phonetics & word stress

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the rest in each of the following questions.

• heavy

• head

• weather

• easy

Answer explanation

/iː/ and /e/

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the rest in each of the following questions.

• brush

• rush

• push

• crush

Answer explanation

/ʊ/ and /ʌ/

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the rest in each of the following questions.

• flour

• pour

• hour

• sour

Answer explanation

/ɔː/ and /aʊə/

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the rest in each of the following questions.

• route

• scout

• doubt

• trout

Answer explanation

/uː/ and /aʊ/

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the rest in each of the following questions.

• charity

• chaos

• champion

• chin

Answer explanation

/k/ and /tʃ/

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 stress in each of the following questions.

• couple

• secure

• across

• attack

Answer explanation

1/2

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 stress in each of the following questions.

• preview

• commit

• recipe

• index

Answer explanation

2/1

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 stress in each of the following questions.

• capture

• picture

• ensure

• pleasure

Answer explanation

2/1

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 stress in each of the following questions.

• volunteer

• competition

• photograph

• capability

Answer explanation

1/3

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 stress in each of the following questions.

• suitable

• eliminate

• accent

• cultural

Answer explanation

2/1