Mark the word that from the other three in the position of primary stress: entertain, solution, referee, afternoon

Knowledge: Stress from 3 syllables

Explain:

A. entertain /entəˈteɪn/

B. solution /səˈluːʃn/

C. referee /refəˈriː/

D. afternoon /ɑːftəˈnuːn/

Rule:

– Words ending in “-ee”, “-ain” often have stress on themselves.

– Words ending in “-ion” have stress on the syllable immediately preceding it.

The stress of answer B falls on the 2nd sound, the rest is on the 3rd sound.

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