PHONETICS

A. Tick () the correct column for the ending sounds of the words given. The first ones has been
done as an example.

List of words /s/ (A) /z/ (B) /ɪz/ (C)

1. thinks _____ ______ ______

2. arranges ______ ______ ______
3. invites ______ ______ ______
4. knows ______ ______ ______
5. uses ______ ______ ______
6. watches ______ ______ ______
7. drops ______ ______ ______
8. coughs ______ ______ ______
9. organises ______ ______ ______
10. plays ______ ______ ______
11. leaves ______ ______ ______
12. hats ______ ______ ______
13. goes ______ ______ ______
14. depths ______ ______ ______
15. clothes ______ ______ ______
16. washes ______ ______ ______
17. dates ______ ______ ______
18. photographs ______ ______ ______
19. learns ______ ______ ______
20. boxes ______ ______ ______

B. Tick () the correct sound of the past ending in the following words.
/t/ (A) /d/ (B) /ɪd/ (C)
0. moved   
1. carried   
2. educated   
3. watched   
4. confided   
5. concerned   
6. attracted   
7. agreed   
8. coughed   
9. changed   
10. hoped   
11. waited   
12. called   
13. ranged   
14. invited   
15. employed   
16. decided   
17. wished   
18. searched   
19. guessed   
20. produced   

C. Choose the best answer to each question by circling the corresponding letter.
1. Which of the following verbs has its past ending pronounced /t/?
 A. waited B. burned C. produced
2. Which of the following verbs has its past ending pronounced differently from the others?
A. wished B. ranged C. tipped
3. Which of the following verbs does not have its past ending pronounced /ɪd/?
A. relieved B. decided C. invited
4. Which of the following verbs has its past ending pronounced /d/?
A. guessed B. operated C. employed
5. Which of the following verbs has its past ending pronounced /ɪd/?
A. called B. affected C. searched
D. Circle the correct stress pattern for each word. The first one has been done as an example.
A B C
1. family   
2. believe   
3. responsibility   
4. suitable   
5. attempt   
6. obedient   
7. mischievous   
8. confidence   
9. maintain   
10. supportive   

