PRONUNCIATION EXERCISES. YOLANDA - ESL worksheet by Yolandaprieto - Free Printable
Educational worksheet: PRONUNCIATION EXERCISES. YOLANDA - ESL worksheet by Yolandaprieto. Download and print for classroom or home learning activities.
JPG
821×1169
115.2 KB
Free · Personal Use
Quality Assured by Worksheets Library Team
Reviewed for educational accuracy and age-appropriateness
ID: #1005641
⭐
Show Answer Key & Explanations
Step-by-step solution for: PRONUNCIATION EXERCISES. YOLANDA - ESL worksheet by Yolandaprieto
▼
Show Answer Key & Explanations
Step-by-step solution for: PRONUNCIATION EXERCISES. YOLANDA - ESL worksheet by Yolandaprieto
The task is to identify the "odd word out" in each set of words. The odd word is the one that does not fit the pattern or category of the other words in the group. Let's solve each set step by step:
---
- art: A form of creative expression.
- father: A male parent.
- ask: A verb meaning to request.
- man: A male human being.
The odd word is ask because it is a verb, while the others are nouns.
---
- look: A noun meaning appearance or a verb meaning to see.
- fool: A noun meaning someone silly or a verb meaning to deceive.
- good: An adjective describing something positive.
- book: A noun referring to a written work.
The odd word is good because it is an adjective, while the others are nouns or verbs.
---
- smoke: A noun referring to the vapor from burning material.
- grow: A verb meaning to increase in size.
- so: An adverb used to emphasize a statement.
- hot: An adjective describing temperature.
The odd word is so because it is an adverb, while the others are nouns or verbs/adjectives.
---
- hear: A verb meaning to perceive sound.
- here: An adverb indicating location.
- bear: A noun referring to a large mammal or a verb meaning to carry.
- beer: A noun referring to an alcoholic drink.
The odd word is here because it is an adverb, while the others are nouns or verbs.
---
- hut: A noun referring to a small shelter.
- son: A noun referring to a male child.
- fun: A noun or adjective describing amusement.
- cough: A verb or noun referring to a reflex action.
The odd word is cough because it is related to a bodily function, while the others are general nouns.
---
- smile: A noun or verb referring to a facial expression.
- they: A pronoun referring to multiple people.
- say: A verb meaning to speak.
- cake: A noun referring to a baked dessert.
The odd word is they because it is a pronoun, while the others are nouns or verbs.
---
- snore: A verb meaning to breathe noisily during sleep.
- horse: A noun referring to an animal.
- nose: A noun referring to a body part.
- born: An adjective or past participle meaning having been born.
The odd word is born because it is an adjective or past participle, while the others are nouns or verbs.
---
- head: A noun referring to the top part of the body.
- bean: A noun referring to a seed or vegetable.
- dead: An adjective meaning not alive.
- threat: A noun meaning a warning of harm.
The odd word is dead because it is an adjective, while the others are nouns.
---
- glad: An adjective meaning happy.
- fat: An adjective meaning having excess body weight.
- rat: A noun referring to a rodent.
- calm: An adjective meaning peaceful.
The odd word is rat because it is a noun, while the others are adjectives.
---
- turn: A noun or verb referring to rotation or change.
- corn: A noun referring to a type of grain.
- term: A noun referring to a period of time.
- girl: A noun referring to a young female.
The odd word is corn because it is a food item, while the others are abstract concepts or nouns referring to people.
---
- try: A verb meaning to attempt.
- stay: A verb meaning to remain.
- ray: A noun referring to a beam of light.
- May: A noun referring to a month.
The odd word is May because it is a proper noun (a month), while the others are verbs or common nouns.
---
- heat: A noun or verb referring to warmth.
- real: An adjective meaning genuine.
- beam: A noun or verb referring to a ray or structure.
- teacher: A noun referring to a person who teaches.
The odd word is real because it is an adjective, while the others are nouns or verbs.
---
- said: The past tense of "say."
- says: The third-person singular present tense of "say."
- paid: The past tense of "pay."
- bed: A noun referring to a piece of furniture.
The odd word is bed because it is a noun, while the others are verbs in different tenses.
---
- man: A noun referring to a male human.
- rat: A noun referring to a rodent.
- cat: A noun referring to a domestic animal.
- car: A noun referring to a vehicle.
