The word 'economy' belongs to which word stress pattern?
AStress on the first syllable
BStress on the second syllableCORRECT
CStress on the third syllable
DStress on the fourth syllable
GCEEnglish LanguageOral English2022
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The word 'economy' is pronounced /ɪˈkɒnəmi/, with primary stress on the second syllable: e-CON-o-my. This is a four-syllable word, and the stress pattern is important to distinguish it from related words such as 'ECOnomics', where stress shifts.
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