Choose the word whose main stressed syllable is placed differently from that of the other in each group.
1. A. hotel B. swallow C. improve D. survive
2. A. eventual B. devastate C. admirable D. different
3. A. brother B. machine C. mother D. beauty
4. A. decorate B. family C. festival D. tradition
5. A. blanket B. invite C. replace D. exchange
6. A. cultivate B. develop C. celebrate D. decorate
7. A. competition B. invitation C. nation D. conservation
8. A. librarian B. bamboo C. develop D. cultural
9. A. festival B. resource C. station D. history
10. A. statue B. important C. devote D. begin
11. A. nomadic B. generous C. colourful D. countryside
12. A. popular B. calculus C. beehive D. disturb
13. A. harvest B. collect C. peaceful D. whisper
14. A. charade B. transport C. expect D. paddy
15. A. opportunity B. inconvenient C. facility D. optimistic
1. A. hotel B. swallow C. improve D. survive
2. A. eventual B. devastate C. admirable D. different
3. A. brother B. machine C. mother D. beauty
4. A. decorate B. family C. festival D. tradition
5. A. blanket B. invite C. replace D. exchange
6. A. cultivate B. develop C. celebrate D. decorate
7. A. competition B. invitation C. nation D. conservation
8. A. librarian B. bamboo C. develop D. cultural
9. A. festival B. resource C. station D. history
10. A. statue B. important C. devote D. begin
11. A. nomadic B. generous C. colourful D. countryside
12. A. popular B. calculus C. beehive D. disturb
13. A. harvest B. collect C. peaceful D. whisper
14. A. charade B. transport C. expect D. paddy
15. A. opportunity B. inconvenient C. facility D. optimistic