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A. PRONUNCIATION
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others
1 A. theater B. that C. with D. the
2 A. heat B. wear C. meat D. seat
3 A. weeks B. thousands C. bags D. years
4 A. these B. complete C. equal D. emblem
5 A. come B. gone C. long D. want
6 A. dove B. world C. money D. love
7 A. walked B. needed C. laughed D. brushed
8 A. exercise B. choose C. because D. increase
9 A. chemistry B. orchestra C. machine D. mechanic
10 A. message B. measure C. gymnastics D. pleasure
11 A. cook B. wood C. look D. soup
12 A. daughter B. cause C. aunty D. autumn
13 A. piece B. guitar C. pretty D. busy
14 A. money B. period C. some D. onion
15 A. climb B. comb C. doubt D. black
16. A. historical B. system C. landscape D. business
17. A. carved B. impressed C. embroidered D. weaved
18. A. grate B. staple C. marinate D. shallot
19. A. dials B. calls C. talks D. plays
20. A. museum B. cultural C. drum D. sculpture
21. A. tablecloth B. authenticity C. through D. although
22. A. versatile B. slice C. sprinkle D. combine
23. A. sprinkle B. drain C. tender D. garnish
24. A. treasure B. pleasure C. ensure D. measure
25. A. daughter B. author C. laundry D. sausage
26. A. spread B. cream C. bread D. head
27. A. sauce B. stew C. sugar D. steam
28. A. garnish B. slice C. dip D. grill
29. A. layer B. frame C. artisan D. place
30. A. rusty B. punctual C. universal D. subject
31. A. office B. official C. accent D. fluency
32.A. massive B. immersion C. imitate D. variety
33. A. chore B. work C. more D. divorce
34. A. lighthouse B. heritage C. hotel D. hour
35. A. conducts B. returns C. wanders D. wonders
36. A. trashed B. talked C. reached D. loved
37. A. prepare B. help C. tennis D. tell
38. A. decision B. erode C. checkout D. exotic
39. A. resort B. season C. excursion D. reasonable
40. A. skill B. split C. children D. finance
41. A. breadwinner B. clean C. each D. lead
42. A. attraction B. surface C. lacquerware D. artisan
43. A. bank B. travel C. delay D. magnificent
44. A. variety B. bilingual C. derivative D. dialect
45. A. massive B. immersion C. establish D. rusty
46. A. imitate B. translate C. phrase D. language
47. A. practice B. device C. service D. office
48. A. although B. ethnic C. there D. gather
49. A. author B. daughter C. taught D. laugh
50. A. culture B. popular C. regular D. fabulous
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51. A. conflict B. forbidden C. reliable D. determine
52. A. closed B. looked C. rained D. followed
53. A. enough B. cough C. though D. rough
54. A. complete B. object C. defend D. prevent
55. A. rhinoceros B. habitat C. vehicle D. whale
56. A. education B. graduate C. individual D. confident
57. A. embarrassed B. awareness C. abandoned D. captain
58. A. asked B. stopped C. kissed D. raised
59. A. nation B. language C. place D. Asian
60. A. helpline B. empathize C. embarrassed D. depressed
61. A. tense B. decision C. skill D. house-keeping
62. A. columnist B. frustrated C. study D. adulthood
63. A. safari B. variety C. versatile D. operate
64. A. exotic B. stir C. orchid D. massive
65. A. marinate B. drain C. punctual D. fluent
66. A. achieved B. advanced C. required D. replied
67. A. explanation B. experience C. existence D. exciting
68. A. nursery B. work C. excursion D. certificate
69. A. application B. apply C. applicant D. applicator
70. A. delighted B. helpline C. advice D. decision
71. A. classmate B. pressure C. embarrass D. missing
72. A. stressed B. tense C. concentrate D. self-aware
73. A. financial B. responsive C. applicant D. breadwinner
74. A. burden B. curtain C. turtle D. curriculum
75. A. discussion B. provision C. permission D. cushion
76. A. chair B. cheap C. chemist D. child
77. A. easy B. head C. heavy D. weather
78. A. scheme B. school C. charity D. chorus
79. A. another B. together C. tomorrow D. petrol
80. A. surface B. drumhead C. multicultural D. frustrated
81. A. craftsman B. house-keeping C. cost D. preserve
82. A. craft B. carve C. aware D. cast
83. A. evaluation B. facilitator C. guidance D. female
84. A. responsive B. sector C. sense D. content
85. A. housework B. vision C. hospital D. classroom
86. A. laughed B. travelled C. endangered D. changed
87. A. chairs B. grapes C. hats D. roofs
88. A. jumped B. worked C. picked D. smiled
89. A. depends B. parents C. years D. temples
