1.
Analyze: All words have stress on the first syllable except none.
Answer: No answer.
2.
Analyze: 'Chinese' stressed at second syllable, 'Vietnamese' stressed at fourth syllable, 'Japanese' stressed at third syllable, 'Portuguese' stressed at first syllable.
Therefore, 'Portuguese', 'Chinese', 'Japanese' all have different stress positions to 'Vietnamese' but if I have to choose one I'll choose A. Portuguese.
Answer: A. Portuguese
3.
Analyze: 'agree', 'employee', 'attendee', 'committee' all have stress on the second syllable except none, they all have the same stress pattern.
Answer: No answer.
4.
Analyze: 'Lebanese', 'refugee', 'coffee' all have stress on the first syllable. 'guarantee' has stress on the third syllable.
Answer: C. guarantee.
5.
Analyze: 'equipment', 'examine' have stress on the second syllable. 'verbal', 'trainee' have stress on the first syllable.
Therefore, 'verbal', 'trainee' have a different stress pattern to 'equipment', 'examine' but if I have to choose one I'll choose A. equipment.
Answer: A. equipment
6.
Analyze: 'talkative', 'negative', 'positive' all have stress on the first syllable. 'Vietnamese' has stress on the fourth syllable.
Answer: B. Vietnamese.
7.
Analyze: 'conference' has stress on the first syllable. 'situation', 'opportunity', 'interact' have stress on the third syllable.
Therefore, 'situation', 'opportunity', 'interact' have a different stress pattern to 'conference' but if I have to choose one I'll choose A. conference.
Answer: A. conference.
8.
Analyze: 'cultural', 'media', 'difference' all have stress on the first syllable. 'Japanese' has stress on the third syllable.
Answer: C. Japanese.
9.
Analyze: We cannot find 'pen-friend' in dictionary so it has to be excluded. 'polite' has stress on the second syllable. 'shorthand', 'breakdown' have stress on the first syllable.
Therefore, 'shorthand', 'breakdown' have a different stress pattern to 'polite' but if I have to choose one I'll choose A. polite.
Answer: A. polite.
10.
Analyze: 'multimedia', 'possibility', 'interactive' all have stress on the third syllable. 'telepathy' has stress on the second syllable.
Answer: C. telepathy