CHUYÊN ĐỀ 1: PHONETICS

A. PRONUNCIATION
I. Find the word which has a different sound in the part underlined. Read the words aloud.
1. A. game B. arrange C. skate D. cake
2. A. hobby B. doll C. collect D. sorry
3. A. difficult B. unusual C. uncle D. result
4. A. piano B. fish C. like D. badminton
5. A. rest B. help C. garden D. identify
6. A. allergy B. calorie C. coordinate D. triathlon
7. A. compound B. concentrate C. monopoly D. melody
8. A. essential B. attention C. vegetarian D. depression
9. A. sick B. swimming C. itchy D. riding
10. A. really B. healthy C. regularly D. identify
11. A. blanket B. calorie C. donate D. allergy
12. A. help B. benefit C. elderly D. garden
13. A. volunteer B. collage C. community D. doctor
14. A. provide B. individual C. situation D. children
15. A. tutor B. student C. university D. discuss
16. A. few B. new C. sew D. nephew
17. A. closed B. practised C. asked D. stopped 
18. A. tired B. my   C. arrive  D. gift
19. A. tables B. noses C. boxes D. changes
20. A. son B. sugar  C. soup D. sing
21. A. apple B. fragrant C. fragile D. traffic
22. A. bitter B. delicious C. diet D. music
23. A. pepper B. vegetarian C. shelter D. pen
24. A. food B. tooth C. noodles D. flood
25. A. sunburn B. tuna C. tutor D. unusual
26. A. looked B. stopped C. carried D. watched
27. A. bath B. father C. theater D. health
28. A. study B. success C. surprise D. sugar
29. A. children B. charity C. charm D. champagne
30. A. danger B. angry C. language D. passage
31. A. traffic B. pavement C. plane D. station
32. A. recycle B. vehicle C. helicopter D. reverse
33. A. railway B. mail C. sail D. captain
34. A. sign B. mistake C. triangle D. drive
35. A. nearest B. head C. bread D. health
36. A. new B. sew C. few D. knew
37. A. noon B. tool C. blood D. spoon
38. A. plays B. looks C. wants D. helps
39. A. decided B. played C. listened D. enjoyed
40. A. feed B. heat C. meat D. pleasure
41. A. dear B. fear C. hear D. heart
42. A. stupid B. studio C. study D. student
43. A. brother B. thick C. they D. that
44. A machine B. parachute C. champagne D. cheer
45. A. doctor B. hospital C. pollution D. tomorrow
46. A. cough B. laugh C. enough D. high
47. A. collect B. clean C. city D. cracker
48. A. pottery B. melody C. modal D. profit
49. A. near B. clear C. dear D. learn
50. A. knocked B. needed C. founded D. wanted
II. Find the word which has a different sound in the part underlined. Read the words aloud.
1. A. spring B. swimming C. think D. realize
2. A. country B. hungry C. fly D. every
3. A. why B. who C. when D. what
4. A. finished B. reported C. landed D. succeeded
5. A. celebrate B. lazy C. vacation D. mechanic
6. A. played B. travelled C. planned D. watched
7. A. buffalo B. unhappy C. pollution D. structure
8. A. collection B. comic C. concert D. volunteer
9. A. bread B. really C. head D. death
10. A. walked B. crowded C. needed D. excited

