TEST YOURSELF 3

I.

Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the

others.

1.

a. session

b. mission

c. issue

d. dessert

2.

a. bowl

b. narrow

c. owner

d. vowel

3.

a. bilingual

b. flexible

c. variety

d. versatile

4.

a. recipe

b. official

c. accent

d. celery

5.

a. varied

b. dipped

c. picked

d. sliced

II.

Choose the word that has the stress different from the rest.

1.

a. dominant

b. dialect

c. variety

d. horseradish

2.

a. shallot

b. stalagmite

c. souvenir

d. exotic

3.

a. versatile

b. immersion

c. delicious

d. nutritious

4.

a. avocado

b. flexibility

c. speciality

d.

characteristic

5.

a. marinate

b. safari

c. imitate

d. stimulating

III.Does the voice go up and down on the underlined words or at the end of

the questions? Mark them with the correct tone using falling, rising, or

falling-rising arrows.

1.

A: Can I help you?

B: I’d like some kiwi fruits and oranges.

A: But we don’t have any kiwi fruits. What else would you like?

B: A kilo of cherries, please. Do you have any cherries?

A: Yes. Would you like black cherries or red cherries?

B: How much is a kilo of black cherries?

A: It’s $15.

B: It’s too expensive.

A: I know it’s expensive, but our cherries are very fresh.

B: Ok, I’ll get a kilo.

A: How many oranges would you like?

B: I’d like five oranges.

A: A kilo of black cherries and five oranges. Anything else?

B: Yes. A kilo of black cherries, five oranges and a bunch of grapes.

2.

A: What are you looking for?

B: My course book.

A: Your course book? Where did you place it?

B: I think I put it on my desk.

A: Have you checked your school bag?

B: Of course, but it wasn’t there.

A: Did you put it on the shelf?

B: I put it on the shelf? I don’t remember. Let me check.

IV. Complete the sentences with the words/ phrases from the box.