Pronunciation and stress

I. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.

1. a. machine b. change c. teacher d. choose

2. a. condition b. option c. suggestion d. relation
3. a. believe b. readily c. friend d. pleasure
4. a. good b. gossip c. game d. geometry
5. a. trust b. mutual c. number d. uncertain
6. a. grade b. great c. sneaky d. embrace
7. a. money b. notice c. glance d. ankle
8. a. imagine b. glance c. geography d. religion
9. a. looked b. noticed c. turned d. helped
10. a. change b. English c. single d. anger
11. a. cold b. calm c. light d. film
12. a. honey b. healthy c. honest d. happy
13. a. work b. parent c. drive d. dairy
14. a. horrible b. hospital c. holiday d. honour
15. a. follow b. fold c. folk d. file
16. a. ring b. uniform c. hungry d. pretty
17. a. should b. shoulder c. sailor d. slow
18. a. carry b. around c. burn d. Europe
19. a. inherit b. enhance c. exhale d. exhaust
20. a. home b. hour c. how d. hear
21. a. talk b. guilty c. health d. help
22. a. candle b. cake c. decorate d. celebration
23. a. adult b. candle c. talk d. flower
24. a. hour b. honest c. vehicle d. happy
25. a. weather b. cream c. friend d. wedding
26. a. birthday b. although c. together d. clothing
27. a. wholy b. wrap c. write d. who
28. a. flood b. good c. foot d. look
29. a. mountain b. country c. drought d. hour
30. a. university b. student c. volunteer d. museum
31. a. handicapped b. advantaged c. organized d. raised
32. hour half home house
33. union useful under university
34. water whale whole window
35. when who where which
36. usually uranium uniform umbrella
37. answer world write jewellery
38. children kitchen beach chemistry
39. game organize angry college
40. year youth jealous yellow
41. ugly unit ulcer upset
42. mow lawn forward power
43. win wine wrong wet
44. calm would folk help
45. uncle drink danger single
46. donation natural situation suggestion
47. a. minority b. literacy c. primary d. library
48. a. eradicate b. campaign c. vacation d. transport
49. a. straggle b. maturity c. student d. education
50. a. please b. decrease c. speech d. realistic
51. a. ethnic b. northern c. healthy d. south
52. a. question b. mutual c. situation d. action
53. a. honest b. honour c. honey d. ghost
54. a. rumour b. humour c. mutual d. duty

II. Choose the word that has main stress placed differently from the others.

1. a. generous b. suspicious c. constancy d. sympathy

2. a. sorrow b. mutual c. pursuit d. influence
3. a. acquaintance b. unselfish c. attraction d. humorous
4. a. intelligent b. interesting c. hospitable d. favourite
5. a. loyalty b. success c. incapable d. sincere
6. a. appreciate b. experience c. embarrassing d. situation
7. a. excited b. interested c. confident d. memorable
8. a. floppy b. embrace c. cotton d. idol
9. a. complain b. destroy c. terrify d. imagine
10. a. carefully b. correctly c. seriously d. personally
11.a. cetebrating b. anniversary c. marriage d. gathering
12. a. finish b. prefer c. invite d. enjoy
13. a. organize b. decorate c. divorce d. promise
14. a. party b. birthday c. happy d. activity
15. a. refreshment b. horrible c. exciting d. intention
16. a. voluntary b. orphanage c. comfortable d. advantage
17. a. overcorne b. participate c. volunteer d. understand
18. a. museum b. disaster c. literacy d. minority
19. a. support b. suffer c. suggest d. succeed
20. a. handicapped b. campaign c. performance d. donation
21. a. illiterate b. eradicate c. voluntary d. minority
22. a. combat b. ethnic c. province d. campaign
23. a. volunteer b. struggle c. promise d. concentrate
24. a. education b. universal c. eradication d. population
25. a. considerable b. effective c. relevant d. maturity
26. a. understanding b. anniversary c. experience d. celebration
27. a. invite b. intimate c. divorce d. imagine