Exercise 5: Find the word whose stress pattern is different from the others of the same group.

1. A. afloat B. superior C. passenger D. contribute

2. A. chemistry B. original C. tribute D. emphasis
3. A. sentimental B. commonplace C. mathematics D. information
4. A. pronounce B. American C. soldier D. prefer
5. A. muscular B. instrument C. dramatic D. argument
6. A. magnetic B. radiation C. unpleasant D. equipment
7. A. distraction B. considerable C. recommend D. description
8. A. probability B. attitude C. technological D. entertainment
9. A. emergency B. encourage C. shortage D. distraction
10. A. natural B. surplus C. dynamite D. decision
11. A. legacy B. illuminate C. humanity D. commemorate
12. A. numerous B. recent C. telescope D. forever
13. A. behaviour B. predict C. occurrence D. environmental
14. A. mishap B. evacuate C. vigorous D. moderate
15. A. unspeakable B. accomplish C. emotional D. tendency
16. A. expression B. response C. psychologist D. vehicle
17. A. development B. prevent C. common D. avoid
18. A. supply B. reliever C. effective D. remedy
19. A. familiar B. repellent C. antiseptic D. survive
20. A. ingenious B. device C. enormous D. dangerous
Exercise 6: Find the word whose stress pattern is different from the others of the same group.
1. A. paper B. tonight C. lecture D. story
2. A. money B. army C. afraid D. people
3. A. enjoy B. daughter C. provide D. decide
4. A. begin B. pastime C. finish D. summer
5. A. abroad B. noisy C. hundred D. quiet
6. A. passion B. aspect C. medium D. success
7. A. exist B. evolve C. enjoy D. enter
8. A. doctor B. modern C. corner D. Chinese
9. A. complain B. machine C. music D. instead
10.A. writer B. baker C. builder D. career
 11.A. provide B. adopt C. happen D. inspire
12.A. result B. region C. river D. robot
13.A. constant B. basic C. irate D. obvious
14.A. become B. carry C. appoint D. invent
15.A. engine B. battle C. career D. rabies
16.A. interesting B. surprising C. amusing D. successful
17.A. understand B. engineer C. benefit D. Vietnamese
18.A. applicant B. uniform C. yesterday D. employment
19.A. dangerous B. parachute C. popular D. magazine
20.A. beautifully B. intelligent C. redundancy D. discovery
Exercise 7: Find the word whose stress pattern is different from the others of the same group.
1. A. comfortable B. employment C. important D. surprising
2. A. variety B. irrational C. industrial D. characterize
3. A. colorful B. equality C. dictionary D. vegetable

4. A. elegant B. regional C. musical D. important

5. A. difference B. suburban C. internet D. character
6. A. beautiful B. effective C. favorite D. popular
7. A. attraction B. government C. borrowing D. visit
8. A. difficulty B. individual C. population D. unemployment
9. A. biology B. redundancy C. interviewer D. comparative
10. A. conversation B. isolation C. traditional D. situation
11. A. continue B. disappear C. imagine D. inhabit
12. A. altogether B. capacity C. eventually D. particular
13. A. professor B. digestion C. mechanic D. engine
14. A. mathematics B. biology C. experiment D. philosophy
15. A. evolution B. development C. discovery D. philosopher
16. A. another B. energy C. centigrade D. gravity
17. A. evaporate B. temperature C. impossible D. experiment
18. A. gravity B. professor C. pyramid D. remedy
19. A. abandon B. discover C. imagine D. satisfy
20. A. activity B. epidemic C. philosopher D. significance
Exercise 8: Find the word whose stress pattern is different from the others of the same group.
1. A. disease B. humor C. cancer D. treatment
2. A. remedy B. exercise C. pollution D. surgery
3. A. pneumonia B. activity C. psychiatrist D. ordinary
4. A. persuade B. reduce C. offer D. apply
5. A. expression B. successful C. physical D. prevention
6. A. farmer B. farewell C. factory D. fairy
7. A. cattle B. country C. canal D. cover
8. A. money B. machine C. many D. mother
9. A. borrow B. agree C. await D. prepare
10. A. government B. condition C. parliament D. fortunate
11. A. paper B. police C. people D. purpose
12. A. interesting B. important C. increasing D. implying
13. A. element B. enormous C. animal D. elephant
14. A. damage B. destroy C. demand D. deny
15. A. biology B. intelligent C. environment D. infrastructure
16. A. ancient B. attack C. alive D. across
17. A. person B. purpose C. possess D. pirate
18. A. eternal B. enormous C. enemy D. Egyptian
19. A. ruler B. river C. retire D. rapid
20. A. revolution B. responsible C. renovation D. regulation
Exercise 9: Find the word whose stress pattern is different from the others of the same group.
1. A. sentence B. suggest C. species D. system
2. A. bacteria B. dangerous C. government D. interesting
3. A. attack B. defeat C. believe D. happen
4. A. pyramid B. pharaoh C. animal D. possession
5. A. accompany B. responsibility C. environment D. prepare
6. A. provide B. improve C. contain D. borrow
7. A. cinema B. telephone C. department D. restaurant
8. A. design B. garage C. market D. village
9. A. exercise B. example C. holiday D. stadium
10. A. excellent B. exactly C. dangerous D. wonderful
11. A. beautiful B. elephant C. already D. usually
12. A. theatre B. unknown C. absence D. dinner
13. A. amuse B. imagine C. interest D. surprise
14. A. especially B. beautifully C. quickly D. lately
15. A. policeman B. performer C. engineer D. assistant
16. A. advice B. beauty C. picture D. postcard
17. A. prepare B. practice C. prevent D. provide
18. A. famous B. curious C. anxious D. delicious
19. A. vacation B. colleague C. pupil D. teacher
20. A. theatre B. career C. cinema D. gallery
Exercise 10: Find the word whose stress pattern is different from the others of the same group.
1. A. picture B. business C. stranger D. return
2. A. museum B. cinema C. hospital D. concert
3. A. performance B. unknown C. visit D. confirm
4. A. yesterday B. tonight C. today D. tomorrow
5. A. memory B. article C. newspaper D. edition
6. A. sorry B. tractor C. police D. fireman
7. A. interest B. remember C. assemble D. resemble
8. A. policeman B. semester C. exercise D. attendance
9. A. vegetable B. interesting C. volleyball D. detective
10. A. homework B. lesson C. detect D. tennis
11. A. uncle B. machine C. rubber D. butter
12. A. every B. evening C. potato D. factory
13. A. produce B. money C. improve D. because
14. A. vegetable B. university C. Wednesday D. television
15. A. coffee B. farmer C. paper D. deliver
16. A. eleven B. elephant C. energy D. envelope
17. A. preparation B. decoration C. television D. exhibition
18. A. leather B. paper C. iron D. ceramics
19. A. mirror B. invent C. wallet D. engine
20. A. discovery B. calculator C. aero-plane D. difficulty