Practice 1

Circle the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the others in pronunciation in each of the following questions.

• should

• would

• bought

• could

Circle the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the others in pronunciation in each of the following questions.

• here

• brother

• newspaper

• dinner

Circle the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the others in pronunciation in each of the following questions.

• cool

• roof

• noon

• blood

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

• comic

• data

• decision

• harvest

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

• local

• remote

• unload

• improve

Going for a walk is a great way to spend leisure time and _____ some exercise.

• get

• got

• gotten

• to get

I like _____ video games as a way to unwind and relax.

• play

• playing

• played

• playes

I enjoy gardening and taking care _____ my plants during my leisure time.

• on

• out

• in

• of

Teenagers enjoy spending time with _____ friends.

• them

• his

• her

• their

They _____ playing video games and watching movies.

• loves

• adores

• like

• fond