Grade 9 - Test 8

Indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.

• watches

• misses

• makes

• wishes

Indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.

• book

• pool

• school

• soon

Indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions.

• suggested

• remember

• restaurant

• increase

Indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions.

• population

• goverment

• understand

• scientific

Indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.

It’s late. It’s time for us going home.

• late

• time

• for us

• going

Indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.

The water and land around the chemical factory are serious polluted.

• The water

• around

• chemical

• serious

Indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.

The twentieth century was a time when there was a lot of important events.

• The

• a

• was

• of

Indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

The guidelines in this book can help you become a ____ speaker.

• confide

• confident

• confidence

• self-confidence

Indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

This carpet really needs_______. Can you do it for me, son?

• being cleaned

• Both C and D

• to be cleaned

• cleaning

Indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

My father asked us _________too much time playing computer games.

• not to spending

• did not spend

• not to spend

• to not spent