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Pronunciation lesson 18: Stress in long words · Set 108 · 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 “photographer”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pho-TOG-ra-pher (2nd) (b) PHO-tog-ra-pher (1st) (c) pho-tog-RA-pher (3rd)
  2. 2.Listen to “solution”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) so-lu-TION (3rd) (b) SO-lu-tion (1st) (c) so-LU-tion (2nd)
  3. 3.Which syllable is stressed in “discussion”? (a) dis-cus-SION (3rd) (b) DIS-cus-sion (1st) (c) dis-CUS-sion (2nd)
  4. 4.Listen to “charity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) char-I-ty (2nd) (b) char-i-TY (3rd) (c) CHAR-i-ty (1st)
  5. 5.Listen to “photographic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pho-TO-graph-ic (2nd) (b) PHO-to-graph-ic (1st) (c) pho-to-GRAPH-ic (3rd)
  6. 6.Which syllable is stressed in “solution”? (a) so-LU-tion (2nd) (b) so-lu-TION (3rd) (c) SO-lu-tion (1st)
  7. 7.Which syllable is stressed in “comprehension”? (a) com-pre-HEN-sion (3rd) (b) com-pre-hen-SION (4th) (c) COM-pre-hen-sion (1st)
  8. 8.Listen to “democratic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) DEM-o-crat-ic (1st) (b) dem-o-CRAT-ic (3rd) (c) dem-O-crat-ic (2nd)
  9. 9.Listen to “popularity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) POP-u-lar-i-ty (1st) (b) pop-U-lar-i-ty (2nd) (c) pop-u-LAR-i-ty (3rd)
  10. 10.Listen to “activity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ac-TIV-i-ty (2nd) (b) ac-tiv-I-ty (3rd) (c) AC-tiv-i-ty (1st)
  11. 11.Listen to “characteristic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) char-ac-TER-is-tic (3rd) (b) CHAR-ac-ter-is-tic (1st) (c) char-ac-ter-IS-tic (4th)
  12. 12.Listen to “music”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) mu-SIC (2nd) (b) MU-sic (1st)
  13. 13.Which syllable is stressed in “majority”? (a) MA-jor-i-ty (1st) (b) ma-jor-I-ty (3rd) (c) ma-JOR-i-ty (2nd)
  14. 14.Listen to “direction”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) di-rec-TION (3rd) (b) DI-rec-tion (1st) (c) di-REC-tion (2nd)
  15. 15.Which syllable is stressed in “information”? (a) in-for-ma-TION (4th) (b) in-for-MA-tion (3rd) (c) IN-for-ma-tion (1st)
  16. 16.Listen to “discussion”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) dis-CUS-sion (2nd) (b) dis-cus-SION (3rd) (c) DIS-cus-sion (1st)
  17. 17.Listen to “decision”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) de-ci-SION (3rd) (b) de-CI-sion (2nd) (c) DE-ci-sion (1st)
  18. 18.Which syllable is stressed in “generosity”? (a) gen-er-os-I-ty (4th) (b) gen-er-OS-i-ty (3rd) (c) gen-er-os-i-TY (5th)
  19. 19.Which syllable is stressed in “artistic”? (a) ar-TIS-tic (2nd) (b) AR-tis-tic (1st) (c) ar-tis-TIC (3rd)
  20. 20.Listen to “conversation”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) CON-ver-sa-tion (1st) (b) con-ver-sa-TION (4th) (c) con-ver-SA-tion (3rd)
  21. 21.Listen to “academic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ac-A-dem-ic (2nd) (b) AC-a-dem-ic (1st) (c) ac-a-DEM-ic (3rd)
  22. 22.Listen to “creativity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) CRE-a-tiv-i-ty (1st) (b) cre-A-tiv-i-ty (2nd) (c) cre-a-TIV-i-ty (3rd)
  23. 23.Listen to “gigantic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) GI-gan-tic (1st) (b) gi-GAN-tic (2nd) (c) gi-gan-TIC (3rd)
  24. 24.Which syllable is stressed in “quality”? (a) qual-I-ty (2nd) (b) QUAL-i-ty (1st) (c) qual-i-TY (3rd)
  25. 25.Which syllable is stressed in “celebration”? (a) cel-e-bra-TION (4th) (b) CEL-e-bra-tion (1st) (c) cel-e-BRA-tion (3rd)
  26. 26.Listen to “energetic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) en-ER-get-ic (2nd) (b) en-er-GET-ic (3rd) (c) EN-er-get-ic (1st)
  27. 27.Listen to “reality”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) re-AL-i-ty (2nd) (b) re-al-i-TY (4th) (c) re-al-I-ty (3rd)
  28. 28.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 (3rd)
  29. 29.Listen to “nationality”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) na-TION-al-i-ty (2nd) (b) na-tion-al-i-TY (5th) (c) na-tion-AL-i-ty (3rd)
  30. 30.Listen to “capacity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) CA-pac-i-ty (1st) (b) ca-PAC-i-ty (2nd) (c) ca-pac-I-ty (3rd)
  31. 31.Listen to “population”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pop-u-la-TION (4th) (b) pop-U-la-tion (2nd) (c) pop-u-LA-tion (3rd)
  32. 32.Which syllable is stressed in “conversation”? (a) CON-ver-sa-tion (1st) (b) con-ver-sa-TION (4th) (c) con-ver-SA-tion (3rd)
  33. 33.Which syllable is stressed in “condition”? (a) CON-di-tion (1st) (b) con-di-TION (3rd) (c) con-DI-tion (2nd)
  34. 34.Which syllable is stressed in “energetic”? (a) EN-er-get-ic (1st) (b) en-er-GET-ic (3rd) (c) en-ER-get-ic (2nd)
  35. 35.Listen to “security”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) se-cur-i-TY (4th) (b) SE-cur-i-ty (1st) (c) se-CUR-i-ty (2nd)
  36. 36.Listen to “invitation”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) in-vi-ta-TION (4th) (b) in-VI-ta-tion (2nd) (c) in-vi-TA-tion (3rd)
  37. 37.Which syllable is stressed in “music”? (a) mu-SIC (2nd) (b) MU-sic (1st)
  38. 38.Which syllable is stressed in “dramatic”? (a) DRA-mat-ic (1st) (b) dra-mat-IC (3rd) (c) dra-MAT-ic (2nd)
  39. 39.Which syllable is stressed in “fantastic”? (a) FAN-tas-tic (1st) (b) fan-tas-TIC (3rd) (c) fan-TAS-tic (2nd)
  40. 40.Listen to “generosity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) gen-er-OS-i-ty (3rd) (b) gen-er-os-i-TY (5th) (c) GEN-er-os-i-ty (1st)

