Question

Task 11. Find the odd-man-out in the line and comment on the reason why it is different from the others.
Example: tribute distress festival envelope.
‘Distress’ is an odd-man-out in the line. It is different from the others, because the second syllable is stressed whereas in three other words the first syllable is stressed.
1. person permanent personal persuade
2. surgeon surprise surplus surface
3. cylinder recycle bicycle mystery
4. ceremony compose calculate caravan
5. complete company comment comical
6. comedy command comfortable compass
7. commentary alert legal model
8. register regular request reference
9. famous curious suspicious numerous
10. voluntary compulsory necessary stationary
11. comfortable remarkable profitable sensible
12. energy dignity variety poverty
13. contrast conflict contain conduct
14. provide present permit perfect
15. extract express export escort
16. request record refund refill
17. project profit protest progress
18. conflict conduct conclude content
19. advice desert problem refuse
20. insult perform convert perfect

Answer 1

11. "profitable" is the odd-man-out in the line. It is different from the others because the stress is on the second syllable, while the rest of the words have the stress on the first syllable.