Question 8: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that results from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions:

employer /im’plɔiə/: employer

reunion /ri:ju:’nait/: reconcile, merge

understand /ʌndə’stænd/: understand, know

recommend /rekə’mend/: to suggest, to advise

The stress of the word “employer” falls on the second syllable, the rest of the words fall on the third syllable.