Basic Phonology

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PHONETIC LESSONS

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LESSON 1

VOWEL SOUNDS (nguyn m):

EXPLANATIONS:

1- /e/ v //: - /e/: c ging /e/ ting Vit , ming bt v hi rng. (met, many)

- //: c ging /e/ ting Vit nhng ming tht rng. (man, sad)

Practice: Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others.

a/ A- any B- send C- says D- land

b/ A- many B- fat C- dad D- hand

2- /i:/ v //: - /i:/: c ging /i/ ting Vit theo ging H Ni, ko di. (seat,these..)

- //: c ging /i/ ting Vit ging Si Gn, ngn hi. (sit, money,..)

CH : Nguyn m di /: / th ph m sau c nh.

Practice: Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others.

a/ A- equal B- repair C- read D- see

b/ A- bean B- lead C- machine D- big

3- /u:/ v /$/: - /u:/: c ging /u/ ging H Ni, ko di. (rule, true,)

- /$/: c ging /u/ ging Si Gn, ngn hi. (could, woman,)

Practice: Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others.

a/ A- push B- pull C- truth D- foot

b/ A- rude B- book C- put D- should

4- /4/ - /4:/ - /0:/: - /4/: c ging /o/ trong ting Vit, ging rt ngn, c th lai sang //. (hot, want, sausage)

- /4:/: c ging /a/ ting Vit, di hn mt cht. (are, arm, heart)

- /0:/: c di hn so vi /o/ trong ting Vit. (saw, caught, bought)

Practice: Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others.

a/ A- lot B- got C- north D- hot

b/ A- start B- watch C- large D- arm

5- /^/ - /6/ - /3:/: - /^/: c ging // trong ting Vit. (but, son, flood )

- /6/: c ging // trong ting Vit. (about, weather, problem)

- /3:/: c // nhng khp st hai mi. (early, return, word)

Practice: Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others.

a/ A- but B- hurt C- London D- double

b/ A- occur B- learn C- cup D- turn

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6- /6$/ v /4$/: - /6$/: c ging /ao/ trong ting Vit. (mouth, brown, cow)

- /4$/: c ging nh /u/ trong ting Vit. (go, know, road.)

Practice: Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others.

a/ A- cow B- know C- show D- low

b/ A- brown B- aloud C- about D- folk

7- /@1/ - /e1/ - /0:1/: - /@1/: c nh /ai/ trong ting Vit. (pipe, shy, eye)

- /e1/: c nh /i/ trong ting Vit. (day, take, great)

- /0:1/: c nh /oi/ trong ting Vit. (boy, toy,soil)

Practice: Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others.

a/ A- hide B- decision C- decisive D- line

b/ A- take B- lack C- arrange D- airblade

COMMON MISTAKES: nhng li thng phm

1- A. sad B. arrange C. main D. cane

2- A. cake B. lack C. make D. rain

3- A. fine B. Levis C. like D. hidden

4- A. ridden B. driven C. icon D. written

5- A. got B. horn C. modern D. long

6- A. lot B. form C. saw D. more

7- A. cost B. hold C. only D. coast

8- A. nose B. coat C. pot D. show

9- A. few B. unit C. move D. confuse

10- A. amuse B. view C. too D. student

11- A. head B. beat C. lead D. meet

12- A. feet B. heel C. meat D. meant

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LESSON 2

Consonant sounds (ph m)

Ph m c hai loi l voiceless sounds (m v thanh) v voiced sounds (m hu thanh). m v thanh

khi c ch nghe hi v dy thanh khng rung. m hu thanh khi c nghe r m thanh rung ln bi dy

thanh. C khi cng mt khu hnh ta c v thanh v hu thanh s c hai m khc nhau (m theo cp).

1- Cc ph m theo cp:

Voiced consonant sounds Voiceless consonant sounds

/b/: band, boy /p/: pen, public

/d/: day, date /t/: tea, time

/g/: go, guy /k/: cook, cake

/v/: visit, vase) /f/: food, laugh

/d2/: age, Jimmy /t~/: child, chimney

/2/: vision, pleasure /~/: sure, shut

/z/: zoo, visit /s/: beside, sand

/5/: li gia 2 hm rng c . (the, these) //: li gia 2 hm rng c th. (thin, thick)

2- Cc ph m ch c hu thanh:

- ging ting Vit: /m l n r h/

- /j/: ging cch ngi Nam B xa c /v/. (yes, unit)

- /w/: ging cch ngi Nam B xa c /qu/. (went, why). Nu phin m ghi /hw/ ta c nh hn mt cht.

