Pronunciation and Grammar Quiz

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the rest in each of the following questions.

• cooks

• sings

• leaves

• stays

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

• expect

• complete

• arrange

• follow

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

• buy

• to buy

• bought

• buying

He used ______ for the national football team when he was young.

• to be played

• to play

• to be playing

• to playing

The guard asked the children _____ in the 1.8-meter zone.

• to not swim

• not to swim

• did not swim

• do not swim

Learning a new language can be one of the ______ challenging things you should try.

• much

• more

• as

• most

We should take action to prevent the Covid-19 pandemic ______ spreading.

• with

• from

• about

• by

_____ the hand-embroidered picture was very expensive, we decided to buy it.

• Despite

• Although

• So

• Therefore

He laughs ______ whenever he watches the cartoon 'Tom and Jerry' on TV.

• unhappy

• happy

• happily

• happiness

The light suddenly went out while I _____ dinner with my family.

• was having

• had

• am having

• have had