11. A. early B. beat C. realize D. reader

12. A. holiday B. lazy C. take D. vacation
13. A. coop B. door C. food D. boot
14. A. nervous B. scout C. household D. mouse
15. A. safety B. tasty C. pancake D. nature
16. A. like B. find C. five D. in
17. A. but B. lunch C. student D. up
18. A. day B. lake C. tall D. plane
19. A. restaurant B. river C. well D. left
20. A. office B. behind C. clinic D. picture
21. A. trees B. chopsticks C. cups D. plants
22. A. matches B. shelves C. fridges D. classes
23. A. notebook B. going C. son D. post
24. A. finger B. leg C. neck D. elbow
25. A. wanted B. decided C. scared D. completed
26. A. dangerous B. machine C. arrangement D. appointment
27. A. measure B. disease C. sweater D. pleasant
28. A. weight B. weigh C. height D. eight
29. A. healthy B. measure C. disease D. spread
30. A. learned B. fished C. cooked D. coughed
31. A. bird B. girl C. first D. sister
32. A. burn B. sun C. hurt D. turn
33. A. nurse B. picture C. surf D. return
34. A. neighbor B. favorite C. culture D. tourist
35. A. hobby B. hour C. hotel D. hot
36. A. prefer B. better C. teacher D. worker
37. A. bear B. hear C. dear D. near
38. A. collect B. concern C. concert D. combine
39. A. absent B. government C. dependent D. enjoy
40. A. future B. return C. picture D. culture
41. A. put B. adult C. junk D. sun
42. A. itchy B. riding C. sick D. swimming
43. A. chemical B. children C. headache D. architect
44. A. regularly B. identify C. really D. healthy
45. A. cycling B. doctor C. aerobics D. calories
46. A. coordinate B. triathlon C. allergy D. calorie
47. A. leaf B. life C. knife D. of
48. A. monopoly B. melody C. compound D. concentrate
49. A. paragraph B. cough C. although D. enough
50. A. vegetarian B. depression C. essential D. attention

III. Find the word which has a different sound in the part underlined. Read the words aloud.
1. A. near B. learn C. dear D. clear
2. A. knocked B. needed C. founded D. wanted
3. A. volunteer B. collage C. community D. doctor
4. A. provide B. individual C. situation D. children
5. A. tutor B. student C. university D. discuss
6. A. cough B. laugh C. enough D. high
7. A. collect B. clean C. city D. cracker
8. A. blanket B. donate C. calorie D. allergy
9. A. collection B. tradition C. exhibition D. question
10. A. version B. pleasure C. usual D. design
11. A. closure B. sure C. pleasure D. leisure
12. A. ocean B. concert C. musician D. official
13. A. so B. expensive C. saxophone D. music
14. A. treasure B. closure C. exposure D. ensure
15. A. happy B. hard C. similarity D. talent
16. A. chorus B. brochure C. machine D. chef
17. A. treasure B. vision C. discussion D. decision
18. A. exhibition B. action C. question D. tradition
19. A. wash B. warm C.wall D. walk
20. A. pan B. bag C. water D.add
21. A. sauce B. aunt C. caught D. daughter
22. A. document B. naughty C. audience D. water
23. A. one B. bottle C. coffee D. pot
24. A. morning B. what C. problem D. yogurt
25. A. talk B. salt C. sausage D. cause
26. A. pork B. flower C. cow D. flour
27. A. noodle B. food C. soon D. cook
28. A. theater B. health C. bath D. father
29. A. storage B. advantage C. message D. garage
30. A. feature B. chapter C. literature D. culture
31. A. language B. passage C. danger D. angry
32. A. student B. graduate C. gradual D. soldier
33. A. chocolate B. marching C. chemistry D. speech
34. A. chair B. child C.cheese D. architect
35. A. stopped B. carried C. looked D. watched
36. A. gift B. region C. geography D. germ
37. A. children B. chili C. chaos D. chicken
38. A. result B. unusual C. uncle D. difficult
39. A. piano B. fish C. like D. badminton
40. A. rest B. help C. garden D. identify
41. A. game B. arrange C. skate D. cake
42. A. over B. doll C. collect D. hobby
43. A. rest B. help C. garden D. identify
44. A. traffic B. pavement C. plane D. station
45. A. sign B. mistake C. triangle D. drive
46. A. nearest B. head C. bread D. health
47. A. railway B. mail C. sail D. captain
48. A. came B. lake C. station D. start
49. A. ancient B. radio C. village D. nature
50. A. break B. head C. bread D. heavy

