Pronunciation Copyright of Nguyen Viet Thuan Mobile phone: 0974 229 033 Pronunciation Find the word in each group that has the underlined letters pronounced differently from others. 1. a. country b. fun c. summer d. truth 2. a. trouble b. flu c. tooth d. shoe 3. a. heart b. turn c. early d. third 4. a. song b. one c. long d. gone 5. a. fork b. fall c. wrong d. caught 6. a. full b. push c. but d. put 7. a. deal b. heal c. stealth d. steal 8. a. wear b. ear c. hear d. nearly 9. a. earn b. third c. where d. dirty 10. a. purple b. thirst c. journey d. there 11. a. too b. food c. soon d. good 12. a. bed b. get c. decide d. setting 13. a. dread b. bread c. bead d. head 14. a. boat b. road c. broad d. coat 15. a. angry b. danger c. strange d. range 16. a. about b. shout c. tough d. houting 17. a. pleasant b. reason c. creature d. feature 18. a. word b. sword c. burn d. world 19. a. main b. gain c. dairy d. laid 20. a. guilty b. busy c. bury d. build 21. a. suit b. pool c. blue d. threw 22. a. many b. guess c. pleasant d. leading 23. a. thirst b. heard c. heart d. word 24. a. choose b. bought c. board d. normal 25. a. butter b. gum c. butcher d. summer 26. a. flour b. pour c. four d. court 27. a. lain b. gain c. Thai d. laid 28. a. replace b. preface c. surface d. palace 29. a. cure b. picture c. lecture d. furniture 30. a. plow b. how c. cow d. row 31. a. enough b. cough c. although d. rough 32. a. son b. only c. lone d. bone 33. a. rate b. late c. private d. date 34. a. chair b. cheap c. chemist d. child 35. a. look b. book c. soon d. good 36. a. town b. slow c. smoke d. post 37. a. month b. boss c. shop d. got 38. a. size b. grey c. life d. eye 39. a. buy b. tired c. rich d. kind Pronunciation Copyright of Nguyen Viet Thuan Mobile phone: 0974 229 033 40. a. damage b. luggage c. manage d. teenage 41. a.rough b. sum c. utter d. union 42. a.noon b. tool c. blood d. spoon 43. a. thought b. tough c. taught d. bought 44. a. pleasure b. heat c. meat d. feed 45. a. chalk b. ship c. machine d. champagne 46. a. knit b. hide c. tide d. fly 47. a. put b. could c. push d. moon 48. a. how b. town c. power d. slow 49. a. talked b. naked c. asked d. liked 50. a. feat b. great c. seat d. beat 51. a.chemist b. chicken c. church d. channel 52. a. cost b. post c. roast d. toast 53. a. bear b. beer c. dear d. fear 54. a. laugh b. plough c. enough d. cough 55. a. Valentine b. imagine c. discipline d. magazine 56. a. pen b. deny c. centre d. mend 57. a. chorus b. cherish c. chaos d. scholar 58. a. three b. thanks c. think d. father 59. a. measure b. pleasure c. treasure d. ensure 60. a. absent b. present c. descent d. sing 61. a. pudding b. put c. puncture d. pull 62. a. why b. myth c. type d. psychology 63. a. cure b. tube c. amuse d. pull 64. a. corn b. cup c. can d. cede 65. brother b. breathing c. either d. death 66. a. here b. bere c. there d. here-in 67. a. name b. flame c. man d. fame 68. a. count b. sound c. found d. should 69. a. last b. fast c. taste d. task 70. a. caught b. laugh c. draught d. aunt 71. a. this b. thick c. maths d. thin 72. a. page b. game c. go d. gift 73. a. see b. saw c. sort d. sure 74. a. watching b. matches c. machine d. kitchen 75. a. habdalah b. tabby c. pattern d. kaddish 76. a. phoned b. called c. cooked d. raised 77. a. picture b. written c. ribbon d. hiding 78. a. ear b. pear c. fear d. hear 79. a.great b. heat c. cheat d. meat 80. row b. cow c. show d. mow 81. a. molecule b. pure c. business d. value 82. a. worry b. wonder