JAMB - English Language (2006 - No. 26)
Choose the option that has the same stress as the given word.
dovetail
dovetail
proviso
simplicity
jargon
psychiatry
Explicació
Dovetail /ˈdʌv.teɪl/ (first syllable stressed)
Stress Patterns of the Options:
- A. proviso /prəˈvaɪ.zəʊ/ (second syllable stressed)
- B. simplicity /sɪmˈplɪ.sɪ.ti/ (second syllable stressed)
- C. jargon /ˈdʒɑː.ɡən/ (first syllable stressed)
- D. psychiatry /saɪˈkaɪ.ə.tri/ (second syllable stressed)
Since "jargon" has the same first-syllable stress as "dovetail," the correct answer is C. jargon.