90. A. works B. shops C. shifts D. plays
91. A. treated B. looked C. watched D. laughed
92. A. helps B. provides C. documents D. laughs
93. A. match B. chair C. character D. church
94. A. determine B. combine C. sunshine D. underline
95. A. threaten B. pleasure C. heat D. head
96. A. liked B. wrapped C. travelled D. worked
97. A. species B. benefit C. essential D. generation
98. A. Arctic B. igloo C. loudspeaker D. sitting
99. A. books B. photographs C. understands D. maps
100. A. taste B. swallow C. player D. major
101. A. element B. preservation C. emission D. gesture
102. A. jumped B. travelled C. seemed D. stared
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103. A. hour B. humor C. health D. happy
104. A. sword B. remove C. absorb D. normal
105. A. bob B. hob C. bomb D. lob
106. A. compose B. opponent C. wholesale D. colony
107. A. epidemic B. illegal C. education D. competitor
108. A. repeats B. classmates C. amuses D. attacks
109. A. played B. worked C. ruled D. cried
110. A. hour B. honest C. honor D. host
111. A. unwise B. develops C. values D. equals
112. A. animal B. contaminate C. habitat D. endangered
113. A. conduct B. ancient C. drawback D. conflict
114. A. endangered B. handsome C. panda D. tableland
115. A. ghost B. locate C. joke D. modern
116. A. primary B. hike C. linguistics D. divide
117. A. further B. ethnic C. sunbathing D. therefore
118. A. exchanges B. admires C. encourages D. notices
119. A. champagne B. character C. aching D. mechanic
120. A. ancient B. replace C. shame D. abrupt
121. A. food B. noodle C. shook D. pool
122. A. promise B. realise C. devise D. recognise
123. A. honest B. honour C. exhibit D. honey
124. A. chopstick B. champion C. character D. cherry
125. A. supper B. hungry C. punish D. campus
126. A. warned B. reduced C. covered D. moved
127. A. hire B. horror C. heir D. hair
128. A. about B. account C. sound D. cousin
129. A. enough B. although C. laugh D. cough
130. A. turned B. played C. published D. minimized
131. A. forward B. steward C. coward D. award
132. A. small B. nature C. safe D. face
133. A. amaze B. decade C. average D. arrange
134. A. window B. flow C. tow D. nowadays
135. A. church B. chemistry C. charitable D. recharge
136. A. transit B. resort C. desert D. conserve
137. A. near B. fear C. pear D. dear
138. A. further B. bury C. occur D. excursion
139. A. celebrate B. commemorate C. nominate D. private
140. A. mild B. skill C. decisive D. viable
141. A. steak B. peak C. pleasing D. tease
142. A. logical B. gather C. ginger D. giant
143. A. campus B. classmate C. relax D. fashion
144. A. ally B. worthy C. grocery D. diversity
145. A. tomb B. remote C. comb D. stone
146. A. concerned B. perceived C. designed D. detached
147. A. festival B. capture C. quantity D. standard
148. A. signal B. microwave C. tighten D. compromise
149. A. county B. mount C. found D. should
150. A. receipt B. process C. concrete D. cancel
151. A. grew B. threw C. sewing D. cashew
152. A. thus B. throughout C. worthy D. sunbathing
153. A. luxurious B. oxen C. boxing D. maximum
154. A. dynamite B. simplify C. symbol D. byte
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155. A. highland B. heiress C. honesty D. exhaustion
156. A. garbage B. remark C. article D. calendar
157. A. explored B. patented C. improved D. puzzled
158. A. failure B. injure C. nature D. pleasure
159. A. conscious B. frosty C. exotic D. telescope
160. A. comment B. equipment C. improvement D. moment
161. A. edition B. device C. terrify D. remote
162. A. hear B. spear C. clear D. swear
163. A. automobile B. mobile C. fertile D. compile
164. A. cheeky B. choir C. attach D. checkout
165. A. surgery B. urbanise C. curious D. further
166. A. repair B. recommend C. recent D. rearrange
167. A. border B. torch C. orchid D. forget
168. A. concentrate B. confident C. condition D. consequent
169. A. word B. torture C. mortgage D. sword
170. A. examine B. famine C. shoeshine D. determine
171. A. chef B. deaf C. roof D. of
172. A. sensitive B. website C. satellite D. flexible
173. A. devices B. senses C. heritages D. durables
174. A. scissors B. scandal C. science D. scenery
B. STRESS PATTERN
Circle the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word that differs from the other three in
the position of primary stress in each of the following questions.
