1. A. chart B. artist C. park D. war
Pronunciation:
chart: ʧɑrt
artist: ˈɑrtɪst
park: pɑrk
war: wɔr
Analyzing the underlined parts we see: chart, artist and park all end with "ɑrt", while war ends with "ɔr", so war has different sound in the part underlined. Answer is: D. war
2. A. tell B. collect C. museum D. bed
Pronunciation:
tell: tɛl
collect: kəˈlɛkt
museum: mˈjuziəm
bed: bɛd
Analyzing the underlined parts we see: tell and bed have "ɛl" and "ɛd", collect has "ɛkt" so museum has different sound in the part underlined because it's the only one without an "ɛ" sound and ends with a different sound "iəm". Answer is: C. museum
3. A. want B. hat C. flat D. attraction
Pronunciation:
want: wɔnt
hat: hæt
flat: flæt
attraction: əˈtrækʃən
Analyzing the underlined parts we see: want, hat, flat all end with "ant", "at", "at" respectively, while attraction ends with "ækʃən", so attraction has different sound in the part underlined. Answer is: D. attraction
4. A. arrive B. narrow C. marry D. carry
Pronunciation:
arrive: əraɪv
narrow: ˈnɛroʊ
marry: ˈmɛri
carry: ˈkɛri
Analyzing the underlined parts we see: arrive ends with "aɪv", while narrow, marry, carry all end with "ɛroʊ", "ɛri", "ɛri" respectively, so arrive has different sound in the part underlined. Answer is: A. arrive
5. A. relax B. village C. bamboo D. grandmother
Pronunciation:
relax: rɪˈlæks
village: ˈvɪlɪʤ
bamboo: bæmˈbu
grandmother: ˈgrændməðər
Analyzing the underlined parts we see: none of the options are similar, but relax is the only word that ends with "æks" so the other four words have a different sound in the part underlined, however since we are looking for a word that has a different sound in the underlined part it will be: B, C, D. village, bamboo, grandmother have different sound from A so answer is one of these options.
6. A. hat B. fact C. nature D. valuable
Pronunciation:
hat: hæt
fact: fækt
nature: ˈneɪʧər
valuable: ˈvæljəbəl
Analyzing the underlined parts we see: hat and fact both end with "æt", while valuable ends with "ljəbəl" and nature ends with "ʧər", so nature and valuable have different sound in the part underlined. Answer is: C, D.
7. A. when B. level C. red D. even
Pronunciation:
when: wɪn
level: ˈlɛvəl
red: rɛd
even: ˈivɪn
Analyzing the underlined parts we see: when, level and even all end with "ɪn", while red ends with "ɛd", so red has different sound in the part underlined. Answer is: C. red
8. A. farm B. fabric C. damage D. cat
Pronunciation:
farm: fɑrm
fabric: ˈfæbrɪk
damage: ˈdæmɪʤ
cat: kæt
Analyzing the underlined parts we see: farm and cat have "ɑrm" and "æt" while fabric and damage have "æbrɪk" and "æmɪʤ", so farm and cat have different sound in the part underlined compared to B and C but also compared to each other. Answer is: B, C, D or A.
9. A. help B. next C. then D. seven
Pronunciation:
help: hɛlp
next: nɛkst
then: ðɛn
seven: ˈsɛvən
Analyzing the underlined parts we see: help, next and then all end with "ɛlp", "ɛkst", "ɛn" respectively, while seven ends with "ɛvən", so seven has different sound in the part underlined. Answer is: D. seven
10. A. family B. march C. add D. dad
Pronunciation:
family: ˈfæməli
march: mɑrʧ
add: æd
dad: dæd
Analyzing the underlined parts we see: family ends with "məli", while march ends with "ɑrʧ", add and dad end with "æd" and "æd" respectively, so family and march have different sound in the part underlined. Answer is: A, B
Here are the correct answers:
1. A. how
2. B. where
3. B. how
4. A. who
5. C. when
6. C. how
7. C. how
8. D. where
9. A. when
10. B. how
Here are the answers to your questions:
40. D. decided
41. D. how
42. B. where
43. A. to do
44. A. where
45. B. wonder
46. D. decided