- /7/: c nh ph m ng cui t trong ting Vit. (sing, blanket)

3- Ph m to vn (syllabic consonant):

Ba ph m /l m n/ s c l /6l - 6m - 6n/ hoc /6l - 6m - 6n/. (socialism bottle competition)

4- m cm: mt s ph m c loi b khi pht m trong mt s t.

- b: comb, climb, lamb, bomb, thumb ...

- c: scene, scenery, science, scientist, scissors, fascinating, muscle.

- d: handkerchief, handsome, Wednesday

- g: sign, design, resign, assign, campaign, foreign, champagne

- gh: night, light, might, fight, high, sigh, caught, taught, brought, bought, thought, although, straight, weigh, eight,

height, neighbor.

- h: rhythm, rhinoceros, ghost, exhibition, exhausted, heir, honest, honor, hour, scheme, school, scholarship

- k: knee, knife, know, knowledge, knock

- l: half, calf, walk, talk, chalk, folk; should, could, would, calm.

- n: autumn, column

- p: psychology, cupboard, raspberry,.

- s: island, Illinois, Arkansas.

- t: listen, fasten,castle, whistle, ballet, buffet, filet, often, Christmas, depot.

- w: write, wrong, wrap, who, whole, whose, whom, wholly, answer, two, sword.

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PRACTICE 1- a. region b. language c. together d. religious

2- a. instruction b. official c. champagne d. compulsory

3- a. design b. visit c. occasion d. use

4- a. clothing b. there c. ethnic d. then

5- a. jean b. village c. gentle d. designer

6- a. chores b. chicken c. choose d. headache

7- A. Hotel B. Honest C. Heir D. Hour

8- A. Chalk B. Chemistry C. Teacher D. Chair

9- A. nature B. mutual C. picture D. residential

10- A. they B.weather C. thought D. then

11- A. parachute B. championship C. champagne D. sugar

12- A. generation B. garage C. margarine D. flibbertigibbet

13- A. rehabilitation B. inheritance C. dishonorable D. heir

14- A. quick B. quay C. keep D. queue

15- A. education B. congestion C. suggestion D. permission

16- A. silhouette B. behind C. forehead D. dishonest

17- A. geisha B. geld C. Gestapo D. gel

18- A. actor B. acerbic C. aching D. chemical

19- A. theatre B. therefore C. throughout D. thunder

20- A. sugar B. champagne C. ship D. decision

21- A. although B. thought C. throughout D. month

22- A. honest B. home C. hourglass D. honorable

23- A. shopping B. wish C. reaching D. machine

24- A. longer B. finger C. younger D. singer

25- A. question B. earthquake C. unique D. quickly

26- A. pizza B. send C. sugar D. sickness

27- A. Bucharest B. chemical C. keep C. charity

28- A. houses B. zoo C. increase D. zebra

29- A. handkerchief B. hang C. meaning D. sink

30- A. of B. Stephen C. vase D.food

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LESSON 3

-ED & -ES

Pht m v t -(E)D

- m trc (E)D v thanh th (E)D b v thanh ho v c l /t/

- m trc (E)D hu thanh th (E)D b hu thanh ho v c l /d/

- Nu m trc (E)D l /t/ hoc /d/ th ta c sang cch th ba l /id/

Eg:

- /t/: laughed looked hoped passed washed watched.

- /d/: showed raised happened erased caused.

- /id/: wanted needed ended waited.

*Lu : cch c trn ch ng cho ng t thm (E)D. Nhng t loi khc c v t -(E)D c cch c ring nn phi

xem t in (tired, hatred, ragged, naked, beloved)

1- a. divided b. visited c. asked d. corresponded

2- a. stopped b. watched c. called d. wished

3- A. watched B. reached C. managed D. marched

4- A. ragged B. learned C. breathed D. wicked

5- A. influenced B. accompanied C. terrified D. averaged

6- A. walked B. whirled C. cried D. turned

7- A. breathed B. planned C. placed D. showed

8- a. naked b. looked c. booked d. hooked

9- a. concerned b. raised c. developed d. maintained

10- a. appeared b. agreed c. coughed d. loved

11- a. sacrificed b. trusted c. recorded d. acted

12- a. laughed b. weighed c. helped d. missed

13- a. advised b. devised c. raised d. practised

14- a. shared b. viewed c. confided d. measured

15- a. determined b. expressed c. approved d. married

16- a. smoked b. called c. photographed d. based

17- a. demanded b. lived c. questioned d. supposed

18- a. talked b. naked c. asked d. liked

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Pht m v t -(E)S

- m trc (E)S v thanh th (E)S b v thanh ho v c l /s/.

