Question

Pronunciation: Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others. 1. A. bulky B. earbud C. debut D. judge 2. A. travelled B. played C. cleaned D. wanted 3. A. educate B. debate C. passionate D. state 4. A. passionate B. imitate C. fortunate D. approximate 5. A. biography B. benefit C. breadwinner D. bacteria 6. A. intestine B. spine C. reliable D. digestive 7. A. household B. honest C. handicapped D. headphone 8. A. development B. indent C. establishment D. employment

Answer 1

1. Debut is the one that is pronounced differently from the others.

2. Cleaned is the one that is pronounced differently from the others.

3. Passionate is the one that is pronounced differently from the others.

4. Imitate is the one that is pronounced differently from the others.

5. Benefit is the one that is pronounced differently from the others.

6. Reliable is the one that is pronounced differently from the others.

7. Honest is the one that is pronounced differently from the others.

8. Indent is the one that is pronounced differently from the others.

In this question, we use Oral English transcription of words to identify the option that is odd from the rest of the given options.

In Oral English, transcription of words involves pronunciation of the words, then carefully writing them down as pronounced.

From the parameters given, we have:

1.

• A.    bulky    →    /b∧lki/
• B.  earbud    →   /iəb∧d/
• C.   debut     →    /dεbju:/
• D.   judge     →    /dʒʌdʒ/

Debut is the one that is pronounced differently from the others.

2.

• A. travelled        /ˈtrav(ə)ld/
• B. played           /pleɪd/
• C. cleaned         /kliːnd/
• D. wanted          /ˈwɒntɪd/

Cleaned is the one that is pronounced differently from the others.

3.  

• A. educate         /ˈɛdjʊkeɪt/
• B. debate           /dɪˈbeɪt/
• C. passionate    /ˈpaʃ(ə)nət/
• D. state              /steɪt/

Passionate is the one that is pronounced differently from the others.

4.

• A. passionate     /ˈpaʃ(ə)nət/
• B. imitate             /ˈɪmɪteɪt/
• C. fortunate         /ˈfɔːtʃ(ə)nət/
• D. approximate   /əˈprɒksɪmət/

Imitate is the one that is pronounced differently from the others.

5.

• A. biography      /bʌɪˈɒɡrəfi/
• B. benefit           /ˈbɛnɪfɪt/
• C. breadwinner  /ˈbrɛdwɪnə/
• D. bacteria          /bækˈtɪəriə/

Benefit is the one that is pronounced differently from the others.

6.

• A. intestine        /ɪnˈtɛstɪn/
• B. spine             /spaɪn/
• C. reliable         /rɪˈlaɪəbəl/
• D. digestive      /dɪˈdʒɛs tɪv/

Reliable is the one that is pronounced differently from the others.

7.

• A. household      /haʊsˌhoʊld/
• B. honest             /'ɒnɪst/
• C. handicapped  /ˈhandɪkæpt/
• D. headphone    /hɛdˌfoʊn/

Honest is the one that is pronounced differently from the others.

8.

• A. development    /dɪˈvɛləpm(ə)nt/
• B. indent                /ɪnˈdɛnt/
• C. establishment   /ɛˈstablɪʃm(ə)nt/
• D. employment     /ɛmˈplɔɪm(ə)nt/

Indent is the one that is pronounced differently from the others.

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