JAMB Use of English 2009 Question 97

Question 97

Word Stress

Choose the appropriate stress pattern from the options (the stressed syllable is in capital letters): management

  1. A.MAnagement
  2. B.maNAgement
  3. C.manaGEment
  4. D.manageMENT
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Answer: A (MAnagement)

Explanation

Management is stressed on the first syllable: MAN-age-ment.