- m trc (E)S hu thanh th (E)S b hu thanh ho v c l /z/.

- Nu m trc (E)S l /s z/ hoc c gi nh /~ - t~ - 2 - d2/ ta c (E)S l /iz/.

Eg:

- /s/: laughs looks keeps lets.

- /z/: sees learns happens stays.

- /iz/: passes rises pushes watches oranges.

*Lu : Cch c trn khng ng vi mt s t c tn cng l th c l //. Nu trc // l ph m th m

// c gi nguyn khi thm (E)S nn (E)S c l /s/. Nu trc // l nguyn m th // b thay bng /5/ khi

thm (E)S nn (E)S c l /z/.

- Eg: months /mns/ - mouths /mz/

STRESS

1- T 2 vn, va l tnh t va l ng t:

- tnh trc ng sau. (to perfct: lm hon thin/ prfect: hon thnh, hon m)

2- T 2 vn, va l danh t va l ng t:

- danh trc ng sau. (to contst: thi/ cntest: cuc thi)

3- Nhn vn cui nu v t l -ade/ -aire/ -ee/ -ese/ - eer/ -ette/ - esque/ -een/ -ique/ -oo/ -oon:

- Eg: lemonde/ contin/ millionire/ refere/ Japanse/ volunter/ seventen/ pictursque/ cigartte/

technque/ bambo/ ballon

- Exceptions (ngoi l): dcade/ cffee/ cckoo

4- Nhn vn p cui nu v t l it/ -ia/ -ial/ -ian/ -iar/ -ic/ -ics/ -id/ -ience/ -ient/ -ier/ -ion/ -ious/ -ental/ -

sure/ -ual:

-Eg: encyclopdia/ matrial/ muscian/ famliar/ inhrit/ cid/ pacfic/ mathemtics/ exprience/ convnient/

sldier/ attntion/ relgious/ continntal/ plasure/ fctual

- Exceptions: arthmatic/ Ctholic

5- Nhn vn tin p cui nu v t l acy/ -ate/ -ety/ -ence/ -ent/ -entary/ -ize/ -ical/ -inal/ -ishment/ -ison/ -

itor/ -iture/ -ity/ -logy/ -omy/ -ous/ -tude/ -try/ -tural/ -ular:

-Eg: demcracy/ sparate/ varety/ equvalence/ gvernment/ elemntary/ rganize/ econmical/ orginal/

pnishment/ comprison/ ditor/ frniture/ necssity/ technlogy/ ecnomy/ hmorous/ ttitude/ chmistry/

ntural/ ppular

- Exceptions: dictte/ rotteTrn y ch l mt s qui lut ph bin. Ngoi l lun gn lin vi ting Anh.

Khi gp mt t mi, ngi hc nn tra t in v t in lun l ng thy gii nht.

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PRACTICE 1- a. pen pal b. many c. any c. said 2- a. correspond b. of c. modern d. got 3- a. once b. won c. but d. shut 4- a. mausoleum b. saw c. fall d. mosque 5- a. busy b. peaceful c. wish d. orange 6- a. prays b. says c. stays d. pays 7- a. atmosphere b. summer c. touch d. better 8- a. region b. language c. together d. religious 9- a. instruction b. official c. champagne d. compulsory 10- a. divided b. visited c. asked d. corresponded 11- a. century b. material c. chicken d. tunic 12- a. design b. songs c. occasion d. nowadays 13- a. clothing b. there c. ethnic d. then 14- a. women b. men c. end d. very 15- a. work b. worship c. woman d. turn 16- a. Europe b. used c. flew d. unique 17- a. sale b. pay c. take d. fashion 18- a. however b. shout c. now d. slow 19- a. fond b. cause c. arm d. today 20- a. stopped b. watched c. called d. wished 21- a. jean b. village c. gentle d. designer 22- a. weekends b. lies c. weeks d. photos 23- a. journey b. work c. early d. again 24- a. boating b. welcome c. show d. home 25- a. village b. evening c. picnic d. river 26- a. exchange b. example c. exactly d. examination 27- a. as b. play c. baseball d. hamburger 28- a. afternoon b. food c. through d. good 29- a. chores b. chicken c. choose d. headache 30- a. catch b. last c. blanket d. gather

