1. **C. water** (the "wa" in "water" is pronounced differently from the short "a" sounds in "pan," "bag," and "add")
2. **A. laugh** (the "a" in "laugh" is pronounced as /æ/, whereas in "though," "cough," and "enough," it is more of a /oʊ/ or /ʌ/ sound)
3. **D. yogurt** (the "yo" in "yogurt" can be pronounced with a /joʊ/, which is different from the other words)
4. **A. pork** (the "or" is pronounced differently in "pork" than the "ou" in "flower" and "cow," or the "ou" in "flour")
5. **D. cook** (the "oo" in "cook" is pronounced differently than the "oo" in "noodle," "food," and "soon," which have a long /u:/ sound)
6. **D. question** (the "qu" is pronounced with a /kw/ sound, while the others have a /k/ or /ʃ/ sound)
7. **C. usual** (the "u" in "usual" is pronounced as /juː/, while the others have different vowel sounds)
8. **A. played** (the "ed" ending in "played" is pronounced as /d/, while in "cleaned," "loved," and "liked" it is pronounced /t/ or /d/ depending on the base form)