Exercise 1: Choose the word (A, B, C, or D) whose underlined part is pronounced
differently from the others.
1. A. mouse B. house C. would D. outdoors
2. A. ear B. clear C. hear D. bear
3. A. leisure B. eight C. celebrate D. penalty
4. A. worked B. watched C. needed D. walked
5. A. beat B. heat C. cheat D. break
6. A. pictures B. watches C. buses D. brushes
7. A. bracelet B. cake C. make D. hat
8. A. comedy B. letter C. princess D. cinema
9. A. sure B. sort C. soy D. soon
10. A. homework B. mother C. open D. judo
Exercise 3: Choose the word (A, B, C, or D) whose main stress is different from
the others in the group.
1. A. relaxing B. traveling C. visiting D. listening
2. A. dislike B. detest C. fancy D. prefer
3. A. library B. museum C. melody D. favourite
4. A. protection B. addicted C. computer D. goldfish
5. A. volleyball B. weather C. winter D.
vacation
Exercise 2: Choose the word/ phrase/ sentence (A, B, C, or D) that best fits the
space in each sentences or best answers the question.
1. I like to _______ Tik Tok to watch short clips whenever I have free time.
A. knit B. surf C. message D. relax
2. Alice spends a lot of time _______ her own; she always exercises regularly and does what
she enjoys.
A. on B. in C. about D. for
3. I usually _______ my friends whenever I need your help.
A. message B. hit C. keep D. joke
4. In the beach _______, the apartments and villas have daily maid service.
A. conservation B. cooking C. resort D. competition
5. I bought a knitting _______ and asked my grandmother to teach me how to knit.
A. fold B. kit C. improve D. relax
6. Origami is the timeless Japanese art of _______.
A. paper folding B. car making C. train spotting D. bird watching
7. These exercises build _______ and increase stamina.
A. leisure B. muscle C. puzzle D. snowboarding
8. He wasn't interested _______ growing flowers in the garden.
A. at B. for C. with D. in
9. Many people are fond _______ French cheese.
A. without B. of C. at D. in
10. Most people now enjoy shorter working hours and more _______.
A. message friends B. paper folding C. leisure time D. muscle strength
Exercise 3: Choose the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in
meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following sentences:
1. She hates talking with him about what he likes.
A. likes B. detests C. enjoys D. love
2. You do leisure activities in your free time and they make you feel satisfied.
A. pleased B. dissatisfied C. tired D. bored
3. You can enjoy great Vietnamese seafood in Ha Long Bay.
A. dislike B. like C. hate D. detest
4. Nam enjoys going to the cinema in his free time.
A. leisure time B. favorite activity C. summer holiday D. this weekend
5.I am certain that he will be satisfied with my DIY project.
A. uncertain B. sure C. unreliable D. unsure
Exercise 4: Choose the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in
meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following sentences:
1. My DIY project is to make some new bookshelves this summer.
A. old B. big C. small D. giant
2. Too much texting can be harmful to our health.
A. harmless B. dangerous C. unsafe D. poisonous
3. I fancy hanging out with my friends.
A. love B. hate C. like D. adore
4. I like hanging out with the girl next door.
A. dislike B. love C. adore D. enjoy
5. Playing soccer is good for your health.
A. excellent B. bad C. beneficial D. nice
Exercise 6: Put the verbs in brackets into the correct forms.
1. Do you fancy _________________ football matches? (watch)
2. My parents enjoy _________________ meals together on weekends. (prepare)
3. Lan and her sister love _________________ in their free time. (shop)
4. He prefers _________________ the Internet after school. (surf)
5. My mother detests _________________ out at that restaurant. (eat)
6. I don’t mind _________________ early every day, even on Sundays. (get up)
7. Do you prefer _________________ books in your free time? (read)
8. My father loves _________________ golf with his friends. (play)
9. I prefer _________________ up too late. (not stay)
10. I used to prefer _________________ with my friends at the weekend. (hang out)
Exercise 5: Circle the correct option in brackets.
1. Mary enjoys (to listen / listening) to classical music.
2. My sister adores (to make / making) paper flowers.
3. Does she fancy (messaging / to message) her friends?
4. My dad dislikes travelling. He always (stays / staying) at home on holidays.
5. Mrs. Nhung hates (to train / trains) dogs.
6. Most adults don’t like (watch / to watch) cartoons.
7. I’m into playing sport, especially table tennis. I (play / to play) table tennis almost every
afternoon.
8. My sister loves origami. She often (folds / folding) paper into attractive shapes.
9. Linda prefers (visit / visiting) the beautiful beaches in Vietnam.
