GEOS International English Center Practice Test 1 with exercises on word pronunciation and grammar.

Let’s go through each question one by one and find the correct answers.

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Ex 1: Find the word which has a different sound in the part underlined.

We need to look at the underlined letter(s) in each word and say them out loud to hear which one sounds different.

Question 1:
A. like → /aɪ/
B. nine → /aɪ/
C. firefighter → /aɪ/
D. children → /ɪ/ ← This is different!

✔ Answer: D

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Question 2:
A. old → /oʊ/
B. four → /ɔː/ ← Different!
C. no → /oʊ/
D. so → /oʊ/

✔ Answer: B

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Question 3:
A. waste → /eɪ/
B. name → /eɪ/
C. sandcastle → /æ/ ← Different!
D. eraser → /eɪ/

✔ Answer: C

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Question 4:
A. spell → /e/
B. desk → /e/
C. pencil → /e/
D. basket → /ɪ/ ← Different!

✔ Answer: D

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Question 5:
A. bus → /ʌ/
B. museum → /juː/ ← Different!
C. drugstore → /ʌ/
D. funny → /ʌ/

✔ Answer: B

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Ex 2: Choose the best answer A, B, C or D

Question 6:
“This sign says ‘Stop’. You __________ go straight ahead.”
If it’s a STOP sign, you must NOT go. So we need a negative modal.
“mustn’t” = must not → correct.
“can not” is grammatically okay but less formal; “mustn’t” is stronger and more appropriate for rules/signs.

✔ Answer: A

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Question 7:
“What is this? It is ______ apple.”
“apple” starts with a vowel sound → use “an”

✔ Answer: C

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Question 8:
“Is this your pen?” — We need a proper yes/no answer.
Option C: “No, it isn’t” → correct grammar and logic.
Option D: “Yes, it isn’t” → contradiction → wrong.

✔ Answer: C

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Question 9:
“I am __________ brother.”
We need a possessive adjective before “brother”.
“my” fits: “I am my brother” → doesn’t make sense. Wait — actually, the sentence is likely meant to be: “I am [someone’s] brother.” But looking at options:

Actually, re-reading: “I am __________ brother.” → probably means “I am her brother” (if speaking about someone else’s sibling).
But “my brother” would mean I am my own brother → illogical.
“her brother” → if I’m male, I can be her brother → makes sense.
“he brother” → no, “he” is subject pronoun.
“you brother” → no.

Wait — perhaps the sentence is incomplete? But based on standard grammar questions, the intended meaning is likely: “I am [possessive] brother” → so “her” is the only logical choice among options that fits as a possessive adjective modifying “brother”.

Actually — let’s think again. Maybe it’s “I am her brother” → meaning I am the brother of “her”. That works.

Alternatively, maybe it’s a typo and should be “She is __________ brother.” But as written, “I am her brother” is acceptable.

But wait — option A is “my” → “I am my brother” → nonsense.
Option B: “her” → “I am her brother” → possible if speaker is male.
Option C: “he” → “I am he brother” → wrong.
Option D: “you” → “I am you brother” → wrong.

So only B makes grammatical sense.

✔ Answer: B

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Question 10:
“Where ________ she ________?”
Subject = “she” → third person singular → needs “does” + base verb “live”

✔ Answer: D

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Question 11:
“We live __________ Phu Quang street ________ Hai Phong City”
For streets: we use “on” (e.g., on Main Street)
For cities: we use “in” (e.g., in Hanoi)

✔ Answer: A

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Question 12:
“How many __________ there in her school?”
“How many” → plural noun → “students”
Then “there are” → because “students” is plural

✔ Answer: B

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Question 13:
“What ________ names? – They’re Lan and Mai.”
“names” is plural → need “are”
“They’re” → so possessive is “their” → “their names”

✔ Answer: A

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Question 14:
“Who are they? – They ________ my friends.”
Subject “they” → plural → verb “are”

✔ Answer: D

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Question 15:
“There are __________ students in my school this school year.”
Numbers:
- “hundred” never takes “s” when used with a number → “nine hundred” not “hundreds”
- “ninety-nine” is correct spelling
- Use “and” before the last part in British English (which this seems to follow)

So: “nine hundred and ninety-nine”

✔ Answer: A

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Final Answers:

Ex 1:
1. D
2. B
3. C
4. D
5. B

Ex 2:
6. A
7. C
8. C
9. B
10. D
11. A
12. B
13. A
14. D
15. A