Choose the word that has a different stress pattern

Analyze the question: We need to find the word whose stress falls on a different syllable from the others. All four words have two syllables, so the question is whether the stress is on the first or the second syllable.

Concept: In English, two-syllable words that can be both nouns and verbs (like suspect, project) usually take stress on the first syllable as nouns and on the second syllable as verbs. Words like embrace (a verb with the prefix "em-") take stress on the second syllable.

Step-by-step solution:

• A. em-BRACE: stress on the 2nd syllable
• B. sus-PECT (verb): stress on the 2nd syllable
• C. MEM-ber: stress on the 1st syllable
• D. pro-JECT (verb): stress on the 2nd syllable

Three of the words (embrace, suspect as a verb, project as a verb) are stressed on the second syllable. Member is the odd one out, with stress on the first syllable.

Answer: C. member

Tip: When a question marks a word as (V) for verb, remember that verbs of this type usually stress the second syllable. Nouns like member, table, and teacher are mostly stressed on the first syllable. So always check the word class given in brackets, as it often decides the stress pattern.