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JAMB Use of English 2016 Question 59

Question 59

Word Stress

Choose the appropriate stress pattern (the stressed syllable is written in capital letters): xenophobia

  1. A.XEnophobia
  2. B.xeNOphobia
  3. C.xenoPHobia
  4. D.xenophoBIA
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Answer: C (xenoPHobia)

Explanation

Words ending in -phobia are stressed on 'pho': xe-no-PHO-bi-a.