To find the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation, we need to analyze the IPA notations of each word.
Question 1:
A. gave: geɪv
B. age: eɪʤ
C. became: bɪˈkeɪm
D. company: ˈkəmpəni
The underlined parts are the "eɪ" sounds in gave, age, and became, and the "əmp" sound in company. Since "eɪ" is pronounced as a diphthong (a combination of two vowel sounds), the difference lies in the word "company" which does not contain the "eɪ" sound but has a schwa sound (ə) instead. However, comparing the "eɪ" sound in gave, age, and became, we can see that the pronunciation of "eɪ" in became is the same as gave and age, but the sound of the letters right before the "eɪ" is different. So, the correct answer is B or C.
However, we also see that the letters right before the "eɪ" in gave and age is the same, so we look for the difference in the letters after the "eɪ". The "v" sound in gave is a voiced labiodental fricative sound, while the "ʤ" sound in age is a voiced postalveolar affricate sound. Since the sounds /v/ and /ʤ/ are quite different, and became has a voiceless "m" and a "k" sound, which also differs greatly from "v" and "ʤ" sounds, the underlined part that differs from the other three in pronunciation is the "v" sound in gave and the "ʤ" sound in age. But since there are two words with the same different sound, we have to look at the other two words: the "m" sound in became and the "mp" sound in company, so we see that the word with the underlined part that differs from the other three in pronunciation is the word company. So, the correct answer is D.
However, another perspective is that the letters right before the "eɪ" in became is different from the letters right before the "eɪ" in gave and age, so the correct answer is C.
So, the correct answer is C or D.
Question 2:
A. hoped: hoʊpt
B. liked: laɪkt
C. moved: muvd
D. stopped: stɑpt
The underlined parts are the "oʊp", "aɪk", "uv", and "ɑp" sounds in hoped, liked, moved, and stopped, respectively. The "oʊ", "aɪ", "uv" sounds are diphthongs. The "ɑ" sound is an open back unrounded vowel sound. The "p", "k", and "pt" sounds are quite different from each other. So, the correct answer is D.
Here are the answers to the given questions:
Question 3:
Analyze:
'hero' stressed at first syllable
'account' stressed at second syllable
'cancer' stressed at first syllable
'genius' stressed at first syllable
Therefore, 'account' has a different stress position to other words.
Answer: B. account
Question 4:
Analyze:
'medical' stressed at first syllable
'implement' stressed at first syllable
'rapidly' stressed at first syllable
'potential' stressed at second syllable
Therefore, 'potential' has a different stress position to other words.
Answer: D. potential
Here are the answers to the questions:
5. C. to
6. C. was walking - saw
7. C. the
8. B. who
9. B. devotes
10. C. bonded