Identify the word that has a different stress pattern from the others?

DrSponsor

1 year ago

Before we stress the options, I want you to note that whenever a word ends with any of these: -pher, -phy, -ify, -ity, -ical, -ible, -able, -ence, -ent, -ship, -ate, -ant,.... Count the syllabes from the back and stress the 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙧𝙙 syllable

Also, whenever a word ends with any of these : ion/ic/ics, ian/ient/ium/um, ious/eous/ous/uous/ual,...... count from the back and stress the 𝙨𝙚𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙙 syllable.

Let's look at the options :

A. Interlocutor
Stress pattern: in-ter-𝙇𝙊-cu-tor
The stress is on the 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙧𝙙 syllable.
Sounds like: in-ter-𝙇𝙊𝙊-ku-tor

B. Opportunity
Stress pattern: op-por-𝙏𝙐-ni-ty
Stress is on the 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙧𝙙 syllable as well.

C. Ambiguity
Stress pattern: am-bi-𝙂𝙐-i-ty
Yup, same thing — stress is on the 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙧𝙙 syllable.

D. Actualization
Stress pattern: ac-tu-al-i-𝙕𝘼-tion
Stress is on the 𝙛𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙩𝙝 syllable!

So, 𝙊𝙥𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝘿 is the right answer

Hope this helps!Make sure to practice with lots of examples.

MosesCharles

4 years ago

Ambiguity
C

Akabeke

1 year ago

so who'll explain

Jlaade

7 years ago

It should be A ....