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Pronunciation lesson 18: Stress in long words · Set 115 · 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 “magic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) mag-IC (2nd) (b) MAG-ic (1st)
  2. 2.Which syllable is stressed in “decision”? (a) de-CI-sion (2nd) (b) de-ci-SION (3rd) (c) DE-ci-sion (1st)
  3. 3.Listen to “education”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ed-u-CA-tion (3rd) (b) ed-u-ca-TION (4th) (c) ED-u-ca-tion (1st)
  4. 4.Which syllable is stressed in “curiosity”? (a) cu-RI-os-i-ty (2nd) (b) CU-ri-os-i-ty (1st) (c) cu-ri-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  5. 5.Listen to “magnetic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) mag-net-IC (3rd) (b) MAG-net-ic (1st) (c) mag-NET-ic (2nd)
  6. 6.Listen to “generosity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) gen-er-os-i-TY (5th) (b) gen-ER-os-i-ty (2nd) (c) gen-er-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  7. 7.Which syllable is stressed in “democratic”? (a) dem-o-CRAT-ic (3rd) (b) DEM-o-crat-ic (1st) (c) dem-O-crat-ic (2nd)
  8. 8.Listen to “photograph”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pho-TO-graph (2nd) (b) PHO-to-graph (1st) (c) pho-to-GRAPH (3rd)
  9. 9.Which syllable is stressed in “public”? (a) pub-LIC (2nd) (b) PUB-lic (1st)
  10. 10.Which syllable is stressed in “traffic”? (a) traf-FIC (2nd) (b) TRAF-fic (1st)
  11. 11.Which syllable is stressed in “community”? (a) com-mu-NI-ty (3rd) (b) COM-mu-ni-ty (1st) (c) com-MU-ni-ty (2nd)
  12. 12.Which syllable is stressed in “discussion”? (a) DIS-cus-sion (1st) (b) dis-CUS-sion (2nd) (c) dis-cus-SION (3rd)
  13. 13.Which syllable is stressed in “revolution”? (a) rev-O-lu-tion (2nd) (b) REV-o-lu-tion (1st) (c) rev-o-LU-tion (3rd)
  14. 14.Listen to “information”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) in-for-ma-TION (4th) (b) in-FOR-ma-tion (2nd) (c) in-for-MA-tion (3rd)
  15. 15.Which syllable is stressed in “population”? (a) pop-U-la-tion (2nd) (b) POP-u-la-tion (1st) (c) pop-u-LA-tion (3rd)
  16. 16.Which syllable is stressed in “direction”? (a) di-rec-TION (3rd) (b) DI-rec-tion (1st) (c) di-REC-tion (2nd)
  17. 17.Which syllable is stressed in “generosity”? (a) gen-er-os-I-ty (4th) (b) gen-ER-os-i-ty (2nd) (c) gen-er-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  18. 18.Listen to “traffic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) TRAF-fic (1st) (b) traf-FIC (2nd)
  19. 19.Which syllable is stressed in “automatic”? (a) AU-to-mat-ic (1st) (b) au-to-MAT-ic (3rd) (c) au-TO-mat-ic (2nd)
  20. 20.Listen to “metallic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ME-tal-lic (1st) (b) me-TAL-lic (2nd) (c) me-tal-LIC (3rd)
  21. 21.Which syllable is stressed in “exhibition”? (a) EX-hi-bi-tion (1st) (b) ex-hi-BI-tion (3rd) (c) ex-hi-bi-TION (4th)
  22. 22.Which syllable is stressed in “romantic”? (a) ro-MAN-tic (2nd) (b) RO-man-tic (1st) (c) ro-man-TIC (3rd)
  23. 23.Listen to “community”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) com-MU-ni-ty (2nd) (b) COM-mu-ni-ty (1st) (c) com-mu-ni-TY (4th)
  24. 24.Listen to “reality”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) RE-al-i-ty (1st) (b) re-AL-i-ty (2nd) (c) re-al-i-TY (4th)
  25. 25.Listen to “creativity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) cre-a-TIV-i-ty (3rd) (b) cre-A-tiv-i-ty (2nd) (c) CRE-a-tiv-i-ty (1st)
  26. 26.Which syllable is stressed in “activity”? (a) ac-TIV-i-ty (2nd) (b) ac-tiv-I-ty (3rd) (c) AC-tiv-i-ty (1st)
  27. 27.Which syllable is stressed in “photographic”? (a) pho-to-GRAPH-ic (3rd) (b) pho-to-graph-IC (4th) (c) PHO-to-graph-ic (1st)
  28. 28.Which syllable is stressed in “security”? (a) se-cur-i-TY (4th) (b) se-cur-I-ty (3rd) (c) se-CUR-i-ty (2nd)
  29. 29.Listen to “security”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) se-CUR-i-ty (2nd) (b) se-cur-I-ty (3rd) (c) SE-cur-i-ty (1st)
  30. 30.Which syllable is stressed in “pronunciation”? (a) PRO-nun-ci-a-tion (1st) (b) pro-nun-ci-a-TION (5th) (c) pro-nun-ci-A-tion (4th)
  31. 31.Which syllable is stressed in “metallic”? (a) ME-tal-lic (1st) (b) me-TAL-lic (2nd) (c) me-tal-LIC (3rd)
  32. 32.Which syllable is stressed in “examination”? (a) ex-am-i-NA-tion (4th) (b) ex-AM-i-na-tion (2nd) (c) EX-am-i-na-tion (1st)
  33. 33.Which syllable is stressed in “characteristic”? (a) char-ac-ter-is-TIC (5th) (b) CHAR-ac-ter-is-tic (1st) (c) char-ac-ter-IS-tic (4th)
  34. 34.Which syllable is stressed in “creativity”? (a) cre-a-TIV-i-ty (3rd) (b) cre-A-tiv-i-ty (2nd) (c) CRE-a-tiv-i-ty (1st)
  35. 35.Listen to “celebration”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) cel-E-bra-tion (2nd) (b) cel-e-BRA-tion (3rd) (c) CEL-e-bra-tion (1st)
  36. 36.Which syllable is stressed in “terrific”? (a) ter-rif-IC (3rd) (b) TER-rif-ic (1st) (c) ter-RIF-ic (2nd)
  37. 37.Which syllable is stressed in “historic”? (a) his-tor-IC (3rd) (b) HIS-tor-ic (1st) (c) his-TOR-ic (2nd)
  38. 38.Listen to “competition”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) com-pe-TI-tion (3rd) (b) com-PE-ti-tion (2nd) (c) COM-pe-ti-tion (1st)
  39. 39.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)
  40. 40.Listen to “dramatic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) dra-mat-IC (3rd) (b) DRA-mat-ic (1st) (c) dra-MAT-ic (2nd)

