PRONUNCIATION

I. Choose the words whose underlined part is pronounced differently from

that of the others in each group
1. A. bird B. girl C. first D. sister
2. A. burn B. sun C. hurt D. turn
3. A. nurse B. picture C. surf D. return
4. A. neighbor B. favorite C. culture D. tourist
5. A. hobby B. hour C. hotel D. hot
6. A. prefer B. better C. teacher D. worker
7. A. bear B. hear C. dear D. near
8. A. collect B. concern C. concert D. combine
9. A. absent B. government C. dependent D. enjoy
10. A. future B. return C. picture D. culture
11. A. exciting B. excellent C. experience D. expensive
12. A. hobby B. cycle C. bye D. why
13. A. pottery B. collect C. melody D. monopoly
14. A. bird-watching B. children C. school D. challenge
15. A. future B. return C. picture D. culture
16. A. piano B. fish C. like D. badminton
17. A. arrange B. game C. make D. skate
18. A. mother B. some C. cold D. come
19. A. absent B. government C. dependent D. enjoy
20. A. telephone B. post office C. directory D. moment
21. A. number B. Sunday C. excuse D. fun
22. A. second B. personal C. tomorrow D. movie
23. A. machine B. kitchen C. teacher D. children
24. A. city B. many C. country D. cry
25. A. book B. room C. stool D. school
26. A. soon B. see C. sure D. sorry
27. A. amazing B. orange C. table D. favorite
28. A. country B. journalist C. younger D. countryside
29. A. game B. arrange C. skate D. cake
30. A. hobby B. doll C. collect D. for
31. A. difficult B. unusual C. uncle D. result
32. A. piano B. fish C. like D. badminton
33. A. rest B. help C. garden D. identify
34. A. heard B. pearl C. heart D. earth
35. A. button B. circus C. suggest D. future
36. A. sofa B. away C. banana D. occasion
37. A. light B. fine C. knife D. principle
38. A. farm B. card C. bare D. marvelous
39. A. both B. bottle C. Scotland D. cotton
40. A. park B. farm C. warm D. marmalade
41. A. nature B. pure C. picture D. culture

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42. A. faithful B. failure C. fairly D. painted
43. A. country B. cover C. economical D. ceiling
44. A. new B. sew C. few D. nephew
45. A. with B. library C. willing D. if
46. A. ask B. angry C. manager D. damage
47. A. notebook B. hoping C. cock D. potato
48. A. engineer B. verb C. deer D. merely
49. A. theory B. therefore C. neither D. weather
50. A. shoot B. mood C. poor D. smooth

II. Choose the words whose underlined part is pronounced differently from
that of the others in each group
1. A. put B. adult C. junk D. sun
2. A. itchy B. riding C. sick D. swimming
3. A. chemical B. children C. headache D. architect
4. A. regularly B. identify C. really D. healthy
5. A. cycling B. doctor C. aerobics D. calories
6. A. coordinate B. triathlon C. allergy D. calorie
7. A. leaf B. life C. knife D. of
8. A. monopoly B. melody C. compound D. concentrate
9. A. paragraph B. cough C. although D. enough
10. A. vegetarian B. depression C. essential D. attention
11. A. myth B. cycling C. itchy D. allergy
12. A. headache B. spread C. health D. weak
13. A. fat B. leaf C. of D. safe
14. A. flu B. sunburn C. junk D. much
15. A. wash B. wear C. wake D. wrap
16. A. sick B. swimming C. itchy D. riding
17. A. really B. healthy C. regularly D. identify
18. A. bad B. tall C. dad D. sad
19. A. although B. enough C. paragraph D. cough
20. A. traditional B. essential C. audition D. picture
21. A. attract B. actor C. guitarist D. gallery
22. A. delicious B. special C. musical D. physician
23. A. answer B. further C. butter D. birth
24. A. burn B. collect C. alone D. neighbour
25. A. chimpanzee B. mechanic C. chemistry D. earache
26. A. of B. funny C. wife D. bookshelf
27. A. conquer B. cook C. centimeter D. key
28. A. pork B. support C. perform D. information
29. A. tuna B. tutor C. tofu D. unusual
30. A. purity B. burning C. cure D. durable
31. A. see B seen C. sportsman D. sure
32. A. pull B. sugar C. plural D. study
33. A. course B. court C. encourage D. cough
34. A. bark B. share C. dare D. bare
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35. A. cotton B. bottle C. cold D. common
36. A. dear B. hear C. bear D. clear
37. A. bury B. curtain C. burn D. turn
38. A. folk B. work C. pork D. corn
39. A. shout B. sugar C. share D. surgery
40. A. about B. amount C. should D. ground
41. A. chain B. entertain C. bargain D. complain
42. A. saddle B. case C. chase D. basement
43. A. drummer B. future C. number D. umbrella
44. A. flame B. fame C. came D. manner
45. A. darkness B. warmth C. market D. remark
46. A. hunt B. pullover C. under D. funny
47. A. book B. floor C. hook D. cooker
48. A. figure B. bright C. fight D. sight
49. A. over B. rose C. cover D. chosen
50. A. baggage B. village C. manage D. stage

