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JAMB Use of English 2006 Question 50

Question 50

Word Stress

Choose the option that has the same stress pattern as the given word: apparent

  1. A.arrested
  2. B.telephone
  3. C.paragraph
  4. D.appetite
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Answer: A (arrested)

Explanation

ap-PA-rent and ar-RES-ted are both stressed on the second syllable; the others on the first.