TASK 1: Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others

1. a. career  b. discuss  c. balance  d. decide

2. a. laundry  b. protect  c. household  d. burden

3. a. equal  b. prepare  c. divide  d. routine

4. a. family  b. grocery  c. consider  d. physical

5. a. example  b. develop  c. emotion  d. understand

6. a. positive  b. nursery  c. popular  d. enormous

7. a. parents  b. require  c. divource  d. behave

8. a. similar  b. benefit  c. difficult  d. important 

Put the verbs in the correct forms/tenses 

1. The laundry (always/ do)... at 8 every evening

2. At the moment, he (watch).... his favorite film on TV

3. Every day, Jane (wash).. the dishes but today she (do)... the washing up

4. Household chores (divide)... equally in my family. I (cook).., my husband (help)... with heavy lifting and my daughter (take)... out the rubbish

5. When everyone works together on household chores, a positive atmosphere (create).. by this

6. He (watch)... TV ay 7,00 every morning?

7. Now I (do)... the cooking while Hoa (listen)... to music

8. At the moment, Nam and his friands (go)... shopping at the mall

Pick out the word whose main stress is placed differently from the other.

17. A. prevent B. pollute C. sewage D. provide

18. A. garbage B. persuade C. convince D. reduce

VI. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others.

19. A. told    B. hold    C. snow    D. power

20. A. what    B. when    C. who    D. which

Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest

1. A. phoned                         B. called                                C. raised                           D. cooked

Choose the word whose stress pattern is differently from the others.

2. A. teacher                         B. aside                 C. father                                D. center

Choose the best option to complete each of the following sentences.

3. Tim……………..very ill before he……………………

A. had been -  had died                                                    B. was -  had died             

C. had been - died                                                            D. was - died

4. I'm feeling pretty tired. Do you mind____ me home?

A. taking                                B. to take                               C. take                                   D. being taken

5. I wish she ____ make so much noise in my lesson .

A. can                                     B. wouldn't                            C. hadn't                                                D. wasn't

6. I  ____ a fool if I followed his advice.

A. were                  B. am                                C.  would be             D. would have been 

7. Every time my father flies to America, he gets really bad ____ .

A. jet lag                                B. journey                        C. touchdown                            D. mix-up

8. Could you ............................me a lift into the town?

A. give                    B. get                                     C. do                                                      D. makeChoose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest

1. A. phoned                         B. called                                C. raised                           D. cooked

Choose the word whose stress pattern is differently from the others.

2. A. teacher                         B. aside                 C. father                                D. center

Choose the best option to complete each of the following sentences.

3. Tim……………..very ill before he……………………

A. had been -  had died                                                    B. was -  had died             

C. had been - died                                                            D. was - died

4. I'm feeling pretty tired. Do you mind____ me home?

A. taking                                B. to take                               C. take                                   D. being taken

5. I wish she ____ make so much noise in my lesson .

A. can                                     B. wouldn't                            C. hadn't                                                D. wasn't

6. I  ____ a fool if I followed his advice.

A. were                  B. am                                C.  would be             D. would have been 

7. Every time my father flies to America, he gets really bad ____ .

A. jet lag                                B. journey                        C. touchdown                            D. mix-up

8. Could you ............................me a lift into the town?

A. give                    B. get                                     C. do                                                      D. makeChoose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest

1. A. phoned                         B. called                                C. raised                           D. cooked

Choose the word whose stress pattern is differently from the others.

2. A. teacher                         B. aside                 C. father                                D. center

Choose the best option to complete each of the following sentences.

3. Tim……………..very ill before he……………………

A. had been -  had died                                                    B. was -  had died             

C. had been - died                                                            D. was - died

4. I'm feeling pretty tired. Do you mind____ me home?

A. taking                                B. to take                               C. take                                   D. being taken

5. I wish she ____ make so much noise in my lesson .

A. can                                     B. wouldn't                            C. hadn't                                                D. wasn't

6. I  ____ a fool if I followed his advice.

A. were                  B. am                                C.  would be             D. would have been 

7. Every time my father flies to America, he gets really bad ____ .

A. jet lag                                B. journey                        C. touchdown                            D. mix-up

8. Could you ............................me a lift into the town?

A. give                    B. get                                     C. do                                                      D. makeChoose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest

1. A. phoned                         B. called                                C. raised                           D. cooked

Choose the word whose stress pattern is differently from the others.