Answer key

  1. pho-TOG-ra-pher (2nd)
  2. so-LU-tion (2nd)
  3. dis-CUS-sion (2nd)
  4. CHAR-i-ty (1st)
  5. pho-to-GRAPH-ic (3rd)
  6. so-LU-tion (2nd)
  7. com-pre-HEN-sion (3rd)
  8. dem-o-CRAT-ic (3rd)
  9. pop-u-LAR-i-ty (3rd)
  10. ac-TIV-i-ty (2nd)
  11. char-ac-ter-IS-tic (4th)
  12. MU-sic (1st)
  13. ma-JOR-i-ty (2nd)
  14. di-REC-tion (2nd)
  15. in-for-MA-tion (3rd)
  16. dis-CUS-sion (2nd)
  17. de-CI-sion (2nd)
  18. gen-er-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  19. ar-TIS-tic (2nd)
  20. con-ver-SA-tion (3rd)
  21. ac-a-DEM-ic (3rd)
  22. cre-a-TIV-i-ty (3rd)
  23. gi-GAN-tic (2nd)
  24. QUAL-i-ty (1st)
  25. cel-e-BRA-tion (3rd)
  26. en-er-GET-ic (3rd)
  27. re-AL-i-ty (2nd)
  28. pro-nun-ci-A-tion (4th)
  29. na-tion-AL-i-ty (3rd)
  30. ca-PAC-i-ty (2nd)
  31. pop-u-LA-tion (3rd)
  32. con-ver-SA-tion (3rd)
  33. con-DI-tion (2nd)
  34. en-er-GET-ic (3rd)
  35. se-CUR-i-ty (2nd)
  36. in-vi-TA-tion (3rd)
  37. MU-sic (1st)
  38. dra-MAT-ic (2nd)
  39. fan-TAS-tic (2nd)
  40. gen-er-OS-i-ty (3rd)

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