Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.

1. A. food
B. foot
C. fruit
D. lose

• The vowel sounds in "food," "foot," and "fruit" are different from "lose," where the "oo" sound is pronounced like /uː/ (as in "goose"). The others are pronounced with short vowel sounds.

Answer: D. lose

2. A. group
B. should
C. suit
D. improve

• "Group" and "suit" have different vowel sounds than "should" and "improve," but the key difference is that "should" has the "ʊ" sound (as in "foot"), while the others have the long /uː/ sound (as in "goose").

Answer: B. should

3. A. fruit
B. fool
C. hook
D. would

• The underlined sound in "fruit" (the "ui" combination) is pronounced differently from the other words, which have the "oo" sound.

Answer: A. fruit

4. A. lose
B. cookie
C. took
D. movie

• "Cookie," "took," and "movie" all have a vowel sound that differs from "lose," which has a long "oo" sound.

Answer: A. lose

5. A. cookie
B. fool
C. group
D. improve

• The underlined sound in "cookie" is pronounced differently from the others, as it contains a different vowel sound compared to the other words.

Answer: A. cookie

Choose the word with a different stress pattern from the others.

1. A. schoolwork
B. social
C. media
D. together

• "Schoolwork" has the stress on the first syllable, while "social," "media," and "together" all have the stress on the first syllable too, but there’s a slight difference in the exact placement. "Schoolwork" stands out.

Answer: A. schoolwork

2. A. bully
B. practical
C. ensure
D. freedom

• "Bully" has the stress on the first syllable, while the others—"practical," "ensure," and "freedom"—have the stress on different syllables.

Answer: A. bully

3. A. discuss
B. messenger
C. improve
D. mature

• "Discuss" has stress on the second syllable, while "messenger," "improve," and "mature" have their stress on the first syllable.

Answer: A. discuss

4. A. together
B. prefer
C. upload
D. mature

• "Together" has stress on the second syllable, while the others—"prefer," "upload," and "mature"—have stress on the first syllable.

Answer: A. together

5. A. guitarist
B. service
C. improve
D. mature

• "Guitarist" has stress on the second syllable, while the others ("service," "improve," and "mature") have the primary stress on the first syllable.

Answer: A. guitarist

1. I'd hate __________ the exams, so I'm doing my best.

• A. fail
• B. to fail
• C. failed
• D. failing

The correct structure is "I’d hate to fail the exams," because the verb "hate" is followed by the infinitive "to + verb."

Answer: B. to fail