Exercise 2. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of the primary stress in each of the following questions.
1. A. machine B. lesson C. village D. classmate
2. A. biscuit B. compass C. movie D. again
3. A. cooker B. machine C. bottom D. crazy
4. A. august B. toilet C. cupboard D. behave
5. A. person B. begin C. message D. river
6. A. invite B. active C. summer D. weather
7. A. number B. never C. receive D. people
8. A. woman B. along C. after D. careful
9. A. answer B. suncream C. polite D. clever
10. A. friendly B. famous C. degree D. picture
11. A. adult B. building C. letter D. funny
12. A. really B. shoulder C. tonight D. heavy
13. A. window B. receive C. problem D. temple
14. A. modern B. subject C. middle D. between
15. A. shower B. flower C. dinner D. return
16. A. entrance B. arrive C. rubber D. actor
17. A. maintain B. market C. social D. office
18. A. pretty B. connect C. prepare D. request
19. A. angry B. complete C. polite D. apply
20. A. produce B. product C. perform D. protect
Exercise 2. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of the primary stress in each of the following questions.
1. A. machine B. lesson C. village D. classmate
2. A. biscuit B. compass C. movie D. again
3. A. cooker B. machine C. bottom D. crazy
4. A. august B. toilet C. cupboard D. behave
5. A. person B. begin C. message D. river
6. A. invite B. active C. summer D. weather
7. A. number B. never C. receive D. people
8. A. woman B. along C. after D. careful
9. A. answer B. suncream C. polite D. clever
10. A. friendly B. famous C. degree D. picture
11. A. adult B. building C. letter D. funny
12. A. really B. shoulder C. tonight D. heavy
13. A. window B. receive C. problem D. temple
14. A. modern B. subject C. middle D. between
15. A. shower B. flower C. dinner D. return
16. A. entrance B. arrive C. rubber D. actor
17. A. maintain B. market C. social D. office
18. A. pretty B. connect C. prepare D. request
19. A. angry B. complete C. polite D. apply
20. A. produce B. product C. perform D. protect