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Pronunciation lesson 18: Stress in long words · Set 116 · 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 “tradition”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) tra-di-TION (3rd) (b) TRA-di-tion (1st) (c) tra-DI-tion (2nd)
  2. 2.Which syllable is stressed in “majority”? (a) MA-jor-i-ty (1st) (b) ma-jor-i-TY (4th) (c) ma-JOR-i-ty (2nd)
  3. 3.Which syllable is stressed in “condition”? (a) CON-di-tion (1st) (b) con-DI-tion (2nd) (c) con-di-TION (3rd)
  4. 4.Which syllable is stressed in “athletic”? (a) ATH-let-ic (1st) (b) ath-LET-ic (2nd) (c) ath-let-IC (3rd)
  5. 5.Which syllable is stressed in “exhibition”? (a) EX-hi-bi-tion (1st) (b) ex-hi-BI-tion (3rd) (c) ex-HI-bi-tion (2nd)
  6. 6.Listen to “dramatic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) dra-mat-IC (3rd) (b) DRA-mat-ic (1st) (c) dra-MAT-ic (2nd)
  7. 7.Listen to “collection”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) COL-lec-tion (1st) (b) col-LEC-tion (2nd) (c) col-lec-TION (3rd)
  8. 8.Which syllable is stressed in “romantic”? (a) ro-man-TIC (3rd) (b) RO-man-tic (1st) (c) ro-MAN-tic (2nd)
  9. 9.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 (1st)
  10. 10.Listen to “automatic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) AU-to-mat-ic (1st) (b) au-to-mat-IC (4th) (c) au-to-MAT-ic (3rd)
  11. 11.Which syllable is stressed in “comprehension”? (a) com-pre-hen-SION (4th) (b) com-PRE-hen-sion (2nd) (c) com-pre-HEN-sion (3rd)
  12. 12.Which syllable is stressed in “plastic”? (a) PLAS-tic (1st) (b) plas-TIC (2nd)
  13. 13.Listen to “athletic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ath-LET-ic (2nd) (b) ath-let-IC (3rd) (c) ATH-let-ic (1st)
  14. 14.Listen to “examination”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ex-AM-i-na-tion (2nd) (b) ex-am-i-NA-tion (4th) (c) ex-am-i-na-TION (5th)
  15. 15.Which syllable is stressed in “security”? (a) se-CUR-i-ty (2nd) (b) se-cur-I-ty (3rd) (c) SE-cur-i-ty (1st)
  16. 16.Listen to “information”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) IN-for-ma-tion (1st) (b) in-for-MA-tion (3rd) (c) in-for-ma-TION (4th)
  17. 17.Listen to “scientific”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) sci-en-TIF-ic (3rd) (b) sci-en-tif-IC (4th) (c) sci-EN-tif-ic (2nd)
  18. 18.Which syllable is stressed in “energetic”? (a) en-er-GET-ic (3rd) (b) EN-er-get-ic (1st) (c) en-ER-get-ic (2nd)
  19. 19.Listen to “artistic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ar-tis-TIC (3rd) (b) ar-TIS-tic (2nd) (c) AR-tis-tic (1st)
  20. 20.Which syllable is stressed in “publicity”? (a) pub-lic-I-ty (3rd) (b) pub-lic-i-TY (4th) (c) pub-LIC-i-ty (2nd)
  21. 21.Listen to “activity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) AC-tiv-i-ty (1st) (b) ac-TIV-i-ty (2nd) (c) ac-tiv-I-ty (3rd)
  22. 22.Which syllable is stressed in “curiosity”? (a) cu-RI-os-i-ty (2nd) (b) cu-ri-OS-i-ty (3rd) (c) CU-ri-os-i-ty (1st)
  23. 23.Listen to “terrific”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ter-RIF-ic (2nd) (b) ter-rif-IC (3rd) (c) TER-rif-ic (1st)
  24. 24.Listen to “gigantic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) gi-gan-TIC (3rd) (b) gi-GAN-tic (2nd) (c) GI-gan-tic (1st)
  25. 25.Listen to “possibility”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pos-si-BIL-i-ty (3rd) (b) pos-SI-bil-i-ty (2nd) (c) pos-si-bil-i-TY (5th)
  26. 26.Which syllable is stressed in “celebration”? (a) cel-e-BRA-tion (3rd) (b) cel-E-bra-tion (2nd) (c) CEL-e-bra-tion (1st)
  27. 27.Listen to “revolution”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) rev-O-lu-tion (2nd) (b) rev-o-LU-tion (3rd) (c) rev-o-lu-TION (4th)
  28. 28.Which syllable is stressed in “public”? (a) PUB-lic (1st) (b) pub-LIC (2nd)
  29. 29.Which syllable is stressed in “direction”? (a) di-REC-tion (2nd) (b) DI-rec-tion (1st) (c) di-rec-TION (3rd)
  30. 30.Which syllable is stressed in “historic”? (a) his-TOR-ic (2nd) (b) his-tor-IC (3rd) (c) HIS-tor-ic (1st)
  31. 31.Listen to “competition”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) com-pe-TI-tion (3rd) (b) COM-pe-ti-tion (1st) (c) com-PE-ti-tion (2nd)
  32. 32.Listen to “magic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) MAG-ic (1st) (b) mag-IC (2nd)
  33. 33.Listen to “characteristic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) char-ac-ter-IS-tic (4th) (b) char-AC-ter-is-tic (2nd) (c) char-ac-ter-is-TIC (5th)
  34. 34.Which syllable is stressed in “capacity”? (a) CA-pac-i-ty (1st) (b) ca-pac-i-TY (4th) (c) ca-PAC-i-ty (2nd)
  35. 35.Which syllable is stressed in “activity”? (a) AC-tiv-i-ty (1st) (b) ac-TIV-i-ty (2nd) (c) ac-tiv-i-TY (4th)
  36. 36.Which syllable is stressed in “academic”? (a) ac-A-dem-ic (2nd) (b) ac-a-DEM-ic (3rd) (c) ac-a-dem-IC (4th)
  37. 37.Listen to “generosity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) GEN-er-os-i-ty (1st) (b) gen-er-os-i-TY (5th) (c) gen-er-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  38. 38.Listen to “metallic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ME-tal-lic (1st) (b) me-TAL-lic (2nd) (c) me-tal-LIC (3rd)
  39. 39.Listen to “quality”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) qual-i-TY (3rd) (b) QUAL-i-ty (1st) (c) qual-I-ty (2nd)
  40. 40.Listen to “condition”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) con-di-TION (3rd) (b) CON-di-tion (1st) (c) con-DI-tion (2nd)

