JAMB - English Language (2005 - No. 57)
Choose the option that has the same stress pattern as the given word.
downtrodden?
downtrodden?
downgrading
prescribing
functional
internal
Explanation
downGRAding
preSCRIbing
FUNCtional
inTERnal
Downtrodden has its stress on the first syllable. However, Option A (Downgrading) can also have its stress on the first syllable according to the Oxford Dictionary making Option C the safest option.