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Pronunciation lesson 18: Stress in long words · Set 109 · 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 “academic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ac-a-DEM-ic (3rd) (b) AC-a-dem-ic (1st) (c) ac-a-dem-IC (4th)
  2. 2.Which syllable is stressed in “revolution”? (a) rev-O-lu-tion (2nd) (b) rev-o-lu-TION (4th) (c) rev-o-LU-tion (3rd)
  3. 3.Which syllable is stressed in “conversation”? (a) CON-ver-sa-tion (1st) (b) con-VER-sa-tion (2nd) (c) con-ver-SA-tion (3rd)
  4. 4.Which syllable is stressed in “music”? (a) MU-sic (1st) (b) mu-SIC (2nd)
  5. 5.Listen to “romantic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ro-MAN-tic (2nd) (b) RO-man-tic (1st) (c) ro-man-TIC (3rd)
  6. 6.Which syllable is stressed in “nationality”? (a) na-tion-al-i-TY (5th) (b) na-tion-al-I-ty (4th) (c) na-tion-AL-i-ty (3rd)
  7. 7.Listen to “energetic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) en-ER-get-ic (2nd) (b) EN-er-get-ic (1st) (c) en-er-GET-ic (3rd)
  8. 8.Listen to “publicity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) PUB-lic-i-ty (1st) (b) pub-LIC-i-ty (2nd) (c) pub-lic-i-TY (4th)
  9. 9.Listen to “photography”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pho-tog-ra-PHY (4th) (b) pho-tog-RA-phy (3rd) (c) pho-TOG-ra-phy (2nd)
  10. 10.Which syllable is stressed in “academic”? (a) AC-a-dem-ic (1st) (b) ac-A-dem-ic (2nd) (c) ac-a-DEM-ic (3rd)
  11. 11.Listen to “music”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) mu-SIC (2nd) (b) MU-sic (1st)
  12. 12.Which syllable is stressed in “comprehension”? (a) com-PRE-hen-sion (2nd) (b) com-pre-HEN-sion (3rd) (c) com-pre-hen-SION (4th)
  13. 13.Which syllable is stressed in “explanation”? (a) ex-PLA-na-tion (2nd) (b) ex-pla-NA-tion (3rd) (c) EX-pla-na-tion (1st)
  14. 14.Listen to “photograph”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pho-to-GRAPH (3rd) (b) PHO-to-graph (1st) (c) pho-TO-graph (2nd)
  15. 15.Listen to “population”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pop-u-LA-tion (3rd) (b) POP-u-la-tion (1st) (c) pop-U-la-tion (2nd)
  16. 16.Which syllable is stressed in “photography”? (a) PHO-tog-ra-phy (1st) (b) pho-TOG-ra-phy (2nd) (c) pho-tog-ra-PHY (4th)
  17. 17.Which syllable is stressed in “magnetic”? (a) mag-NET-ic (2nd) (b) mag-net-IC (3rd) (c) MAG-net-ic (1st)
  18. 18.Listen to “public”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pub-LIC (2nd) (b) PUB-lic (1st)
  19. 19.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)
  20. 20.Listen to “revolution”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) REV-o-lu-tion (1st) (b) rev-O-lu-tion (2nd) (c) rev-o-LU-tion (3rd)
  21. 21.Listen to “information”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) IN-for-ma-tion (1st) (b) in-for-MA-tion (3rd) (c) in-FOR-ma-tion (2nd)
  22. 22.Listen to “pronunciation”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pro-nun-ci-A-tion (4th) (b) PRO-nun-ci-a-tion (1st) (c) pro-NUN-ci-a-tion (2nd)
  23. 23.Listen to “presentation”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pre-sen-ta-TION (4th) (b) pre-SEN-ta-tion (2nd) (c) pre-sen-TA-tion (3rd)
  24. 24.Listen to “invitation”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) in-vi-TA-tion (3rd) (b) IN-vi-ta-tion (1st) (c) in-VI-ta-tion (2nd)
  25. 25.Which syllable is stressed in “direction”? (a) DI-rec-tion (1st) (b) di-rec-TION (3rd) (c) di-REC-tion (2nd)
  26. 26.Which syllable is stressed in “dramatic”? (a) DRA-mat-ic (1st) (b) dra-mat-IC (3rd) (c) dra-MAT-ic (2nd)
  27. 27.Which syllable is stressed in “generosity”? (a) gen-ER-os-i-ty (2nd) (b) gen-er-OS-i-ty (3rd) (c) gen-er-os-I-ty (4th)
  28. 28.Listen to “traffic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) TRAF-fic (1st) (b) traf-FIC (2nd)
  29. 29.Which syllable is stressed in “education”? (a) ed-u-ca-TION (4th) (b) ed-U-ca-tion (2nd) (c) ed-u-CA-tion (3rd)
  30. 30.Which syllable is stressed in “romantic”? (a) ro-man-TIC (3rd) (b) ro-MAN-tic (2nd) (c) RO-man-tic (1st)
  31. 31.Which syllable is stressed in “traffic”? (a) traf-FIC (2nd) (b) TRAF-fic (1st)
  32. 32.Listen to “democratic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) dem-o-CRAT-ic (3rd) (b) dem-O-crat-ic (2nd) (c) DEM-o-crat-ic (1st)
  33. 33.Listen to “explanation”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ex-PLA-na-tion (2nd) (b) ex-pla-NA-tion (3rd) (c) ex-pla-na-TION (4th)
  34. 34.Listen to “metallic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ME-tal-lic (1st) (b) me-tal-LIC (3rd) (c) me-TAL-lic (2nd)
  35. 35.Listen to “charity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) char-i-TY (3rd) (b) char-I-ty (2nd) (c) CHAR-i-ty (1st)
  36. 36.Which syllable is stressed in “solution”? (a) so-lu-TION (3rd) (b) SO-lu-tion (1st) (c) so-LU-tion (2nd)
  37. 37.Which syllable is stressed in “photographic”? (a) pho-to-GRAPH-ic (3rd) (b) pho-TO-graph-ic (2nd) (c) PHO-to-graph-ic (1st)
  38. 38.Listen to “plastic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) plas-TIC (2nd) (b) PLAS-tic (1st)
  39. 39.Listen to “symbolic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) sym-bol-IC (3rd) (b) sym-BOL-ic (2nd) (c) SYM-bol-ic (1st)
  40. 40.Listen to “popularity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pop-U-lar-i-ty (2nd) (b) pop-u-LAR-i-ty (3rd) (c) pop-u-lar-i-TY (5th)

