TOPIC: STRESS

Exercise 1: Mark 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. teacher B. village - /ˈvɪlɪdʒ/ C. police D. worker

2. A. discuss B. attract C. suppose D. visit
3. A. singer B. decide C. brother D. teacher
4. A. pretty B. connect C. pre'pare D. request
5. A. design B. essay C. caring D. special
6. A. escape-/ɪˈskeɪp/ B. 'marry C. pre'pare D. recount
7. A. bet'ween-/bɪˈtwiːn/B. cherish=love=nurture C. chi-cken D. kitchen
8. A. access B. limit C. distance D. improve/pru:v/
9. A. favour B. enjoy C. reveal/l/ D. perform
10. A. again/ein/ B. hardware C. concert D. careful
11. A. couple B. dentist C. baby D. avoid V_ing/ avoid doing st
We should avoid speaking loudly
12. A. finish B. pastime C. summer D. begin
13. A. battle B. ca'reer C. engine D. rabies-/ˈreɪbiːz/
14. A. people-/ˈpiːpl/ B. possess-/pəˈzes/ C. purpose for st/ purpose of doing st= aim to do st D.
pepper-/ˈpepə(r)/
15. A. carry B. invent C. appoint D. become
16. A. sentence B. season C. success-/səkˈses/ D. saucer-/ˈsɔːsə(r)/
17. A. around B. legend C. question D. special
18. A complete B. worksheet C. explain D. observe
19. A. champion B. recite C. female D. general
20. A. river B. result-/rɪˈzʌlt/ C. rewrite D. reuse/ju:/ 3Rs
21. A. country B. planet C. culture-/ˈkʌl-tʃər/ D. advice
22. A. hunger B. famine= shortage: nạn đói C. believe=trust=rely on= be certain of D.
painful=sore= hurting
24. A. exhausted-/ɪɡˈzɔːst/B. occur = happened= take place= cross your mind= come to mind C.
fluoride-/ˈflɔːraɪd/ D. garbage-/ˈɡɑːbɪdʒ/
25. A. teacher B. singer C. Chinese D. modern
japan ; japanese - /dʒæpəˈniːz/
26. A. design B. modern C. stylish-/ˈstaɪlɪʃ/= fashionable D. sleeveless-/ˈsliːv-ləs ]
27. A. ethnic B. minor C. famous D. enjoy
28. A. student B. journey C. between D. mountain
29. A. before B. village C. hungry D. entrance
30. A. father B. Canal C. flower D. valley
31. A. divide B. river C. enter D. letter
32. A. darkness B. warmness C. market D. remark
33. A. begin B. comfort C. apply D. suggest
34. A. direct B. idea C. suppose D. figure
35. A. revise B. amount C. village D. desire
36. A. person B. purpose C. nation D. pirate
37. A. result B. region C. river D. robot
38. A. marry B. happen C. inspire D. happy
39. A. become B. carry C. appoint D. invent
40. A. borrow B. agree C. await D. prepare
41. A. birthday B. cowboy C. enjoy D. pleasure
42. A. disease B. humour C. cancer D. treatment
43. A. persuade B. reduce C. offer D. apply
44. A. farmer B. farewell C. factory D. fairy
45. A. cattle B. country C. canal D. cover
46. A. money B. machine C. many D. mother
47. A. borrow B. agree C. await D. prepare
48. A. paper B. tonight C. lecture D. story
49. A. money B. army C. afraid D. people
50. A. enjoy B. daughter C. provide D. decideIN

Exercise 2 : Mark 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. reflection B. division C. industry D. remember
2. A. volunteer B. referee C. advantage D. Vietnamese
3. A. tradition B. candidate C. industry D. customer
4. A. festival B. selection C. summary D. animal
5. A. volunteer B. protection C. conclusion D. attention
6. A. interested B. confident C. memorable D. excited
7. A. potato B. supportive C. solution D. confidence
8. A. attraction B. government C. borrowing D. visitor
9. A. understand B. engineer C. benefit D. Vietnamese
10. A. electric B. computer C. fascinate D. fantastic
11. A. exciting B. permanent C. recognize D. industry
12. A. scholarship B. negative C. develop D. purposeful
13. A. musician B. perspective C. location D. family
14. A. beautiful B. important C. delicious D. exciting
15. A. expensive B. sensitive C. negative D. brotherhood
16. A. attractive B. agreement C. cultural D. employer
17. A. chocolate B. structural C. important D. national
18. A. cinema B. position C. family D. popular
19. A. natural B. department C. exception D. attentive
20. A. millionaire B. expertise C. cinema D. similar
21. A. government B. musician C. disgusting D. exhausting
22. A. successful B. interest C. arrangement D. disaster
23. A. industry B. performance C. importance D. provision
24. A. furniture B. abandon C. practical D. scientist
25. A. expression B. convenient C. remember D. influence
26. A. national B. cultural C. popular D. musician
27. A. successful B. humorous C. arrangement D. attractive
28. A. construction B. typical C. glorious D. purposeful
29. A. romantic B. illusion C. incident D. description
30. A. origin B. history C. quality D. designer
31. A. monitor B. organize C. inviting D. following
32. A. accurate B. discussion C. sentiment D. industry
33. A. amazing B. following C.covering D. finishing
34. A. pollution B. excitement C. usually D. remember
35. A. encourage B. tropical C. discover D. advancement
36. A. committee B. comedian C. communist D. completion
37. A. company B. atmosphere C. customer D. employment
38. A. century B. evening C. exciting D. managing
39. A. gallery B. museum C. tolerant D. industry
40. A. picturesque B. company C. element D. beautiful
41. A. condition B. endanger C. destruction D. interest
42. A. enemy B. engineer C. energy D. envelop
43. A. colorful B. summary C. similar D. impressive
44. A. fascinate B. discourage C. horrible D. terrify
45. A. wonderful B. beautiful C. colorful D. successful
46. A. fantastic B. gymnastics C. politics D. emphatic
47. A. recognize B. interfere C. clarify D. tolerate
48. A. excellence B. expression C. exploring D. explosive
49. A. balcony B. envelop C. chocolate D. location
50. A. dividend B. cigarette C. afternoon D. entertain