PHONETICS I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently. Circle the corresponding letter A, B, C or D. 1. A. watching B. machine C. kitchen D. matched 2. A. picture B. written C. hiding D. ribbon 3. A. smiled B. worked C. picked D. jumped 4. A. Effective B. equal C. seventh D. president 5. A. status B. ladder C. language D. factor 6. A. effort B. compliment C. dissolve D. minority 7. A. festival B. reject C. senior D. secret 8. A. arguments B. books C. elephants D. televisions 9. A. promise B. problem C. proceed D. products 10. A. imagined B. installed C. discussed D. involved 11. A. sound B. cloud C. found D. favorite 12. A. tool B. noon C. door D. school 13. A. crafts B. comics C. streets D. stamps 14. A. mention B. question C. action D. education 15. A. community B. computer C. museum D. custom 16. A. minority B. ethnic C. tradition D. religion 17. A. education B. question C. pollution D. collection 18. A. populated B. loaded C. harvested D. lived 19. A. fields B. flowers C. lemons D. parks 20. A. looked B. cooked C. naked D. booked II: Pick out the word which has different sound in the underlined part in each line. 1. A. end B. pencil C. open D. bench 2. A. wanted B. washed C. watched D. stopped 3. A. mention B. question C. action D. education 4. A. listened B. opened C. wanted D. lived 5. A. community B. computer C. museum D. customs 6. A. needed B. opened C. wanted D. decided III. Choose the word whose main stressed syllable is different from the rest. Circle the corresponding letter A, B, C or D. 1. A. possessions B. unhealthy C. extended D. legalize 2. A. protection B. variety C. industrial D. nation 3. A. attention B. effective C. children D. approach 4. A. population B. basis C. chairman D. country 5. A. cattle B. collect C. generous D. grassland 6. A. nomad B. paddy C. robot D. disturb 7. A. stranger B. people C. replace D. factory 8. A. reputation B. difficult C. possible D. excellent 9. A. visitors B. museum C. computer D. important