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

1. a. looked                             b. watched                              c. stopped                    d. carried

2. a. worked                            b. lived                                    c. enjoyed                    d. listened

3. a. stopped                            b. wanted                                c. needed                     d. fitted

4. a. decorated                        b. forced                                  c. asked                       d. liked

5. a. bath                                 b. father                                   c. theater                     d. health

6. a. study                               b. success                                c. surprise                    d. sugar

7. a. children                           b. charity                                 c. charm                       d. champagne

8. a. danger                             b. angry                                   c. Language                 d. passage

I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others. 

1. A. worked B. wanted C. stopped D. asked

2. A.walks B. cups               C.students     D. pens 

3.  A. missed B. brushed C. studied D. watched 

II. Circle the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in the following questions. 

1. A. sewage B. simple C. hobby D. describe

2. A. cinema B. position C. family D. popular

III. Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

1. The gender gap in primary education has been eliminated.

A. variety B. inconsistency C. difference D. similarity

IV. Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

1. Our government has done a lot to eliminate gender inequality.

A. cause B. remove C. add D. allow

III. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.

1. A. arrived B. watched C. listened D. played

2. A. arrived B. watched C. stopped D. washed

3.A. they B. month C. father D. brother

4.A. ago B. open C. cold D. come

5. A. married B. called C. played D. rented

6. A. started B. worked C. waited D. wanted

II. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from others (1 pt)
1. A. lived                  B. looked         C. missed                 D. watched
2. A. chair                  B. chemist             C. cheap             D. child
3. A. south                 B. about            C. found                   D. bought

4. A. better                 B. father                  C. bigger                    D. reuse

I. Find the word whose underlined part is differently pronounced in each line.

1. A. stamp         B. space                  C. skateboard           D. face
2. A. looked       B. disappointed         C. watched               D. stopped   
3. A. ethnic         B. unique       C. basic    D. drive

4. A. beach       B. peach       C. watch       D. chemistry

5. A. traffic      B. relative     C. tragedy    D. jam

I. Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from that of the others. (1 pt)

1. A. create          B. peaceful        C. increase          D. easily

2. A. looked          B. watched        C. carried            D. stopped

3. A. scarf            B. science          C. school             D. scare

4. A. ethnic          B. unique            C. basic               D. diverse

Exercise 1. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.

1. A. stopped                          B. lived                              C. played                           D. arrived

2. A. invited                           B. wanted                          C. ended                            D. liked

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

4. A. worked                          B. wanted                          C. stopped                         D. asked

5. A. rested                             B. hiked                             C. dressed                          D. advanced

6. A. devoted                         B. suggested                      C. provided                       D. wished

7. A. looked                           B. watched                        C. stopped                         D. carried

8. A. worked                          B. lived                              C. enjoyed                         D. listened

9. A. stopped                          B. wanted                          C. needed                          D. fitted

10. A. decorated                    B. forced                           C. asked                             D. liked

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

1.   A. passed                          B. watched                  C. played                     D. washed

2.   A. entrance                        B. paddy                     C. bamboo                   D. banyan

3.   A. claimed                         B. warned                   C. occurred                 D. existed

4.   A. health                           B. appear                     C. ready                      D. heavy

5.   A. thank                            B. they                        C. these                       D. than

Choose the best answer to complete the following sentences.

6. My children are very …………….. in learning English.

        A. interest               B. interested               C. interesting                D. to interest

7. If you want ………….. there before dark, you should start at one.

       A. to get                   B. getting                   C. get                            D. got

8. Some …………….. have modernized Ao dai by printing lines of poetry on it.

        A. mechanics          B. actors                     C. designers                 D. writers

9.…………………they were tired, they finished their work before 5pm.

        A. Because             B. Although                C. Instead of                D. Despite

10. You should ……………..the light before going to work.           

A. turn on                    B. turn off                    C. turn out                D. turn in

11. Don’t give the chocolate to Tom. He.......................it very much.

        A. hated              B. hates                     C. is hating                   D. has hated

12. My father asked us ........................too much time playing computer games.

      A. not to spending B. did not spend          C. not to spend            D. to not spent

13. Lan is very tired. ................., she has to finish her assignment before going to bed.

       A. Although                     B. However             C. So                   D. Therefore  

14. I suggest..........................some money for poor children.

        A. raise                           B. to raise                  C. raised            D. raising

15. She asked me if I....................a laptop computer the following day.

      A. would buy              B. buy                    C. will buy                  D. bought                   

16.  She was sick yesterday,..................she was absent from school.

       A. since                              B. so                          C. because                   D. but

17.  The book....................is on the table belongs to my brother.

       A. which              B. where                      C. whose                     D. who

18.   I didn’t go to the party yesterday because ...........................

       A. I am sick                      B. I will be sick                       C. I was sick             D. I would be sick

19.Jane and Anna were talking about their study at school.

Anna: “I thought your English skill was alot better, Jane”

Jane: “..................................”

A. Thank you. I’d love to                         B. Yes, please. Just a little

C. No, thanks. I think I can do it              D. You’ve got to be kidding. I thought it was bad