Choose the option that has a different stress pattern from the others.
competent
represent
syllabus
quality
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Choose the option that has a different stress pattern from the others. Choose the option that has different stress pattern from the others.
A. competent
B. represent
C. syllabus
D. quality
The correct option is B. All the options except B are stressed on the first syllable while only option B is stressed on the last syllable.

nouns and adjectives are stressed on the first syllable while verbs,adverbs and prepositions are stressed on the last syllable

Choose the option that has a different stress pattern from the others. Choose the option that has different stress pattern from the others.
A. competent
B. represent
C. syllabus
D. quality

Option a,c and d has their stress on the first syllable
Option b has it's stress on the second syllable