2. A. teacher                         B. aside                 C. father                                D. center

Choose the best option to complete each of the following sentences.

3. Tim……………..very ill before he……………………

A. had been -  had died                                                    B. was -  had died             

C. had been - died                                                            D. was - died

4. I'm feeling pretty tired. Do you mind____ me home?

A. taking                                B. to take                               C. take                                   D. being taken

5. I wish she ____ make so much noise in my lesson .

A. can                                     B. wouldn't                            C. hadn't                                                D. wasn't

6. I  ____ a fool if I followed his advice.

A. were                  B. am                                C.  would be             D. would have been 

7. Every time my father flies to America, he gets really bad ____ .

A. jet lag                                B. journey                        C. touchdown                            D. mix-up

8. Could you ............................me a lift into the town?

A. give                    B. get                                     C. do                                                      D. makeChoose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest

1. A. phoned                         B. called                                C. raised                           D. cooked

Choose the word whose stress pattern is differently from the others.

2. A. teacher                         B. aside                 C. father                                D. center

Choose the best option to complete each of the following sentences.

3. Tim……………..very ill before he……………………

A. had been -  had died                                                    B. was -  had died             

C. had been - died                                                            D. was - died

4. I'm feeling pretty tired. Do you mind____ me home?

A. taking                                B. to take                               C. take                                   D. being taken

5. I wish she ____ make so much noise in my lesson .

A. can                                     B. wouldn't                            C. hadn't                                                D. wasn't

6. I  ____ a fool if I followed his advice.

A. were                  B. am                                C.  would be             D. would have been 

7. Every time my father flies to America, he gets really bad ____ .

A. jet lag                                B. journey                        C. touchdown                            D. mix-up

8. Could you ............................me a lift into the town?

A. give                    B. get                                     C. do                                                      D. makeChoose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest

1. A. phoned                         B. called                                C. raised                           D. cooked

Choose the word whose stress pattern is differently from the others.

2. A. teacher                         B. aside                 C. father                                D. center

Choose the best option to complete each of the following sentences.

3. Tim……………..very ill before he……………………

A. had been -  had died                                                    B. was -  had died             

C. had been - died                                                            D. was - died

4. I'm feeling pretty tired. Do you mind____ me home?

A. taking                                B. to take                               C. take                                   D. being taken

5. I wish she ____ make so much noise in my lesson .

A. can                                     B. wouldn't                            C. hadn't                                                D. wasn't

6. I  ____ a fool if I followed his advice.

A. were                  B. am                                C.  would be             D. would have been 

7. Every time my father flies to America, he gets really bad ____ .

A. jet lag                                B. journey                        C. touchdown                            D. mix-up

8. Could you ............................me a lift into the town?

A. give                    B. get                                     C. do                                                      D. makeChoose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest

1. A. phoned                         B. called                                C. raised                           D. cooked

Choose the word whose stress pattern is differently from the others.

2. A. teacher                         B. aside                 C. father                                D. center

Choose the best option to complete each of the following sentences.

3. Tim……………..very ill before he……………………

A. had been -  had died                                                    B. was -  had died             

C. had been - died                                                            D. was - died

4. I'm feeling pretty tired. Do you mind____ me home?

A. taking                                B. to take                               C. take                                   D. being taken

5. I wish she ____ make so much noise in my lesson .

A. can                                     B. wouldn't                            C. hadn't                                                D. wasn't

6. I  ____ a fool if I followed his advice.

A. were                  B. am                                C.  would be             D. would have been 

7. Every time my father flies to America, he gets really bad ____ .

A. jet lag                                B. journey                        C. touchdown                            D. mix-up

8. Could you ............................me a lift into the town?

A. give                    B. get                                     C. do                                                      D. makeChoose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest

1. A. phoned                         B. called                                C. raised                           D. cooked

Choose the word whose stress pattern is differently from the others.

2. A. teacher                         B. aside                 C. father                                D. center

Choose the best option to complete each of the following sentences.

