English 2023 Q152: Choose the word that has a different stress pattern. stupidity

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Source: JAMB · 2023

Choose the word that has a different stress pattern. stupidity

  1. stu – PI – di – ty ✓
  2. STU – pi – di – ty
  3. stu – pi – DI – ty
  4. stu – pi – di – TY
Explanation

Stress means the syllable you say with extra force. The word stupidity is said stu-PI-di-ty, with the stress on the second syllable (/stjuːˈpɪdəti/).

So stu – PI – di – ty is the correct pattern. The other options put the stress on the first, third or last syllable, which is not how the word is said.

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