To determine which word has an underlined part that differs from the other three in pronunciation, we need to analyze the IPA notation of each word.
Question 1:
A. boxes: ˈbɑksɪz
B. washes: ˈwɑʃɪz
C. watches: ˈwɑʧɪz
D. goes: goʊz
The words "boxes," "washes," and "watches" all end with the "ɪz" sound, while "goes" ends with the "oʊz" sound. However, if we look closely, we can see that the words "boxes," "washes," and "watches" also have different consonant sounds before the "ɪz" sound ("ks," "ʃ," and "ʧ" respectively). However, the underlined parts are different in the sense that "ks," "ʃ," and "ʧ" are different, but it is still difficult to choose one among them because all three are distinct. Therefore, it would be more appropriate to look at the underlined part as "ksɪz," "ʃɪz," and "ʧɪz" respectively versus "oʊz" and we see that "oʊz" differs from the other three in the sense that it is the only one that is not "ɪz".
Therefore, the correct answer is D. goes.
Question 2:
A. enough: ɪˈnəf
B. laugh: læf
C. cough: kɔf
D. plough: ploʊ
The words "enough," "laugh," and "cough" all end with the "f" sound, while "plough" ends with the "oʊ" sound but also has a distinct "pl" sound before "oʊ". However, again, the underlined part seems to be the vowel sound that comes before the "f" and "oʊ" respectively ("əf" for enough, "æf" for laugh and "ɔf" for cough versus "oʊ" for plough) and we can see that the "oʊ" sound is distinct from "əf", "æf", and "ɔf".
However, it can also be argued that "enough" has a distinct underlined part ("əf") versus the other three which have underlined parts that are either "æf" or "ɔf" and the sound "ə" is indeed distinct from the sounds "æ" and "ɔ".
However, considering the original question it seems the answer they are looking for is "plough".
Therefore, the correct answer is D. plough.
Question 3:
A. flood: fləd
B. moon: mun
C. food: fud
D. soon: sun
The words "flood" and "food" have the same vowel sound in the first syllable but the words "flood" and "food" are distinct from "moon," and "soon" which are "uː" sounds (mun and sun). However, the vowel sound of "flood" ("ə") is also distinct from "uː".
Considering this, the words "moon" and "soon" have the same vowel sound "uː" and we see that the "ə" of "flood" is indeed different from the "uː" of "moon" and "soon".
However, the words "food" ("u") also differ from the other three in the sense that it has a distinct "u" sound.
However, the "u" of food is closer to "uː" of moon and soon, therefore the "ə" of flood is distinct from "uː".
Therefore, the correct answer is A. flood
Analyze: 'study' stressed at first syllable, 'apply', 'rely', 'reply' all stressed at the second syllable.
Answer: A
Analyze: 'energy', 'logical', 'grocery' stressed at first syllable, 'recycle' stressed at second syllable.
Answer: B
6. B. went off
7. D. disappointed
8. A. Neglecting
9. C. completely different
Here are the answers to the given questions:
10. B. doesn't take
11. B. twice as much as
12. A. on
13. B. Although
14. A. had finished
15. D. might
16. D. official
17. C. viewers
18. C. catch
19. B. enjoyable
20. A. located
21. D. staying
22. B. confident
23. C. native
24. B. look up
25. D. cup of tea
For question 26, the answer is D.
For question 27, the answer is A.
For question 28, the answer is C.
B. All right
The best answer is A.
Here are my answers:
31. D. Look
32. D. bring (However, "at" would also fit the sentence as "at checkout". But based on common expressions, I would suggest the correct answer to be "at")
33. B. all
34: A. from
35: C. bringing
36: A. viewers
37: B. designed
38: C. more