I'll analyze each word's pronunciation and determine which word differs from the other three in terms of pronunciation (stress pattern or vowel/consonant sound) and provide the corresponding letter.
1. The words artisan, attraction, and cast all start with a different sound, but cast is the only word that has only one syllable and has a different stress pattern, whereas the others have two or more syllables and different stress patterns, but the word that is different is: A. artisan and C. cast (both the vowel sound in "ar" and the stress pattern are the same for artisan, attraction, and craft), so the word is C. cast, but artisan and cast both are different so I select B. attraction.
B.
2. The words pottery, communicate, and behavior all have different first vowel sounds or stress patterns, but opinion is the only word that has an unstressed first syllable, whereas the others have stress on the first syllable. The word that is different is: B. opinion and A. pottery (both the vowel sound in the first syllable and the stress pattern are the same for communicate and behavior), but I select B. opinion.
3. The words suburb, cultural, and drum all start with a different sound, but drum is the only word that has only one syllable, whereas the others have two or more syllables. The word that is different is: C. drum.
4. The words attraction, surface, and handicraft all start with different sounds or stress patterns, but artisan is the only word that has stress on the first syllable, whereas the others have stress on the second syllable, or the stress pattern and the vowel sound in "ar" are the same for artisan and handicraft, but the word that is different is: A. attraction and D. artisan (the word that is different is A or D, I select A) B.
5. The words layer, occasion, and place all start with different sounds or stress patterns, but artisan is the only word that has stress on the first syllable, whereas the others have stress on the second syllable or the stress pattern and the vowel sound in "ar" are the same for artisan and occasion, but the word that is different is: A. layer and C. artisan (the word that is different is A or C, I select A) A.
6. The words graduate, satellite, and climate all start with different sounds or stress patterns, but parachute is the only word that has stress on the second syllable, whereas the others have stress on the first syllable. The word that is different is: C. parachute.
7. The words regulator, referee, and personal all start with different sounds or stress patterns, but detective is the only word that has stress on the second syllable, whereas the others have stress on the first syllable or the stress pattern and the vowel sound are the same for regulator and referee, but the word that is different is: C. referee and D. detective (the word that is different is C or D, I select C) C.
8. The words eliminate, expedition, and separate all start with different sounds or stress patterns, but preparation is the only word that has stress on the third syllable, whereas the others have stress on the first or second syllable or the stress pattern is the same for expedition and preparation. The word that is different is: A. eliminate.
9. The words graduate, magic, and fatherhood all start with different sounds or stress patterns, but lavender is the only word that has stress on the first syllable and the vowel sound is different, whereas the others have stress on the first syllable and the vowel sound in "ma" and "fa" are the same. The word that is different is: C. lavender and A. graduate and B. magic (the word that is different is A, B, or C, I select C) C.
10. The words candidate, character, and camera all start with different sounds or stress patterns, but negative is the only word that has stress on the first syllable and the vowel sound is different, whereas the others have stress on the first syllable and the vowel sound in "ca" is the same. The word that is different is: B. negative.
1. A. fragrance B. advice C. suburb D. garbage
Analyze:
'fragrance' stressed at first syllable
'advice' stressed at second syllable
'suburb' stressed at first syllable
'garbage' stressed at first syllable
Therefore, 'advice' has a different stress position to other words.
Answer: B. advice
2. A. delivery B. original C. facility D. information
Analyze:
'delivery' stressed at second syllable
'original' stressed at second syllable
'facility' stressed at second syllable
'information' stressed at third syllable
Therefore, 'information' has a different stress position to other words.
Answer: D. information
3. A. symbolize B. museum C. pottery D. handicraft
Analyze:
'symbolize' stressed at first syllable
'museum' stressed at second syllable
'pottery' stressed at first syllable
'handicraft' stressed at first syllable
Therefore, 'museum' has a different stress position to other words.
Answer: B. museum
4. A. occasion B. attraction C. firefighter D. instruction
Analyze:
'occasion' stressed at second syllable
'attraction' stressed at second syllable
'firefighter' stressed at first syllable
'instruction' stressed at second syllable
Therefore, 'firefighter' has a different stress position to other words.
Answer: C. firefighter
5. A. workshop B. opinion C. museum D. embroider
Analyze:
'workshop' stressed at first syllable
'opinion' stressed at second syllable
'museum' stressed at second syllable
'embroider' stressed at second syllable
Therefore, 'workshop' has a different stress position to other words.
Answer: A. workshop
6. A. surface B. attraction C. bamboo D. technique
Analyze:
'surface' stressed at first syllable
'attraction' stressed at second syllable
'bamboo' stressed at second syllable
'technique' stressed at second syllable
Therefore, 'surface' has a different stress position to other words.
Answer: A. surface
7. A. handicraft B. cultural C. museum D. sculpture
Analyze:
'handicraft' stressed at first syllable
'cultural' stressed at first syllable
'museum' stressed at second syllable
'sculpture' stressed at first syllable
Therefore, 'museum' has a different stress position to other words.
Answer: C. museum
8. A. craftsman B. attraction C. museum D. department
Analyze:
'craftsman' stressed at first syllable
'attraction' stressed at second syllable
'museum' stressed at second syllable
'department' stressed at second syllable
Therefore, 'craftsman' has a different stress position to other words.
Answer: A. craftsman
9. A. workshop B. remind C. outskirts D. village
Analyze:
'workshop' stressed at first syllable
'remind' stressed at second syllable
'outskirts' stressed at first syllable
'village' stressed at first syllable
Therefore, 'remind' has a different stress position to other words.
Answer: B. remind
10. A. family B. typical C. grandparents D. embroider
Analyze:
'family' stressed at first syllable
'typical' stressed at first syllable
'grandparents' stressed at first syllable
'embroider' stressed at second syllable
Therefore, 'embroider' has a different stress position to other words.
Answer: D. embroider
1. B. Firefighters
2. A. delivery person
3. D. electrical wires
4. C. property
5. A. obey
6. D. handicrafts
7. B. speciality foods
8. D. artisan
9. C. walk around
10. A. come back
11. C. hand-crafted
12. C. diverse