Word stress - Jamb English Language Past Questions and Answers

Question 61:

• JAMB 2008

Choose the word that has a stress pattern on the first syllables.

A. July
B. Literate
C. August
D. Oesophagus

Question 62:

• JAMB 2008

Choose the appropriate stress pattern from the options. The syllables are written in capital letters.
xenophobia?

A. XEnophobia
B. XeNOphobia
C. XenoPHObia
D. XenophoBIA

Question 63:

• JAMB 2008

Choose the appropriate stress pattern from the options. The syllables are written in capital letters.
xenophobia?

A. XEnophobia
B. XeNOphobia
C. XenoPHObia
D. XenophoBIA

Question 64:

• JAMB 2008

Choose the appropriate stress pattern from the options. The syllables are written in capital letters.
photography?

A. PhoTOgraphy
B. PHOtography
C. PhotoGRAphy
D. PhotograPHY

Question 65:

• JAMB 2008

Choose the appropriate stress pattern from the options. The syllables are written in capital letters.
melodramatic?

A. MELodramatic
B. MeLOdramatic
C. MeloDRAmatic
D. MelodraMAtic