To find the word with a different sound in the underlined part, we'll compare the sounds of the underlined part of each option.
1. A. one: wən
B. bottle: ˈbɑtəl
C. coffee: ˈkɔfi
D. pot: pɑt
The underlined part is the "o" sound.
- one has a schwa sound (ə)
- bottle, coffee, and pot have an "ɑ" sound (open front unrounded vowel, similar to "o" in "car")
So, the word with a different sound is "one".
2. A. morning: ˈmɔrnɪŋ
B. what: wət
C. problem: ˈprɑbləm
D. yogurt: ˈjoʊgərt
The underlined part is the first vowel sound.
- morning, problem have an "ɔ" sound (open-mid back rounded vowel, similar to "o" in "law")
- what has a schwa sound (ə)
- yogurt has an "oʊ" sound (close-mid back rounded diphthong, similar to "oy" in "toy")
The word with a different sound is "yogurt", however "what" also has a different sound than the others. But if we are looking for the most different one, we should go with "what".
3. A. talk: tɔk
B. salt: sɔlt
C. sausage: ˈsɔsɪʤ
D. cause: kɔz
The underlined part is the "a" or "o" sound.
- All options have an "ɔ" sound (open-mid back rounded vowel, similar to "o" in "law")
They are all the same.
4. A. pork: pɔrk
B. flower: flaʊər
C. cow: kaʊ
D. flour: flaʊər
The underlined part is the "o" sound.
- pork has an "ɔ" sound (open-mid back rounded vowel, similar to "o" in "law")
- flower, flour, and cow have an "aʊ" sound (close back rounded diphthong, similar to "ow" in "how")
So, the word with a different sound is "pork".
5. A. noodle: ˈnudəl
B. food: fud
C. soon: sun
D. cook: kʊk
The underlined part is the "oo" sound.
- noodle, food have a "u" sound (close back rounded vowel, similar to "u" in "put")
- soon has a "uː" sound (close back rounded vowel, similar to "u" in "boot")
- cook has a "ʊ" sound (near-close near-back rounded vowel, similar to "u" in "hook")
However, in American English, the pronunciation of "noodle" might be /ˈnuːdəl/, /ˈnuːdl/, "soon" /suːn/, and "food" /fuːd/. So, in that case:
- noodle, food, and soon have a "uː" sound
- cook has a "ʊ" sound
In that case, the word with a different sound would be "cook".
1. Analyze:
'cooking' stressed at first syllable
'chili' stressed at first syllable
'bamboo' stressed at second syllable
'fragrant' stressed at first syllable
Therefore, 'bamboo' has a different stress position to other words.
Answer: C. bamboo
2. Analyze:
'cuisine' stressed at second syllable
'flavor' stressed at first syllable
'salty' stressed at first syllable
'spicy' stressed at first syllable
Therefore, 'cuisine' has a different stress position to other words.
Answer: A. cuisine
3. Analyze:
'garlic' stressed at first syllable
'lettuce' stressed at first syllable
'pancake' stressed at first syllable
'prepare' stressed at second syllable
Therefore, 'prepare' has a different stress position to other words.
Answer: D. prepare
4. Analyze:
'sausage' stressed at first syllable
'tasty' stressed at first syllable
'appear' stressed at second syllable
'colour' stressed at first syllable
Therefore, 'appear' has a different stress position to other words.
Answer: C. appear
5. Analyze:
'consider' stressed at second syllable
'carpenter' stressed at first syllable
'delicious' stressed at second syllable
'ingredient' stressed at second syllable
Therefore, 'carpenter' has a different stress position to other words.
Answer: B. carpenter