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.

• failed

• reached    

• absorbed   

• solved

Put the verbs in brackets in the past simple or the past continuous.

Alice _________(see) the accident when she was catching the bus.

Put the verbs in brackets in the past simple or the past continuous.

While we were running in the park, Mary_________(fall) over.

Put the verbs in brackets in the past simple or the past continuous.

The teacher entered the room while the students __________(discuss) their plan for the excursion.

Put the verbs in brackets in the past simple or the past continuous.

Linda took great photos of butterflies while she ___________(hike) in the forest.

Put the verbs in brackets in the past simple or the past continuous.

The children _____________(fly) their kites in the field when it started to rain heavily.

Put the verbs in brackets in the past simple or the past continuous.

She hurt herself while she ______________(play) hide-and-seek with her friends.

Put the verbs in brackets in the past simple or the past continuous.

Paul noticed a job advertisement while he ______________ (walk) along the street.

Put the verbs in brackets in the past simple or the past continuous.

While we ____________(help) at the food bank, we met an old friend.         

Put the verbs in brackets in the past simple or the past continuous.

An old lady came to us and asked for help while we___________(wait) at the bus stop.