Word Stress - Englishlanguage Jamb Past Questions and Answers

Question 31 :

• JAMB 2004

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

A. SufFIciency
B. SUFFiciency
C. SufficienCY
D. SuffiCIENcy

Question 32 :

• JAMB 2004

Choose the option that has the stress on the first syllable.

A. Circulation
B. Eleven
C. Impossible
D. Criticism

Question 33 :

• JAMB 2004

Choose the option that has the stress on the first syllable.

A. Bachelor
B. Condemn
C. Afternoon
D. Intact

Question 34 :

• JAMB 2005

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

A. JUsprudence
B. JuRIsprudence
C. JurisPRUdence
D. JurispruDENCE

Question 35 :

• JAMB 2005

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

A. SUburbanite
B. SuBURbanite
C. SuburBAnite
D. SuburbaNITE