Exercise 1 Choose the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
1. A. power B. slow C. snow D. show
2. A. fought B. bought C. drought D. ought
3. A. department B. supermarket C. warm D. smart
4. A. boat B. broad C. coast D. alone
5. A. look B. pull C. fool D. Good
Exercise 2
1. A. miles B. sleeps C. laughs D. unlocks
2. A. house B. history C. honest D. higher
3. A. wealth B. cloth C. with D. marathon
4. A. sugar B. surety C. sunny D. sugary
5. A. chronic B. change C. charity D. Achievement
Exercise 3
1. A. missed B. decided C. stopped D. walked
2. A. large B. vegetable C. angry D. gem
3. A. descend B. decent C. delicious D. percentage
4. A. comb B. plumb C. climb D. disturb
5. A. machine B. choice C. cheap D. Change
Exercise 4
1. A. leisure B. occasion C. pleasure D. cosy
2. A. listened B. liked C. watched D. stopped
3. A. book B. floor C. hook D. cooker
4. A. bush B. brush C. bus D. cup
5. A. flamer B. fame C. came D. Manner
Exercise 5
1. A. over B. rose C. cover D. chosen
2. A. honor B. himself C. heart D. honey
3. A. gain B. good C. discourage D. god
4. A. sugar B. surety C. sunny D. sugary
5. A. mischief B. relief C. belief D. chief