Choose the word that from the other three in the position of the primary stress: demonstrate, paperwork, probation, dealership

ANSWER C

Knowledge of accents

A. demonstrate /ˈdemənstreɪt/: this word has stress on the first syllable because according to the rule of words ending in -ate, the stress is on the third syllable from the end.

B. paperwork /ˈpeɪpəwɜːk/: this word has stress on the first syllable because according to the rules with compound nouns, the stress falls on the first noun.

C. probation /prəˈbeɪʃn/: this word has stress on the second syllable because according to the rule, words with the suffix -tion make the stress fall on the preceding syllable.

D. dealership /ˈdiːləʃɪp/: this word has stress on the first syllable because according to the rules of suffix – ship and ending -er do not affect the stress of the word.

=> Answer C has the stress on the second syllable, the other options have the stress on the first syllable.