A. PHONETICS I. Choose the words whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others in each group 1. A. full B. must C. under D. uncle 2. A. seat B. meal C. seal D. great 3. A. hike B. life C. lit D. light 4. A. gate B. hate C. great D. feast 5. A. tin B. sin C. hide D. Jim 6. A. book B. foot C. poor D. look 7. A. solder B. story C. folk D. folder 8. A. tale B. hang C. land D. hand 9. A. slang B. danger C. fang D. sang 10. A. watched B. booked C. stopped D. worried 11. A. forest B. wonder C. rock D. lost 12. A. cave B. bay C. valley D. lake 13. A. boots B. scissors C. caves D. mountains 14. A. diverse B. island C. scissors D. right 15. A. beach B. cheese C. change D. chemistry 16. A. matches B. parades C. decides D. relatives 17. A. clothing B. hold C. poster D. dove 18. A. comb B. climb C. suburb D. bomb 19. A. although B. thinking C. gather D. other 20. A. headline B. heating C. meal D. leave 21. A. red B. tent C. end D. forest 22. A. lake B. bag C. take D. nature 23. A. island B. plaster C. cost D. longest 24. A. map B. area C. hat D. plan 25. A. post B. cost C. question D. coast 26. A. top B. ten C. tomato D. future 27. A. stand B. stamps C. steal D. sure 28. A. hat B. plan C. area D. map 29. A. coast B. cost C. island D. dust 30. A. makes B. writes C. takes D. drives 31. A. eating B. reading C. teaching D. breakfast 32. A. school B. children C. cheek D. chubby 33. A. exciting B. city C. bicycle D. circle 34. A. teaching B. speaking C. wearing D. meaning 35. A. end B. palace C. central D. send 36. A. tradition B. decorate C. make D. April 37. A. gathering B. generous C. guest D. great 38. A. spring B. speak C. should D. summer 39. A. truck B. unload C. turn D. lunch 40. A. policeman B. sign C. bike D. spider 41. A. dangerous B. travel C. man D. traffic