PRONUNCIATION

a Which word has a different sound? Tick () A, B, or C.
Example: A van  B tram  C lane 
1 A saw  B bought  C could 
2 A asked  B enjoyed  C liked 
3 A knew  B argued  C showed 
4 A thought  B put  C took 
5 A sunbathed  B decided  C invited 

b Which words are not stressed in the sentences? Tick () A, B, or C. (All the unstressed words have the / / vowel sound.)
Example: We loved the food.
A food  B the  C loved 
6 They were at a party.
A party  B they  C were 
7 I was at work.
A at  B I  C work 
8 We went out for dinner.
A dinner  B for  C went 
9 It wasn’t a nice hotel.
A a  B nice  C wasn’t 
10 What was Charlie doing?
A Charlie  B doing  C was 