III. Choose the words whose underlined part is pronounced differently from
that of the others in each group
1. A. near B. learn C. dear D. clear
2. A. knocked B. needed C. founded D. wanted
3. A. volunteer B. collage C. community D. doctor
4. A. provide B. individual C. situation D. children
5. A. tutor B. student C. university D. discuss
6. A. cough B. laugh C. enough D. high
7. A. collect B. clean C. city D. cracker
8. A. blanket B. donate C. calorie D. allergy
9. A. laugh B. cough C. bought D. tough
10. A. game B. gym C. girl D. bag
11. A. calorie B. labour C. community D. volunteer
12. A. environmental B. benefit C. service D. sick
13. A. danced B. helped C. watched D. enjoyed
14. A. architect B. church C. children D. armchair
15. A. general B. garden C. go D. get
16. A. cancel B. ceiling C. calling D. cupboard
17. A. calories B. carve C. collage D. center
18. A. unique B. mosquito C. mosque D. question
19. A. camping B. recycle C. vacumm D. community
20. A. giant B. target C. figure D. garbage
21. A. chemist B. school C. chance D. chaos
22. A. frog B. drag C. page D. mug
23. A. kite B. cookie C. hike D. knit
24. A. volunteer B. committee C. guarantee D. degree
25. A. chemistry B. chemical C. charity D. mechanic
26. A. architect B. church C. childhood D. change
27. A. collage B. cave C. cycle D. cancel
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28. A. child B. provide C. mind D. think
29. A. blanket B. calorie C. donate D. allergy
30. A. help B. benefit C. elderly D. garden
31. A. volunteer B. collage C. community D. doctor
32. A. provide B. individual C. situation D. children
33. A. tutor B. student C. university D. discuss
34. A. butter B. put C. sugar D. push
35. A. few B. new C. threw D. knew
36. A. pretty B. get C. send D. well
37. A. grew B. threw C. knew D. flew
38. A. close B. chose C. lose D. rose
39. A. cough B. laugh C. enough D. high
40. A. are B. fair C. there D. wear
41. A. reliable B. living C. revival D. final
42. A. hate B. play C. nation D. international
43. A. bead B. read C. dead D. recede
44. A. nature B. change C. gravity D. basis
45. A. discipline B. vision C. cylinder D. muscle
46. A. office B. promise C. service D. expertise
47. A. suitable B. biscuit C. guilty D. building
48. A. however B. vehicle C. helicopter D. ahead
49. A. wished B. produced C. performed D. liked
50. A. many B. parade C. great D. gravy

