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JAMB Use of English 2002 Question 42

Question 42

Word Stress

Choose the word that has a different stress pattern from the others.

  1. A.success
  2. B.suffer
  3. C.blackboard
  4. D.calendar
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: A (success)

Explanation

SUFfer, BLACKboard and CAlendar are stressed on the first syllable, but sucCESS is stressed on the second.