IV. Find the word which has a different sound in the part underlined. Read the words aloud.
1. A. wait B. said C. maid D. sail
2. A. train B. wait C. said D. paid
3. A. sailing B. railway C. brainstorm D. captain
4. A. safety B. chat C. taste D. waste
5. A. centre B. let C. belt D. security
6. A. safety B. traffic C. station D. plane
7. A. loved B. liked C. wished D. gripped
8. A. safely B. pavement C. animation D. female
9. A. bored B. amazed C. excited D. enjoyed
10. A. filled B. opened C. played D. wanted
11. A. ended B. shocked C. laughed D. missed
12. A. recommend B. seatbelt C. vehicle D. investigate
13. A. performed B. approached C. advertised D. murdered
14. A. illegal B. sign C. critic D. direct
15. A. terrified B. entertained C. produced D. engaged
16. A. talked B. needed C. cooked D. booked
17. A. those B. they C. than D. Thanksgiving
18. A. cranberry B. lantern C. gather D. apricot
19. A. abundant B. travelling C. character D. biogas
20. A. diverse B. drive C. invention D. crime
21. A. designs B. sails C. pedals D. pollutes
22. A. perform B. end C. festival D. elephant
23. A. cake B. celebrate C. racing D. candle
24. A. desert B. held C. prefer D. celebrate
25. A. hydroelectric B. environment C. solar D. biogas
26. A. pleasure B. feed C. heat D. meat
27. A. plentiful B. electric C. renewable D. energy
28. A. few B. knew C. new D. sew
29. A. nuclear B. truck C. abundant D. dump
30. A. wants B. helps C. plays D. looks
31. A. transport B. power C. report D. short
32. A. listened B. enjoyed C. decided D. played
33. A. many B. carbon C. large D. hard
34. A. blood B. spoon C. noon D. tool
35. A. flood B. typhoon C. groom D. balloon
36. A. hobby B.hour C. humor D. hole
37. A. dynamite B. terrify C. deny D. symbol
38. A. thunder B. earthquake C. gather D. healthy
39. A dump B. nuclear C. bulb D. plumber
40. A. density B. countryside C. reason D. list
41. A. sugar B. slum C. cutting D. luck
42. A. fact B.place C. malnutrition D. traffic
43. A. spacious B. delicious C. social D.decision
44. A. decrease B. healthcare C. sea D. disease
45. A. diverse B. drive C. invention D. crime
46. A. nature B. poverty C. question D. future
47. A. convenient B. social C. ocean D. special
48. A. designs B. sails C. pedals D. pollutes
49. A. measure B. breakfast C. appear D. spread
50. A. arrange B. game C. make D. skate

V. Find the word which has a different sound in the part underlined. Read the words aloud.
1. A. heat B. scream C. meat D. dead
2. A. prepared B. particular C. pagoda D.attract
3. A.thrilling B. other C.through D. something
4. A.idea B. going C. will D. trip
5. A. face B. place C. prepared D. days
6. A. around B. sound C. only D. mouse
7. A. teacher B. other C. together D. term
8. A. Germany B. garden C. gate D. gas
9. A. scholarship B. Christ C. school D. chicken
10. A.house B.harm C.hour D.husband
11. A. sing B. morning C. any D. hang
12. A. hundred B. exhausted C. however D. heat
13. A. head B. ready C. mean D. weather
14.A.choir B.cheap C.child D.chair
15.A.charge B.child C. teacher D.champagne
16.A. reason B. clear C. mean D.each
17.A.motion B. question C.mention D.fiction
18. A. gather B.good C. large D. again
19. A. change B. children C. machine D. church
20. A. hand B. bank C. sand D. band
21. A. cooks B. loves C. joins D. spends
22. A. share B. rare C. are D. declare
23. A. clothes B. cloths C. roofs D. books
24. A. naked B. looked C. booked D. hooked
25. A. laughed B. weighed C. helped D. missed
26. A. apply B. university C. identity D. early
27. A. choice B. achieve C. each D. chemistry
28. A. final B. applicant C. high D. decide
29. A. average B. indicate C. application D. grade
30. A. course B. four C. our D. yours
31. A. worker B. whom C. interview D. answer
32. A. honest B. holiday C. home D. happiness
33. A. character B. teacher C. chemist D. technical
34. A. interview B. minute C. question D. suitable
35 A. explained B. disappointed C. prepared D. interviewed
36. A. economy B. industry C. qualify D. priority
37. A. right B. private C. communist D. minority
38. A. measure B. subsidies C. domestic D. hospital
39. A. though B. encourage C. enough D. country
40. A. improve B. introduce C. move D. lose
41. A. future B. mature C. pasture D. nature
42. A. chore B. technology C. much D. exchange
43. A. threaten B. earth C. healthy D. breathe
44. A. wipe B. allow C. powerful D. answer
45. A. service B. practice C. office D. device
46. A. grasses B. stretches C. comprises D. potatoes
47. A. lie B. wide C. circle D. comprise
48. A. compound B. route C. house D. south
 49. A. dune B. hummock C. shrub D. buffalo
50. A. west B. between C. growth D. which