31- A. Cattle B. Cat C. Plan D. Made

32- A. Allow B. Now C. Know D. Cow

33- A. Hotel B. Honest C. Heir D. Hour

34- A. Chalk B. Chemistry C. Teacher D. Chair

35- A. Deliver B. Twice C. Milk D. Invent 36- A. watched B. reached C. managed D. marched 37- A. hopes B. phones C. books D. visits 38- A. amount B. count C. without D. source 39- A. nature B. mutual C. picture D. residential 40- A. they B.weather C. thought D. then 14- A. parachute B. championship C. champagne D. sugar 15- A. generation B. garage C. margarine D. flibbertigibbet 16- A. blood B. flood C. books D. trouble 17- A. dangerous B. break C. plane D. plan 18- A. fierce B. weird C. tearing D. weary 19- A. resettle B. hitting C. orange D. delicate 20- A. rehabilitation B. inheritance C. dishonorable D. heir 21- A. quick B. quay C. keep D. queue 22- A. policeman B. spaceman C. fireman D. gentlemen 23- A. suitability B. supervisor C. building D. knew

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24- A. education B. congestion C. suggestion D. permission 25- A. silhouette B. behind C. forehead D. dishonest 26- A. house B. breeze C. recent D. paparazzo 27- A. sleigh B. greatcoat C. signature D. outbreak 28- A. ragged B. learned C. breathed D. wicked 29- A. suitability B. supervisor C. building D. knew 30- A. geisha B. geld C. Gestapo D. gel 31- A. actor B. acerbic C. aching D. chemical 32- A. weight B. height C. straight D. late 33- A. raspberry B. rasp C. plebiscite D. transition 34- A. theatre B. therefore C. throughout D. thunder 35- A. influenced B. accompanied C. terrified D. averaged 36- A. strikes B. cigarettes C. crops D. fertilizers 37- A. major B. waste C. stacks D. irrigation 38- A. most B. cost C. coast D. host 39- A. hear B. near C. here D. hair 40- A. bus B. bury C. up D. nut 41- A. hid B. heat C. seat D. need 42- A. pleasure B. please C. pleasant D. houses 43- A. distribute B. tribe C. triangle D. trial 71- A. hello B. lose C. only D. whole 72- A. mouths B. cigarettes C. crops D. staffs 73- A. sugar B. champagne C. ship D. decision 74- A. although B. thought C. throughout D. month 75- A. honest B. home C. hourglass D. honorable 76- A. economics B. enormous C. opera D. shot 77- A. canoe B. food C. shoot D. good 78- A. break B. plane C. weight D. breakfast 79- A. computer B. music C. punish D. uniform 80- A. stairs B. careless C. beard D. various 81- A. already B. friend C. great D. pleasure 82- A. fun B. wonderful C. one D. invitation 83- A. speeches B. these C. big D. means 84- A. shopping B. wish C. reaching D. machine 85- A. walked B. whirled C. cried D. turned 86- A. breathed B. planned C. placed D. showed 87- A. names B. tapes C. hats D. clocks 88- A. longer B. finger C. younger D. singer 89- A. food B. stood C. noodles D. crook 90- A. very B. many C. badminton D. breakfast 91- A. question B. earthquake C. unique D. quickly 92- A. considerate B. again C. the D. case 93- A. pizza B. send C. sugar D. sickness 94- A. Bucharest B. chemical C. keep C. charity 95- A. alien B. play C. certificate D. make 96- A. houses B. zoo C. increase D. zebra 97- A. UFO B. uniform C. umbrella D. university 98- A. handkerchief B. hang C. meaning D. sink 99- A. hour B. honest C. heir D. home 00- A. of B. Stephen C. vase D. food

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Pronunciation

Find the word in each group that has the underlined letters pronounced differently from others.

