Language and Vocabulary Flashcard

Choose the word with a different pronunciation: clock, secret, specific, education.

Identify the word with a different pronunciation of the underlined part: children, member, content, special.

Choose the word with a different pronunciation: aunt, audience, author, audio.

Choose the word with a different pronunciation: hoped, increased, produced, phon ed.

Identify the word with a different pronunciation: serie, hits, busy, music.

Identify the word with a different pronunciation: theatre, thousand, through, though.

Identify the word with a different pronunciation: applcation, benefit, non-profit, narrow-minded.

Identify the word with a different pronunciation: changed, discovered, started, performed.

Circle A, B, C, or D to indicate the word that differs in primary stress: organic, energy, appliance, disaster.

Invention is a thing made by someone. The computer was an invention when it was first made. New things created are called inventions. Cars and plastics are well-known inventions. Some inventions can be patented, protecting the inventor's rights. Ideas can also be inventions. A quote states, "necessity is the mother of invention." What is the correct term for an invention?