B. STRESS
I. Choose the word which has a different stress pattern from the others.
1. A. comprise B. sandy C. circle D. northern
2. A. Aborigines B. expedition C. kilometer D. scientific
3. A. corridor B. enormous C. mystery D. separate
4. A. remain B. hummock C. explore D. between
5. A. territory B. Australia C. geography D. society
6. A. eject B. crossbar C. except D. commit
7. A. canoeing B. opponent C. windsurfing D. defensive
8 A. participant B. publicity C. competitive D. individual
9 A. interfere B. memory C. personal D. vertical
10 A. award B. defeat C. refer D. scuba
11. A. social B. conduct C. survey D. value
12. A. marvelous B. attention C. consider D. excited
13. A. verbal B. whistle C. precede D. marriage
14. A. attract B. decide C. reject D. beauty
15. A. solution B. suitable C. confidence D. family
16. A. conical B. determine C. contractual D. supportive
17. A. physical B. mischievous C. suitable D. romantic
18. A. ancestor B. measurement C. counterpart D. appearance
19. A. commitment B. inflation C. collection D. enterprise
20. A. dissolve B. observe C. publish D. appraise
21. A. technology B. psychology C. reconstruction D. apology
22. A. between B. result C. ago D. coffee
23. A. waving B. teaching C. pointing D. divide
24. A. student B. listen C. blackboard D. between
25. A. traditional B. professional C impossible D. decoration
26. A. economics B. interfere C. philosophy D. punctuality
27. A. secondary B. primary C. fantastic D. national
28. A. education B. curriculum C. technology D. integrity
29. A. because B. method C. standard D. wooden
30. A. ashtray B. music C. severe D. temper
31. A. farewell B. thoughtful C. toward D. approach
32. A. mischievous B. family C. supportive D. suitable
33. A. desert B. parallel C. hummock D. aerial
34. A. measure B. pressure C. unwise D. sacrifice
35. A. attitude B. partnership C. actually D. Vietnamese
36. A. survey B. enormous C. remained D. mystery
37. A. diversity B. marriage C. engagement D. importance
38. A. European B. Victorian C. Brazilian D. Korean
39. A. America B. equal C. maintain D. attractive
40. A. confide B. reject C. precede D. conical
41. A. expedition B. exploration C. Australian D. Geographical
42. A. appropriate B. interesting C. different D. cultural
43. A. culture B. engage C. majority D. determine
44. A. romantic B. counterpart C. discussion D. appearance
45. A. bridegroom B. bamboo C. wedding D. survey
46. A. supernatural B. explanation C. redundancy D. electronic
47. A. gymnastics B. criminal C. investment D. excitement
48. A. financial B. ambitious C. refusal D. evidence
49. A. confess B. function C. jealous D. patient
50. A. possibility B. manufacture C. instrument D. disappointed