12/5 - 9A1 - Practice test

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.

• A. staple

• B. garnish

• C. carpet

• D. starter

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.

• A. explored

• B. relaxed

• C. tanned

• D. delayed

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.

• . A. achieve

• B. mechanic

• C. architect

• D. chemical

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions.

• A. destination

• B. derivative

• C. affordable

• D. ingredient

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions.

• A. environment

• B. technology

• C. popular

• D. equipment

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions.

• . A. facilitator

• B. creative

• C. alternatively

• D. administration

Question 7. American English has some spelling rules ______ are different from ______ in British English.

• A. who/ those

• B. who/ them

• C. which/ those

• D. which/ them

Question 8. I’ll give her the message as soon as she _______ tomorrow.

• A. comes back

• B. will come

• C. is coming

• D. has come

Question 9. Fruit flies ______ into space a decade before the Russian space dog Laika ______ the first animal to orbit Earth.

• A. were launched - became

• B. were launched - had become

• C. had launched - became

• D. had been launched – became

Question 10. Not every student is aware of _______of the English language.

• A. importance

• B. an importance

• C. its importance

• D. the importance