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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: 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: 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: 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: 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: C