laughed B. stamped C. booked D. contented

Ex 2: Which underlined part in each item is pronounced differently from the rest?

1. A. photographed B. laughed C. walked D. saved

2. A. acted B. criticized C. starred D. filmed

3. A. decided B. ploughed C. designed D. cried

4. A. raised B. prepared C. coughed D. enjoyed

5. A. missed B. washed C. watched D. entertained

6. A. station B. mistake C. lane D. many

7. A. ready B. break C. ahead D. dead

8. A. freight B. vein C. ceiling D. neighbor

9. A. pretty B. depend C. left D. expensive

10. A. straight B. pain C. said D. afraid

pronuncation

1. A. reserved    B. dressed   C. equipped   D. washed

2. A. changed    B. learned    C. laughed     D. arrived

3. A. needed      B. traveled   C. called        D. lived

4. A. books         B. days        C. roofs         D. points

5. plated             B. cakes       C. mates      D. places

Exercise 1. Circle the word which has different sound in the part underlined.

1. A. laughed B. washed C. danced D. played

2. A. beds B. dogs C. porters D. books

3. A. pictures B. watches C. buses D. brushes

4. A. homework B. mother C. open D. judo

5. A. rather B. them C. neither D. think

6. A. fun B. sun C. surf D. cut

7. A. call B. land C. fall D. ball

8. A. although B. laugh C. paragraph D. enough

9. A. comedy B. letter C. princess D. cinema

10. A. high B. sight C. this D. find

11. A. stopped B. agreed C. listened D. cleaned

12. A. meat B. seat C. great D. mean