English 2023 Q72: The primary stress is indicated by writing the syllable on which it occurs in capital letters. From the words lettered…
Source: JAMB · 2023
The primary stress is indicated by writing the syllable on which it occurs in capital letters. From the words lettered A to D choose the one that has the correct stress. presidency
Explanation
The word presidency has four syllables: pre-si-den-cy. The main stress falls on the first syllable: PRE-si-den-cy.
Do not move the stress to “DEN”, as in “president” with a long ending. Words ending in -cy usually keep the stress early in the word, as in DEmocracy’s pattern of stress shifting inside the word, but here it stays on the first syllable.
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