I. NGỮ ÂM Nguyên âm và phụ âm Exercise I: Mark the letter A, B, c or D to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions. 1. A. honest B. hopeful C. help D. house 2. A. spreads B. explores C. escapes D. opens 3. A. breath B. meat C. teach D. beach 4. A. nation B. question C. correction D. pollution 5. A. sunrise B. slum C. sculpture D. busy 6. A. chairman B. scholar C. checkout D. speech 7. A. lose B. movie C. prove D. erode 8. A. light B. might C. pick D. sign 9. A. tongue B. done C. gone D. none 10. A. tool B. food C. good D. noodle Exercise II: Mark the letter A, B,C or D to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions. 1. A. graduate B. gateway C. labour D. grade 2. A. tenses B. relaxes C. apples D. impresses 3. A. remind B. variety C. smile D. machine 4. A. threaten B. therefore C. thankful D. thoughtful 5. A. enough B. tough C. rough D. though 6. A. edition B. educate C. graduate D. procedure 7. A. design B. domestic C. disease D. business 8. A. promoted B. imitated C. determined D. operated 9. A. chosen B. cover C. stove D. golden 10. A. maximum B. foxes C. taxes D. anxiety Exercise III: Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions. 1. A. measures B. affects C. stamps D. collapses 2. A. handbag B. paper C. passage D. happy 3. A. least B. pleasure C. speaking D. teammate 4. A. corn B. torch C. world D. sword 5. A. throw B. power C. town D. somehow 6. A. danger B. giant C religious D. ground 7. A. voyage B. village C. massage D. heritage 8. A. symbol B. lifestyle C. synonym D. ecology 9. A. guided B. repeated C. bathed D. departed 10. A. cooking B. kind C. kangaroo D. kneel Trọng âm Exercise IV: Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions. 1. A. doctor B. address C. thermal D. visual 2. A. wonderful B. permanent C. aquatic D. physicist 3. A. awesome B. precise C. forest D. accent 4. A. attractive B. balcony C. chocolate D. decorate 5. A. musical B. headmaster C. engineer D. humorous 6. A. quality B. messenger C. natural D. pagoda 7. A. practice B. starter C. afford D. vary 8. A. alternate B. cultural C. televise D. semester 9. A. welcome B. become C. canteen D. upstairs 10. A. afternoon B. universe C. estimate D. versatile Exercise V: Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions. 1. A. gallery B. adventure C. holiday D. lecturer 2. A. return B. market C. notebook D. google 3. A. wardrobe B. career C. begin D. explode 4. A. continent B. banana C. camera D. difficult 5. A. expensive B. forgotten C. retirement D. picturesque 6. A. relative B. character C. volcano D. educate 7. A. open B. college C. invite D. football 8. A. beautiful B. certainty C. factory D. departure 9. A. pioneer B. hospital C. sightseeing D. comedy 10. A. competition B. recognition C. manufacture D. ability