I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others.
1. A. pool, B. cool, C. root, D. wood
The underlined parts are "ool". Based on the provided IPA notations, we can analyze the pronunciations:
- pool: /pʊl/ (the "u" is pronounced as a near-close near-back rounded vowel, ʊ)
- cool: /kʊl/ (the "u" is pronounced as a near-close near-back rounded vowel, ʊ)
- root: /rʊt/ (the "oo" is pronounced as a near-close near-back rounded vowel, ʊ)
- wood: /wʊd/ (the "oo" is pronounced as a near-close near-back rounded vowel, ʊ)
All of the underlined "ool" or "oo" parts have the same pronunciation (/ʊ/ or /ʊl/ or /ʊt/ or /ʊd/ sound), so none is pronounced differently from the others in terms of the "oo" or "ool". However, when choosing the word that is most different, we can see that the "r" sound and "t" sound in "root" make it different from the others, so C. root is the answer.
2. A. hurry, B. sure, C. during, D. curious
The underlined parts are "ur". Based on the provided IPA notations for the word "during", we can see that the "u" is pronounced as a /ʊ/ sound or a /uː/ sound, but it seems to not be available for the words "hurry", "sure", "curious". However, from other sources, we can find that
- hurry: /hʌri/ (the "ur" is pronounced as /ʌr/)
- sure: /ʃʊər/ (the "u" is pronounced as a near-close near-back rounded vowel, ʊ)
- during: /djuːrɪŋ/ (the "u" is pronounced as a /juːr/ sound)
- curious: /kjʊˈriəs/ (the "u" is pronounced as a near-close near-back rounded vowel, ʊ)
So, "during" has a different "u" sound from "sure" and "curious". And the pronunciation of "hurry" is different from the other three words in terms of the "ur" sound, so A. hurry is the answer.
3. A. village, B. disagree, C. message, D. cottage
The underlined parts are "age", "gree", "age". Based on the provided IPA notations for the word "message", we can see that the "age" is pronounced as /ɑːʒ/. However, from other sources, we can find that
- village: /vɪlɪdʒ/ (the "age" is pronounced as /ɪdʒ/)
- disagree: /dɪsəˈɡriː/ (the "gree" is pronounced as /ɡriː/ or /ɡri/)
- message: /mɛsɑːʒ/ (the "age" is pronounced as /ɑːʒ/)
- cottage: /kɒtɪdʒ/ (the "age" is pronounced as /ɪdʒ/)
So, the underlined parts of the words "village", "cottage", "message" are pronounced differently from the others, so we can see that B. disagree is the answer.
4. A. open, B. contact, C. office, D. college
The underlined parts are "o". Based on the provided IPA notations for the word "contact", we can see that the "o" is pronounced as /ɒ/. However, from other sources, we can find that
- open: /oʊpən/ (the "o" is pronounced as a diphthong /oʊ/ or /oʊp/)
- contact: /kɒntækt/ (the "o" is pronounced as /ɒ/)
- office: /ɒfɪs/ (the "o" is pronounced as /ɒ/)
- college: /kɒlɪdʒ/ (the "o" is pronounced as /ɒ/)
So, the underlined parts of the words "contact", "office", "college" are pronounced the same (/ɒ/ sound). And the pronunciation of "open" is different from the other three words in terms of the "o" sound, so A. open is the answer.
5. A. truth, B. include, C. full, D. rule
The underlined parts are "u". Based on the provided IPA notations for the word "truth", we can see that the "u" is pronounced as /ʊ/. However, from other sources, we can find that
- truth: /trʊθ/ (the "u" is pronounced as /ʊ/)
- include: /ɪnkluːd/ (the "u" is pronounced as a long close back rounded vowel /uː/)
- full: /fʊl/ (the "u" is pronounced as a near-close near-back rounded vowel /ʊ/)
- rule: /ruːl/ (the "u" is pronounced as a long close back rounded vowel /uː/)
So, the underlined parts of the words "truth", "full" are pronounced the same (/ʊ/ sound). And the pronunciation of the words "include", "rule" are the same in terms of the "u" sound (/uː/ sound), so C. full and D. rule and A. truth are not answers, so B. include is the answer.