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JAMB Use of English 2004 Question 77

Question 77

Word Stress

Choose the appropriate stress pattern from the options. The stressed syllables are written in capital letters: sufficiency

  1. A.sufFIciency
  2. B.sufficienCY
  3. C.SUFficiency
  4. D.suffiCIENcy
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Answer: A (sufFIciency)

Explanation

'Sufficiency' is stressed on the second syllable: suf-FI-cien-cy.