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JAMB Use of English 2005 Question 93

Question 93

Word Stress

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

  1. A.SUburbanite
  2. B.suBURbanite
  3. C.suburBAnite
  4. D.suburbaNITE
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Answer: B (suBURbanite)

Explanation

Suburbanite keeps the stress of 'suburban', on the second syllable: su-BUR-ba-nite.