Choose the option that has the same stress pattern as the given word.
Explanation
they are certain rules and exceptions to stressing a word. you need to first of all be able to differentiate between nouns, verb, adjectives, compound words etc. with the knowledge of this, you can easily place the stress on the right syllable.Â
perfect is stressed as PERfect.Â
include is stressed as inCLUDE
interest is stressed as inTErest
employ is stressed at the second syllable as emPLOY
Therefore, perfect has the same word stress as cement on the first syllable.
NOTE; generally speaking words beginning with ‘un’ or ‘in’ have the stress on the second syllable.
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