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JAMB Use of English 2010 Question 97

Question 97

Word Stress

Choose the most appropriate stress pattern from the options (the stressed syllable is written in capital letters): captivity

  1. A.captiviTY
  2. B.captiVIty
  3. C.capTIvity
  4. D.CAPtivity
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Answer: C (capTIvity)

Explanation

Captivity is stressed on the second syllable: cap-TI-vi-ty.