I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others:
A. harvest
- B. collect
- C. respect
- D. electrical
The underlined part "har-" in "harvest" is pronounced differently compared to "col-" in "collect", "re-" in "respect", and "el-" in "electrical". So, A. harvest is the answer.
A. bloom
The underlined part "bloom" is pronounced differently compared to "fl-" in "flood", "sc-" in "scope", and "fl-" in "flyte". So, A. bloom is the answer.
A. press
- B. pedestrian
- C. strength
- D. bracelet
The underlined part "press" is pronounced differently compared to "pe-" in "pedestrian", "streng-" in "strength", and "bra-" in "bracelet". So, A. press is the answer.
A. incense
- B. clockwise
- C. terraced
- D. basic
The underlined part "incense" is pronounced differently compared to "clock-" in "clockwise", "ter-" in "terraced", and "ba-" in "basic". So, A. incense is the answer.
D. basic
- B. nomadic
- C. scenery
- D. compliment
The underlined part "ba-" in "basic" is pronounced differently compared to "no-" in "nomadic", "sce-" in "scenery", and "compli-" in "compliment". So, D. basic is the answer.
II. Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from that of the others:
D. arrival
- A. clinician
- B. pagoda
- C. visitor
The stress in "arrival" is on the second syllable (-ri-val), while in the others it is on the first syllable. So, D. arrival is the answer.
B. festival
- A. narration
- C. formation
- D. specific
The stress in "festival" is on the first syllable (fes-ti-val), while in the others it is on the second syllable. So, B. festival is the answer.
A. library
- B. librarian
- C. magician
- D. tradition
The stress in "library" is on the first syllable (li-bra-ry), while in the others it is on the second syllable. So, A. library is the answer.
A. vegetarian
- B. preservation
- C. original
- D. independent
The stress in "vegetarian" is on the third syllable (ve-ge-ta-ri-an), while in the others it is on the second syllable. So, A. vegetarian is the answer.
D. compliment
- A. socialise
- B. nomadic
- C. scenery
The stress in "compliment" is on the second syllable (com-pli-ment), while in the others it is on the first syllable. So, D. compliment is the answer.