Exercise 2: Choose the word (A, B, C, or D) whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.

A. normal B. visitors C. transport D. chore

D. chore (The underlined part in "chore" is pronounced differently; it has a /ɔː/ sound, whereas the others have a /ɔ/ or /oʊ/ sound.)

A. basic B. major C. craft D. racing

C. craft (The underlined part in "craft" is pronounced with a /æ/ sound, while the others have a different vowel sound.)

A. ceremony B. cultural C. cattle D. costume

C. cattle (The underlined part in "cattle" is pronounced with a /æ/ sound, while the others use different vowel sounds.)

A. country B. cloud C. loudly D. mouse

D. mouse (The underlined part in "mouse" is pronounced with /aʊ/, whereas the others use different vowel sounds.)

A. camel B. paddy C. buffalo D. strain

D. strain (The underlined part in "strain" has a different vowel sound, /eɪ/, compared to the others.)

A. entertainer B. rain C. tragedy D. jam

D. jam (The underlined part in "jam" is pronounced differently; it has a /æ/ sound, while the others have /eɪ/ or /e/ sounds.)

A. traffic B. relative C. prefer D. another

A. traffic (The underlined part in "traffic" is pronounced with a /æ/ sound, whereas the others use a different vowel sound.)

A. apartment B. offer C. easily D. success

C. easily (The underlined part in "easily" is pronounced with /iː/, while the others have different vowel sounds.)

A. create B. peaceful C. increase D. illness

D. illness (The underlined part in "illness" is pronounced with /ɪ/, while the others use different vowel sounds.)

A. accessible B. pressure C. facility D. optimist

B. pressure (The underlined part in "pressure" is pronounced with /ʌ/, whereas the others use different vowel sounds.)
Exercise 3: Choose the word (A, B, C, or D) whose main stress is different from the others in the group.

A. charade B. transport C. expect D. paddy

B. transport (The main stress in "transport" is on the first syllable, while the others have stress on different syllables.)

A. popular B. calculus C. behave D. disturb

B. calculus (The main stress in "calculus" is on the first syllable, while the others have stress on different syllables.)

A. harvest B. collect C. peaceful D. whisper

B. collect (The main stress in "collect" is on the second syllable, while the others have stress on the first syllable.)

A. opportunity B. inconvenient C. facility D. optimistic

C. facility (The main stress in "facility" is on the second syllable, while the others have stress on the first syllable.)