Exercise 2: Choose the word whose main stressed syllable is placed differently from that of the others.
1. A. conversation | B. extinction | C. international | D. recognition |
2. A. deficiency | B. glacier | C. outsider | D. possess |
3. A. accelerate | B. impossible | C. assimilate | D. opposition |
4. A. intervention | B. eventually | C. renovation | D. confirmation |
5. A. determine | B. argument | C. counterpart | D. marvelous |
6. A. whenever | B. mischievous | C. hospital | D. separate |
7. A. introduce | B. delegate | C. marvelous | D. currency |
8. A. develop | B. conduction | C. partnership | D. majority |
9. A. counterpart | B. measurement | C. romantic | D. attractive |
10. A. government | B. technical | C. parallel | D. understand |
11. A. Pyramid | B. Egyptian | C. belongs | D. century |
12. A. construction | B. suggestion | C. accurate | D. departure |
13. A. departure | B. separate | C. necessary | D. bedroom |
14. A. attention | B. appropriate | C. terrible | D. apartment |
15. A. according | B. informality | C. expensive | D. acceptable |