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I. Choose the word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest.
1.
1.A. wealthy B. strength C. Northern D. toothache
2.A. waltz B. amaze C. close D. use
3.A. punctual B. situation C. fortunate D. essential
4.A. Chicago B. chef C. church D. parachute
5.A. bomb B. doubt C. climb D. tomb
6. A. equal B. fashion C. champagne D. match
7. A. economy B. occasion C. freedom D. logical
8. A. invite B. river C. shrine D. primary
9. A. encourage B. proud C. enough D. young
10. A. invited B. arrived C. mentioned D. loved
2.
1.A. hall B.history C.honest D.honey
2.A.flame B.hate C.page D.adventure
3.A.equal B.fashion C.champagne D.match
4.A.stays B.says C.pays D.days
5.A.weight B.receive C.eight D.veil
6.A.wealthy B.strength C.Northern D.toothache
7.A.car B.park C.farm D.warm
8.A.under B.umbrella C.unit D.mum
9.A.punctual B.situation C.fortunate D.essential
10.A.persuasion B.campus C.supply D.laughs
3.
1. A. clean B. bread C. threaten D. death
2. A. seaside B. combine C. life D. police
3. A. is B. ice-cream C. ink-pot D. fridge
4. A. take B. name C. say D. place
5. A. this B. thick C. thank D. thin
6. A. carol B. habit C. graze D. match
2.A. flood B. typhoon C. groom D. balloon
3.A. fly B. hobby C. energy D. ordinary
4.A. garbage B. garage C. sewage D. carriage
5.A. exchange B. champagne C. teacher D. children
6. A. ploughs B. contacts C. stops D. talks
7. A house B .hour C .heat D.hand
8.A. bear B .hear C .clear D. tear
9.A .child B.chin C. check D. chemist.
10.A noticed B. booked C. stopped D. provided
7.
1. A. laughed B. weighed C. watched D. washed
2. A. houses B. places C. boxes D. leaves
3. A. folk B. flow C. row D. now
4. A. chopstick B. chemical C. chat D. charity
5. A. her B. who C. hour D. home
6. A. invite B. river C. mine D. primary
7. A. pulled B. lived C. passed D. played
8. A. problem B. love C. box D. hobby
9. A. campus B. program C. exam D. eraser
10. A. wear B. bear C. pear D. heat
8.
1. A. climate B. Budhism C, Hinduism D. impress
2. A. beach B. peaceful C. recreation D. meat
3.A. impressed B. wanted C. wished D. stopped
4. A. summer B. difficult C. much D. currency
5. A. proud B. pronoun C. enough D. around
6. A. this B. with C. father D. thing
7. A. chair B. mechanic C. church D. child
8. A. maps B. books C. hats D. pens
9. A. needed B. worked C. stopped D. booked
5. A. humour B. flour C. rumour D. honour
6. A. bath B. watch C. want D. water
7. A.helped B. liked C.watched D.hated
8. A.but B.sun C.cut D.put
9. A.overhead B.team C.speak D.bean
10 A.eggs B.floors C. books D.pens
12.
1. A.chicken B.coach C.headache D.change
2. A. started B. played C. rained D. carried
3. A. hall B. history C. honest D. honey
4. A. chair B. check C. child D. machine
5. A. abroad B. noisy C. hundred D. quiet
6. A. prevent B. patient C. medicine D. pleasant
7. A. captain B. table C. lazy D. favor
8. A. arrived B. finished C. laughed D. passed
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9. A. repeats B. coughs C. lives D. attacks
10. A. good B. book C. foot D. food
13.
1. A. there B. though C. than D. theme
2. A. snowstorm B. knowledge C. show D. slow
3. A. treasure B. sewage C. save D. campus
4. A. effective B. recognize C. sentence D. equality
5. A. enjoyed B. invited C. mended D. lasted
6. A. campus B. relax C. locate D. fashion
7. A. sing B. fine C. time D. nice
8. A. gather B. ethnic C .there D. although
9. A. talked B. watched C. ordered D. stopped
10. A. exchange B. reach C. chance D. chemistry
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8. A. danced B. lived C. arrived D. loved
9. A. germ B. gas C. gain D. goods
10. A. faith B. failure C. fainted D. fairly
17.
1. A. parks B. countries C. girls D. regions
2. A. symbol B. loose C. style D. design
3. A. watched B. liked C. listened D. stopped
4. A. shortage B. garage C. storage D. encourage
5. A. musician B. necessary C. recently D. since
6. A. begin B. pagoda C. argument D. vegetable
7. A. cotton B. century C. casual D. college
8. A. those B. whether C. ethnic D. clothing
9. A. stopped B. mentioned C. changed D. embroidered
10. A. poetry B. lively C. style D. minority
18.
1. A. cell B. cube C. city D. rice
2. A. brought B. ought C. thought D. though
3. A. hear B. spear C. dear D. swear
4. A. promise B. devise C. surprise D. realise
5. A. bush B. pull C. brush D. push
6. A. caused B. increased C. practiced D. promised
7. A. think B. signature C. exist D. circle
8. A. stay B. lake C. climate D. vacation
9. A. caught B. taught C. daughter D. laughter
10. A. hour B. hospitable C. heir D. honest
19.
1. A. briefcases B. themselves C. watches D. classes
2. A. books B. pens C. boys D. girls
8. A. compulsion B. instruction C. mausoleum D. comprise
9. A. conservation B. favorite C. uniform D. treatment
10. A. education B. deposit C. candidate D. institute
2.
1. A. deposit B. festival C. institute D. resident
2. A. activity B. electricity C. simplicity D. pollution
3. A. achievement B. experiment C. explanation D. discovery
4. A. surprising B. astonishing C. amazing D. interesting
5. A. interview B. industry C. essential D. difficult
6.A. complain B. favorite C. terrible D. famous
7.A. awful B. empty C. delicious D. lovely
8.A. climate B. design C. region D. comic
9.A. inspiration B. economic C. reputation D. dormitory
10.A. entertainment B. information C. education D. television
3.
1. A. dormitory B. category C. priority D. ordinary
2. A. passage B. enjoyable C. moment D. matches
3. A. associate B. together C. traveler D. protected
4. A. weather B. electric C. absorb D. potential
5. A. general B. opinion C. abroad D. surprise
6.A. balcony B. accident C. mechanic D. survey
7. A. flexible B. together C. domestic D. relaxed
8. A. control B. giant C. windmill D. software
9. A. geothermal B. experimental C. elementary D. geographical
10. A. attendance B. compulsory C. geography D. similar
5.
1.A. appliance B. activity C. adventure D. average
2.A. favorite B. government C. influence D. identify
3.A. economic B. volcanic C.disappointed D. scientific
4.A. reputation B. description C. suggestion D. pollution