Identify the word with a different stress pattern in each group of words:

Here are the answers based on the stress patterns of the words:

26.

• (A) spacious: SPA-cious (stress on first syllable)
• (B) remove: re-MOVE (stress on second syllable)
• (C) confessed: con-FESSED (stress on second syllable)
• (D) gregarious: gre-GA-rious (stress on second syllable) The word with a different stress pattern is (A). Answer: $\boxed{\text{A}}$

27.

• (A) seldom: SEL-dom (stress on first syllable)
• (B) parent: PA-rent (stress on first syllable)
• (C) quiet: QUI-et (stress on first syllable)
• (D) request: re-QUEST (stress on second syllable) The word with a different stress pattern is (D). Answer: $\boxed{\text{D}}$

28.

• (A) police: po-LICE (stress on second syllable)
• (B) volunteer: vo-lun-TEER (stress on third syllable)
• (C) select: se-LECT (stress on second syllable)
• (D) commence: com-MENCE (stress on second syllable) The word with a different stress pattern is (B). Answer: $\boxed{\text{B}}$

29.

• (A) enthusiasm: en-THU-si-asm (stress on second syllable)
• (B) baby: BA-by (stress on first syllable)
• (C) cannibalism: CAN-ni-bal-ism (stress on first syllable)
• (D) favouritism: FA-vou-rit-ism (stress on first syllable) The word with a different stress pattern is (A). Answer: $\boxed{\text{A}}$

30.

• (A) recently: RE-cent-ly (stress on first syllable)
• (B) suddenly: SUD-den-ly (stress on first syllable)
• (C) agree: a-GREE (stress on second syllable)
• (D) previously: PRE-vi-ous-ly (stress on first syllable) The word with a different stress pattern is (C). Answer: $\boxed{\text{C}}$