Answer key

  1. tra-DI-tion (2nd)
  2. ma-JOR-i-ty (2nd)
  3. con-DI-tion (2nd)
  4. ath-LET-ic (2nd)
  5. ex-hi-BI-tion (3rd)
  6. dra-MAT-ic (2nd)
  7. col-LEC-tion (2nd)
  8. ro-MAN-tic (2nd)
  9. gen-er-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  10. au-to-MAT-ic (3rd)
  11. com-pre-HEN-sion (3rd)
  12. PLAS-tic (1st)
  13. ath-LET-ic (2nd)
  14. ex-am-i-NA-tion (4th)
  15. se-CUR-i-ty (2nd)
  16. in-for-MA-tion (3rd)
  17. sci-en-TIF-ic (3rd)
  18. en-er-GET-ic (3rd)
  19. ar-TIS-tic (2nd)
  20. pub-LIC-i-ty (2nd)
  21. ac-TIV-i-ty (2nd)
  22. cu-ri-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  23. ter-RIF-ic (2nd)
  24. gi-GAN-tic (2nd)
  25. pos-si-BIL-i-ty (3rd)
  26. cel-e-BRA-tion (3rd)
  27. rev-o-LU-tion (3rd)
  28. PUB-lic (1st)
  29. di-REC-tion (2nd)
  30. his-TOR-ic (2nd)
  31. com-pe-TI-tion (3rd)
  32. MAG-ic (1st)
  33. char-ac-ter-IS-tic (4th)
  34. ca-PAC-i-ty (2nd)
  35. ac-TIV-i-ty (2nd)
  36. ac-a-DEM-ic (3rd)
  37. gen-er-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  38. me-TAL-lic (2nd)
  39. QUAL-i-ty (1st)
  40. con-DI-tion (2nd)

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