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Pronunciation lesson 18: Stress in long words · Set 113 · 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.Which syllable is stressed in “fantastic”? (a) FAN-tas-tic (1st) (b) fan-tas-TIC (3rd) (c) fan-TAS-tic (2nd)
  2. 2.Listen to “athletic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ath-let-IC (3rd) (b) ath-LET-ic (2nd) (c) ATH-let-ic (1st)
  3. 3.Which syllable is stressed in “energetic”? (a) en-er-GET-ic (3rd) (b) en-ER-get-ic (2nd) (c) en-er-get-IC (4th)
  4. 4.Which syllable is stressed in “automatic”? (a) au-to-MAT-ic (3rd) (b) au-to-mat-IC (4th) (c) AU-to-mat-ic (1st)
  5. 5.Listen to “tradition”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) TRA-di-tion (1st) (b) tra-di-TION (3rd) (c) tra-DI-tion (2nd)
  6. 6.Listen to “magic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) mag-IC (2nd) (b) MAG-ic (1st)
  7. 7.Which syllable is stressed in “photographic”? (a) pho-TO-graph-ic (2nd) (b) PHO-to-graph-ic (1st) (c) pho-to-GRAPH-ic (3rd)
  8. 8.Which syllable is stressed in “gigantic”? (a) GI-gan-tic (1st) (b) gi-gan-TIC (3rd) (c) gi-GAN-tic (2nd)
  9. 9.Listen to “security”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) se-cur-i-TY (4th) (b) se-CUR-i-ty (2nd) (c) SE-cur-i-ty (1st)
  10. 10.Listen to “discussion”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) dis-CUS-sion (2nd) (b) dis-cus-SION (3rd) (c) DIS-cus-sion (1st)
  11. 11.Listen to “presentation”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pre-SEN-ta-tion (2nd) (b) pre-sen-TA-tion (3rd) (c) PRE-sen-ta-tion (1st)
  12. 12.Which syllable is stressed in “music”? (a) MU-sic (1st) (b) mu-SIC (2nd)
  13. 13.Which syllable is stressed in “celebration”? (a) cel-e-BRA-tion (3rd) (b) CEL-e-bra-tion (1st) (c) cel-E-bra-tion (2nd)
  14. 14.Listen to “conversation”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) con-ver-sa-TION (4th) (b) con-VER-sa-tion (2nd) (c) con-ver-SA-tion (3rd)
  15. 15.Which syllable is stressed in “population”? (a) POP-u-la-tion (1st) (b) pop-U-la-tion (2nd) (c) pop-u-LA-tion (3rd)
  16. 16.Which syllable is stressed in “artistic”? (a) ar-tis-TIC (3rd) (b) AR-tis-tic (1st) (c) ar-TIS-tic (2nd)
  17. 17.Listen to “generosity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) gen-ER-os-i-ty (2nd) (b) gen-er-OS-i-ty (3rd) (c) GEN-er-os-i-ty (1st)
  18. 18.Which syllable is stressed in “generosity”? (a) gen-ER-os-i-ty (2nd) (b) gen-er-os-I-ty (4th) (c) gen-er-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  19. 19.Which syllable is stressed in “public”? (a) PUB-lic (1st) (b) pub-LIC (2nd)
  20. 20.Listen to “curiosity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) cu-ri-os-I-ty (4th) (b) cu-RI-os-i-ty (2nd) (c) cu-ri-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  21. 21.Which syllable is stressed in “humanity”? (a) hu-man-I-ty (3rd) (b) hu-MAN-i-ty (2nd) (c) HU-man-i-ty (1st)
  22. 22.Listen to “personality”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) per-son-AL-i-ty (3rd) (b) per-son-al-i-TY (5th) (c) per-SON-al-i-ty (2nd)
  23. 23.Which syllable is stressed in “activity”? (a) AC-tiv-i-ty (1st) (b) ac-tiv-i-TY (4th) (c) ac-TIV-i-ty (2nd)
  24. 24.Which syllable is stressed in “similarity”? (a) sim-i-lar-I-ty (4th) (b) SIM-i-lar-i-ty (1st) (c) sim-i-LAR-i-ty (3rd)
  25. 25.Listen to “publicity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pub-lic-i-TY (4th) (b) pub-lic-I-ty (3rd) (c) pub-LIC-i-ty (2nd)
  26. 26.Which syllable is stressed in “magnetic”? (a) mag-net-IC (3rd) (b) MAG-net-ic (1st) (c) mag-NET-ic (2nd)
  27. 27.Listen to “music”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) mu-SIC (2nd) (b) MU-sic (1st)
  28. 28.Which syllable is stressed in “conversation”? (a) con-ver-SA-tion (3rd) (b) con-ver-sa-TION (4th) (c) CON-ver-sa-tion (1st)
  29. 29.Listen to “capacity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ca-pac-i-TY (4th) (b) ca-PAC-i-ty (2nd) (c) CA-pac-i-ty (1st)
  30. 30.Listen to “decision”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) de-ci-SION (3rd) (b) DE-ci-sion (1st) (c) de-CI-sion (2nd)
  31. 31.Which syllable is stressed in “romantic”? (a) RO-man-tic (1st) (b) ro-man-TIC (3rd) (c) ro-MAN-tic (2nd)
  32. 32.Which syllable is stressed in “charity”? (a) CHAR-i-ty (1st) (b) char-i-TY (3rd) (c) char-I-ty (2nd)
  33. 33.Listen to “popularity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pop-u-LAR-i-ty (3rd) (b) pop-U-lar-i-ty (2nd) (c) pop-u-lar-i-TY (5th)
  34. 34.Listen to “humanity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) hu-man-I-ty (3rd) (b) HU-man-i-ty (1st) (c) hu-MAN-i-ty (2nd)
  35. 35.Which syllable is stressed in “popularity”? (a) pop-u-lar-i-TY (5th) (b) POP-u-lar-i-ty (1st) (c) pop-u-LAR-i-ty (3rd)
  36. 36.Which syllable is stressed in “discussion”? (a) dis-cus-SION (3rd) (b) DIS-cus-sion (1st) (c) dis-CUS-sion (2nd)
  37. 37.Which syllable is stressed in “pronunciation”? (a) pro-nun-ci-A-tion (4th) (b) PRO-nun-ci-a-tion (1st) (c) pro-NUN-ci-a-tion (2nd)
  38. 38.Listen to “collection”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) col-lec-TION (3rd) (b) COL-lec-tion (1st) (c) col-LEC-tion (2nd)
  39. 39.Which syllable is stressed in “characteristic”? (a) char-ac-ter-IS-tic (4th) (b) char-AC-ter-is-tic (2nd) (c) char-ac-ter-is-TIC (5th)
  40. 40.Which syllable is stressed in “capacity”? (a) CA-pac-i-ty (1st) (b) ca-pac-I-ty (3rd) (c) ca-PAC-i-ty (2nd)

