II. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.
1. A. burn
B. hurt
C. birth
D. singer
2. A. love
B. colour
C. opinion
D. above
3. A. mother
B. badminton
C. learn
D. picture
4. A. hobby
B. about
C. collect
D. player
5. A. surfing
B. future
C. person
D. girl
- 1. D. singer The "er" in "singer" is pronounced differently from the "ur" sound in the other words.
- 2. D. above The "o" in "above" is pronounced differently from the other words, which have a short "o" sound.
- 3. A. mother The "o" in "mother" is pronounced differently from the other words, which have a long "e" sound.
- 4. B. about The "ou" in "about" is pronounced differently from the other words, which have a short "o" sound.
- 5. C. person The "er" in "person" is pronounced differently from the other words, which have a long "u" sound.
Explanation:1. A. burn | B. hurt | C. birth | D. singer
- A, B, C: /ɜː/ sound in “burn”, “hurt”, “birth”
- D: “singer” has /ə/ sound
Đáp án: D. singer
2. A. love | B. colour | C. opinion | D. above
- A, B, D: "o" pronounced as /ʌ/ like in “love”, “colour”, “above”
- C: "o" pronounced as /ə/ in “opinion”
Đáp án: C. opinion
3. A. mother | B. badminton | C. learn | D. picture
- A, C: "th" & "ea" pronounced /ɜː/
- B, D: short /ɪ/ or schwa sounds
Đáp án: C. learn
4. A. hobby | B. about | C. collect | D. player
- A, C, D: “o” or “a” are stressed clearly
- B: “a” in “about” is a schwa /ə/
Đáp án: B. about
5. A. surfing | B. future | C. person | D. girl
- A, C, D: /ɜː/ sound
- B: “future” has /juː/ sound
Đáp án: B. future