1. a. country b. fun c. summer d. truth

2. a. trouble b. flu c. tooth d. shoe

3. a. heart b. turn c. early d. third

4. a. song b. one c. long d. gone

5. a. fork b. fall c. wrong d. caught

6. a. full b. push c. but d. put

7. a. deal b. heal c. stealth d. steal

8. a. wear b. ear c. hear d. nearly

9. a. earn b. third c. where d. dirty

10. a. purple b. thirst c. journey d. there

11. a. too b. food c. soon d. good

12. a. bed b. get c. decide d. setting

13. a. dread b. bread c. bead d. head

14. a. boat b. road c. broad d. coat

15. a. angry b. danger c. strange d. range

16. a. about b. shout c. tough d. houting

17. a. pleasant b. reason c. creature d. feature

18. a. word b. sword c. burn d. world

19. a. main b. gain c. dairy d. laid

20. a. guilty b. busy c. bury d. build

21. a. suit b. pool c. blue d. threw

22. a. many b. guess c. pleasant d. leading

23. a. thirst b. heard c. heart d. word

24. a. choose b. bought c. board d. normal

25. a. butter b. gum c. butcher d. summer

26. a. flour b. pour c. four d. court

27. a. lain b. gain c. Thai d. laid

28. a. replace b. preface c. surface d. palace

29. a. cure b. picture c. lecture d. furniture

30. a. plow b. how c. cow d. row

31. a. enough b. cough c. although d. rough

32. a. son b. only c. lone d. bone

33. a. rate b. late c. private d. date

34. a. chair b. cheap c. chemist d. child

35. a. look b. book c. soon d. good

36. a. town b. slow c. smoke d. post

37. a. month b. boss c. shop d. got

38. a. size b. grey c. life d. eye

39. a. buy b. tired c. rich d. kind

40. a. damage b. luggage c. manage d. teenage

41. a.rough b. sum c. utter d. union

42. a.noon b. tool c. blood d. spoon

43. a. thought b. tough c. taught d. bought

44. a. pleasure b. heat c. meat d. feed

45. a. chalk b. ship c. machine d. champagne

46. a. knit b. hide c. tide d. fly

47. a. put b. could c. push d. moon

48. a. how b. town c. power d. slow

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49. a. talked b. naked c. asked d. liked

50. a. feat b. great c. seat d. beat

51. a.chemist b. chicken c. church d. channel

52. a. cost b. post c. roast d. toast

53. a. bear b. beer c. dear d. fear

54. a. laugh b. plough c. enough d. cough

55. a. Valentine b. imagine c. discipline d. magazine

56. a. pen b. deny c. centre d. mend

57. a. chorus b. cherish c. chaos d. scholar

58. a. three b. thanks c. think d. father

59. a. measure b. pleasure c. treasure d. ensure

60. a. absent b. present c. descent d. sing

61. a. pudding b. put c. puncture d. pull

62. a. why b. myth c. type d. psychology

63. a. cure b. tube c. amuse d. pull

64. a. corn b. cup c. can d. cede

65. brother b. breathing c. either d. death

66. a. here b. bere c. there d. here-in

67. a. name b. flame c. man d. fame

68. a. count b. sound c. found d. should

69. a. last b. fast c. taste d. task

70. a. caught b. laugh c. draught d. aunt

71. a. this b. thick c. maths d. thin

72. a. page b. game c. go d. gift

73. a. see b. saw c. sort d. sure

74. a. watching b. matches c. machine d. kitchen

75. a. habdalah b. tabby c. pattern d. kaddish

76. a. phoned b. called c. cooked d. raised

77. a. picture b. written c. ribbon d. hiding

78. a. ear b. pear c. fear d. hear

79. a.great b. heat c. cheat d. meat

80. row b. cow c. show d. mow

81. a. molecule b. pure c. business d. value

82. a. worry b. wonder c. discover d. note

83. a. dictation b. repetition c. station d. question

84. a. sure b. this c. ask d. stop

85. a. weight b. height c. straight d. late

86. a. jumped b. smiled c. picked d. looked

87. a. forget b. forty c. former d. fortunate

88. a. blew b. flew c. new d. crew

89. a. thank b. thick c. they d. thin

90. a. either b. neither c. height d. leisure

91. a. chief b. of c. leaf d. thief

92. a. walked b. missed c. wanted d. stopped

93. a. behind b. determine c. tiny d. vine

94. a. son b. none c. gone d. money

95. a. sound b. doubt c. would d. count

96. a. deliver b. delicate c. define d. deny

97. a. reach b. teacup c. hearing d. heat

100. a. sound b. country c. mount d. denounce

101. a. pardon b. hard c. parent d. park

102. a. army b. start c. quarter d. party

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103. a. orange b. acquaint c. arrange d. change

