Question:
Choose the word which has a different stress pattern from the others: vacation, delicious, excursion, holiday
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A.
vacation -
B.
delicious -
C.
excursion -
D.
holiday
Reference explanation:
Correct Answer: EASY
Knowledge: Stress from 3 syllables
A. vacation /veɪˈkeɪʃn/
B. delicious /dɪˈlɪʃəs/
C. excursion /ɪkˈskɜːʃn/
D. holiday /ˈhɒlədeɪ/
Option D has stress 1, the other options have stress 2.
The answer to choose is: EASY
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