Exercise on preposition

Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced different from the rest: 1. A. hasty B. nasty C. tasty D. wastage 2. A. pleasure B. measure C. confusion D. tension 3. A. draught B. caught C. taught D. slaughter 4. A. washed B. missed C. watched D. coughed 5. A. mountain B. complaint C. fountain D. bargain 6. A. course B. mouse C. blouse D. spouse 7. A. follow B. shadow C. cow D. rainbow 8. A. productive B. costume C. plumber D. assumption 9. A. culture B. adventure C. disturb D. eventually 10. A. image B. magnet C. judge D. changing 11. A. population B. vocational C. poem D. noticeable 12. A. determination B. certificate C. delicate D. climate 13. A. change B. anger C. bridge D. manage 14. A. among B. tongue C. wrong D. none 15. A. long B. strong C. obey D. corn 16. A. romantic B. domesticate C. stone D. globe 17. A. percentage B. perfect C. period D. percent 18. A. notable B. novel C. noble D. nobody 19. A. fame B. facility C. favourite D. fatal 20. A. learn B. bird C. heart D. worth 21. A. analysis B. magnificent C. considerate D. strive 22. A. while B. whole C. who D. whose 23. A. leader B. break C. seat D. east 24. A. scope B. down C. throw D. flown 25. A. world B. worker C. worry D. worse 26. A. recharge B. teacher C. cheese D. scheme 27. A. anything B. although C. path D. thickness 28. A. promise B. devise C. premise D. wisdom 29. A. sold B. hole C. score D. goal 30. A. cheque B. banquet C. queen D. question 31. A. raise B. fair C. praise D. plain 32. A. park B. barn C. warn D. march 33. A. natural B. nature C. native D. nation 34. A. desire B. promise C. compromise D. design 35. A. terrace B. territory C. terrific D. terror 36. A. crowd B. flow C. know D. slogan 37. A. weight B. height C. freighter D. neighbour 38. A. breath B. tenth C. both D. within 39. A. laugh B. plough C. enough D. cough 40. A. cinema B. ceiling C. clumsy D. celebrate 41. A. of B. graph C. feat D. photo 42. A. matter B. classmate C. shaken D. compensate 43. A. approach B. probably C. close D. stone 44. A. cure B. failure C. endure D. purity 45. A. cough B. sought C. southern D. fought 46. A. reserve B. resale C. residence D. resist 47. A. finite B. knit C. fit D. slip 48. A. reject B. pleasure C. joke D. damage 49. A. capture B. picture C. nature D. ensure 50. A. explosion B. delicious C. provision D. treasure 51. A. notes B. plays C. rings D. apples 52. A. loses B. loose C. density D. looks 53. A. busy B. mute C. dispute D. huge 54. A. bread B. breast C. breath D. breathe 55. A. increase B. ink C. pink D. thank 56. A. encourage B. coverage C. courageous D. double 57. A. chance B. character C. challenge D. chapter 58. A. bought B. sought C. drought D. fought 59. A. drier B. cycle C. psychologist D. circle 60. A. count B. plough C. outer D. though 61. A. stomach B. another C. polish D. tiresome 62. A. coward B. dawn C. shower D. cloudy 63. A. purpose B. prose C. propose D. enclose 64. A. notable B. potable C. rotate D. nothing 65. A. normality B. forget C. formation D. shortage 66. A. consolidate B. certificate C. delicate D. climate 67. A. cost B. bored C. course D. tall 68. A. country B. fun C. summer D. truth 69. A. think B. those C. three D. thanks 70. A. height B. neighbour C. weight D. eight 71. A. song B. one C. long D. gone 72. A. person B. continue C. contribution D. condemn 73. A. captain B. capsule C. capture D. career 74. A. feast B. feasible C. fear D. lease 75. A. notable B. prone C. probable D. backbone 76. A. mountain B. again C. mail D. trainer 77. A. rather B. saturate C. malaria D. standard 78. A. alive B. lively C. pianist D. glide 79. A. great B. feast C. meal D. ideal 80. A. key B. evening C. fed D. me 81. A. tab B. tape C. shape D. baby 82. A. practice B. device C. service D. office 83. A. divide