c. discover d. note 83. a. dictation b. repetition c. station d. question Pronunciation Copyright of Nguyen Viet Thuan Mobile phone: 0974 229 033 84. a. sure b. this c. ask d. stop 85. a. weight b. height c. straight d. late 86. a. jumped b. smiled c. picked d. looked 87. a. forget b. forty c. former d. fortunate 88. a. blew b. flew c. new d. crew 89. a. thank b. thick c. they d. thin 90. a. either b. neither c. height d. leisure 91. a. chief b. of c. leaf d. thief 92. a. walked b. missed c. wanted d. stopped 93. a. behind b. determine c. tiny d. vine 94. a. son b. none c. gone d. money 95. a. sound b. doubt c. would d. count 96. a. deliver b. delicate c. define d. deny 97. a. reach b. teacup c. hearing d. heat 100. a. sound b. country c. mount d. denounce 101. a. pardon b. hard c. parent d. park 102. a. army b. start c. quarter d. party 103. a. orange b. acquaint c. arrange d. change 104. a. sings b. comes c. laughs d. blows 105. a. invite b. site c. decide d. visit 106. a. barter b. banker c. card d. start 107. a. worked b. stopped c. forced d. wanted 108. a. stage b. manage c. village d. baggage 109. a. good b. roof c. foot d. flood 110. a. looked b. missed c. stopped d. dreamed 111. a. cast b. tasteful c. task d. fast 112. a. invitation b. blind c. decide d. provide 113. a. acrobat b. lane c. animal d. thanks 114. a. unlucky b. sun c. June d. fun 115. a. missed b. stopped c. looked d. invited 116. a. young b. about c. account d. sound 117. a. astronaut b. anchor c. spaceman d. capsule 118. a. Christmas b. anchor c. chemistry d. cheque 119. a. deliver b. different c. diagram d. disease 120. a. kitchen b. chip c. lichen d. chicken 121. a. cheque b. question c. quit d. queen 122. a. beat b. league c. heart d. beneath 123. a. brown b. bow c. mow d. snow 124. a. beef b. deep c. career d. sheep 125. a. saint b. main c. claim d. stairs 126. a. code b. rode c. modest d. mode 127. a. reduce b. popular c. stupid d. result 128. a. type b. typhoon c. typical d. style 129. a. mission b. collision c. tension d. passion Pronunciation Copyright of Nguyen Viet Thuan Mobile phone: 0974 229 033 130. a. nervous b. person c. murder d. perish 131. a. base b. basket c. vacant d. stay 132. a. knight b. key c. bleak d. stick 133. a. radio b. ratio c. idiot d. studio 134. a. niece b. piece c. client d. brief 135. a. plum b. mum c. triumph d. unique 136. a. school b. sing c. island d. bus 137. a. buffalo b. butter c. jury d. shut 138. a. murmur b. sure c. further d. fur 139. a. beach b. search c. preach d. teach 140. a. foot b. book c. stood d. flood 141. a. comb b. cone c. bone d. sonnet 142. a. pattern b. smart c. cart d. palm 143. a. flirt b. skirt c. irritate d. shirt 144. a. grand b. grant c. sand d. band 145. a. agency b. agent c. gene d. detergent 146. a. name b. lava c. blame d. lame 147. a. slogan b. lounge c. poem d. ocean 148. a. earn b. learn c. pearl d. pear 149. a. issue b. tiny c. tissue d. miss 150. a. dear b. hear c. fear d. bear 151. a. recent b. rate c. iron d. right 152. a. meant b. lean c. bean d. clean 153. a. congress b. unless c. messy d. useless 154. a. even b. event c. open d. stolen 155. a. merely b. there c. here d. sincere 156. a. mine b. line c. minus d. famine 157. a. urban b. surname c. pure d. burden 158. a. those b. stove c. glove d. motion 159. a. monster b. cone c. pond d. bond 160. a. sense b. nonsense c. cent d. bend 161. a. sugar b. lunar c. bullet d. lotus 162. a. cloth b. clothe c. close d. pose 163. a. hour b. sound c. soul