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JAMB Use of English 2022 Question 41

Question 41

Word Stress

Choose the appropriate stress pattern from the options. The syllables in capital letters are stressed. Xenophobia

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

Explanation

Xenophobia is said xe-no-PHO-bi-a: words ending in -ia stress the syllable just before the ending.