B. decisive C. conceive D. survive 84. A. release B. pleasure C. leaver D. creamy 85. A. explanation B. main C. faint D. paint 86. A. perfume B. perform C. perfection D. perishable 87. A. digital B. suggest C. origin D. irrigate 88. A. notable B. novel C. noble D. nobody 89. A. worthy B. than C. thus D. everything 90. A. animation B. lamination C. accelerate D. adjustment 91. A. injury B. pursuit C. supreme D. super 92. A. clumsy B. tunnel C. funny D. further 93. A. idea B. area C. rear D. unreal 94. A. joint B. germ C. bridge D. garage 95. A. soften B. surround C. solution D. servant 96. A. competitor B. complete C. delete D. petition 97. A. blank B. stand C. mad D. enhance 98. A. substandard B. supreme C. supper D. support 99. A. distribute B. tribe C. triangle D. trial 100.A. phoned B. called C. cooked D. raised 101.A. ear B. pear C. fear D. hear 102.A. picture B. written C. ribbon D. hiding 103.A. why B. guy C. rhythm D. psychology 104.A. cure B. tube C. amuse D. pull 105.A. corn B. cup C. can D. cede 106.A. brother B. breathing C. either D. death 107.A. here B. mere C. there D. here-in 108.A. mission B. impoverish C. possession D. professional 109.A. nature B. change C. strategy D. basis 110.A. discipline B. vision C. manuscript D. muscle 1. A. arrived B. believed C. received D. hoped 2. A. opened B. knocked C. played D. occurred 3. A. rubbed B. tugged C. stopped D filled 4. A. dimmed B. travelled C. passed D. stirred 5. A. tipped B. begged C. quarreled D. carried 6. A. tried B. obeyed C. cleaned D. asked 7. A. packed B. added C. worked D. pronounced 8. A. watched B. phoned C. referred D. followed 9. A. agreed B. succeeded C. smiled D. loved 10. A. laughed B. washed C. helped D. weighed 11. A. walked B. ended C. started D. wanted 12. A. killed B. hurried C. regretted D. planned 13. A. visited B. showed C. wondered D. studied 14. A. sacrificed B. finished C. fixed D. seized 15. A. needed B. booked C. stopped D. washed 16. A. loved B. teased C. washed D. rained 17. A. packed B. punched C. pleased D. pushed 18. A. filled B. naked C. suited D. wicked 19. A. caused B. increased C. practised D. promised 20. A. washed B. parted C. passed D. barked 21. A. killed B. cured C. crashed D. waived 22. A. imagined B. released C. rained D. followed 23. A. called B. passed C. talked D. washed 24. A. landed B. needed C. opened D. wanted 25. A. cleaned B. attended C. visited D. started 26. A. talked B. fished C. arrived D. stepped 27. A. wished B. wrapped C. laughed D. turned 28. A. considered B. rescued C. pulled D. roughed 29. A. produced B. arranged C. checked D. fixed 30. A. caused B. economised C. operated D. advised 31. A. discovered B. destroyed C. developed D. opened 32. A. repaired B. invented C. wounded D. succeeded 33. A. improved B. parked C. broadened D. encouraged 34. A. delivered B. organized C. replaced D. obeyed 35. A. painted B. provided C. protected D. equipped 36. A. tested B. marked C. presented D. founded 37. A. used B. finished C. married D. rained 38. A. allowed B. dressed C. flashed D. mixed 39. A. switched B. stayed C. believed D. cleared 40. A. recommended B. waited C. handed D. designed 41. A. annoyed B. phoned C. watched D. remembered 42. A. hurried B. decided C. planned D. wondered 43. A. posted B. added C. managed D. arrested 44. A. dreamed B. neglected C. denied D. admired 45. A. admitted B. advanced C. appointed D. competed 1. A. skims B. works C. sits D. laughs 2. A. fixes B. pushes C. misses D. goes 3. A. cries B. buzzes C. studies D. supplies 4. A. holds B. notes C. replies D. sings 5. A. keeps B. gives C. cleans D. prepares 6. A. runs B. fills C. draws D. catches 7. A. drops B. kicks C. sees D. hopes 8. A. types B. knocks C. changes D. wants 9. A. drinks B. rides C. travels D. leaves 10. A. calls B. glasses