Phonetics and verb tense exercises

Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently... The teacher………..point at the board when I……… come to class this morning.. Mother …cook some food in the kitchen at the

Phonetics and verb tense exercises

I Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently

1 A eliminate B elephant

C endanger D erosion

watched D visited

3 A peasant B please C reason

D ease

D faced

D fastened

comfortable D knowledge

7 A determined B researched C obtained D harbored

variety D difficulty

9 A insect B apes

C seal D whales

10 A forest B resort C

reason D visit

11 A summary B multiply C subtract D instruction

pumped D stimulated

13 A mankind B cancer C

alcohol D survival

D songs

15 A communicat B mistakes C complains D develops

photographs D makes

D freight

18 A contribute B tiny C disaster D investigate

D nation

20 A compete B decide C announce

D necessary

disaster D practiced

D prefer

23 A defeat B dead C leader

D pleasing

outnumbered D helped

experiences D chores

marriage D attract

D lets

deleted D confided

29 A furious B butter C culture

D multiple

30 A welfare B effort C

longevity D secure

II Choose the word which has different stress from the others.

1 A technical B introduce C

villager D family

2 A technology B important C

popularity D impossible

D prepare

supply D provide

5 A ocean B divide C modem

D water

century D animal

7 A organism B investigate C

diversity D technology

8 A entrapment B gestation C

population D intelligent

9 A shortage B complete C

release D increase

10 A destroy B planet C farmer

D forest

11 A destruction B movement C

important D appearance

tropical D interest

suitable D minority

14 A express B classical C occasion D emotion

15 A popular B different C integral D expression

succeed D event

17 A cartoon B fiction C fascinate

D horror

tragic D iceberg

19 A champion B passionate C

equipment D tournament

20 A international B information C elimination D competition

announce D happy

22 A promote B defeat C hero

D postpone

23 A involve B honor C final

D nation

unusual D cathedral

25 A population B information C

iternation D Gellary

Part II- VERB TENSES

1 Columbus……… (discover) America more than 400 years ago

2 It……… (rain) very hard now

3 The sun ……….…… (warm) the air and ……… (give) us light

4 They……… … (come) here a month ago

5 Look! A man ……… ……… (run) after the train.

6 We ……….(go) to the mountains last Sunday

7 They ……….(come) here in a month

8 Albert Einstein ……….(die) on 18, 1955

9 I ……….(have) lunch with Dong yesterday

10 They ……… …….(not/ come) to see me since last

month

11 She ……….(go) to school everyday

12 Bad students never ……….(work) hard

13 It often ……… …….(rain) in the summer It ……….……… (rain) now

14 The teacher……… (point) at the board when I……… (come) to class this morning

15 Mother …(cook) some food in the kitchen at the

moment She always …(cook) in the morning

16 I……(meet) him on the the street yesterday He said he………(just/be) back from Canada

17 Where ……… ……… (you/go) now? – I ……….(go) to the theater

18 He ……….(not do) morning exercises regularly

19 How long……….(he/work) here?

20 Nam ……… (buy) several records last week.

21 When I get back in 10 years, I’m sure, everything here………(change)

22 They ……… (finish) their dinner half an hour before we came to see them

23 Water ……….(boil) at 100 degrees centigrade

24 The factory ……….……….(begin) operation next year

25 He ……… … (meet) the dentist next week

26 They ……… (usually/not go) to school by motorbike

27 He ……… (swim) overthere for two hours now

28 I ……… (get) a special present on my last

birthday

29 She ……….…… (tour) around Europe this time next month

30 They ……….…… (not see) Mr Thanh last night

31 ……….(Mr Brown/listen) to music when the light went out?

32 How often……… ….(he/take) a bus to school?

33 He…(take) a taxi to the airport when suddenly he

realised that he…(leave) his passport at home Luckily, he… (turn) back to get it just in time for his flight

34 Manh ………(play) soccer at this time tomorrow

35 ………(Minh/finish) his work by the time we get home?

36 They often ………(visit) their parents on Saturday

37 She ……….(study) in this class for eight months

up to now

38 He ………(not be) at home now

39 Hanh …….………(not read) book at the moment

40 Our teacher usually …… ………(give) us many

exercises

41 He often ………(catch) a train to work

42 The cat ………(chase) the mouse for hours before

he was able to catch it

43 They ………(plant) trees overthere at the

moment

44 My old friend, Manh ………(write) to me twice a month

45 What she says ………(be) true

46 Mrs Green always ………(take) a bus to work But now he………(drive) to work

47 Look! The ball ………(fall) down

48 He usually ………(water) the trees in the morning

49 She ………(not listen) to the radio now

50 The sun …………(rise) in the East and ………… (set) in the West

51 He ………(play) table tennis at the moment if he didn’t have to work

52 The man sitting next to me on the plane was vey

nervous He………(never/fly) before

53 Look! The plane……….(fly) toward the airport It……… (land)

54 What ………….you ……… (listen) on the radio now?

55 Listen! Someone ………(cry)

56 Kien and Tuyen ………(be) good friends since they started high school

57 She ……… ………(go) to work by bus tomorrow

58 ………(you/see) the doctor next week?

59 This time tomorrow Mai and Nam ………(go) to the movie theater

60 When you……… (take) your exams, we’ll go

on a holiday