To answer these questions, I'll analyze the pronunciation of each word and find the one that differs from the others.
Question 1:
A. afford: əˈfɔrd
B. admire: ædˈmaɪr
C. account: əˈkaʊnt
D. average: ˈævərɪʤ
The words "afford", "admire", and "account" all have a stress pattern where the second syllable is stressed. However, "average" has a stress pattern where the first syllable is stressed. Therefore, the answer is D.
Question 2:
A. colonial: kəˈloʊniəl
B. concern: kənˈsərn
C. control: kənˈtroʊl
D. costume: ˈkɑstum
The words "colonial", "concern", and "control" all have a stress pattern where the second syllable is stressed and start with /kən/ or /kə/. However, "costume" has a stress pattern where the first syllable is stressed and starts with /ˈkɑ/. Therefore, the answer is D.
Question 3:
A. expand: ɪkˈspænd
B. exhaust: ɪgˈzɔst
C. excuse: ɪkˈskjuz
D. extra: ˈɛkstrə
The words "expand", "exhaust", and "excuse" all have a stress pattern where the second syllable is stressed and start with /ɪ/. However, "extra" has a stress pattern where the first syllable is stressed. Therefore, the answer is D.
Question 4:
A. leisure: ˈlɛʒər
B. resident: ˈrɛzɪdənt
C. reusable: riˈuzəbəl
D. cuisine: kwɪˈzin
The words "leisure", "resident", and "cuisine" all start with a stressed syllable. However, "reusable" starts with an unstressed syllable /ri/. Therefore, the answer is C.
Question 5:
A. rapid: ˈræpɪd
B. urban: ˈərbən
C. landfill: ˈlændfɪl
D. apple: ˈæpəl
The words "rapid", "landfill", "apple", and "urban" all start with a stressed syllable. However, "urban" has a vowel sound /ə/ in the stressed syllable, which is different from the vowel sounds in the other options. However, a better distinction can be made with the syllable after the stress: The words "rapid", "landfill", "apple" have a /pɪd/, /ndfɪl/ or /pəl/ sound after the stress whereas the word "urban" has a /rbən/ sound after the stress. Therefore, the answer is B.
Question 6:
A. proportion: prəˈpɔrʃən
B. confusion: kənfˈjuʒən
C. convenience: kənˈvinjəns
D. process: ˈprɔsɛs
The words "confusion", "convenience", and "proportion" all have a stress pattern where the second syllable is stressed and start with /kən/ or /kə/. However, "process" has a stress pattern where the first syllable is stressed and starts with /ˈpr/. Therefore, the answer is D.
Question 7:
A. architecture: ˈɑrkətɛkʧər
B. achievement: əˈʧivmənt
C. chopstick: ˈʧɑpstɪk
D. voucher: ˈvaʊʧər
The words "architecture", "chopstick", and "voucher" all start with a stressed syllable. However, "achievement" starts with an unstressed syllable /ə/. Therefore, the answer is B.
Analyze:
For Question 1:
- 'afford' stressed at second syllable
- 'expand' stressed at second syllable
- 'maintain' stressed at second syllable
- 'empty' stressed at first syllable
Therefore, 'empty' has a different stress position to other words.
Answer: D. empty
Analyze:
For Question 2:
- 'unemployment' stressed at third syllable
- 'immigration' stressed at third syllable
- 'reliable' stressed at second syllable
- 'economic' stressed at third syllable
Therefore, 'reliable' has a different stress position to other words.
Answer: C. reliable
Analyze:
For Question 3:
- 'urban' stressed at first syllable
- 'current' stressed at first syllable
- 'equal' stressed at first syllable
- 'remote' stressed at second syllable
Therefore, 'remote' has a different stress position to other words.
Answer: D. remote
Analyze:
For Question 4:
- 'stable' stressed at first syllable
- 'private' stressed at first syllable
- 'unique' stressed at second syllable
- 'frequent' not found in the list, so ignore it.
Therefore, 'unique' has a different stress position to other words.
Answer: D. unique
Analyze:
For Question 5:
- 'policy' stressed at first syllable
- 'statistics' stressed at second syllable
- 'period' stressed at first syllable
- 'vehicles' stressed at first syllable
Therefore, 'statistics' has a different stress position to other words.
Answer: B. statistics
Analyze:
For Question 6:
- 'gradual' stressed at first syllable
- 'urbanised' not found in the list, so ignore it.
- 'polluted' stressed at second syllable
- 'negative' stressed at first syllable
Therefore, 'polluted' has a different stress position to other words.
Answer: C. polluted
Analyze:
For Question 7:
- 'region' stressed at first syllable
- 'service' stressed at first syllable
- 'complaint' stressed at second syllable
- 'dweller' stressed at first syllable
Therefore, 'complaint' has a different stress position to other words.
Answer: C. complaint
Analyze:
For Question 8:
- 'product' stressed at first syllable
- 'concern' stressed at second syllable
- 'district' stressed at first syllable
- 'suburn' not found in the list, so ignore it.
Therefore, 'concern' has a different stress position to other words.
Answer: B. concern
Analyze:
For Question 9:
- 'concentrate' stressed at first syllable
- 'introduce' stressed at third syllable
- 'organize' stressed at first syllable
- 'modernise' not found in the list, so ignore it.
Therefore, 'introduce' has a different stress position to other words.
Answer: C. introduce