Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions
Question:
Choose the word that from the other three in the position of primary stress: significant, ability, political, sympathetic
-
A.
significant -
B.
ability -
C.
political -
D.
sympathetic
Reference explanation:
Correct Answer: EASY
Explain:
A. significant /sɪɡˈnɪf.ɪ.kənt/ (adj): considerable
B. ability /əˈbɪl.ə.ti/ (n): ability
C. political /pəˈlɪt.ɪ.kəl/ (adj): politically
D. sympathetic /ˌsɪm.pəˈθet.ɪk/ (adj): sympathy, sympathy
Answer D has stress on the 3rd syllable, the rest of the answers have stress on the 2nd syllable.
→ Choose the EASY answer
===============