1. A. climate B. comprise C. notice D. casual
2. A. edition B. deposit C. separate D. collection
3. A. benefit B. commercial C. encourage D. embroider
4. A. minority B. communicate C. celebration D. efficiency
5. A. design B. equal C. comfort D. symbol
6. A. departure B. festival C. appliance D. material
7. A. chemistry B. exercise C. underline D. satisfy
8. A. temperature B. acquaintance C. assistant D. distinctive
9. A. damage B. collapse C border D. tunnel
10. A. ancient B. spacecraft C. despite D. even
11. A. generous B. extensive C. resources D. eternal
12. A. regular B. poisonous C. atmosphere D. appliance
13. A. amazing B. apartment C. complement D. delicious
14. A. capture B. distance C. finish D. invite
15. A. deception B. recipient C. effective D. recipe
16. A. surface B. migrant C. rural D. marine
17. A. survival B. scholarship C. mechanic D. imagine
18. A. competitive B. discovery C. manufacture D. machinery
19. A. abroad B. volume C. compose D. reduce
20. A. dynamite B. institute C. hamburger D. opinion
21. A. miraculous B. considerate C. gymnasium D. comfortable
22. A. order B. receive C. complain D. enjoy
23. A. delightful B. calendar C. encourage D. linguistics
24. A. uniform B. favorite C. chemistry D. expensive
25. A. puppet B. unique C. decade D. public
26. A. emphasize B. encourage C. embroidery D. experience
27. A. occasion B. religion C. evidence D. encounter
28. A. regard B. degree C. blanket D. agree
29. A. objection B. enjoyment C. official D. optional
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30. A. emergency B. expenditure C. correspondence D. communicate
31. A. slavery B. satellite C. mysterious D. regular
32. A. miraculous B. supervisor C. environment D. alternative
33. A. poisonous B. attraction C. possession D. percentage
34. A. inquire B. instant C. glorious D. wonder
35. A. accessible B. celebration C. development D. congratulate
36. A. metal B. thorough C. thunder D. abrupt
37. A. inspire B. pollute C. design D. polish
38. A. sensible B. exhaustion C. encourage D. removal
39. A. automatic B. conservation C. experiment D. electrician
40. A. describe B. charming C. compose D. abrupt
41. A. interactive B. entertainment C. composition D. priority
42. A. embroider B. recommend C. disappoint D. volunteer
43. A. orphanage B. description C. inspector D. amendment
44. A. suppose B. enroll C. career D. purpose
45. A. signature B. versatile C. attendance D. operate
46. A. sector B. monster C. shallot D. fellow
47. A. breathtaking B. humorous C. continent D. insomnia
48. A. inexpensive B. alternative C. patriotic D. scientific
49. A. volcanic B. vacancy C. versatile D. astronaut
50. A. earthenware B. evidence C. confusion D. fabulous
51. A. affordable B. compulsory C. identify D. habitable
52. A. overweight B. convenient C. resistant D. allowance
53. A. resident B. accurate C. assistant D. adequate
54. A. considerate B. desirable C. reliable D. admirable
55. A. sandal B canal C. standard D. spacecraft
56. A. arrival B. technical C. proposal D. approval
57. A. philosophy B. phenomenon C. optimism D. petroleum
58. A. handicraft B. astounding C. conductor D. efficient
59. A. tolerate B. horrible C. amazement D. elephant
60. A. particular B. independence C. ability D. majority
61. A. embroider B. lantern C. impress D. desire
62. A. workshop B. remind C. outskirts D. village
63. A. recipe B. tablespoon C. ingredient D. benefit
64. A. avocado B. traditional C. ingredient D. significant
65. A. competition B. generation C. conical D. authenticity
66. A. family B. typical C. grandparents D. embroider
67. A. assure B. pressure C. figure D. leisure
68. A. concentration B. favorable C. adolescence D. relaxation
69. A. artefact B. embroider C. carpentry D. conical
70. A. complicated B. experience C. prosperity D. traditional
71. A. acceptable B. affordable C. reliable D. fashionable
72. A. skyscraper B. populous C. financial D. fabulous
73. A. access B. wander C. conduct D. asset
74. A. cosmopolitan B. communication C. multicultural D. metropolitan
75. A. celery B. marinate C. versatile D. mayonnaise
76. A. cucumber B. delicious C. tomato D. nutritious
77. A. accent B. mistake C. global D. rusty
78. A. bilingual B. dialect C. dominance D. lemonade
79. A. unequal B. enrolment C. encourage D. minimum
80. A. physically B. equality C. remarkably D. discriminate
81. A. digital B. personal C. excellent D. electric
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82. A. similar B. symbolic C. effective D. eternal
83. A. successful B. cognitive C. different D. wonderful
84. A. efficient B. exciting C. distracting D. portable
85. A. magnificence B. geography C. satisfaction D. accommodate
86. A. original B. geography C. imperial D. stimulating
87. A. afford B. traveller C. wildlife D. passport
88. A. resort B. expedition C. environment D. affordable
89. A. discover B. addition C. fantastic D. habitat
