Bài tập tiếng Anh 8 Unit 12 - General test

1. Mark A, B, C or D to indicate the word whose underlined part ('u') differs from the others.

• bury
• dump
• rubbish
• instruct

Answer explanation

The 'u' in 'bury' is pronounced /e/, while in 'dump', 'rubbish', and 'instruct', it is pronounced /ʌ/.

2. Mark A, B, C or D to indicate the word whose underlined part ('ou'/'ough') differs from the others.

• ought
• bought
• brought
• drought

Answer explanation

The 'ough'/'ou' in 'drought' is pronounced /aʊt/, while in 'ought', 'bought', and 'brought', it is pronounced /ɔːt/.

3. Mark A, B, C or D to indicate the word whose underlined part ('-ed') differs from the others.

• wicked
• used
• played
• learned

Answer explanation

The '-ed' ending in 'wicked' is pronounced /ɪd/ because the base word ends in /d/. In 'used', 'played', and 'learned', it is pronounced /d/.

4. Mark A, B, C or D to indicate the word whose underlined part (vowel sound in 'e') differs from the others.

• temperature
• correct
• professor
• system

Answer explanation

The vowel sound represented by 'e' in 'system' is /ɪ/, while in 'temperature', 'correct', and 'professor' it is the schwa sound /ə/.

5. Mark A, B, C or D to indicate the word whose underlined part ('a') differs from the others.

• alien
• happen
• imaginary
• character

Answer explanation

The 'a' in 'alien' is pronounced /eɪ/, while in 'happen', 'imaginary', and 'character', it is pronounced /æ/.

6. Choose the word with a different stress pattern from the others.

• commander
• galaxy
• gravity
• telescope

Answer explanation

Commander' is stressed on the second syllable (com'mander), while the others are stressed on the first ('galaxy, 'gravity, 'telescope).

7. Choose the word with a different stress pattern from the others.

• spaceship
• account
• future
• platform

Answer explanation

Account' is stressed on the second syllable (ac'count), while the others are stressed on the first ('spaceship, 'future, 'platform).

8. Choose the word with a different stress pattern from the others.

• condition
• gravity
• galaxy
• following

Answer explanation

Condition' is stressed on the second syllable (con'dition), while the others are stressed on the first ('gravity, 'galaxy, 'following).

9. Choose the word with a different stress pattern from the others.

• creature
• soldier
• explore
• future

Answer explanation

Explore' is stressed on the second syllable (ex'plore), while the others are stressed on the first ('creature, 'soldier, 'future).

10. Choose the word with a different stress pattern from the others.

• possibility
• nationality
• bibliography
• communication

Answer explanation

Communication' has primary stress on the fourth syllable (-ca-), while the others have primary stress on the third syllable (-bil-, -al-, -og-).