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Choose the option that has the stress on the first syllable

by Sunday | Jan 16 | English Language JAMB

A. madam B. eighteen C. invent D. command Correct Answer: Option A – madam Explanation One common pronunciation convention many guides provide is that nouns and adjectives with two or more syllables will have stress placed on the first syllable, while verbs and...

Choose the appropriate stress pattern from the options. The syllables are underlined in capital letters: impossible

by Sunday | Jan 16 | English Language JAMB

impossible A. imPOSsible B. IMpossible C. imposSIBLE D. impossiBLE Correct Answer: Option A – imPOSsible

Choose the appropriate stress pattern from the options. The syllables are underlined in capital letters: demarcation

by Sunday | Jan 16 | English Language JAMB

demarcation A. demarCAtion B. DEmarcation C. deMARcation D. demarcaTION Correct Answer: Option A – demarCAtion Explanation Words ending with ”tion” are stressed on the syllable before the ”tion”. Hence demarcation would be stressed as;...

Choose the option that has the same consonant sound as the one represented by the letter underlined: edition

by Sunday | Jan 16 | English Language JAMB

edition A. bash B. catch C. bastion D. rating Correct Answer: Option C – bastion Explanation edition; /ɪˈdɪʃ(ə)n/ bastion; /ˈbastɪən/

Choose the option that has the same consonant sound as the one represented by the letters underlined: hair

by Sunday | Jan 16 | English Language JAMB

hair A. heir B. hour C. honest D. house Correct Answer: Option A – heir Explanation hair; /hɛː/ heir; /ɛː/

Choose the option that has the stress on the first syllable

Choose the appropriate stress pattern from the options. The syllables are underlined in capital letters: impossible

Choose the appropriate stress pattern from the options. The syllables are underlined in capital letters: demarcation

Choose the option that has the same consonant sound as the one represented by the letter underlined: edition

Choose the option that has the same consonant sound as the one represented by the letters underlined: hair

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