The odd word is man because it refers to a human, while the others refer to animals or objects.
---
- writer: A noun referring to someone who writes.
- father: A noun referring to a male parent.
- smoker: A noun referring to someone who smokes.
- bar: A noun referring to a place to drink or a metal rod.
The odd word is bar because it is a place or object, while the others are nouns referring to people.
---
- cool: An adjective meaning cold or calm.
- rule: A noun or verb meaning a regulation or to control.
- cook: A noun or verb meaning a person who prepares food or the act of preparing food.
- moon: A noun referring to Earth's natural satellite.
The odd word is moon because it is a celestial body, while the others are adjectives or nouns/verbs related to actions or regulations.
---
- write: A verb meaning to put words on paper.
- fight: A verb meaning to struggle or battle.
- buy: A verb meaning to purchase.
- brain: A noun referring to an organ.
The odd word is brain because it is a noun, while the others are verbs.
---
- phone: A noun referring to a communication device.
- gone: An adjective or past participle meaning departed.
- hot: An adjective describing temperature.
- got: The past participle of "get."
The odd word is phone because it is a noun, while the others are adjectives or past participles.
---
- food: A noun referring to something eaten for nourishment.
- foot: A noun referring to a body part.
- root: A noun referring to the part of a plant underground.
- group: A noun referring to a collection of things or people.
The odd word is group because it is an abstract concept, while the others are concrete nouns.
---
- cut: A verb meaning to slice.
- cousin: A noun referring to a relative.
- bought: The past tense of "buy."
- son: A noun referring to a male child.
The odd word is cousin because it is a family relationship, while the others are verbs or nouns referring to actions or general relationships.
---
\[
\boxed{
\begin{array}{l}
1. \text{ask} \\
2. \text{good} \\
3. \text{so} \\
4. \text{here} \\
5. \text{cough} \\
6. \text{they} \\
7. \text{born} \\
8. \text{dead} \\
9. \text{rat} \\
10. \text{corn} \\
11. \text{May} \\
12. \text{real} \\
13. \text{bed} \\
14. \text{man} \\
15. \text{bar} \\
16. \text{moon} \\
17. \text{brain} \\
18. \text{phone} \\
19. \text{group} \\
20. \text{cousin}
\end{array}
}
\]
---
1. art, father, ask, man
- art: A form of creative expression.
- father: A male parent.
- ask: A verb meaning to request.
- man: A male human being.
The odd word is ask because it is a verb, while the others are nouns.
---
2. look, fool, good, book
- look: A noun meaning appearance or a verb meaning to see.
- fool: A noun meaning someone silly or a verb meaning to deceive.
- good: An adjective describing something positive.
- book: A noun referring to a written work.
The odd word is good because it is an adjective, while the others are nouns or verbs.
---
3. smoke, grow, so, hot
- smoke: A noun referring to the vapor from burning material.
- grow: A verb meaning to increase in size.
- so: An adverb used to emphasize a statement.
- hot: An adjective describing temperature.
The odd word is so because it is an adverb, while the others are nouns or verbs/adjectives.
---
4. hear, here, bear, beer
- hear: A verb meaning to perceive sound.
- here: An adverb indicating location.
- bear: A noun referring to a large mammal or a verb meaning to carry.
- beer: A noun referring to an alcoholic drink.
The odd word is here because it is an adverb, while the others are nouns or verbs.
---
5. hut, son, fun, cough
- hut: A noun referring to a small shelter.
- son: A noun referring to a male child.
- fun: A noun or adjective describing amusement.
- cough: A verb or noun referring to a reflex action.
The odd word is cough because it is related to a bodily function, while the others are general nouns.
---
6. smile, they, say, cake
- smile: A noun or verb referring to a facial expression.
- they: A pronoun referring to multiple people.
- say: A verb meaning to speak.
- cake: A noun referring to a baked dessert.
The odd word is they because it is a pronoun, while the others are nouns or verbs.
---
7. snore, horse, nose, born
- snore: A verb meaning to breathe noisily during sleep.
- horse: A noun referring to an animal.
- nose: A noun referring to a body part.
- born: An adjective or past participle meaning having been born.
The odd word is born because it is an adjective or past participle, while the others are nouns or verbs.
---
8. head, bean, dead, threat
- head: A noun referring to the top part of the body.