104. a. sings b. comes c. laughs d. blows

105. a. invite b. site c. decide d. visit

106. a. barter b. banker c. card d. start

107. a. worked b. stopped c. forced d. wanted

108. a. stage b. manage c. village d. baggage

109. a. good b. roof c. foot d. flood

110. a. looked b. missed c. stopped d. dreamed

111. a. cast b. tasteful c. task d. fast

112. a. invitation b. blind c. decide d. provide

113. a. acrobat b. lane c. animal d. thanks

114. a. unlucky b. sun c. June d. fun

115. a. missed b. stopped c. looked d. invited

116. a. young b. about c. account d. sound

117. a. astronaut b. anchor c. spaceman d. capsule

118. a. Christmas b. anchor c. chemistry d. cheque

119. a. deliver b. different c. diagram d. disease

120. a. kitchen b. chip c. lichen d. chicken

121. a. cheque b. question c. quit d. queen

122. a. beat b. league c. heart d. beneath

123. a. brown b. bow c. mow d. snow

124. a. beef b. deep c. career d. sheep

125. a. saint b. main c. claim d. stairs

126. a. code b. rode c. modest d. mode

127. a. reduce b. popular c. stupid d. result

128. a. type b. typhoon c. typical d. style

129. a. mission b. collision c. tension d. passion

130. a. nervous b. person c. murder d. perish

131. a. base b. basket c. vacant d. stay

132. a. knight b. key c. bleak d. stick

133. a. radio b. ratio c. idiot d. studio

134. a. niece b. piece c. client d. brief

135. a. plum b. mum c. triumph d. unique

136. a. school b. sing c. island d. bus

137. a. buffalo b. butter c. jury d. shut

138. a. murmur b. sure c. further d. fur

139. a. beach b. search c. preach d. teach

140. a. foot b. book c. stood d. flood

141. a. comb b. cone c. bone d. sonnet

142. a. pattern b. smart c. cart d. palm

143. a. flirt b. skirt c. irritate d. shirt

144. a. grand b. grant c. sand d. band

145. a. agency b. agent c. gene d. detergent

146. a. name b. lava c. blame d. lame

147. a. slogan b. lounge c. poem d. ocean

148. a. earn b. learn c. pearl d. pear

149. a. issue b. tiny c. tissue d. miss

150. a. dear b. hear c. fear d. bear

151. a. recent b. rate c. iron d. right

152. a. meant b. lean c. bean d. clean

153. a. congress b. unless c. messy d. useless

154. a. even b. event c. open d. stolen

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155. a. merely b. there c. here d. sincere

156. a. mine b. line c. minus d. famine

157. a. urban b. surname c. pure d. burden

158. a. those b. stove c. glove d. motion

159. a. monster b. cone c. pond d. bond

160. a. sense b. nonsense c. cent d. bend

161. a. sugar b. lunar c. bullet d. lotus

162. a. cloth b. clothe c. close d. pose

163. a. hour b. sound c. soul d. cloud

164. a. illusion b. version c. pension d. tension

165. a. clergy b. error c. energy d. perish

166. a. born b. bone c. torn d. port

167. a. normal b. pork c. organ d. note

168. a. eight b. height c. weight d. freight

169. a. cunning b. cushion c. funnel d. funny

170. a. ocean b. method c. pose d. close

171. a. ash b. clash c. crash d. ask

172. a. fair b. fail c. nail d. tail

173. a. night b. pianist c. wine d. fine

174. a. engine b. enrich c. enhance d. enjoy

175. a. shout b. amount c. route d. bound

176. a. see b. seat c. seen d. sugar

177. a. own b. down c. power d. tower

178. a. whistle b. cattle c. settle d. battle

179. a. humour b. flour c. rumour d. honour

180. a. bush b. rush c. push d. pull

181. a. socket b. regret c. bullet d. rocket

182. a. matter b. sad c. barn d. catch

183. a. tutor b. visitor c. origin d. doctor

184. a. lane b. stay c. flame d. crash

185. a. both b. moth c. pole d. stone

186. a. palm b. ball c. stall d. small

188. a. belt b. smell c. depth d. clerk

189. a. bean b. earn c. clean d. cheat

190.a. sweater b. clean c. leather d. weather

191.a. receive b. beige c. receipt d. seize

192.a. cord b. port c. cloth d. clothe

193.a. breathe b. leather c. lean d. cheat

194.a. dull b. bull c. stuffy d. bumpy

195.a. pan b. bag c. chance d. sad

196.a. head b. cheese c. cheap d. cheat

197.a. leek b. deer c. cheek d. sheep

198.a. death b. meadow c. pleasant d. tear

199.a. heat b. honest c. health d. hut

200.a. dial b. trial c. dialect d. piano

201.a. plea b. seat c. pear d. neat

202.a. breath b. path c. although d. thick

203.a. full b. pull c. push d. fuss

204.a. girl b. stir c. giraffe d. firm

205.a. from b. prompt c. bomb d. tomb

206.a. bought b. drought c. sought d. thought

207.a. monkey b. grocer c. comb d. ocean

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208.a. park b. patch c. barn d. march

