Exercise A

1.  A. predict                B. preparation          C. expect           D. extensive

2.  A. abrupt                B. funnel                 C. volume                      D. thunderstorm

3.  A. climate               B. comprise             C. consist           D. divide

4.  A. economic                       B. conclusion           C. sailor             D. minority

5.  A. united                 B. university            C. universe          D. unknown

6.  A. design                B. loose                   C. style              D. symbol

7.  A. choice                B. research               C. schedule         D. chopsticks

8.  A. hobby                B. deny                                C. poetry            D. primary

9.  A. bottle                  B. folk                     C. orange           D. chopsticks

10. A. qualify              B. baggy                  C. grocery                      D. scenery

Exercise 2 Choose the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others.

1. A. craft         B. lacquerware             C. factor           D.adulthood

2. A. concentrate             B. cognitive            C. workshop           D. confident

3. A. variety             B. limestone             C. tiled             D. rickshaw

4. A. conduct              B. urban              C. tunnel                   D. stuck

5. A. complex         B. cavern           C. citadel            D. contestant

6. A. chopped            B. fried            C. starved          D. described

7. A. noodles             B. steams             C. vegetables              D. sausages

8. A. assigned           B. cooked            C. reduced           D. sliced

9. A. dessert         B. starter             C. mineral            D. mandarin

10. A. served                B. layered            C. enclosed            D. liked

A. PHONETICS
I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the
others
1. A. switch B. stomach C. champion D. catch
2. A. cloths B. improves C. lakes D. communicates
3. A. castle B. whistle C. hostel D. listen
4. A. change B. hungry C. angry D. single
5. A. ancient B. face C. page D. angle
II. Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from that of the others
1. A. industry B. tornado C. natural D. injury
2. A. geography B. electronic C. scientific D. preparation
3. A. patient B. humour C. deny D. friendly
4. A. worried B. reserved C. polite D. arrive
5. A. mathematics B. economics C. politics D. automatics

Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced or stressed differently from that of the others:

1)     A. support B. volunteer C. century D. fund

2) A. school B. else C. secretary D. position

3) A. favor B. able C. support D. offer

4) A. assistance B. similar C. register D. citizenship

5) A. hobbies B. bags  C. groups  D. organizations 

6) A. used B. named C. beloved D. founded

Circle the letter A,B,C or D to indicate the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the rest. 9. A. camel B. buffalo C. cattle D. paddy 10. A. bear B. near C. hear D. fear 11. A. know B. knee C. knife D. keep 12. A. fiction B. information C. question D. nation Circle the letter A,B,C or D to indicate the correct answer to each sentence. 13. .............. the countryside has benefits that a boring person would never discover. A. On my opinion B. Of my opinion C. From my opinion D. In my opinion 14. The nomads often ........... their ger when they move to a new place. A. put on B. put off C. put up D. put down 15. My mother enjoys............................ traditional food for our family, especially at Tet holiday. A. cooking B. to cook C. cook D. cooked 16. What ....... when I phoned you last night? A. did you do B. was you doing C. are you doing D. were you doing 17. He is one of .......... best players in the soccer club. A. a B. the C. an D. X 18. He can cook that dish ....................... than I. A. good B. the better C. better D. well 19. My mother likes watching VTV2, .................. my father doesn’t. A. but B. so C. and D. Because 20. We ...................... eat less fatty food because it can cause obisity. A. shouldn’t B. should C. have to D. Must Circle the letter A,B,C or D to indicate the word whose underlined part is not standard in English. 21. The Muong in Hoa Binh and Thanh Hoa is well known for their tradtional folk literature and their A B C D traditional songs. 22. A village is less dense populated than a city. A B C D Circle the letter A,B,C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions. 23. Binh: 106 and 24 makes 130. Is that right, Nam? Nam: ................. A. Not right! B. You’re well! C. It’s up to you! D. Spot on! 24. How about watching Tom and Jerry at my house this afternoon? A. Sounds great! B. Thanks C. That’s right D. Well done

Question I. Choose the word (A, B, C or D) whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.

1.      A. transmit          B. style                      C. knife               D. device

2.      A. needed            B. booked          C. stopped                   D. washed

Question II. Choose the word (A, B, C or D)whose main stress is placed differently from the others in each group.

3.      A. A. neighborhood        B. comfortable       C. application     D. underline

4.      A. yourself                      B. humor             C. daughter           D. drawing

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

1, A. Buddhism B. compulsory C. puppet D. instruction

II. Choose the word whose main strees is placed diffferently from the others.

1, A. tropical B. religion C. primary D. Buddhism

2, A. ringgit B. Tamil C. although D. visit

3, A. region B. climate C. monster D. comprise

4, A. country B. notice C. ethnic D. depen

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

1. A. sun B. cut C. fun D. surf

2. A. hat B. cake C. make D. bracelet

3. A. although B. laugh C. paragraph D. enough

4. A. leisure B. eight C. penalty D. celebrate

5. A. novel B. princess C. cinema D. comedy

 6.   A. sound B. cloud     C. found         D. favourite

 7.   A. crafts B. stops     C. opens         D. months

 8.   A. wanted B. washed     C. watched         D. stopped

 9.   A. school                   B. architect                C. change                  D. chemical

 10. A. buffalo                  B. minority                C.  gold                     D.  close

I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.

13. A. create B. peaceful C. increase D. easily

14. A. accessible B. pressure C. illness D. success

15. A. grocery B. month C. comfort D. money

16. A. around B. delicious C. house D. ground

17. A. exhibition B. neighborhood C. hot D. humid

18. A. vast B. cart C. craft D. paddy

19. A. scarf B. school C. science D. scare

20. A. terraced B. satisfied C. hooked D. relaxed

21. A. ethnic B. unique C. basic D. diverse

22. A. sure B. soundly C. simple D. stilt

23. A. included B. received C. remembered D. annoyed

24. A. face B. commercial C. center D. city

25. A. wrap B. worship C. wear D. wife

26. A. obligation B. occasion C. expression D. celebration

27. A. cutlery B. custom C. compliment D. circle

28. A. mention B. question C. action D. education

29. A. minority B. ethnic C. tradition D. religion

30. A. performed B. worshipped C. prayed D. offered