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. worldwide              B. downmarket          C. provoking               D. overload

• worldwide

• downmarket 

• provoking    

• overload

Answer explanation

/ ˈwɜːldwaɪd /                   / ˌdaʊnˈmɑːkɪt /           / prəvəʊkɪŋ /                / ˌəʊvəˈləʊd / 

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. migrate                   B. mindset                   C. kind                        D. agricultural

• migrate

• mindset

• kind

• agricultural

Answer explanation

   / maɪˈɡreɪt /                 / ˈmaɪndset /                / ˌkaɪnd /                      / agricultural /

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. upmarket              B. expand                    C. sanitation                D. established

• upmarket  

• expand

• sanitation        

• established

Answer explanation

     / ˌʌpˈmɑːkɪt /               / ɪkˈspænd /                 / ˌsænɪˈteɪʃn /               / ɪˈstæblɪʃt /

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. cost                         B. counter                  C. bronchitis               D.  conservation

• cost 

• counter    

• bronchitis    

•  conservation

Answer explanation

/ ˌkɒst /                 / ˌkaʊntə /                    / brɒŋˈkaɪtɪs /               / ˌkɒnsəˈveɪʃn /

 

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. densely                   B. centralise               C. consuming              D. perseverance

• densely

• centralise

• consuming

• perseverance

Answer explanation

/ ˈdensli /                     / ˈsentrəlaɪz /               / kənsjuːmɪŋ /              / ˌpɜːsɪˈvɪərəns /

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. established             B. centralised             C. provoked                D. switched

• established

• centralised

• provoked

• switched

Answer explanation

/ ɪsˈtæblɪʃt /                       / ˈsɛntrəlaɪzd /             / prəˈvəʊkt /                 / swɪʧt /

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. consumes               B. saves                       C. industrialises         D. strengthens

• consumes

• saves

• industrialises

• strengthens

Answer explanation

/ kənˈsjuːmz /              / seɪvz /                        / ɪnˈdʌstrɪəlaɪzɪz /         / strɛŋθənz /

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

 A. conservative          B. progressive             C. downmarket           D. multicultural           

• conservative

• progressive

• downmarket 

• multicultural

Answer explanation

/ kənˈsɜːvətɪv /             / prəˈɡresɪv /                / ˌdaʊnˈmɑːkɪt /           / ˌmʌltiˈkʌltʃərəl /

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

 A. overload                     B. worldwide             C. sanitation                D. upmarket    

• overload

• worldwide

• sanitation     

• upmarket    

Answer explanation

/ ˌəʊvəˈləʊd /              / ˈwɜːldwaɪd /              / ˌsænɪˈteɪʃn /               / ˌʌpˈmɑːkɪt /

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

A. resource B. mindset                   C. kidnapping             D. prospect

• resource

• mindset  

• kidnapping

• prospect

Answer explanation

/ rɪˈzɔːs /                      / ˈmaɪndset /                / ˈkɪdnæpɪŋ /                / ˈprɒspekt /