209.a. company b. compare c. cover d. glove

210.a. rubber b. butcher c. subtle d. shuttle

211.a. great b. leak c. peak d. beach

212.a. person b. clerk c. certain d. sterling

213.a. pound b. loud c. cousin d. mouth

214.a. world b. worker c. worry d. workman

215.a. dear b. feather c. fear d. clear

216.a. dam b. spray c. nature d. patient

217.a. turn b. bury c. curl d. purple

218.a. sure b. surname c. curtail d. curtain

219.a. shout b. loud c. pour d. mouse

220.a. roar b. coat c. roast d. toast

221.a. sick b. surely c. search d. send

222.a. room b. gloomy c. poor d. wood

223.a. know b. cow c. tower d. now

224.a. doubt b. count c. bought d. cloud

225.a. burden b. burglar c. surprise d. during

226.a. tumour b. humour c. studio d. bump

227.a. hear b. year c. bear d. near

228.a. leap b. cheap c. pear d. peach

229.a. mother b. bottle c. some d. nothing

230.a. sparrow b. pardon c. remark d. party

231.a. employ b. empower c. embassy d. emerge

232.a. meat b. heat c. defeat d. learn

233.a. hard b. bath c. partner d. hazard

234.a. long b. strong c. obey d. log

235.a. cock b. clock c. slope d. stop

236.a. attention b. match c. sand d. land

237.a. throw b. clown c. slow d. blow

238.a. home b. honour c. stone d. alone

239.a. great b. cheap c. sea d. plead

240.a. station b. kation c. notion d. nation

241.a. plough b. cough c. lough d. hough

242.a. ago b. ashamed c. assign d. atom

243.a. servant b. service c. verse d. very

244.a. subject b. stupid c. mute d. music

245.a. pie b. die c. client d. piece

246.a. spell b. hero c. step d. fetch

247.a. finger b. line c. bring d. sting

248.a. sow b. brown c. down d. clown

249.a. lough b. house c. spouse d. mouse

250.a. gain b. stain c. bargain d. plain

251.a. book b. root c. fool d. shoot

252.a. expense b. exact c. explain d. expel

253.a. thief b. client c. piece d. niece

254.a. recent b. calm c. capital d. clap

255.a. value b. fluent c. fuel d. due

256.a. neither b. either c. height d. leisure

257.a. measure b. pleasure c. feather d. mean

258.a. issue b. influence c. pursue d. statue

259.a. bear b. hear c. fear d. dear

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260.a. push b. bush c. fussy d. bullet

261.a. moon b. noon c. foot d. spoon

262.a. another b. mother c. polish d. stomach

263.a. new b. sew c. few d. dew

264.a. cut b. hut c. shut d. butcher

265.a. skip b. billion c. high d. still

266.a. flow b. flower c. slow d. know

267.a. spread b. speak c. thread d. breath

268.a. polish b. abolish c. police d. policy

269.a. mate b. water c. stake d. place

270.a. though b. cough c. although d. soul

271.a. teacher b. break c. meal d. peak

272.a. blank b. stand c. enhance d. hand

273.a. form b. work c. born d. torn

274.a. teacher b. headache c. chair d. cheat

275.a. none b. stone c. bone d. alone

276.a. because b. clause c. cause d. aunt

277.a. hungry b. huge c. rush d. bus

278.a. peace b. reaper c. reader d. realize

279.a. down b. snow c. crowd d. allow

280.a. count b. country c. counter d. county

281.a. taught b. thought c. bought d. draught

282.a. pain b. fountain c. complain d. explain

283.a. large b. stage c. league d. lounge

284.a. cape b. captain c. capsule d. capital

285.a. boat b. roar c. roast d. toast

286.a. monkey b. storey c. money d. survey

287.a. blew b. stew c. crew d. screw

288.a. supper b. hungry c. pull d. punish

289.a. have b. chance c. hand d. stand

290.a. buck b. duck c. reduce d. structure

291.a. borrow b. grow c. sparrow d. crowd

292.a. leave b. weave c. weary d. steal

293.a. chief b. thief c. deaf d. leaf

294.a. smart b. cracker c. snack d. packet

295.a. step b. clergy c. bench d. lend

296.a. football b. thanks c. stall d. wall

297.a. cattle b. castle c. kettle d. subtle

298.a. standard b. farmer c. start d. farther

299.a. maize b. failure c. airport d. complain

300.a. clip b. triple c. title d. little

301.a. sent b. absent c. rent d. central

302.a. occasion b. odd c. occupy d. obvious

304.a. eight b. height c. weight d. weigh

305.a. tent b. plenty c. enhance d. bend

306.a. book b. look c. floor d. hook

307.a. hire b. find c. file d. film

308.a. hate b. fat c. cat d. bat

309.a. sun b. fun c. pull d. hunt

310.a. pardon b. hard c. park d. parent

311.a. shirt b. fire c. first d. bird

312.a. think b. sign c. ring d. sing

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313.a. fight b. high c. figure d. bright