d. cloud 164. a. illusion b. version c. pension d. tension 165. a. clergy b. error c. energy d. perish 166. a. born b. bone c. torn d. port 167. a. normal b. pork c. organ d. note 168. a. eight b. height c. weight d. freight 169. a. cunning b. cushion c. funnel d. funny 170. a. ocean b. method c. pose d. close 171. a. ash b. clash c. crash d. ask 172. a. fair b. fail c. nail d. tail 173. a. night b. pianist c. wine d. fine Pronunciation Copyright of Nguyen Viet Thuan Mobile phone: 0974 229 033 174. a. engine b. enrich c. enhance d. enjoy 175. a. shout b. amount c. route d. bound 176. a. see b. seat c. seen d. sugar 177. a. own b. down c. power d. tower 178. a. whistle b. cattle c. settle d. battle 179. a. humour b. flour c. rumour d. honour 180. a. bush b. rush c. push d. pull 181. a. socket b. regret c. bullet d. rocket 182. a. matter b. sad c. barn d. catch 183. a. tutor b. visitor c. origin d. doctor 184. a. lane b. stay c. flame d. crash 185. a. both b. moth c. pole d. stone 186. a. palm b. ball c. stall d. small 188. a. belt b. smell c. depth d. clerk 189. a. bean b. earn c. clean d. cheat 190.a. sweater b. clean c. leather d. weather 191.a. receive b. beige c. receipt d. seize 192.a. cord b. port c. cloth d. clothe 193.a. breathe b. leather c. lean d. cheat 194.a. dull b. bull c. stuffy d. bumpy 195.a. pan b. bag c. chance d. sad 196.a. head b. cheese c. cheap d. cheat 197.a. leek b. deer c. cheek d. sheep 198.a. death b. meadow c. pleasant d. tear 199.a. heat b. honest c. health d. hut 200.a. dial b. trial c. dialect d. piano 201.a. plea b. seat c. pear d. neat 202.a. breath b. path c. although d. thick 203.a. full b. pull c. push d. fuss 204.a. girl b. stir c. giraffe d. firm 205.a. from b. prompt c. bomb d. tomb 206.a. bought b. drought c. sought d. thought 207.a. monkey b. grocer c. comb d. ocean 208.a. park b. patch c. barn d. march 209.a. company b. compare c. cover d. glove 210.a. rubber b. butcher c. subtle d. shuttle 211.a. great b. leak c. peak d. beach 212.a. person b. clerk c. certain d. sterling 213.a. pound b. loud c. cousin d. mouth 214.a. world b. worker c. worry d. workman 215.a. dear b. feather c. fear d. clear 216.a. dam b. spray c. nature d. patient 217.a. turn b. bury c. curl d. purple 218.a. sure b. surname c. curtail d. curtain Pronunciation Copyright of Nguyen Viet Thuan Mobile phone: 0974 229 033 219.a. shout b. loud c. pour d. mouse 220.a. roar b. coat c. roast d. toast 221.a. sick b. surely c. search d. send 222.a. room b. gloomy c. poor d. wood 223.a. know b. cow c. tower d. now 224.a. doubt b. count c. bought d. cloud 225.a. burden b. burglar c. surprise d. during 226.a. tumour b. humour c. studio d. bump 227.a. hear b. year c. bear d. near 228.a. leap b. cheap c. pear d. peach 229.a. mother b. bottle c. some d. nothing 230.a. sparrow b. pardon c. remark d. party 231.a. employ b. empower c. embassy d. emerge 232.a. meat b. heat c. defeat d. learn 233.a. hard b. bath c. partner d. hazard 234.a. long b. strong c. obey d. log 235.a. cock b. clock c. slope d. stop 236.a. attention b. match c. sand d. land 237.a. throw b. clown c. slow d. blow 238.a. home b. honour c. stone d. alone 239.a. great b. cheap c. sea d. plead 240.a. station b. kation c. notion d. nation 241.a. plough b. cough c. lough d. hough 242.a. ago b. ashamed c. assign d. atom 243.a. servant b. service c. verse d. very 244.a. subject b. stupid c. mute d. music 245.a. pie b. die c. client d. piece 246.a. spell b. hero c. step d. fetch 247.a. finger