GRADE 12 - FIRST SEMESTER TEST

Pick out the word with the underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the rest in each set.

• A. rained

• B. phoned

• C. moved

• D. helped

Pick out the word with the underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the rest in each set.

• A. halves        

• B. churches

• C. buses

• D. faxes

                             

Pick out the word with the underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the rest in each set.

• A. bags

• B. kids

• C. speeds        

• D. dates

                             

Pick out the word whose main stress pattern is different from that of the other words.

• A. complain   

• B. nature

• C. photo      

• D. soda

                             

Pick out the word whose main stress pattern is different from that of the other words.

• A. compliment

• B. terrible

•  C. attention

• D. finally

                             

Pick out the word whose main stress pattern is different from that of the other words.

• A. regulation

• B. expensive  

• C. apologize  

• D. expression 

                             

Pick out the word whose main stress pattern is different from that of the other words.

• A. university

• B. undergraduate

• C. informality

• D. consideration

 To attract someone’s ___________so that we might speak to that person, we can use either verbal or non-verbal forms of communication.

• A. attendant

• B. attention

• C. attentive

• D. attending

We are a very close-knit family and very ______________of one another.

• A. support

• B. supported   

• C. supportive 

• D. supporting

______________are people who always expect good things to happen.

• A. Pessimists

• B. Optimists   

• C. Terrorists   

• D. Journalists