1.
Analyze: All the words 'wanted', 'needed', 'greeted', 'watched' have the same pronunciation pattern with the stress at the first syllable.
Answer: None, all the words have the same stress pattern.
However, in a multiple choice question, one option must be chosen. None of the options provided has a different pronunciation in the underlined part, so the best answer would be to pick the option with the most different overall pronunciation, if possible.
Answer: A. wanted
2.
Analyze: All the words 'hour', 'house', 'home', 'hand' have the same pronunciation pattern with the stress at the first syllable.
Answer: None, all the words have the same stress pattern.
However, in a multiple choice question, one option must be chosen. All options have similar pronunciation, however, 'hour' has a different vowel sound compared to the other options.
Answer: A. hour
3.
Analyze: All the words 'easy', 'clean', 'heavy', 'weak' have the same pronunciation pattern with the stress at the first syllable.
Answer: None, all the words have the same stress pattern.
However, in a multiple choice question, one option must be chosen. All options have similar pronunciation, however, 'weak' has a different vowel sound compared to the other options.
Answer: D. weak
4.
Analyze: 'career' is stressed at the second syllable, whereas 'rubber', 'campus', 'colour' are stressed at the first syllable.
Answer: B. career
5.
Analyze: 'difference' is stressed at the first syllable, whereas 'mechanic', 'pollution', 'awareness' are stressed at the second syllable.
Answer: A. difference
6. C. to drink
7. D. who
8. B. visited
9. A. work
10. C. had
11. A. where
12. B. was going
13. A. were