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Pronunciation lesson 18: Stress in long words · Set 102 · 40 questions
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How to say it (Look at the ending): -tion / -sion: stress the syllable just before — in-for-MA-tion, de-CI-sion. -ic: stress the syllable just before -ic — fan-TAS-tic, PUB-lic. -ity: stress the syllable just before -ity — ac-TIV-i-ty, QUAL-i-ty.

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  1. 1.Listen to “photographic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) PHO-to-graph-ic (1st) (b) pho-TO-graph-ic (2nd) (c) pho-to-GRAPH-ic (3rd)
  2. 2.Listen to “exhibition”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ex-hi-bi-TION (4th) (b) EX-hi-bi-tion (1st) (c) ex-hi-BI-tion (3rd)
  3. 3.Which syllable is stressed in “plastic”? (a) PLAS-tic (1st) (b) plas-TIC (2nd)
  4. 4.Which syllable is stressed in “dramatic”? (a) dra-MAT-ic (2nd) (b) DRA-mat-ic (1st) (c) dra-mat-IC (3rd)
  5. 5.Listen to “personality”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) per-SON-al-i-ty (2nd) (b) per-son-AL-i-ty (3rd) (c) PER-son-al-i-ty (1st)
  6. 6.Which syllable is stressed in “presentation”? (a) pre-SEN-ta-tion (2nd) (b) pre-sen-TA-tion (3rd) (c) PRE-sen-ta-tion (1st)
  7. 7.Which syllable is stressed in “photographer”? (a) pho-tog-ra-PHER (4th) (b) pho-TOG-ra-pher (2nd) (c) PHO-tog-ra-pher (1st)
  8. 8.Which syllable is stressed in “music”? (a) mu-SIC (2nd) (b) MU-sic (1st)
  9. 9.Listen to “artistic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ar-TIS-tic (2nd) (b) AR-tis-tic (1st) (c) ar-tis-TIC (3rd)
  10. 10.Which syllable is stressed in “fantastic”? (a) FAN-tas-tic (1st) (b) fan-tas-TIC (3rd) (c) fan-TAS-tic (2nd)
  11. 11.Listen to “music”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) mu-SIC (2nd) (b) MU-sic (1st)
  12. 12.Listen to “curiosity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) cu-ri-os-i-TY (5th) (b) cu-ri-OS-i-ty (3rd) (c) cu-RI-os-i-ty (2nd)
  13. 13.Listen to “creativity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) cre-a-tiv-I-ty (4th) (b) cre-a-TIV-i-ty (3rd) (c) CRE-a-tiv-i-ty (1st)
  14. 14.Listen to “examination”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ex-AM-i-na-tion (2nd) (b) ex-am-I-na-tion (3rd) (c) ex-am-i-NA-tion (4th)
  15. 15.Listen to “condition”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) CON-di-tion (1st) (b) con-di-TION (3rd) (c) con-DI-tion (2nd)
  16. 16.Listen to “information”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) in-FOR-ma-tion (2nd) (b) IN-for-ma-tion (1st) (c) in-for-MA-tion (3rd)
  17. 17.Listen to “collection”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) COL-lec-tion (1st) (b) col-lec-TION (3rd) (c) col-LEC-tion (2nd)
  18. 18.Which syllable is stressed in “curiosity”? (a) CU-ri-os-i-ty (1st) (b) cu-ri-os-I-ty (4th) (c) cu-ri-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  19. 19.Listen to “discussion”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) dis-CUS-sion (2nd) (b) dis-cus-SION (3rd) (c) DIS-cus-sion (1st)
  20. 20.Which syllable is stressed in “information”? (a) in-for-ma-TION (4th) (b) in-for-MA-tion (3rd) (c) IN-for-ma-tion (1st)
  21. 21.Which syllable is stressed in “generosity”? (a) gen-er-OS-i-ty (3rd) (b) gen-ER-os-i-ty (2nd) (c) gen-er-os-i-TY (5th)
  22. 22.Which syllable is stressed in “symbolic”? (a) SYM-bol-ic (1st) (b) sym-BOL-ic (2nd) (c) sym-bol-IC (3rd)
  23. 23.Which syllable is stressed in “invitation”? (a) in-vi-ta-TION (4th) (b) in-VI-ta-tion (2nd) (c) in-vi-TA-tion (3rd)
  24. 24.Listen to “dramatic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) DRA-mat-ic (1st) (b) dra-mat-IC (3rd) (c) dra-MAT-ic (2nd)
  25. 25.Listen to “similarity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) sim-i-LAR-i-ty (3rd) (b) sim-i-lar-I-ty (4th) (c) sim-I-lar-i-ty (2nd)
  26. 26.Listen to “pronunciation”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pro-nun-ci-A-tion (4th) (b) pro-NUN-ci-a-tion (2nd) (c) PRO-nun-ci-a-tion (1st)
  27. 27.Listen to “education”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ed-u-ca-TION (4th) (b) ed-u-CA-tion (3rd) (c) ed-U-ca-tion (2nd)
  28. 28.Which syllable is stressed in “nationality”? (a) na-tion-al-i-TY (5th) (b) na-tion-AL-i-ty (3rd) (c) na-TION-al-i-ty (2nd)
  29. 29.Listen to “celebration”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) cel-e-BRA-tion (3rd) (b) CEL-e-bra-tion (1st) (c) cel-e-bra-TION (4th)
  30. 30.Which syllable is stressed in “explanation”? (a) ex-pla-na-TION (4th) (b) ex-PLA-na-tion (2nd) (c) ex-pla-NA-tion (3rd)
  31. 31.Listen to “plastic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) plas-TIC (2nd) (b) PLAS-tic (1st)
  32. 32.Listen to “democratic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) dem-o-crat-IC (4th) (b) dem-o-CRAT-ic (3rd) (c) DEM-o-crat-ic (1st)
  33. 33.Listen to “athletic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ATH-let-ic (1st) (b) ath-LET-ic (2nd) (c) ath-let-IC (3rd)
  34. 34.Which syllable is stressed in “collection”? (a) COL-lec-tion (1st) (b) col-lec-TION (3rd) (c) col-LEC-tion (2nd)
  35. 35.Which syllable is stressed in “automatic”? (a) au-TO-mat-ic (2nd) (b) AU-to-mat-ic (1st) (c) au-to-MAT-ic (3rd)
  36. 36.Listen to “historic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) HIS-tor-ic (1st) (b) his-tor-IC (3rd) (c) his-TOR-ic (2nd)
  37. 37.Which syllable is stressed in “majority”? (a) ma-JOR-i-ty (2nd) (b) MA-jor-i-ty (1st) (c) ma-jor-i-TY (4th)
  38. 38.Listen to “solution”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) so-lu-TION (3rd) (b) SO-lu-tion (1st) (c) so-LU-tion (2nd)
  39. 39.Listen to “symbolic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) SYM-bol-ic (1st) (b) sym-bol-IC (3rd) (c) sym-BOL-ic (2nd)
  40. 40.Listen to “fantastic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) fan-tas-TIC (3rd) (b) FAN-tas-tic (1st) (c) fan-TAS-tic (2nd)