b. line c. bring d. sting 248.a. sow b. brown c. down d. clown 249.a. lough b. house c. spouse d. mouse 250.a. gain b. stain c. bargain d. plain 251.a. book b. root c. fool d. shoot 252.a. expense b. exact c. explain d. expel 253.a. thief b. client c. piece d. niece 254.a. recent b. calm c. capital d. clap 255.a. value b. fluent c. fuel d. due 256.a. neither b. either c. height d. leisure 257.a. measure b. pleasure c. feather d. mean 258.a. issue b. influence c. pursue d. statue 259.a. bear b. hear c. fear d. dear 260.a. push b. bush c. fussy d. bullet 261.a. moon b. noon c. foot d. spoon 262.a. another b. mother c. polish d. stomach Pronunciation Copyright of Nguyen Viet Thuan Mobile phone: 0974 229 033 263.a. new b. sew c. few d. dew 264.a. cut b. hut c. shut d. butcher 265.a. skip b. billion c. high d. still 266.a. flow b. flower c. slow d. know 267.a. spread b. speak c. thread d. breath 268.a. polish b. abolish c. police d. policy 269.a. mate b. water c. stake d. place 270.a. though b. cough c. although d. soul 271.a. teacher b. break c. meal d. peak 272.a. blank b. stand c. enhance d. hand 273.a. form b. work c. born d. torn 274.a. teacher b. headache c. chair d. cheat 275.a. none b. stone c. bone d. alone 276.a. because b. clause c. cause d. aunt 277.a. hungry b. huge c. rush d. bus 278.a. peace b. reaper c. reader d. realize 279.a. down b. snow c. crowd d. allow 280.a. count b. country c. counter d. county 281.a. taught b. thought c. bought d. draught 282.a. pain b. fountain c. complain d. explain 283.a. large b. stage c. league d. lounge 284.a. cape b. captain c. capsule d. capital 285.a. boat b. roar c. roast d. toast 286.a. monkey b. storey c. money d. survey 287.a. blew b. stew c. crew d. screw 288.a. supper b. hungry c. pull d. punish 289.a. have b. chance c. hand d. stand 290.a. buck b. duck c. reduce d. structure 291.a. borrow b. grow c. sparrow d. crowd 292.a. leave b. weave c. weary d. steal 293.a. chief b. thief c. deaf d. leaf 294.a. smart b. cracker c. snack d. packet 295.a. step b. clergy c. bench d. lend 296.a. football b. thanks c. stall d. wall 297.a. cattle b. castle c. kettle d. subtle 298.a. standard b. farmer c. start d. farther 299.a. maize b. failure c. airport d. complain 300.a. clip b. triple c. title d. little 301.a. sent b. absent c. rent d. central 302.a. occasion b. odd c. occupy d. obvious 304.a. eight b. height c. weight d. weigh 305.a. tent b. plenty c. enhance d. bend 306.a. book b. look c. floor d. hook 307.a. hire b. find c. file d. film Pronunciation Copyright of Nguyen Viet Thuan Mobile phone: 0974 229 033 308.a. hate b. fat c. cat d. bat 309.a. sun b. fun c. pull d. hunt 310.a. pardon b. hard c. park d. parent 311.a. shirt b. fire c. first d. bird 312.a. think b. sign c. ring d. sing 313.a. fight b. high c. figure d. bright 314.a. house b. hour c. how d. horse 315.a. arranged b. watched c. washed d. walked 316.a. long b. song c. wrong d. tongue 317.a. rose b. cover c. nose d. over 318.a. stage b. manage c. village d. baggage 319.a. sea b. sand c. sun d. sure 320.a. supply b. support c. suppose d. superman 321.a. blood b. mood c. moon d. soon 322.a. soon b. roof c. foot d. flood 323.a. window b. flow c. how d. show 324.a. pleasure b. sit c. say d. best 325.a. bare b. dare c. fare d. barred 326.a. birth b. with c. both d. seventh 327.a. think b. ink c. banner d. sing 328.a. leaf b. off c. of d. knife 329.a. foot b. pool c. noon d. cool 330.a. who b. while c. what d. which 331.a. find b. thing