JAMB - English Language (2002 - No. 34)
Identify the word that has the stress on the first syllable.
dismiss
comment
intact
confuse
Εξήγηση
dismiss
comment is both a compound noun and verb. as a noun, the stress would be on the first syllable and for a verb, the stress would be on the second syllable. since it wasnt specified in the question as a verb, that means it is a noun. it would be stressed thus: COMment
words with prefix always have their stress on the second syllable. Dismiss, intact and confuse all have prefixes and would be stressed on the second sylle as:
disMISS
inTACT
conFUSE