E. Circle the word that has a different stress pattern. The first one has been done as an example.
 A B C D
0. marriage attract beauty survey
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1. confide believe suppose couple
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2. physical appearance partnership sacrifice
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3. romantic determine attention attitude
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4. majority significant ceremony diversity
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5. maintain equal demand precede
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6. social conduct survey value
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7. attention consider excited marvellous
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8. verbal whistle proceed marriage
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9. attract decide reject beauty
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10. suitable confidence family solution
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11. academic education electronic particular
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12. impression concentrate insurance remember
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13. consist achieve system require
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14. compulsory interviewer receptionist certificate
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15. preference candidate decisive applicant
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16. separate destruction corridor serious
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17. expedition priority entertainment conservation
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18. extinction construction endanger wonderful
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19. reserve swallow derive reduce
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20. commercial agency enormous example
F. Group into the same column.
F1: /t/:
/d/:
/id/:
1. booked 6. aged 11. loved 16. kicked
2. ended 7. roofed 12. dogged 17. needed
3. naked 8. played 13. missed 18. smiled
4. washed 9. prepared 14. raised 19. complained
5. opened 10. mixed 15. laughed 20. wanted
F2: /s/:
/z/:
/iz/:
1. pens 6. changes 11. baths 16. washes
2. ships 7. laughs 12. legs 17. animals
3. places 8. friends 13. likes 18. watches
4. rooms 9. classes 14. teachers 19. roofs
5. cats 10.books 15. boxes 20. plays
F3: /I/:
/i:/:
1. kick 6. key 11. agree 16. ambitious
2. read 7. dip 12. begin 17. referee
3. interest 8. bit 13. typical 18. stimulate
4. little 9. seat 14. exhibition 19. eaten
5. ease 10. vitae 15. breed 20. heat
F4: /e/:
/æ/:
1. damage 6. tragic 11. bank 16. man
2. passive 7. deaf 12. background 17. said
3. better 8. semester 13. profession 18. send
4. defence 9. marital 14. death 19. family
5. leftovers 10. harrow 15. sand 20. many
F5: /^/:
/a:/:
1. cousin 6. father 11. come 16. fasten
2. far 7. study 12. garden 17. month
3. love 8. target 13. lunch 18. farmer
4. marvellous 9. subject 14. last 19. brother
5. wonderful 10. dance 15. under 20. shark
F6: /ɒ/:
/ɔ:/:
1. top 6. call 11. talk 16. clock
2. mpre 7. four 12. boss 17. resort
3. doctor 8. job 13. alternate 18. not
4. box 9. wrong 14. shop 19. warm
5. sport 10. walk 15. corner 20. stop
F7: /u:/:
/ʊ/:
1. too 6. sugar 11. woman 16. good
2. put 7. push 12. clue 17. include
3. through 8. threw 13. pull 18. rude
4. shoe 9. food 14. blue 19. cook
5. full 10. cushion 15. wolf 20. zoo
F8: /ɜ:/:
/ə/:
1. ago 6. together 11. bird 16. early
2. teacher 7. workship 12. purpose 17. welcome
3. work 8. world 13. second 18. term
4. worse 9. today 14. church 19. shirt
5. about 10. introduce 15. police 20. further
G. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from others.
1. a. village b. dangerous c. gossip d. passenger
2. a. which b. changeable c. each d. characteristic
3. a. pasture b. acquaintance c. constant d. talkative
4. a. uncertain b. tell c. pursuit d. picture
5. a. chore b. machine c. much d. such
6. a. game b. bridge c. against d. garage
7. a. generous b. gene c. generally d. giving
8. a. cheese b. children c. chemical d. teacher
9. a. machinery b. march c. cheerfully d. merchant
10. a. page b. message c. danger d. ringer
11. a. language b. happen c. experience d. know
12. a. sing b. glance c. turn d. sneaky
13. a. note b. next c. finger d. expensive
14. a. money b. link c. down d. point
15. a. around b. hand c. nothing d. autumn
16. a. happy b. husband c. have d. hour
17. a. iron b. celebrate c. parents d. restaurant
18. a. who b. how c. which d. whose
19. a. friend b. anniversary c. birthday d. cream
20. a. children b. divorce c. married d. present
21. a. her b. honour c. hold d. home
22. a. bring b. every c. remember d. party
23. a. girl b. card c. for d. pretty
24. a. when b. whom c. whole d. whoever
25. a. rhyme b. behind c. hundred d. here
26. a. invited b. attended c. celebrated d. displayed
27. a. neighbors b. friends c. relatives d. photographs
28. a. happy b. house c. hour d. hold
29. a. childless b. watching c. machine d. choose
30. a. none b. ink c. blown d. brand
31. a. war b. work c. world d. whom
32. a. use b. umbrella c. under d. utter
33. a. winter b. answer c. award d. towards
34. a. lawn b. allow c. drawing d. swimmer
35. a. student b. education c. united d. truck
36. a. sword b. sweat c. swing d. swallow
37. a. mow b. know c. dawn d. window
38. a. summer b. club c. computer d. but
39. a. suffer b. unhappy c. cup d. uniform
40. a. who b. where c. when d. why
41. a. campaign b. people c. population d. pneumonia
42. a. number b. able c. climber d. about
43. a. psychology b. prepare c. problem d. promote
44. a. comb b. combine c. combat d. combust
45. a. job b. bomb c. back d. before
46. a. two b. twenty c. twist d. twice
47. a. competition b. competitor c. contest d. question
48. a. twinkle b. twelve c. twin d. twofold
49. a. sponsored b. answered c. enjoyed d. competed
50. a. smoothly b. three c. enthusiasm d. think
H. Choose the word whose primary stress is different from others.
51. a. biologist b. counterpart c. compliment d. kindergarten
52. a. applicant b. maximum c. category d. inflation
53. a. renovation b. telecommunication c. intervention d. expedition
54. a. spinifex b. bamboo c. rainfall d. wildlife
55. a. personality b. rhinoceros c. gorilla d. opponent
56. a. leftovers b. windsurfing c. enthusiast d. scoreboard
57. a. epidemic b. tsunami . precision d. involvement
58. a. struggle b. rubbish c. nonsense d. commitment
59. a. nursery b. certificate c. curriculum d. investment
60. a. subsidy b. inhabitant c. guideline d. tableland
61. a. incredible b. unexpected c. unnotived d. outstanding
62. a. overwhelming b. intellectual c. interesting d. economic
63. a. inaccurate b. illegal c. positive d. domestic
64. a. confident b. eternal c. dangerous d. healthier
65. a. independent b. academic c. compulsory d. unexpected
66. a. secondary b. immediate c. miraculous d. domestic
67. a. simple b. polite c. formal d. instant
68. a. beautiful b. terrific c. wonderful d. marvelous
69. a. conical b. different c. symbolic d. careful
70. a. cultural b. mischievous c. interesting d. responsible
71. a. finance b. service c. order d. company
72. a. interview b. agency c. addition d. customer
73. a. prisoner b. agency c. exercise d. disaster
74. a. personality b. centenarian c. wilderness d. hesitation
75. a. desert b. acacia c. antelope d. jackal
76. a. picture b. number c. water d. advice
77. a. series b. stability c. precision d. canoeing
78. a. podium b. title c. childbearing d. pioneer
79. a. generation b. marriage c. value d. belief
80. a. police b. spirit c. banquet d. culture
81. a. determine b. maintain c. sacrifice d. apologize
82. a. accompany b. eliminate c. reaffirm d. contribute
83. a. swallow b. survive c. digest d. present
84. a. initiate b. advocate c. contribute d. accelerate
85. a. neglect b. rewrite c. eject d. oblige
86. a. scary b. dissolve c. expand d. reform
87. a. manage b. recogize c. argue d. discriminate
88. a. entertain b. understand c. recommend d. develop
89. a. offer b. listen c. precede d. follow
90. a. interview b. appropriate c. employ d. describe
91. a. support b. fascinate c. accept d. believe
92. a. inform b. appeal c. attempt d. hesitate
93. a. integrate b. defeat c. advise d. compete
94. a. engrave b. categorise c. memorialize d. discover
95. a. endanger b. compose c. flourish d. delight
96. a. abandon b. imprison c. reveal d. mingle
97. a. create b. resurface c. dial d. persuade
98. a. stimulate b. subtract c. announce d. maintain
99. a. explore b. harrow c. require d. destroy
100. a. entrap b. compose c. approach d. alternate