IV. Choose the words whose underlined part is pronounced differently from
that of the others in each group
1. A. collection B. tradition C. exhibition D. question
2. A. version B. pleasure C. usual D. design
3. A. closure B. sure C. pleasure D. leisure
4. A. ocean B. concert C. musician D. official
5. A. so B. expensive C. saxophone D. music
6. A. treasure B. closure C. exposure D. ensure
7. A. happy B. hard C. similarity D. talent
8. A. chorus B. brochure C. machine D. chef
9. A. treasure B. vision C. discussion D. decision
10.A. exhibition B. action C. question D. tradition
11. A. collect B. clean C. city D. cracker
12. A. pottery B. melody C. modal D. profit
13. A. near B. clear C. dear D. learn
14. A. knocked B. needed C. founded D. wanted
15. A. spring B. swimming C. think D. realize
16. A. country B. hungry C. fly D. every
17. A. why B. who C. when D. what
18. A. finished B. reported C. landed D. succeeded
19. A. celebrate B. lazy C. vacation D. mechanic
20. A. conclusion B. ensure C. rush D. mission
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21. A. student B. study C. dust D. must
22. A. father B. date C. hard D. last
23. A. chapter B. rich C. cheese D. chemist
24. A. watches B. boxes C. buses D. tables
25. A. pleasure B. sound C. same D. best
26. A. foot B. pool C. moon D. food
27. A. birth B. their C. myth D. fifth
28. A. trays B. says C. bays D. days
29. A. companion B. company C. comparison D. compartment
30. A. naked B. wicked C. beloved D. confused
31. A. plumber B. doubt C. debt D. herbage
32. A. clothes B. gone C. drove D. ghost
33. A. hear B. clear C. swear D. ear
34. A. heat B. great C. beat D. teach
35. A. nearest B. head C. bread D. health
36. A. sign B. mistake C. triangle D. drive
37. A. noon B. tool C. blood D. spoon
38. A. plays B. looks C. wants D. helps
39. A. decided B. played C. listened D. enjoyed
40. A. feed B. heat C. meat D. pleasure
41. A. dear B. fear C. hear D. heart
42. A. stupid B. studio C. study D. student
43. A. brother B. thick C. they D. that
44. A machine B. parachute C. champagne D. cheer
45. A. doctor B. hospital C. pollution D. tomorrow
46. A. cough B. laugh C. enough D. high
47. A. collect B. clean C. city D. cracker
48. A. pottery B. melody C. modal D. profit
49. A. near B. clear C. dear D. learn
50. A. knocked B. needed C. founded D. wanted

V. Choose the words whose underlined part is pronounced differently from

that of the others in each group
1. A. wash B. warm C. wall D. walk
2. A. pan B. bag C. water D. add
3. A. sauce B. aunt C. caught D. daughter
4. A. document B. naughty C. audience D. water
5. A. one B. bottle C. coffee D. pot
6. A. morning B. what C. problem D. yogurt
7. A. talk B. salt C. sausage D. cause
8. A. pork B. flower C. cow D. flour
9. A. noodle B. food C. soon D. cook
10. A. apple B. fragrant C. fragile D. traffic
11. A. bitter B. delicious C. diet D. music
12. A. pepper B. vegetarian C. shelter D. pen
13. A. food B. tooth C. noodles D. flood
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14. A. sunburn B. tuna C. tutor D. unusual
15. A. warm B. wash C. wall D. walk
16. A. pan B. bag C. wash D. add
17. A. sauce B. daughter C. caught D. aunt
18. A. monthly B. homework C. closer D. poem
19. A. notebook B. borrow C. other D. follow
20. A. cupboards B. chopsticks C. tourists D. laptops
21. A. windows B. tables C. apartments D. pictures
22. A. climb B. busy C. because D. biscuit
23. A. butter B. put C. sugar D. push
24. A. great B. bread C. break D. steak
25. A. weight B. height C. eight D. vein
26. A. too B. food C. soon D. good
27. A. would B. about C. round D. out
28. A. enough B. cough C. though D. rough
29. A. few B. sew C. knew D. new
30. A. chooses B. houses C. rises D. horses
31. A. suit B. seven C. sugar D. sun
32. A. accurate B. accept C. accident D. success
33. A. lazy B. lapel C. label D. labourer
34. A. while B. which C. who D. white
35. A. come B. roll C. comb D. grow
36. A. blood B. prove C. rude D. souvenir
37. A. hour B. honest C. heir D. hospital
38. A. dealt B. dreamt C. heal D. jealous
39. A. post B. close C. police D. phone
40. A. umbrella B. union C. usage D. university
41. A. taught B. cause C. laugh D. audience
42. A. world B. morning C. short D. fork
43. A. bargain B. warm C. farm D. carp
44. A. warm B. wash C. wall D. walk
45. A. pan B. bag C. wash D. add
46. A. tofu B. opera C. hot D. bottle
47. A. taught B. water C. sandwich D. author
48. A. apple B. pancake C. snack D. salt
49. A. torch B. pot C. omelette D. rock
50. A. vacation B. nation C. question D. exhibition