1. Analyze:
'healthy' stressed at first syllable
'easy' stressed at first syllable
'pleasant' stressed at first syllable
'ready' stressed at first syllable
All four words have the same stress position, but since the instruction requires an answer choice, 'healthy' will be the least likely to be different as the other three options have a different vowel sound, and we might expect one of them to be different from the other three. However, based on the given data, it's hard to pinpoint a difference. But the instructions require us to answer in a specific format so the best answer would be 'healthy' only because the other three have a common -y sound while 'healthy' does not. However, note that the analysis doesn't really indicate 'healthy' is that different.
Answer: A. healthy
2. Analyze:
'career' stressed at second syllable
'safety' stressed at first syllable
'patience' stressed at first syllable
'savings' stressed at first syllable
Therefore, 'career' has a different stress position to other words.
Answer: A. career
3. Analyze:
'hungry' stressed at first syllable
'busy' stressed at first syllable
'happy' stressed at first syllable
'surprised' stressed at second syllable
Therefore, 'surprised' has a different stress position to other words.
Answer: D. surprised
4. Analyze:
'assignment' stressed at second syllable
'management' stressed at first syllable
'importance' stressed at second syllable
'extinction' stressed at second syllable
Therefore, 'management' has a different stress position to other words.
Answer: B. management
Here are the correct answers:
5. I share a house with four other people.
Answer: C. with
6. They have to make sure that staff know their responsibilities and their accountability.
Answer: D. make
7. It is difficult getting used to sleeping in a tent after having a soft comfortable bed to lie on.
Answer: A. difficult getting
8. One of the most important skills is time management, which can help you build your confidence and self-esteem.
Answer: B. which
9. I remembered to turn off the lights before I left home.
Answer: D. to turn
To determine the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation for each question, we need to analyze the pronunciation of each word.
Question 1:
The words "method", "healthy", and "weather" all have the "θ" sound (the voiceless interdental fricative, or "th" sound), whereas "thank" has the "θ" sound but as the first sound, and in the other words it is not the first sound, however the real difference is that "thank" starts with θ but the other three words start with the sounds m, h, and w respectively. The sound of the underlined part of "thank" differs in that the first sound (θ) in the other words is in a different position (the other three words have θ as a middle sound), however, the real reason is that the three words have the same first sound place of articulation (all alveolar or labiodental approximants or dental), however the most correct answer will be thank.
Question 2:
The words "connect", "comment", and "message" all have the stress on the second syllable, whereas "request" has the stress on the second syllable as well, however "connect", "comment", and "message" have their first sound in the following positions of articulation (alveolar, velar and bilabial) while "request" has its first sound in the position alveolar as well however all three sounds (alveolar) are different sounds however "connect" starts with an unaspirated voiceless stop in an alveolar position /k/ and the rest have a voiceless and voice aspirated sound (k in comment is velar), and voiceless and voiceless unaspirated (mesˈsɪʤ) whereas the most significant difference will be that "request" and "connect" start with a stop and the other two with a /k/ in comment or /m/ in message.
Here are the answers with the requested format:
**Question 3**
Analyze:
'easy' stressed at first syllable
'instant' stressed at first syllable
'tidy' stressed at first syllable
'mature' stressed at second syllable
Therefore, 'mature' has a different stress position to other words.
Answer: D. mature
**Question 4**
Analyze:
'discussion' stressed at second syllable
'gratitude' stressed at first syllable
'celebrate' stressed at first syllable
'opposite' stressed at first syllable
Therefore, 'discussion' has a different stress position to other words.
Answer: A. discussion
Question 5: B. will be planted
Question 6: A. was walking
Question 7: A. finishes