Answer key

  1. ac-a-DEM-ic (3rd)
  2. rev-o-LU-tion (3rd)
  3. con-ver-SA-tion (3rd)
  4. MU-sic (1st)
  5. ro-MAN-tic (2nd)
  6. na-tion-AL-i-ty (3rd)
  7. en-er-GET-ic (3rd)
  8. pub-LIC-i-ty (2nd)
  9. pho-TOG-ra-phy (2nd)
  10. ac-a-DEM-ic (3rd)
  11. MU-sic (1st)
  12. com-pre-HEN-sion (3rd)
  13. ex-pla-NA-tion (3rd)
  14. PHO-to-graph (1st)
  15. pop-u-LA-tion (3rd)
  16. pho-TOG-ra-phy (2nd)
  17. mag-NET-ic (2nd)
  18. PUB-lic (1st)
  19. pho-to-GRAPH-ic (3rd)
  20. rev-o-LU-tion (3rd)
  21. in-for-MA-tion (3rd)
  22. pro-nun-ci-A-tion (4th)
  23. pre-sen-TA-tion (3rd)
  24. in-vi-TA-tion (3rd)
  25. di-REC-tion (2nd)
  26. dra-MAT-ic (2nd)
  27. gen-er-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  28. TRAF-fic (1st)
  29. ed-u-CA-tion (3rd)
  30. ro-MAN-tic (2nd)
  31. TRAF-fic (1st)
  32. dem-o-CRAT-ic (3rd)
  33. ex-pla-NA-tion (3rd)
  34. me-TAL-lic (2nd)
  35. CHAR-i-ty (1st)
  36. so-LU-tion (2nd)
  37. pho-to-GRAPH-ic (3rd)
  38. PLAS-tic (1st)
  39. sym-BOL-ic (2nd)
  40. pop-u-LAR-i-ty (3rd)

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