C. smiles D. learns 11. A. schools B. yards C. labs D. seats 12. A. knives B. trees C. classes D. agrees 13. A. buses B. horses C. causes D. ties 14. A. garages B. boats C. bikes D. roofs 15. A. ships B. roads C. streets D. speaks 16. A. beliefs B. cups C. plates D. apples 17. A. books B. days C. songs D. erasers 18. A. houses B. knives C. clauses D. changes 19. A. roofs B. banks C. hills D. bats 20. A. hats B. tables C. tests D. desks 21. A. gives B. passes C. dances D. finishes 22. A. sees B. sings C. meets D. needs 23. A. seeks B. plays C. gets D. looks 24. A. tries B. receives C. teaches D. studies 25. A. says B. pays C. stays D. boys 26. A. eyes B. apples C. tables D. faces 27. A. posts B. types C. wives D. keeps 28. A. beds B. pens C. notebooks D. rulers 29. A. stools B. cards C. cabs D. forks 30. A.buses B. crashes C. oranges D. clothes 1. A. heat B. scream C. meat D. dead 2. A. prepared B. particular C. pagoda D. attract 3. A. thrilling B. other C. through D. something 4. A. idea B. going C. will D. trip 5. A. face B. place C. prepared D. days 6. A. around B. sound C. only D. mouse 7. A. teacher B. other C. together D. term 8. A. Germany B. garden C. gate D. gas 9. A. scholarship B. Christ C. school D. chicken 10. A. house B. harm C. hour D. husband 11. A. sing B. morning C. any D. hang 12. A. hundred B. exhausted C. however D. heat 13. A. head B. ready C. mean D. weather 14. A. choir B. cheap C. child D. chair 15 A. charge B. child C. teacher D. champagne 16. A. reason B. clear C. mean D. each 17. A. motion B. question C. mention D. fiction 18. A. gather B. good C. large D. again 19. A. change B. children C. machine D. church 20. A. hand B. bank C. sand D. band 21. A. cooks B. loves C. joins D. spends 22. A. share B. rare C. are D. declare 23. A. clothes B. cloths C. roofs D. books 24. A. naked B. looked C. booked D. hooked 25. A. laughed B. weighed C. helped D. missed 26. A. apply B. university C. identity D. early 27 . A. choice B. achieve C. each D. chemistry 28. A. final B. applicant C. high D. decide 29. A. average B. indicate C. application D. grade 30. A. course B. four C. our D. yours 31. A. worker B. whom C. interview D. answer 32. A. honest B. holiday C. home D. happiness 33. A. character B. teacher C. chemist D. technical 34. A. interview B. minute C. question D. suitable 35 A. explained B. disappointed C. prepared D. interviewed 36. A. economy B. industry C. qualify D. priority 37. A. right B. private C. communist D. minority 38. A. measure B. subsidies C. domestic D. hospital 39. A. though B. encourage C. enough D. country 40. A. improve B. introduce C. move D. lose 41. A. future B. mature C. pasture D. nature 42. A. chore B. technology C. much D. exchange 43. A. threaten B. earth C. healthy D. breathe 44. A. wipe B. allow C. powerful D. answer 45. A. service B. practice C. office D. device 46. A. grasses B. stretches C. comprises D. potatoes 47. A. lie B. wide C. circle D. comprise 48. A. compound B. route C. house D. south 49. A. dune B. hummock C. shrub D. buffalo 50. A. west B. between C. growth D. which 51 A. image B. magnet C. judge D. changing 52 A. mouse B. browse C. moustache D. blouse 53 A. insist B. resemble C. poisonous D. resist 54 A. storm B. explore C. honey D. store 55. A. march B. marine C. start D. smart 56. A. laid B. said C. paid D. maid 57. A. cheerful B. punctual C. expression D. handkerchief 58. A. watching B. matches C. machine D. kitchen 59. A. pens B. boots C. dogs D. lies . B. neighbour C. weight D. eight 71. A. song B. one C. long D. gone 72. A. person B. continue C. contribution D. condemn 73. A. captain B. capsule C. capture. determination B. certificate C. delicate D. climate 13. A. change B. anger C. bridge D. manage 14. A. among B. tongue C. wrong D. none 15. A. long B. strong C.