Pronunciation and Vocabulary Quiz

Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others'.

• rural

• surprise

• successful

• volunteer

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

• ensuring

• protecting

• providing

• widening

We_________old clothes and books to poor children.

• interacted

• donated

• balanced

• applied

We arrived at the hotel quite early, ____ in and had lunch.

• checking

• checked

• was checking

• to check

He is very ___________. He is always willing to give a lot of money to charity.

• honest

• generous

• enthusiastic

• modest

If you can do something to help others, you will find your life ____.

• meaningful

• meaningless

• helpless

• interested

The school is difficult to get to because it is located in a __________area.

• remote

• cheerful

• confused

• practical

If you don't have time to volunteer, you can__________ money and food.

• participate

• boost

• donate

• deliver

These ____ children encounter many problems and really need our help.

• disadvantaged

• advantaged

• disadvantage

• advantage

This clean water project will ______________the people in the village.

• benefit

• donate

• raise

• volunteer