c. nine d. wine 332.a. filled b. wanted c. enjoyed d. preferred 333.a. sugar b. see c. saint d. sit 334.a. man b. fan c. fat d. table 335.a. home b. come c. money d. love 336.a. kind b. sing c. find d. blind 337.a. happy b. fly c. sky d. dry 338.a. hot b. got c. mode d. shot 339.a. but b. cut c. shut d. put 340.a. few b. new c. chew d. phew 341.a. chase b. case c. face d. sad 342.a. kissed b. intended c. needed d. naked 343.a. drama b. grammar c. family d. land 344.a. tick b. brick c. bright d. thick 345.a. action b. attention c. preposition d. question 346.a. bear b. near c. dear d. rear 347.a. growth b. with c. both d. sixth 348.a. good b. foot c. brook d. booth 349.a. serve b. pervert c. bere d. mercer 350.a. gen b. guard c. gun d. gate 351.a. obscure b. obstacle c. obtain d. obstructive Pronunciation Copyright of Nguyen Viet Thuan Mobile phone: 0974 229 033 352.a. studio b. dual c. dull d. duvet 353.a. clear b. tear c. pear d. rear 354.a. pub b. rob c. comb d. hob 355.a. valid b. valiant c. valley d. valise 356.a. mechanics b. mechanise c. mechanism d. mechanist 357.a. yacht b. church c. change d. cheat 358.a. ginger b. ingredient c. dialogue d. league 359.a. vision b. tension c. leisure d. casualty 360.a. stare b. date c. fate d. state 361.a. breathe b. authority c. birthday d. theory 362.a. poodle b. boot c. flood d. smooth 363.a. famous b. another c. railway d. ache 364.a. loose b. rose c. tease d. pose 365.a. thy b. thirty c. breath d. cloth 366.a. thin b. this c. than d. there 367.a. bear b. heart c. pear d. wear 368.a. jowl b. own c. tow d. crow 369.a. pool b. noon c. look d. fool 370.a. cap b. bark c. fast d. cast 371.a. tomb b. bomb c. prompt d. atomic 372.a. ago b. ascend c. against d. ash 373.a. flirt b. skirt c. shirt d. irritate 374.a. niece b. piece c. client d. species 375.a. mail b. tail c. sailor d. airline 376.a. base b. bass c. vacant d. may 377.a. knife b. key c. kiss d. stick 378.a. bread b. break c. wake d. gate 379.a. increase b. inside c. ink d. indoor 380.a. hook b. pull c. brook d. booth 381.a. must b. busy c. muscle d. muscular 382.a. with b. mathematics c. thank d. death 383.a. obtain b. obstacle c. obscure d. observe 384.a. bull b. full c. pull d. cull 385.a. break b. sweater c. bread d. dread 386.a. health b. length c. thus d. thumb 387.a. project b. progress c. provide d. pronounce 388.a. pronounce b. cough c. amount d. ground 389.a. hob b. cob c. comb d. grab 390.a. prefer b. better c. labour d. doctor 391.a.weather b.tennis c.often d.red 392.a.mice b.silly c.English d.guilty 393.a.sock b.sew c.sure dseem 394.a.cheat b.child c.cheap d.chief 395.a.mechanic b.chemistry c.chicken d.architect Pronunciation Copyright of Nguyen Viet Thuan Mobile phone: 0974 229 033 396.a.holiday b.out c.ground d.now 397.a.chair b.beer c.care d.pear 398.a.thaw b.thing c.three d.the 399.a.about b.blood c.funny d.enough 400.a.heart b.work c.learn d.journey . hand 273.a. form b. work c. born d. torn 274.a. teacher b. headache c. chair d. cheat 275.a. none b. stone c. bone d. alone 276.a. because b. clause c. cause d. aunt 277.a. hungry b. huge c a. matter b. sad c. barn d. catch 183. a. tutor b. visitor c. origin d. doctor 184. a. lane b. stay c. flame d. crash 185. a. both b. moth c. pole d. stone 186. a. palm b. ball c. stall d. small 188 finger b. line c. bring d. sting 248.a. sow b. brown c. down d. clown 249.a. lough b. house c. spouse d. mouse 250.a. gain b. stain c. bargain d. plain 251.a. book b. root c. fool d. shoot 252.a.