JAMB - English Language (2024 - No. 5)

Choose the most appropriate stress pattern from the options below. The stressed syllables are written in capital letters.

productivity

PROductivity

proDUCtivity

producTIvity

productiVIty

Explanation

For polysyllabic words that end in "ity", the stress is usually placed on the ante-penultimate syllable i.e. the third syllable from the last. Therefore, the most appropriate stress placement is "producTIvity".

JAMB - English Language (2024 - No. 5)

Explanation

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