JAMB - English Language (2012 - No. 81)
Answer the following question below and choose the option that has the stress on the first syllable
madam
eighteen
invent
command
Paliwanag
One common pronunciation convention many guides provide is that nouns and adjectives with two or more syllables will have stress placed on the first syllable, while verbs and prepositions tend to have their stress on the second syllable