Answer key

  1. MAG-ic (1st)
  2. de-CI-sion (2nd)
  3. ed-u-CA-tion (3rd)
  4. cu-ri-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  5. mag-NET-ic (2nd)
  6. gen-er-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  7. dem-o-CRAT-ic (3rd)
  8. PHO-to-graph (1st)
  9. PUB-lic (1st)
  10. TRAF-fic (1st)
  11. com-MU-ni-ty (2nd)
  12. dis-CUS-sion (2nd)
  13. rev-o-LU-tion (3rd)
  14. in-for-MA-tion (3rd)
  15. pop-u-LA-tion (3rd)
  16. di-REC-tion (2nd)
  17. gen-er-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  18. TRAF-fic (1st)
  19. au-to-MAT-ic (3rd)
  20. me-TAL-lic (2nd)
  21. ex-hi-BI-tion (3rd)
  22. ro-MAN-tic (2nd)
  23. com-MU-ni-ty (2nd)
  24. re-AL-i-ty (2nd)
  25. cre-a-TIV-i-ty (3rd)
  26. ac-TIV-i-ty (2nd)
  27. pho-to-GRAPH-ic (3rd)
  28. se-CUR-i-ty (2nd)
  29. se-CUR-i-ty (2nd)
  30. pro-nun-ci-A-tion (4th)
  31. me-TAL-lic (2nd)
  32. ex-am-i-NA-tion (4th)
  33. char-ac-ter-IS-tic (4th)
  34. cre-a-TIV-i-ty (3rd)
  35. cel-e-BRA-tion (3rd)
  36. ter-RIF-ic (2nd)
  37. his-TOR-ic (2nd)
  38. com-pe-TI-tion (3rd)
  39. ca-PAC-i-ty (2nd)
  40. dra-MAT-ic (2nd)

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