Practice of Phonetics
Practice of Phonetics
Practice of Phonetics
Exercise 1: Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others in
each line.
1. A. laughed B. contained C. established D. talked
2. A. delights B. tasks C. feelings D. hopes
3. A. choice B. chemistry C. cheap D. chicken
4. A. tooth B. good C. blood D. foot
5. A. loudly B. without C. thousand D. brought
6. A. bill B. child C. mild D. wild
7. A. mountain B. southern C. mouth D. count
8. A. coast B. lost C. most D. whole
9. A. gorilla B. wildlife C. survival D. China
10. A. general B. dangerous C. goal D. digest
11. A. worker B. whom C. interview D. answer
12. A. honest B. holiday C. home D. happiness
13. A. character B. chemist C. technical D. teacher
14. A. interview B. minute C. question D. suitable
15. A. explained B. disappointed C. prepared D. interviewed
16. A. books B. dogs C. cats D. maps
17. A. jumped B. informed C. evolved D. stared
18. A. kite B. despite C. advice D. promise
19. A. phoned B. raised C. called D. cooked
20. A. mechanic B. chance C. chapter D. campus
21. A. study B. bury C. cut D. young
22. A. all B. call C. want D. tall
23. A. brush B. rush C. push D. crush
24. A. barn B. harm C. charm D. fat
25. A. star B. cater C. half D. departure
26. A. bar B. charter C. car D. back
27. A. given B. ridden C. widen D. kitchen
28. A. funny B. rubbish C. upper D. student
29. A. send B. member C. term D. November
30. A. remind B. get C. met D. debt
31. A. middle B. mile C. kind D. time
32. A. spear B. breakfast C. fear D. clear
33. A. shown B. flown C grown D. crown
34. A. accountant B. amount C. founding D. country
Exercise 2: Choose the word that has stress pattern different from that of the other words
1. A. nation B. television C. interesting D. international
2. A. arrive B. apply C. university D. between
3. A. purpose B. postpone C. postcard D. product
4. A. secretary B. comfortable C. necessary D. accomplished
5. A. accurate B. customer C. computer D. exercise
6. A. contaminate B. supervisor C. investigate D. convenient
7. A. personality B. representative C. technological D. environmental
8. A. rainfall B. habitat C. desert D. digest
9. A. apply B. persuade C. reduce D. offer
10. A. kindergarten B. compulsory C. curriculum D. certificate
11. A. visitor B. museum C. important D. computer
12. A. authority B. adventurous C. entertainment D. eliminate
13. A. argument B. potential C. windsurfing D. qualify
14. A. philosophy B. archeology C. economy D. psychology
15. A. actually B. romantic C. attitude D. partnership
16. A. eject B. provide C. remain D. promise
17. A. eternal B. centenarian C. contribute D. economy
18. A. enterprises B. integration C. engineer D. Christianity
19. A. climate B. capture C. gazelle D. poacher
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