Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions. Question 1 [291519]: A. f...

To answer these questions, we need to analyze the pronunciation of each word and find the one that differs from the others. Question 1: The words "finishes", "develops", and "defeats" have the same ending sound /ɪz/, /z/, or /s/ (but all sounds are voiced fricative sounds /z/ or voiceless fricative sounds /s/ in the word 'defeats', however, in 'finishes' we have the sound /ɪz/). However, "looks" has a different ending sound /ks/, which is a voiceless affricate (ks) and a voiceless velar plosive. So the correct answer is D. looks. Question 2: The words "hesitate", "reserve", and "physics" all have the same stress pattern (ˈ_______), where the stress is on the first syllable. However, "basic" also has the same stress pattern (ˈ_______), where the stress is on the first syllable. In this case, we look at the sound of each word, and we see that "hesitate", "reserve", and "physics" all have a schwa sound (ə), which is a mid-central vowel sound. However, "basic" has a different vowel sound /eɪ/ and /ɪ/ (but 'basic' is similar to the other words 'physics' in terms of 'ɪ' sound). 'Hesitate', 'reserve' have a schwa sound and are also similar to each other. But 'physics' and 'basic' are not completely similar to 'hesitate' and 'reserve' in terms of vowel sound. The 'physics' also contains the schwa sound but the 'basic' does not. But in the options, the option which stands out from the rest is 'physics'. Although physics and basic are similar in terms of the IPA but both of these are different from 'hesitate' and 'reserve'. But physics is also different from basic, since both 'physics' and 'basic' are different in terms of the sound /ɪzɪks/ and /beɪsɪk/. The sound of the last syllable is also the same in both cases /ɪks/ and /ɪk/. Thus, we cannot distinguish it with 'basic'. However, the first vowel sound is different in both 'physics' and 'basic' from the words 'hesitate' and 'reserve'. The first vowel sound /ɛ/ is similar to the sound /ɛ/ in the word 'develops'. Thus, 'physics' and 'basic' are both different from the words 'hesitate' and 'reserve'. Thus, we can consider either of them to be the answer. Analyze: A. bamboo - stressed at second syllable B. forget - stressed at second syllable C. deserve - stressed at second syllable D. channel - stressed at first syllable Therefore, 'channel' has a different stress position to other words. Answer: D. channel Analyze: A. endanger - stressed at second syllable B. furniture - stressed at first syllable C. determine - stressed at second syllable D. departure - stressed at second syllable Therefore, 'furniture' has a different stress position to other words. Answer: B. furniture Here are the answers: Question 5: D. are (should be "is" for subject-verb agreement) Question 6: C. that (should be "where" to indicate location) Question 7: C. making (should be "and make" for parallel structure) 8. B. have witnessed 9. A. the 10. A. more and more 11. B. to have graduated 12. C. on 13. C. supportive 14. B. lost 15. A. join 16. C. trying out 17. C. up with 18. A. Jim suggested going out for dinner that night. 19. B. If it hadn’t been for the candidate’s excellent answers, he couldn’t have got the job. A