Choose the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions

Here are the answers for the pronunciation and stress questions based on the given list:

### A. Choose the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation:

1. **A. scarf** (the sound "ar" is different from the other sounds)
2. **C. scissors** (the "scis" sound differs)
3. **B. machine** (the "ch" sound is pronounced as "sh")
4. **A. tidy** (the "ti" sound is pronounced differently than the others)
5. **A. plastic** (the "a" sound is different from the others)
6. **A. plant** (the "a" sound is pronounced differently)

### B. Choose the word that differs from the other three in the position of the main stress:

1. **C. shuttlecock** (stress on the first syllable, others on the second)
2. **B. become** (stress is different compared to others)
3. **C. country** (the stress pattern is distinct)
4. **A. never** (stress is different from others)
5. **C. disease** (stress placement varies compared to others)
6. **C. organize** (stress placement differs)
7. **C. landslide** (other words have stress on different syllables)
8. **D. announcement** (the stress pattern differs from the others)

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