Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word that from the other three in the position of the primary stress in each of the following questions
Question:
Choose the word that from the other three in the position of the primary stress: benefit, pesticide, cinema, aquatic
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A.
benefit -
B.
pesticide -
C.
cinema -
D.
aquatic
Reference explanation:
Correct Answer: EASY
EASY ANSWER
Knowledge: Stress of 3-syllable words
Explain:
A. benefit /’benəfit/: stress falls on the first syllable because as a rule, if all the sounds are shortened, the stress falls on the first syllable.
B. pesticide /’pestɪsʌɪd/: stress falls on the first syllable because the -cide rule causes the stress to shift three negatives from the end.
C. cinema /’sinəmə/: stress falls on the first syllable because as a rule, if all the sounds are short, the stress falls on the syllable.
D. aquatic /ə’kwætik/: stress falls on the second syllable because according to the -ic rule, the stress falls before that sound.
=> Option D has stress on the second syllable, the remaining options have stress on the first syllable.
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