Practice 3

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.

• mention

• number

• open

• ornament

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.

• tradition

• admire

• coastal

• lantern

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.

• compete

• actor

• occur

• organise

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.

• spirit

• bamboo

• item

• festival

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. religion, waterwheel, staircase, region

• religion

• waterwheel

• staircase

• region

Personally, I dislike ___________, so I prefer other activities during my leisure time.

• swimming

• swim

• swims

• to swim

I enjoy walking in the countryside because I can appreciate the scenery more ___________ if I were driving.

• slowly

• slowlier

• more slowly

• more slowlier

If you're looking ___________ advice on how to make the most of your leisure time, I will recommend trying a new hobby or visiting a new place.

• on

• with

• in

• for

The best part of living in the countryside is having access to natural ___________ and peaceful surroundings for leisure time activities.

• beautiful

• beauty

• beautify

• beautifies

___________ great way for teenagers to spend their leisure time is by volunteering in their local community.

• X

• An

• These

• A