Choose the option that has the same stress pattern as the given word.

downtrodden?

  • A downgrading
  • B prescribing
  • C functional
  • D internal
jamb 2005english-language

The correct answer is C. functional

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.

 

 

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