I. Choose the words whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others.
1. A. parents: ˈpɛrənts
B. brothers: ˈbrəðərz
C. weekends: ˈwikɛndz
D. feelings: ˈfilɪŋz
Analysis:
- The words "parents", "brothers", and "weekends" all have a "ˈ" followed by a different vowel sound.
- "parents" has ɛ,
- "brothers" has ə, and
- "weekends" has i.
- The word "feelings" has ˈfil- with the "i" pronounced as "ɪ".
The underlined part "i" in "weekends" is pronounced as "i" (wikɛndz) which is different from that of "feelings" and "brothers" and "parents".
So, the answer is C. weekends.
2. A. coughed: kɔft
B. phoned: foʊnd
C. booked: bʊkt
D. stopped: stɑpt
Analysis:
- The words "coughed", "phoned", "booked" all have the "ed" ending pronounced as "t" (kɔft, foʊnd, bʊkt).
- The word "stopped" also has a "pt" sound, however it is pronounced as "pt" (stɑpt), not as "t".
The underlined part "pt" in "stopped" is pronounced as "pt" which is different from that of "coughed", "phoned", and "booked".
So, the answer is D. stopped.
3. A. holiday: ˈhɑlɪdeɪ
B. shopping: ˈʃɑpɪŋ
C. afford: əˈfɔrd
D. ecotourism: ecotourism*
Analysis:
- The words "holiday", "shopping", "ecotourism" are not available in the ecotourism pronunciation.
- The word "afford" has əˈfɔrd.
The underlined part in "afford" is əˈfɔrd which starts with an "ə", the other words start with a sound (holiday starts with h, shopping starts with ʃ, ecotourism is unknown). "ə" is the schwa sound which is a different sound from the others.
So, the answer is C. afford.
4. A. require: rɪkˈwaɪər
B. protect: prəˈtɛkt
C. central: ˈsɛntrəl
D. helpful: ˈhɛlpfəl
Analysis:
- The words "require", "protect", "central", and "helpful" all have a different stress pattern.
- The words "require", "protect" have the stress on the second syllable (rɪkˈwaɪər, prəˈtɛkt).
- The words "central", and "helpful" have the stress on the first syllable (ˈsɛntrəl, ˈhɛlpfəl).
All the other options, except "protect", have their stress on the first syllable.
- "require" has its stress on the second syllable.
- The underlined part "pro" in "protect" is pronounced with a stress on the "tect" (prəˈtɛkt) which is similar to the stress pattern in "require", and different from "central" and "helpful".
However, the stress patterns in "require" and "protect" are different from the others.
Considering the options the underlined part "re" in "require" is pronounced with a stress on the "quire" (rɪkˈwaɪər) which is different from the others.
The answer could be A or B.
I can only solve the first question with the given data.
Analyze:
'require' stressed at second syllable
'product' stressed at first syllable
'helpful' stressed at first syllable
'culture' stressed at first syllable
Therefore, 'require' has a different stress position to other words.
Answer: A. require
1. A, B, C, and D all relate to tourism. However, "food" in A makes it more specific. But if I choose the one with a completely different topic, that is B and A, C, and D all relate to tourism while B can be more general, however in the case of B: A tourist. Then the answer is B
2. A, B, and D are all related to the travel agency while C can be an information booklet, which relate to many thing. The answer is A.
3. A, B, and C all relate to kinds of tourism while D is a time, The answer is D.
4. A, C, and D all are adverbs while B is an adverb and a noun or a modifier (as a domestic), the answer is B
1. B. why
2. C. Sure. It's over there.
3. D. who
4. B. picked up
5. C. knew
6. A. into
7. A. tomorrow
8. D. Google Maps
9. B. was watching
10. A. to review
11. B. to explain
12. B. to take
14. B. Climate change
15. A. whose
16. A. since
17. A. so
18. A. such
19. B. picked up