314.a. house b. hour c. how d. horse

315.a. arranged b. watched c. washed d. walked

316.a. long b. song c. wrong d. tongue

317.a. rose b. cover c. nose d. over

318.a. stage b. manage c. village d. baggage

319.a. sea b. sand c. sun d. sure

320.a. supply b. support c. suppose d. superman

321.a. blood b. mood c. moon d. soon

322.a. soon b. roof c. foot d. flood

323.a. window b. flow c. how d. show

324.a. pleasure b. sit c. say d. best

325.a. bare b. dare c. fare d. barred

326.a. birth b. with c. both d. seventh

327.a. think b. ink c. banner d. sing

328.a. leaf b. off c. of d. knife

329.a. foot b. pool c. noon d. cool

330.a. who b. while c. what d. which

331.a. find b. thing c. nine d. wine

332.a. filled b. wanted c. enjoyed d. preferred

333.a. sugar b. see c. saint d. sit

334.a. man b. fan c. fat d. table

335.a. home b. come c. money d. love

336.a. kind b. sing c. find d. blind

337.a. happy b. fly c. sky d. dry

338.a. hot b. got c. mode d. shot

339.a. but b. cut c. shut d. put

340.a. few b. new c. chew d. phew

341.a. chase b. case c. face d. sad

342.a. kissed b. intended c. needed d. naked

343.a. drama b. grammar c. family d. land

344.a. tick b. brick c. bright d. thick

345.a. action b. attention c. preposition d. question

346.a. bear b. near c. dear d. rear

347.a. growth b. with c. both d. sixth

348.a. good b. foot c. brook d. booth

349.a. serve b. pervert c. bere d. mercer

350.a. gen b. guard c. gun d. gate

351.a. obscure b. obstacle c. obtain d. obstructive

352.a. studio b. dual c. dull d. duvet

353.a. clear b. tear c. pear d. rear

354.a. pub b. rob c. comb d. hob

355.a. valid b. valiant c. valley d. valise

356.a. mechanics b. mechanise c. mechanism d. mechanist

357.a. yacht b. church c. change d. cheat

358.a. ginger b. ingredient c. dialogue d. league

359.a. vision b. tension c. leisure d. casualty

360.a. stare b. date c. fate d. state

361.a. breathe b. authority c. birthday d. theory

362.a. poodle b. boot c. flood d. smooth

363.a. famous b. another c. railway d. ache

364.a. loose b. rose c. tease d. pose

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365.a. thy b. thirty c. breath d. cloth

366.a. thin b. this c. than d. there

367.a. bear b. heart c. pear d. wear

368.a. jowl b. own c. tow d. crow

369.a. pool b. noon c. look d. fool

370.a. cap b. bark c. fast d. cast

371.a. tomb b. bomb c. prompt d. atomic

372.a. ago b. ascend c. against d. ash

373.a. flirt b. skirt c. shirt d. irritate

374.a. niece b. piece c. client d. species

375.a. mail b. tail c. sailor d. airline

376.a. base b. bass c. vacant d. may

377.a. knife b. key c. kiss d. stick

378.a. bread b. break c. wake d. gate

379.a. increase b. inside c. ink d. indoor

380.a. hook b. pull c. brook d. booth

381.a. must b. busy c. muscle d. muscular

382.a. with b. mathematics c. thank d. death

383.a. obtain b. obstacle c. obscure d. observe

384.a. bull b. full c. pull d. cull

385.a. break b. sweater c. bread d. dread

386.a. health b. length c. thus d. thumb

387.a. project b. progress c. provide d. pronounce

388.a. pronounce b. cough c. amount d. ground

389.a. hob b. cob c. comb d. grab

390.a. prefer b. better c. labour d. doctor

391.a.weather b.tennis c.often d.red

392.a.mice b.silly c.English d.guilty

393.a.sock b.sew c.sure dseem

394.a.cheat b.child c.cheap d.chief

395.a.mechanic b.chemistry c.chicken d.architect

396.a.holiday b.out c.ground d.now

397.a.chair b.beer c.care d.pear

398.a.thaw b.thing c.three d.the

399.a.about b.blood c.funny d.enough

400.a.heart b.work c.learn d.journey