Ex1. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others by circling A, B, C, or D:

1. A. tourist
   B. anxious
   C. delicious
   D. famous
   Answer: B (The "anx" in anxious is pronounced as /æŋk/ while the others have /ʊr/ or /i/ sounds.)

2. A. university
   B. unit
   C. discuss
   D. computer
   Answer: C (The "di" in "discuss" is pronounced /ɪ/, while the others have the "u" sound as /ju/.)

3. A. fat
   B. festival
   C. grand
   D. man
   Answer: B (The "e" in festival is pronounced /ɪ/, while the others have the "a" sound as /æ/.)

4. A. rub
   B. surrounding
   C. plumber
   D. husk
   Answer: B (The "ou" in "surrounding" is pronounced /aʊ/, while the others have vowel sounds like /ʌ/ or /ʊ/.)

5. A. helped
   B. worked
   C. asked
   D. cleaned
   Answer: D (The "ed" in cleaned is pronounced /t/, while the others are pronounced /d/.)

Ex2. Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from the others:

1. A. comprise
   B. depend
   C. design
   D. novel
   Answer: D (The stress in "novel" is on the first syllable, while the others have stress on the second syllable.)

2. A. tropical
   B. collection
   C. tendency
   D. charity
   Answer: A (The stress in "tropical" is on the first syllable, while the others have stress on the second syllable.)

3. A. friendliness
   B. occasion
   C. pagoda
   D. deposit
   Answer: A (The stress in "friendliness" is on the first syllable, while the others are stressed on the second syllable.)

4. A. importing
   B. specific
   C. impolite
   D. important
   Answer: B (The stress in "specific" is on the second syllable, while the others are stressed on the first syllable.)

5. A. federation
   B. unpolluted
   C. disappearing
   D. profitable
   Answer: B (The stress in "unpolluted" is on the second syllable, while the others are stressed on the first syllable.)