Question 21: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that describes from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the questions: decide, express, final

decide /dɪˈsaɪd/ (v): decide

Eg: Why did you decide to look for a new job?

– describe /dɪˈskraɪb/ (v): describe

Eg: Describe how you did it.

– express /ɪkˈspress/ (v): to express, to express, to express

Eg: He expressed his anger openly.

→ Some two-syllable verbs ending in -ide, -scribe, -press have the stress on the second syllable.

– final /Tainl/ (adj): last (Two-syllable adjectives usually have stress on the first syllable 1)

Eg: They find each other in the final chapter of the book.