Answer key

  1. fan-TAS-tic (2nd)
  2. ath-LET-ic (2nd)
  3. en-er-GET-ic (3rd)
  4. au-to-MAT-ic (3rd)
  5. tra-DI-tion (2nd)
  6. MAG-ic (1st)
  7. pho-to-GRAPH-ic (3rd)
  8. gi-GAN-tic (2nd)
  9. se-CUR-i-ty (2nd)
  10. dis-CUS-sion (2nd)
  11. pre-sen-TA-tion (3rd)
  12. MU-sic (1st)
  13. cel-e-BRA-tion (3rd)
  14. con-ver-SA-tion (3rd)
  15. pop-u-LA-tion (3rd)
  16. ar-TIS-tic (2nd)
  17. gen-er-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  18. gen-er-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  19. PUB-lic (1st)
  20. cu-ri-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  21. hu-MAN-i-ty (2nd)
  22. per-son-AL-i-ty (3rd)
  23. ac-TIV-i-ty (2nd)
  24. sim-i-LAR-i-ty (3rd)
  25. pub-LIC-i-ty (2nd)
  26. mag-NET-ic (2nd)
  27. MU-sic (1st)
  28. con-ver-SA-tion (3rd)
  29. ca-PAC-i-ty (2nd)
  30. de-CI-sion (2nd)
  31. ro-MAN-tic (2nd)
  32. CHAR-i-ty (1st)
  33. pop-u-LAR-i-ty (3rd)
  34. hu-MAN-i-ty (2nd)
  35. pop-u-LAR-i-ty (3rd)
  36. dis-CUS-sion (2nd)
  37. pro-nun-ci-A-tion (4th)
  38. col-LEC-tion (2nd)
  39. char-ac-ter-IS-tic (4th)
  40. ca-PAC-i-ty (2nd)

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