Lexico Olympic 8

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

• brood

• broomstick

• foolscap

• brooch

Answer explanation

brood /bruːd/

broomstick /ˈbruːm.stɪk/

foolscap /ˈfuːl.skæp/

brooch /brəʊtʃ/

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

• massage

• pilgrimage

• pillage

• dosage

Answer explanation

massage /ˈmæs.ɑːʒ/

pilgrimage /ˈpɪl.ɡrɪ.mɪdʒ/

pillage /ˈpɪl.ɪdʒ/

dosage /ˈdəʊ.sɪdʒ/

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

• exist

• exhaustion

• explorer

• exhibit

Answer explanation

exist/ɪɡˈzɪst/

exhaustion/ɪɡˈzɔːs.tʃən/

explorer/ɪkˈsplɔː.rər/

exhibit /ɪɡˈzɪb.ɪt/

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

• accredit

• salamander

• majesty

• saliva

Answer explanation

accredit/əˈkred.ɪt/

salamander/ˈsæl.ə.mæn.dər/

majesty/ˈmædʒ.ə.sti/

saliva/səˈlaɪ.və/

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• swarthy

• wreathe

• apothecium

• feather

Answer explanation

swarthy/ˈswɔː.ði/

wreathe/riːð/

apothecium /æpəˈθiʃiəm/

feather /ˈfeð.ər/

Choose the word which is stressed differently from the others

• interviewer

• encouragement

• acknowledge

• interpreter

Answer explanation

interviewer /ˈɪn.tə.vjuː.ər/

encouragement/ɪnˈkʌr.ɪdʒ.mənt/

acknowledge /əkˈnɒl.ɪdʒ/

interpreter /ɪnˈtɜː.prə.tər/

Choose the word which is stressed differently from the others

• diplomacy

• synonymous

• elephantine

• petroleum

Answer explanation

diplomacy /dɪˈpləʊ.mə.si/

synonymous /sɪˈnɒn.ɪ.məs/

elephantine /ˌel.ɪˈfæn.taɪn/

petroleum /pəˈtrəʊ.li.əm/

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• authoritative

• argumentative

• administrative

• initiative

Answer explanation

authoritative /ɔːˈθɒr.ɪ.tə.tɪv/

argumentative /ˌɑːɡ.jəˈmen.tə.tɪv/

administrative/ədˈmɪn.ɪ.strə.tɪv/

initiative /ɪˈnɪʃ.ə.tɪv/

Choose the word which is stressed differently from the others

• communal

• delicacy

• peninsula

• pneumonia

Answer explanation

communal /kəˈmjuː.nəl/

delicacy /ˈdel.ɪ.kə.si/

peninsula /pəˈnɪn.sjə.lə/

pneumonia /njuːˈməʊ.ni.ə/

Choose the word which is stressed differently from the others

• telecommuting

• geophysical

• hydroelectric

• humanitarian

Answer explanation

telecommuting /ˌtel.ɪ.kəˈmjuː.tɪŋ/

geophysical /ˌdʒiː.əˈfɪz.ɪ.kəl/

hydroelectric /ˌhaɪ.drəʊ.ɪˈlek.trɪk/

humanitarian /hjuːˌmæn.ɪˈteə.ri.ən/