NECO English Language 2023 Objective — Question 121

Question 121 of 140 from the National Examinations Council (NECO) English Language 2023 Objective paper, with the correct answer and a full explanation.

Identify the word with a different stress pattern/shade of stress from the others: A. candidate B. primacy C. enigma D. maintenance

A. candidate
B. primacy
C. enigmaCorrect
D. maintenance

Explanation

'Enigma' is stressed on the second syllable, while the others (candidate, primacy, maintenance) are stressed on the first syllable.

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