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(1)PHONETICS
I Choose the word whose underlined part in pronounced differently from the rest a breaking b great c steak d healthy
2 a cycle b bicycle c fly d skyscraper
3 a cycle b licence c vehicle d centre a reversed b walked c stopped d obeyed a park b pavement c plane d safety
II Put the words into the correct column depending on how the ending –ed is pronounced
Pulled, opened, closed, featured, decided, showed, danced, saved, suggested, walked, enjoyed, needed, watched, attended, waited, finished, hated, painted, stopped, ended, engaged, laughed, performed, wanted, looked, cried, directed, relaxed, described, increased, brushed, touched
/t/ /d/ /id/
III Choose the word that has the ending pronounced differently
1 a escaped b liked c decided d washed a moved b gripped c remembered d encouraged a matched b dressed c started d decreased a excited b annoyed c bored d terrified a borrowed b explained c tried d succeeded IV Circle the word that has different stress pattern from the others
1 A happen B enter C award D ridden
2 A culture B parade C weather D cannon
3 A receive B finish C direct D compete
4.A visit B famous C wonder D protect
5 A critic B event C machine D mistake
V Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others
1 a religious b highlight c firework d lively
2 a feast b greasy c great d seasonal
3 a chaos b chance c school d Christmas
4 a called b gathered c played d watched
5 a carnival b fascinate c celebrate d exciting
VI Choose the word that has different stress pattern
(2)2 a enjoy b special c culture d worship
3 wonderful b performer c seasonal d celebrate
4 a lantern b costume c parade d stuffing
5 a creative b religious c musician d superstitious VII Choose the word that has underlined part pronunced differently from the rest
1 a solar b fossil c hydro d slogan
2 a abundant b consumption c sunlight d pollution
3 a certain b carbon c coal d convert
4 a heat b cheap c instead d easily
5 replaced b limited c trapped d walked VIII Choose the word that has different stress pattern a machine b carborn c harmful d turbine a generate b natural c effective d energy
3.a.limit b replace c panel d hydro
4 a recycle b pollution c abundant d biogas 5.a nuclear b solar c resource d shortage IX Mark the stress for the two-syllable words below
Ex: ‘answer
1 affect diverse peaceful wealthy pollute
6 effect hunger spacious become 10 disease
11 visit 12 commit 13 shortage 14 require 15 slumdog X Mark the stress for the three-syllable words below
Ex: ‘family
1 nutrition solution slavery condition pollution poverty physician criminal skyscraper 10 density 11 explosion 12 amazing 13 serious 14 Dangerous 15 homelessness 16 imagine
(3)(4)ANSWER KEYS
I Choose the word whose underlined part in pronounced differently from the rest a breaking b great c steak d healthy
2 a cycle b bicycle c fly d skyscraper
3 a cycle b licence c vehicle d centre a reversed b walked c stopped d obeyed a park b pavement c plane d safety II Put the words into the correct column depending on how the ending –ed is pronounced
pulled, opened, closed, featured, decided, showed, danced, saved, suggested, walked, enjoyed, needed, watched, attended, waited, finished, hated, painted, stopped, ended, engaged, laughed, performed, wanted, looked, cried, directed, relaxed, described, increased, brushed, touched
/t/ /d/ /id/
Finished, laughed, looked, enjoyed Waited, hated, painted, ended Danced, relaxed, Pulled, showed, saved, Decided, wanted, directed Walked, brushed, touched Opened, engaged, performed suggested
watched Closed, cried, increased needed stopped Featured, described attended III Choose the word that has the ending pronounced differently
1 a escaped b liked c decided d washed a moved b gripped c remembered d encouraged a matched b dressed c started d decreased a excited b annoyed c bored d terrified a borrowed b explained c tried d succeeded IV Circle the word that has different stress pattern from the others
1 A happen B enter C award D ridden
2 A culture B parade C weather D cannon
3 A receive B finish C direct D compete
(5)5 A critic B event C machine D mistake V Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others
1 a religious b highlight c firework d lively
2 a feast b greasy c great d seasonal
3 a chaos b chance c school d Christmas
4 a called b gathered c played d watched
5 a carnival b fascinate c celebrate d exciting
VI Choose the word that has different stress pattern
1 a carnival b festival c holiday d Thanksgiving
2 a enjoy b special c culture d worship
3 wonderful b performer c seasonal d celebrate
4 a lantern b costume c parade d stuffing
5 a creative b religious c musician d superstitious VII Choose the word that has underlined part pronunced differently from the rest
1 a solar b fossil c hydro d slogan
2 a abundant b consumption c sunlight d pollution
3 a certain b carbon c coal d convert
4 a heat b cheap c instead d easily
5 replaced b limited c trapped d walked VIII Choose the word that has different stress pattern a machine b carborn c harmful d turbine a generate b natural c effective d energy
3.a.limit b replace c panel d hydro
4 a recycle b pollution c abundant d biogas 5.a nuclear b solar c resource d shortage IX Mark the stress for the two-syllable words below
Ex: ‘answer
(6)6 effect hunger spacious become 10 disease 11 visit 12 commit 13 shortage 14 require 15 slumdog X Mark the stress for the three-syllable words below
Ex: ‘family
1 nutrition solution slavery condition pollution poverty physician criminal skyscraper 10 density 11 explosion 12 amazing 13 serious 14 Dangerous 15 homelessness 16 imagine