In the following options lettered A to D, all the words except on have the same stress pattern. Identify the one with the different stress pattern..
- conducive
- impressive
- committee
-
interesting
The correct answer is: D
Explanation
Conducive: stress is on the second syllable (con-DU-cive)
Impressive: stress is on the second syllable (im-PRES-sive)
Committee: stress is on the second syllable (com-MIT-tee)
Interesting: stress is on the first syllable (IN-ter-est-ing)
"Interesting" has the primary stress on the first syllable, while the others have primary stress on the second syllable.