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JAMB Use of English 2008 Question 100

Question 100

Word Stress

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

  1. A.MElodramatic
  2. B.meLOdramatic
  3. C.meloDRAmatic
  4. D.melodraMAtic.
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Answer: D (melodraMAtic.)

Explanation

Words ending in -ic are stressed on the syllable before it: me-lo-dra-MA-tic.