- bean: A noun referring to a seed or vegetable.
- dead: An adjective meaning not alive.
- threat: A noun meaning a warning of harm.
The odd word is dead because it is an adjective, while the others are nouns.
---
9. glad, fat, rat, calm
- glad: An adjective meaning happy.
- fat: An adjective meaning having excess body weight.
- rat: A noun referring to a rodent.
- calm: An adjective meaning peaceful.
The odd word is rat because it is a noun, while the others are adjectives.
---
10. turn, corn, term, girl
- turn: A noun or verb referring to rotation or change.
- corn: A noun referring to a type of grain.
- term: A noun referring to a period of time.
- girl: A noun referring to a young female.
The odd word is corn because it is a food item, while the others are abstract concepts or nouns referring to people.
---
11. try, stay, ray, May
- try: A verb meaning to attempt.
- stay: A verb meaning to remain.
- ray: A noun referring to a beam of light.
- May: A noun referring to a month.
The odd word is May because it is a proper noun (a month), while the others are verbs or common nouns.
---
12. heat, real, beam, teacher
- heat: A noun or verb referring to warmth.
- real: An adjective meaning genuine.
- beam: A noun or verb referring to a ray or structure.
- teacher: A noun referring to a person who teaches.
The odd word is real because it is an adjective, while the others are nouns or verbs.
---
13. said, says, paid, bed
- said: The past tense of "say."
- says: The third-person singular present tense of "say."
- paid: The past tense of "pay."
- bed: A noun referring to a piece of furniture.
The odd word is bed because it is a noun, while the others are verbs in different tenses.
---
14. man, rat, cat, car
- man: A noun referring to a male human.
- rat: A noun referring to a rodent.
- cat: A noun referring to a domestic animal.
- car: A noun referring to a vehicle.
The odd word is man because it refers to a human, while the others refer to animals or objects.
---
15. writer, father, smoker, bar
- writer: A noun referring to someone who writes.
- father: A noun referring to a male parent.
- smoker: A noun referring to someone who smokes.
- bar: A noun referring to a place to drink or a metal rod.
The odd word is bar because it is a place or object, while the others are nouns referring to people.
---
16. cool, rule, cook, moon
- cool: An adjective meaning cold or calm.
- rule: A noun or verb meaning a regulation or to control.
- cook: A noun or verb meaning a person who prepares food or the act of preparing food.
- moon: A noun referring to Earth's natural satellite.
The odd word is moon because it is a celestial body, while the others are adjectives or nouns/verbs related to actions or regulations.
---
17. write, fight, buy, brain
- write: A verb meaning to put words on paper.
- fight: A verb meaning to struggle or battle.
- buy: A verb meaning to purchase.
- brain: A noun referring to an organ.
The odd word is brain because it is a noun, while the others are verbs.
---
18. phone, gone, hot, got
- phone: A noun referring to a communication device.
- gone: An adjective or past participle meaning departed.
- hot: An adjective describing temperature.
- got: The past participle of "get."
The odd word is phone because it is a noun, while the others are adjectives or past participles.
---
19. food, foot, root, group
- food: A noun referring to something eaten for nourishment.
- foot: A noun referring to a body part.
- root: A noun referring to the part of a plant underground.
- group: A noun referring to a collection of things or people.
The odd word is group because it is an abstract concept, while the others are concrete nouns.
---
20. cut, cousin, bought, son
- cut: A verb meaning to slice.
- cousin: A noun referring to a relative.
- bought: The past tense of "buy."
- son: A noun referring to a male child.
The odd word is cousin because it is a family relationship, while the others are verbs or nouns referring to actions or general relationships.
---
Final Answer:
\[
\boxed{
\begin{array}{l}
1. \text{ask} \\
2. \text{good} \\
3. \text{so} \\
4. \text{here} \\
5. \text{cough} \\
6. \text{they} \\
7. \text{born} \\
8. \text{dead} \\
9. \text{rat} \\
10. \text{corn} \\
11. \text{May} \\
12. \text{real} \\
13. \text{bed} \\
14. \text{man} \\
15. \text{bar} \\
16. \text{moon} \\
17. \text{brain} \\
18. \text{phone} \\
19. \text{group} \\
20. \text{cousin}
\end{array}
}
\]
Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of pronunciation worksheet.
