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JAMB Use of English 2000 Question 36

Question 36

Word Stress

Select the word that has the same pattern of stress as the given word: EDUCATION

  1. A.duplicity
  2. B.economics
  3. C.elaborate
  4. D.conjectural
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Answer: B (economics)

Explanation

EDUCATION is stressed on the third syllable (ed-u-CA-tion), like e-co-NOM-ics.