Answer key

  1. pho-to-GRAPH-ic (3rd)
  2. ex-hi-BI-tion (3rd)
  3. PLAS-tic (1st)
  4. dra-MAT-ic (2nd)
  5. per-son-AL-i-ty (3rd)
  6. pre-sen-TA-tion (3rd)
  7. pho-TOG-ra-pher (2nd)
  8. MU-sic (1st)
  9. ar-TIS-tic (2nd)
  10. fan-TAS-tic (2nd)
  11. MU-sic (1st)
  12. cu-ri-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  13. cre-a-TIV-i-ty (3rd)
  14. ex-am-i-NA-tion (4th)
  15. con-DI-tion (2nd)
  16. in-for-MA-tion (3rd)
  17. col-LEC-tion (2nd)
  18. cu-ri-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  19. dis-CUS-sion (2nd)
  20. in-for-MA-tion (3rd)
  21. gen-er-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  22. sym-BOL-ic (2nd)
  23. in-vi-TA-tion (3rd)
  24. dra-MAT-ic (2nd)
  25. sim-i-LAR-i-ty (3rd)
  26. pro-nun-ci-A-tion (4th)
  27. ed-u-CA-tion (3rd)
  28. na-tion-AL-i-ty (3rd)
  29. cel-e-BRA-tion (3rd)
  30. ex-pla-NA-tion (3rd)
  31. PLAS-tic (1st)
  32. dem-o-CRAT-ic (3rd)
  33. ath-LET-ic (2nd)
  34. col-LEC-tion (2nd)
  35. au-to-MAT-ic (3rd)
  36. his-TOR-ic (2nd)
  37. ma-JOR-i-ty (2nd)
  38. so-LU-tion (2nd)
  39. sym-BOL-ic (2nd)
  40. fan-TAS-tic (2nd)

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