90. A. exercise B. volunteer C. calculate D. interview
91. A. handicraft B. lacquerware C. artisan D. pottery
92. A. historical B. embroidery C. authority D. architecture
93. A. punctual B. flexible C. openess D. specific
94. A. establishment B. derivative C. population D. simplicity
95. A. economics B. inspection C. regulation D. individual
96. A. absolute B. important C. responsible D. familiar
97. A. habitat B. athletics C. interview D. memory
98. A. minority B. expedition C. technology D. commitment
99. A. apology B. canoeing C. industry D. disaster
100. A. interview B. shortage C. applicant D. supportive
101. A. recognize B. concentrate C. assignment D. cognitive
102. A. teenager B. vehicle C. activate D. nationwide
103. A. certificate B. necessary C. economy D. geography
104. A. personal B. penalty C. defensive D. vertical
105. A. imperial B. simplicity C. magnificence D. stimulating
106. A. destination B. derivative C. affordable D. ingredient
107. A. mischievous B. supportive C. interview D. educate
108. A. honest B. system C. subject D. polite
109. A. neighborhood B. assignment C. emotion D. supportive
110. A. experience B. emotional C. emergency D. favorable
111. A. imperial B. simplicity C. magnificence D. stimulating
112. A. destination B. derivative C. affordable D. ingredient
113. A. economy B. economics C. technologically D. institution
114. A. university B. international C. agricultural D. philosophy
115. A. impression B. existence C. compulsory D. creativity
116. A. reform B. improve C. dominate D. adopt
117. A. suppose B. attract C. polite D. signal
118. A. candidate B. experience C. company D. interview
119. A. empathize B. embarrassed C. cognitive D. adulthood
120. A. disappointed B. adolescence C. environment D. independence
121. A. developer B. responsible C. participate D. individual
122. A. dramatically B. relation C. drastically D. advantage
123. A. popular B. dangerous C. volunteer D. applicant
124. A. discuss B. attract C. suppose D. visit
125. A. consequently B. externally C. financially D. facilitate
126. A. economic B. academic C. competition D. technology
127. A. fabulous B. skyscraper C. lacquerware D. determine
128. A. authenticity B. cooperative C. metropolitan D. multicultural
129. A. engage B. ceremony C. majority D. maintain
130. A. eradicate B. environment C. candidate D. domestic
131. A. marvelous B. compliment C. apologize D. maximum
132. A. optimistic B. renovation C. intervention D. television
133. A. fashionable B. compliment C. suppose D. absolute
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134. A. early B. winter C. people D. believe
135. A. newspaper B. poverty C. relative D. employed
136. A. Australia B. engineering C. university D. economical
137. A. colony B. rhinoceros C. wildlife D. leopard
138. A. competition B. discovery C. domestic D. reserve
139. A. understand B. imagine C. develop D. consider
140. A. behave B. damage C. surprise D. event
141. A. entertainment B. traditional C. illiterate D. communicate
142. A. traditional B. historical C. facility D. television
143. A. economic B. language C. education D. preservation
144. A. habitat B. possession C. property D. recognize
145. A. irrigate B. cosmetic C. ancestry D. delicate
146. A. exhaust B. occur C. flourish D. garbage
147. A. annual B. announce C. formal D. sculpture
148. A. industry B. understand C. engineer D. competition
149. A. enthusiast B. category C. household D. conical
150. A. disaster B. bamboo C. habitat D. curriculum
151. A. annual B. announce C. formal D. sculpture
152. A. industry B. understand C. engineer D. competition
153. A. determine B. conflict C. affordable D. indicator
154. A. begin B. dweller C. metro D. asset
155. A. economic B. experience C. entertainment D. introduction
156. A. extinction B. animal C. classify D. primary
157. A. metropolitan B. picturesque C. organization D. multicultural
158. A. urban B. downtown C. wander D. conduct
159. A. fabulous B. reliable C. variety D. forbidden
160. A. habitat B. reference C. requirement D. candidate
161 A. answer B. agree C. allow D. attract
162 A. pronounce B. provide C. promise D. prefer
163 A. middle B. minute C. mission D. mistake
164 A. product B. postpone C. postcard D. purpose
165 A. comfortable B. accomplished C. secretary D. necessary
166 A. economics B. education C. economy D. scientific
167 A. tunnel B. arrival C. become D. remove
168 A. excursion B. commercial C. socialize D. attention
169 A. suggestion B. vegetables C. traditional D. existence
170 A. include B. advantage C. replace D. introduce
171 A. childhood B. forgetful C. impossible D. unhappy
172 A. culture B. contribute C. gather D. teenage
173 A. serious B. marriage C. mention D. arrival
174 A. suggestion B. electricity C. independent D. conservation
175 A. reliable B. achieve C. university D. consider

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