Word stress - Jamb English Language Past Questions and Answers

Question 96:

• JAMB 2020

In each of the following questions, the main or primary stress is indicated by writing the syllable on which it occurs in capital letters.
From the words lettered A to D, choose the one that has the correct stress
Expenditure

A. EX-pen-di-ture
B. Ex-PEN-di-ture
C. Ex-pen-DI-ture
D. Ex-pen-di-TURE

Question 97:

• JAMB 2021

choose the option with the correct emphatic stress indicated in capital letters from the options lettered A-D

Democracy


A. DEmocracy
B. DeMOcracy
C. DemoCRAcy
D. DemocraCY

Question 98:

• JAMB 2021

choose the option with the correct emphatic stress indicated in capital letters from the options lettered A-D

Conventional

A. ConVENtional
B. CONventional
C. ConvenTIOnal
D. ConventioNAL

Question 99:

• JAMB 2021

choose the option with the correct emphatic stress indicated in capital letters from the options lettered A-D

Biography

A. BioGRAphy
B. BIOgraphy
C. BiograPHY
D. BiOGRaphy

Question 100:

• JAMB 2021

choose the option with the correct emphatic stress indicated in capital letters from the options lettered A-D

Successful

A. SUccessful
B. SuCcessful
C. SucCEssful
D. SuccESSful