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JAMB and WAEC English Language questions: Word stress

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All topicsClauses and sentence structure · 37Cloze passages · 50Comprehension and summary · 50Concord (subject-verb agreement) · 51Consonant sounds · 39Emphatic stress and intonation · 30Idioms and figurative expressions · 59Lexis and structure · 60Oral forms · 6Prepositions and phrasal verbs · 48Pronouns and reference · 36Question tags · 32Rhymes · 22Sentence interpretation · 56Summary · 7Tenses and verb forms · 51Vowel sounds · 47Word classes · 33Word stress · 38Words nearest in meaning · 85Words opposite in meaning · 85

  1. Question 1· Word stress· WAEC

    Choose the word that is stressed on the first syllable.

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  2. Question 2· Word stress· JAMB

    Which word is stressed on its third syllable?

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  3. Question 3· Word stress· WAEC

    Which of these words is stressed on the first syllable: comfortable, comparison, completion, compulsory?

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  4. Question 4· Word stress· WAEC

    Choose the word that is stressed on the second syllable.

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  5. Question 5· Word stress· WAEC

    Which word is stressed on the first syllable?

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  6. Question 6· Word stress· JAMB

    Choose the correct stress pattern for the word examination. The stressed syllable is in capitals.

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  7. Question 7· Word stress· JAMB

    Choose the correct stress pattern for the word necessary. The stressed syllable is in capitals.

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  8. Question 8· Word stress· WAEC

    Which word is stressed on the third syllable?

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  9. Question 9· Word stress· JAMB

    Choose the correct stress pattern for the word education. The stressed syllable is in capitals.

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  10. Question 10· Word stress· WAEC

    Which word is stressed on the second syllable?

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  11. Question 11· Word stress· JAMB

    Choose the correct stress pattern for the word economic. The stressed syllable is in capitals.

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  12. Question 12· Word stress· WAEC

    Which syllable of the word photographer carries the main stress?

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  13. Question 13· Word stress· JAMB

    Choose the correct stress pattern for the word development. The stressed syllable is in capitals.

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  14. Question 14· Word stress· JAMB

    Choose the correct stress pattern for the word photographer. The stressed syllable is in capitals.

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  15. Question 15· Word stress· WAEC

    In which of these words does the main stress fall on the first syllable?

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  16. Question 16· Word stress· JAMB

    In which sentence is the word 'object' stressed on the second syllable?

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  17. Question 17· Word stress· JAMB

    In which word does the main stress fall on the first syllable?

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  18. Question 18· Word stress· JAMB

    In 'They will present the award tomorrow', the word 'present' is stressed on

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  19. Question 19· Word stress· WAEC

    Which word is stressed on its second syllable?

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  20. Question 20· Word stress· JAMB

    Which of these words is stressed on the first syllable: canoe, police, career or orange?

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