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JAMB Use of English 2011 Question 89

Question 89

Word Stress

Choose the appropriate stress pattern for the word (the stressed syllable is written in capital letters): termination

  1. A.terminaTION
  2. B.TERmination
  3. C.termiNAtion
  4. D.terMInation
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Answer: C (termiNAtion)

Explanation

Words ending in -tion are stressed on the syllable just before the ending: ter-mi-NA-tion.