1. A. machine : /məˈʃin/ (ʃ), B. watch : /wɔʧ/ (ʧ), C. chore : /ʧɔr/ (ʧ), D. choose : /ʧuz/ (ʧ, uː). choose has 'u' sound while others do not, however it is pronounced 'uː' in 'choose' and 'ʊ' in 'machine', choose does have different pronunciation but only slightly different (ʊ vs uː and the rest). It's hard to differentiate between ʊ in machine and uː in choose, but B. watch : /wɔʧ/ has different pronunciation as it is 'ʧ' that followed 'ɔ' sound.
Answer is B.
2. A. gallery : /ˈgæləri/ (æ), B. guitarist : /gɪˈtɑrɪst/ (ɪ), C. actor : /ˈæktər/ (æ), D. attract : /əˈtrækt/ (æ).
Answer is B.
3. A. delicious : /dɪˈlɪʃəs/ (ɪ), B. special : /ˈspɛʃəl/ (ɛ), C. musical : /mˈjuzɪkəl/ (ju), D. physician : /fəˈzɪʃən/ (ɪ).
Answer is B.
4. A. itchy : /ˈɪʧi/ (i), B. stomach : /ˈstəmək/ (ə), C. charity : /ˈʧɛrɪti/ (ɛ), D. match : /mæʧ/ (æ).
Answer is A.
5. A. ghost : /goʊst/ (oʊ), B. cough : /kɔf/ (ɔ), C. enough : /ɪˈnəf/ (ə), D. laugh : /læf/ (æ).
Answer is A.
6. A. heard : /hərd/ (ə), B. hear : /hir/ (i), C. near : /nɪr/ (ɪ), D. fear : /fɪr/ (ɪ).
Answer is A.
7. A. salty : /ˈsɔlti/ (ɔ), B. sauce : /sɔs/ (ɔ), C. sausage : /ˈsɔsɪʤ/ (ɔ), D. sport : /spɔrt/ (ɔ).
Answer is C.
8. A. usually : /ˈjuʒəwəli/ (u), B. composer : /kəmˈpoʊzər/ (oʊ), C. leisure : /ˈlɛʒər/ (ɛ), D. version : /ˈvərʒən/ (ə).
Answer is D.
9. A. ocean : /ˈoʊʃən/ (oʊ), B. cinema : /ˈsɪnəmə/ (ɪ), C. musician : /mjuˈzɪʃən/ (u), D. delicious : /dɪˈlɪʃəs/ (ɪ).
Answer is A.
10. A. usually : /ˈjuʒəwəli/ (u), B. leisure : /ˈlɛʒər/ (ɛ), C. measure : /ˈmɛʒər/ (ɛ), D. composer : /kəmˈpoʊzər/ (oʊ).
Answer is A.
1. Analyze: 'allergy', 'itchy', and 'fragile' stressed at the first syllable while 'delicious' stressed at the second syllable.
Answer: D. delicious
2. Analyze: 'volunteer' stressed at the third syllable while 'musician', 'physician', and 'tradition' stressed at the second syllable.
Answer: A. volunteer
3. Analyze: Since 'omelette' cannot be found in dictionary, ignore this one. 'lemonade', 'turmeric', and 'spinach' stressed at the first syllable. Although we don't have stress position for 'omelette', if we just focus on other 3 options, we still can answer this question because 'omelette' stressed at second syllable and this position is different from other options
Answer: B. omelette
4. Analyze: 'pottery' stressed at the first syllable while 'attention', 'performance', and 'composer' stressed at the second syllable.
Answer: A. pottery