3. Tim……………..very ill before he……………………

A. had been -  had died                                                    B. was -  had died             

C. had been - died                                                            D. was - died

4. I'm feeling pretty tired. Do you mind____ me home?

A. taking                                B. to take                               C. take                                   D. being taken

5. I wish she ____ make so much noise in my lesson .

A. can                                     B. wouldn't                            C. hadn't                                                D. wasn't

6. I  ____ a fool if I followed his advice.

A. were                  B. am                                C.  would be             D. would have been 

7. Every time my father flies to America, he gets really bad ____ .

A. jet lag                                B. journey                        C. touchdown                            D. mix-up

8. Could you ............................me a lift into the town?

A. give                    B. get                                     C. do                                                      D. makeChoose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest

1. A. phoned                         B. called                                C. raised                           D. cooked

Choose the word whose stress pattern is differently from the others.

2. A. teacher                         B. aside                 C. father                                D. center

Choose the best option to complete each of the following sentences.

3. Tim……………..very ill before he……………………

A. had been -  had died                                                    B. was -  had died             

C. had been - died                                                            D. was - died

4. I'm feeling pretty tired. Do you mind____ me home?

A. taking                                B. to take                               C. take                                   D. being taken

5. I wish she ____ make so much noise in my lesson .

A. can                                     B. wouldn't                            C. hadn't                                                D. wasn't

6. I  ____ a fool if I followed his advice.

A. were                  B. am                                C.  would be             D. would have been 

7. Every time my father flies to America, he gets really bad ____ .

A. jet lag                                B. journey                        C. touchdown                            D. mix-up

8. Could you ............................me a lift into the town?

A. give                    B. get                                     C. do                                                      D. makeChoose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest

1. A. phoned                         B. called                                C. raised                           D. cooked

Choose the word whose stress pattern is differently from the others.

2. A. teacher                         B. aside                 C. father                                D. center

Choose the best option to complete each of the following sentences.

3. Tim……………..very ill before he……………………

A. had been -  had died                                                    B. was -  had died             

C. had been - died                                                            D. was - died

4. I'm feeling pretty tired. Do you mind____ me home?

A. taking                                B. to take                               C. take                                   D. being taken

5. I wish she ____ make so much noise in my lesson .

A. can                                     B. wouldn't                            C. hadn't                                                D. wasn&...

Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest

1. A. phoned                         B. called                                C. raised                           D. cooked

Choose the word whose stress pattern is differently from the others.

2. A. teacher                         B. aside                 C. father                                D. center

Choose the best option to complete each of the following sentences.

3. Tim……………..very ill before he……………………

A. had been -  had died                                                    B. was -  had died             

C. had been - died                                                            D. was - died

4. I'm feeling pretty tired. Do you mind____ me home?

A. taking                                B. to take                               C. take                                   D. being taken

5. I wish she ____ make so much noise in my lesson .

A. can                                     B. wouldn't                            C. hadn't                                                D. wasn't

6. I  ____ a fool if I followed his advice.

A. were                  B. am                                C.  would be             D. would have been 

7. Every time my father flies to America, he gets really bad ____ .

A. jet lag                                B. journey                        C. touchdown                            D. mix-up

8. Could you ............................me a lift into the town?

A. give                    B. get                                     C. do                                                      D. make

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

9.  “I think I will choose a new laptop rather than a smart phone.”
         “______. Phong.”
     A. Congratulation!          B. I hope so.         C. What a pity!                                       D. What a wise choice!

Choose one underlined part that is incorrect in each of the sentences.

10. Lan is very depressing because her closest friend is moving to another city

II. Choose the word whose primary stress position is different from the rest in each line.

1.      A. cattle                      B. country                   C. canal                       D. cover

2.      A. police                      B. teacher                    C. lesson                      D. future

3.      A. apply                      B. decide                     C. protect                    D. cancel

4.      A. television                B. tradition                  C. ability                     D. production

5.      A. intelligent               B. understand             C. biology                   D. compulsory

I. Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D to complete the sentence. (10 pts)

1.      I prefer collecting stamps _______ watching TV.

A. more than               B. by                           C. to                            D. than

2.      “_______ do you go to school every day?” – “On foot.”

A. How often              B. How                       C. Where                     D. When