1. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others.

1. A. stopped

   • A: /stɒpt/ - /ɒ/
   • B: /mɪst/ - /ɪ/
   • C: /kʊkt/ - /ʊ/
   • D: /lɪvd/ - /ɪ/

2. C. advance

   • A: /steɪdʒ/ - /eɪ/
   • B: /ˈklɑːsmeɪt/ - /eɪ/
   • C: /ədˈvɑːns/ - /æ/
   • D: /leɪt/ - /eɪ/

3. B. poet

   • A: /dɪˈpend/ - /ɪ/
   • B: /ˈpəʊɪt/ - /əʊ/
   • C: /ɪnˈrəʊl/ - /ɪ/
   • D: /ˈriːdʒən/ - /ɪ/

2. Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from that of the others.

1. A. pollution

   • A: /pəˈluːʃn/
   • B: /ˈdaɪnəmaɪt/
   • C: /dɪˈskraɪb/
   • D: /prəˈtekʃn/

2. A. recent

   • A: /ˈriːsnt/
   • B: /səˈdʒest/
   • C: /əˈplaɪ/
   • D: /dɪˈvaɪd/

3. Circle the best option A, B, C or D to complete each sentence.

1. B. May

   • "May I use your computer to check my e-mail?" is the correct way to ask for permission.

2. C. saving

   • "She suggested saving money for the poor people in the region." - This uses the gerund form after "suggest."

3. D. whose

   • "That tall woman, whose career is very successful, usually helps children in this orphanage." - "whose" is a possessive pronoun that refers to "that tall woman."

4. D. to go

   • "The teacher advised the children to go and see the dentist regularly." - "advise" is typically followed by the infinitive form of the verb.

5. B. to do

   • "We were made to do all the cleaning in the house." - The structure is "be made to do something."

6. D. has practised

   • "He has practised the piano since he was a child." - Use the present perfect tense to express an action that started in the past and continues to the present.

7. A. those

   • "The material and design for men are different from those for women." - "those" refers to the materials and designs for women.