I. Choose the word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest

1. A. talked                             B. fitted                                  C. needed                    D. visited

2. A. houses                            B. misses                                 C. glasses                    D. mixes

3. A. stamp                              B. sew                                     C. opposite                  D. bookstore

4. A. milk                                B. library                                 C. dinner                     D. polish

5. A. play                                B. education                            C. small                       D. stay

6. A. played                            B. frightened                           C. excited                    D. bored

7. A. hand                               B. transport                             C. character                 D. celebration

8. A. washed                           B. attended                             C. decided                  D. disappointed

II. Choose the best answer for each of the following sentences .

1 . When I was a boy, I ....................................... tea to coffee.

A. prefer                      B. preferred                 C. prefers                    D. preferring

2. He was only thirteen, but he ate ........................................ his father did 

A. as much as              B. more that                C. much than               D. as much than

3. Every girl ought to learn ................................... to cook.

A. what                       B. when                       C. how                                    D. where

4. John enjoys ………………………..……… tennis.

A. playing                   B. play                         C. played                     D. to play

5. …………………..……… coffee without milk is yours?

A. The                         B. An                          C. A                            D. Ø

6. Video  games can be ....................................

A. addictive                B. wonderful               C. interesting               D. beautiful 

7. Could you show me the way  ……………. . . . .. the railway station please?

A. near to                    B. at                            C. next                                    D. to

8. “Was the competition a success ?” “Yes, ........................... people took part in it than usual”.

A. more                       B. fewer                      C. less                          D. many

9. The meat of a pig is ................................. 

A. beef                                    B. pork                        C. chicken                   D. lamb  

10. Some scientists spend most of their lives ...................at rocks. 

A. look                        B. looking                   C. looked                    D. to look 

I. Choose the words whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others in each group.

1. a. rackets                   b. goggles             c. skis                             d. skateboards

2. A. talked          B. naked               C. asked               D. liked

3. A. worked        B. stopped           C. forced              D. wanted

4. A. sun              B. sure                  C. success             D. sort

5. A. them            B. they                 C. something        D. this

I.  Choose the word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest :

1.         a. locate                             b. celebrate                        c. nominate                       d. private

2.         a. hobby                            b. honest                           c. humor                            d. hole

3.         a. dynamite                        b. terrify                            c. symbol                           d. deny

4.         a. love                                b. oven                              c. prove                             d. lovely

5.         a. account                          b. aboard                           c. acquaintance                 d. alien

6.         a. voice                              b. volume                          c. volcano                          d. volunteer

7.         a. crazy                              b. sample                           c. grade                             d. spacecraft

8.         a. spot                                b. object                            c. hole                                d. model

9.         a. launder                          b. laundry                         c. laugh                             d. launch

10.       a. catalogue                       b. card                               c. catwalk                          d. hat

II.  Pick out the word that has the main stressed syllable different from the others :

1.         A. conclusive                    B. evidence                       C. mineral                          D. terrify

2.         A. capture                         B. infant                            C. precious                        D. aboard

3.         A. exist                              B. gemstone                      C. planet                            D. public

4.         A. creature                        B. object                            C. sample                          D. despite

5.         A. wonderful                    B. volunteer                      C. disappear                      D. disappoint

6.         A. reputation                     B. description                    C. suggestion                    D. pollution

7.         A. economic                      B. volcano                         C. psychedelic                   D. scientific

8.         A. priority                         B. terrify                           C. identify                         D. compulsory

9.         A. earthquake                    B. evidence                       C. disappear                      D. slavery

10.       A. generous                       B. humorous                      C. precious                        D. mysterious

I. Choose the word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest

1.         a. behave                           b. lake                               c. bake                               d. battery

2.         a. earthquake                     b. easy                               c. Easter                            d. eat

3.         a. funnel                            b. fun                                c. fund                              d. further

4.         a. cycle                              b. widely                           c. typhoon                         d. fly

5.         a. intermediate                  b. immediate                     c. medium                         d. medicine

6.         a. great                              b. bread                             c. break                             d. steak

7.         a. carrier                            b. carriage                         c. car                                 d. carrot

8.         a. children                         b. child                              c. line                                 d. sign

9.         a. eight                              b. weight                           c. freight                            d. heighten

10.       a. bury                               b. hurry                             c. hungry                           d. thunder

II.  Pick out the word that has the main stressed syllable different from the others :

1.         A. abrupt                           B. erupt                             C. behave                          D. bureau

2.         A. carriage                         B. collapse                         C. damage                         D. forecast

3.         A. battery                          B. extensive                      C. volcano                         D. detective

4.         A. border                           B. destroy                         C. earthquake                    D. funnel

5.         A. tidal                              B. expect                           C. typhoon                        D. award

6.         A. ancient                          B. charity                          C. compose                       D. humor

7.         A. decoration                    B. expectation                   C. composition                  D. pollution

8.         A. temperature                  B. acquaintance                 C. distinguish                    D. describe

9.         A. generous                       B. priority                          C. nominate                       D. battery

10.       A. damage                         B. collapse                         C. border                           D. funnel

III.  Pick out the word that is of different topic from the others :

1.         A. earthquake                    B. famine                          C. volcano                         D. tornado

2.         A. rainy                             B. easy                              C. foggy                            D. snowy

3.         A. how                              B. which                            C. what                             D. whose

4.         A. shower                          B. thunder                         C. raincoat                         D. wind

5.         A. typhoon                        B. hurricane                       C. snowstorm                    D. cyclone

I. Choose the word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest: (1m)

1.   A. recycle                     B. sky                          C. why                          D. country

2.   A.university                  B. unit                         C. discuss                     D. computer

    3.   A. emergency                B. elevate                    C. pressure                   D. stretcher

    4.   A. wanted                     B. raised                      C. needed                      D. waited