Here are the correct answers:
1. We didn't go to the park because it was late when we got back.
2. My friend just came back from New Zealand.
3. We ate lots of tasty food in London.
4. I bought many souvenirs for my friends.
Alternative correct answers (to be considered correct in different contexts):
* didn't go - didn't
* came back - has just come back
* ate - have eaten
* bought - have bought
Here are the combined sentences:
1. Coal isn't very clean, but it keeps us warm in the winter.
2. Natural gas is cheap, and it is excellent for cooking.
3. The power plant is big, and it provides enough power for the whole town.
4. The solar panels are expensive to buy, but they save money in electricity bills later.
5. My father loves a coal fire, but I hate it.
6. I don't think we should use nuclear power, but my brother thinks using it is a good idea.
Alternatively for 6: I don't think we should use nuclear power, and my brother thinks using it is a good idea (this option doesn't emphasize disagreement as much).
Here are the comparative sentences:
1. Franklin uses less wind power than Spring Town.
2. Fairview gets more energy from oil than Franklin.
3. Spring Town uses less hydropower than Franklin.
4. Franklin uses more coal than Spring Town.
5. Fairview gets less energy from wind power than Franklin.
1. A. surprised: səˈpraɪzd, B. pleased: plizd, C. failed: feɪld, D. passed: pæst
- The answer is B, the sound 'z' (pronounced as 'zd') is different from the other options (all with the sound 'd' or 'zd' but the vowel sound of B is different).
2. A. fight: faɪt, B. wish: wɪʃ, C. midnight: ˈmɪdnaɪt, D. bonfire: ˈbɑnfaɪər
- The answer is B, the sound 'ʃ' (pronounced as 'sh') is different from the other options (all with the sound 'aɪ' except for B with 'ɪʃ').
3. A. weather: ˈwɛðər, B. theatre: ˈθiətər, C. together: təˈgɛðər, D. there: ðɛr
- The answer is B, the sound 'θ' (pronounced as 'th') is different from the other options (all with the sound 'ð' except for B with 'θ').
4. A. ferry: ˈfɛri, B. wallet: ˈwɔlət, C. ticket: ˈtɪkɪt, D. England: ˈɪŋglənd
- The answer is D, the vowel sound 'ɪ' in the beginning is different from the other options (all start with one sound, A with 'f', B with 'wɔ', C with 'tɪ').
I'll help you analyze each question and provide the answer.
**5.**
Analyze:
'essay' stressed at second syllable
'upset' stressed at second syllable
'project' stressed at first syllable
'homework' stressed at first syllable
Therefore, 'project' and 'homework' have a different stress position to 'essay' and 'upset', but since there are two words stressed at the first syllable, the best answer is one of them.
Answer: C. project or D. homework (both are correct)
**6.**
Analyze:
'report' stressed at second syllable
'abroad' stressed at second syllable
'although' stressed at second syllable
'lonely' stressed at first syllable
Therefore, 'lonely' has a different stress position to the other words.
Answer: C. lonely
**7.**
Analyze:
'European' stressed at third syllable
'Australian' stressed at second syllable
'Canadian' stressed at second syllable
'Cambodia' stressed at second syllable
Therefore, 'European' has a different stress position to the other words.
Answer: B. European
**8.**
Analyze:
'twenty' stressed at first syllable
'ninety' stressed at first syllable
'eighty' stressed at first syllable
'thirteen' stressed at first syllable
Since all words are stressed at the first syllable, there isn't a word whose main stress is different from the others in the given options.
I. PHONETIC Part 1: Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others
1. A. wallet B. ticket C. report D. souvenir
- Answer: C. report (because the main stress in "report" is on the second syllable, while in "wallet", "ticket", and "souvenir", the main stress is on the first syllable)
2. A. there B. theater C. together D. weather
- Answer: A. there (because the vowel sound in "there" is pronounced as /ɛr/, while in "theater", "together", and "weather", the vowel sound is pronounced as /eɪ/, /ɛðə/, and /ɛðə/ respectively)
3. A. hotel B. river C. summer D. problem
- Answer: A. hotel (because the first vowel sound in "hotel" is pronounced as /oʊ/, while in "river", "summer", and "problem", the first vowel sound is pronounced as /ɪ/, /ʌ/, and /ɑ/ respectively)
4. A. another B. weather C. anything D. brother
- Answer: C. anything (because the first vowel sound in "anything" is pronounced as /ɛ/, while in "another", "weather", and "brother", the first vowel sound is pronounced as /ə/, /ɛ/, and /ɔ/ respectively)
5. A. there B. Netherlands C. together D. theater
- Answer: A. there (because the vowel sound in "there" is pronounced as /ɛr/, while in "Netherlands", "together", and "theater", the vowel sound is pronounced as /ɛðə/, /ɛðə/, and /eɪ/ respectively)
6. A. souvenirs B. southwest C. thousand D. house
- Answer: C. thousand (because the first vowel sound in "thousand" is pronounced as /aʊ/, while in "souvenirs", "southwest", and "house", the first vowel sound is pronounced as /uː/, /aʊ/, and /aʊ/ but thousand is different because it has a distinct /θ/ sound which isn't present in any of the other words)
7. A. electronic B. evidence C. reliable D. ticket
- Answer: D. ticket (because the first vowel sound in "ticket" is pronounced as /ɪ/, while in "electronic", "evidence", and "reliable", the first vowel sound is pronounced as /ɪl/, /ɛ/, and /ɪ/ respectively. The other words have different vowel sounds, but the question asks for the word underlined part. The only different underlined part, which is presumably the first vowel sound, would be the difference between /ɪ/ and /ɛ/ or /ɪl/ in the words)
8. A. lightning B. dinner C. Christmas D. visit
- Answer: B. dinner (because the first vowel sound in "dinner" is pronounced as /ɪ/, while in "lightning", "Christmas", and "visit", the first vowel sound is pronounced as /aɪ/, /ɪ/, and /ɪ/ respectively)