Choose the appropriate stress pattern from the options. The syllables are written in capital letters.

termination?

a

terminaTION

b

TERmination

c

termiNAtion

d

terMInation

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Odion raphael
12 years ago

its definitely wrong, words ending in ION are always stressed at the syllable before it according to my lexicon

otikpaceejay
10 years ago

The selected answer is wrong:

correct answer is C

REF: dele ashade

moscorino
12 years ago

Termination is a penultimate bcos of ION. Therefore,stress before the last stress ION,penultimate means second to last

Myschool Ada
10 years ago

Corrections have been made. Thank you for your contributions.

l.sheggy
11 years ago

TermiNAtion

danieladenuga123
6 years ago

The answer chosen is wrong by my school

henrytt22
12 years ago

There's no even sign of stress on the TION when "TERMINATION" is pronunced. Definitely, the answer is C.

Prof E.C.G
12 years ago

Words ending in "ion" have their stress on the syllable before the "ion"..Thus, ter-mi-NA-tion..correct answer is "C"

Ronaldo10
11 years ago

Any word that ends with "ion" are stressed on the second syllable trom the left

check the fundermental formulars of english language

Victoryuranta
2 months ago

Words ending with tion are often times stressed on the syllable be4 the very tion

ChineduKoNe
12 years ago

That grammer looks better when it's called 'last but one'

Eje
13 years ago

words that end with ion are stressed on the last syllabus. hence A

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