I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others:
Câu 1. The words "visited", "needed", and "added" have the same pronunciation of the underlined part (/ɪd/ or /ɪtɪd/). The word "phoned" has a different pronunciation of the underlined part (/foʊnd/). Therefore, the answer is B. phoned.
Câu 2. The words "wanted", "looked", and "stopped" have the same pronunciation of the underlined part (/ɪd/ or /t/ or /pt/ or /kt/). The word "asked" has a different pronunciation of the underlined part (/æst/). Therefore, the answer is A. asked.
Câu 3. The word "siteom" does not exist in English language so we can't determine the correct answer for this question. However, the words "show", "horror", and "opera" have different pronunciations of the underlined part.
Câu 4. The words "presented", "founded", and "tested" have the same pronunciation of the underlined part (/ɪd/ or /ɛnəd/ or /aʊndɪd/). The word "markerd" does not exist in English language, however, the correct word is "marked" which has a different pronunciation of the underlined part (/ɪd/ or /mɑrkt/). Therefore, the answer is D. markerd.
Câu 5. The words "ice" and "climate" have the same pronunciation of the underlined part (/aɪ/ or /aɪmɪt/). The word "direction" has a different pronunciation of the underlined part (/ɪ/ or /dɪˈrɛkʃɪn/). Therefore, the answer is C. chimney.
Câu 6. The words "hail", "market", and "parade" have the same pronunciation of the underlined part (/eɪ/ or /ɪt/). The word "pavement" has a different pronunciation of the underlined part (/eɪ/ or /peɪvmənt/). However, the "pavement" is not the correct answer because the word "pavement" has the same sound with the word "parade" and also has an extra sound (/peɪ/ and /mənt/). Therefore, the answer is A. hail.
Câu 7. The words "victim", "frostbite", and "misty" have the same pronunciation of the underlined part (/ɪ/ or /ɪtɪm/). The word "issue" has a different pronunciation of the underlined part (/u/ or /ʃu/). Therefore, the answer is D. issue.
Câu 8. The words "talent", "weather", and "western" have the same pronunciation of the underlined part (/əl/ or /lənt/). The word "ending" has a different pronunciation of the underlined part (/ɪŋ/). Therefore, the answer is D. western.
Câu 9. The words "existed", "showed", and "wondered" have the same pronunciation of the underlined part (/ɪ/ or /ɪd/ or /əd/ or /stəd/). The word "studied" has a different pronunciation of the underlined part (/u/ or /stjuːdid/). However, the word "studied" has an extra sound (/juː/ or /tj/), but the correct answer is A. existed, because the "existed" has a different stress (exˈisted).
Câu 10. The words "gripping", "boring", and "exciting" have the same pronunciation of the underlined part (/ɪŋ/ or /ɪŋ/ or /saɪtɪŋ/). The word "imaginative" has a different pronunciation of the underlined part (/ən/ or /ətɪv/). However, the "imaginative" has an extra sound (/æʤ/ or /mæʤ/). Therefore, the answer is D. imaginative
Here are the answers to the given questions:
**Câu 11**
Analyze:
'planet' stressed at first syllable
'raindrop' stressed at first syllable
'effect' stressed at second syllable
'sunshine' stressed at first syllable
Therefore, 'effect' has a different stress position to other words.
Answer: C. effect
**Câu 12**
Analyze:
'snowflake' stressed at first syllable
'adult' stressed at second syllable
'blizzard' stressed at first syllable
'lightning' stressed at first syllable
Therefore, 'adult' has a different stress position to other words.
Answer: B. adult
**Câu 13**
Analyze:
'violent' stressed at first syllable
'exciting' stressed at second syllable
'confusing' stressed at second syllable
'convincing' stressed at second syllable
Therefore, 'violent' has a different stress position to other words.
Answer: A. violent
**Câu 14**
Analyze:
'exciting' stressed at second syllable
'violent' stressed at first syllable
'interesting' stressed at first syllable
'possible' stressed at first syllable
Therefore, 'exciting' has a different stress position to other words.
Answer: A. exciting
**Câu 15**
Analyze:
'surprise' stressed at second syllable
'surface' stressed at first syllable
'impact' stressed at second syllable
'message' stressed at first syllable
Therefore, 'impact' and 'surprise' have the same stress position, but 'surface' and 'message' do not match, and 'impact' and 'surprise' have a different stress position to 'surface' and 'message'.
Answer: A. surprise and C. impact
**Câu 16**
Analyze:
'similar' stressed at first syllable
'dangerous' stressed at first syllable
'legible' stressed at first syllable
'invisible' stressed at second syllable
Therefore, 'invisible' has a different stress position to other words.
Answer: D. invisible
**Câu 17**
Analyze:
'argue' stressed at first syllable
'complete' stressed at second syllable
'predict' stressed at second syllable
'allow' stressed at second syllable
Therefore, 'argue' has a different stress position to other words.
Answer: A. argue
Here are the answers:
18. C. more/ than
19. B. Western
20. A. a lot
21. B. a few
22. D. close down
23. B. The oldest
24. A. comedy
25. B. give up
26. D. scary
27. C. the biggest
28. D. provide
29. B. broke down
30. A. script
31. B. grades
32. B. mustn't
33. C. scary
34. A. honest