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Pronunciation lesson 18: Stress in long words · Set 119 · 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 “nationality”? (a) na-tion-al-I-ty (4th) (b) NA-tion-al-i-ty (1st) (c) na-tion-AL-i-ty (3rd)
  2. 2.Which syllable is stressed in “explanation”? (a) ex-pla-NA-tion (3rd) (b) ex-PLA-na-tion (2nd) (c) ex-pla-na-TION (4th)
  3. 3.Listen to “public”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pub-LIC (2nd) (b) PUB-lic (1st)
  4. 4.Which syllable is stressed in “invitation”? (a) IN-vi-ta-tion (1st) (b) in-vi-ta-TION (4th) (c) in-vi-TA-tion (3rd)
  5. 5.Which syllable is stressed in “revolution”? (a) rev-O-lu-tion (2nd) (b) rev-o-LU-tion (3rd) (c) REV-o-lu-tion (1st)
  6. 6.Which syllable is stressed in “examination”? (a) EX-am-i-na-tion (1st) (b) ex-am-i-NA-tion (4th) (c) ex-am-I-na-tion (3rd)
  7. 7.Listen to “revolution”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) rev-o-LU-tion (3rd) (b) REV-o-lu-tion (1st) (c) rev-o-lu-TION (4th)
  8. 8.Listen to “information”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) in-for-MA-tion (3rd) (b) IN-for-ma-tion (1st) (c) in-FOR-ma-tion (2nd)
  9. 9.Which syllable is stressed in “humanity”? (a) HU-man-i-ty (1st) (b) hu-MAN-i-ty (2nd) (c) hu-man-I-ty (3rd)
  10. 10.Listen to “tradition”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) tra-di-TION (3rd) (b) TRA-di-tion (1st) (c) tra-DI-tion (2nd)
  11. 11.Listen to “athletic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ath-LET-ic (2nd) (b) ATH-let-ic (1st) (c) ath-let-IC (3rd)
  12. 12.Which syllable is stressed in “possibility”? (a) pos-si-BIL-i-ty (3rd) (b) pos-si-bil-I-ty (4th) (c) pos-SI-bil-i-ty (2nd)
  13. 13.Listen to “romantic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) RO-man-tic (1st) (b) ro-MAN-tic (2nd) (c) ro-man-TIC (3rd)
  14. 14.Which syllable is stressed in “discussion”? (a) dis-cus-SION (3rd) (b) DIS-cus-sion (1st) (c) dis-CUS-sion (2nd)
  15. 15.Listen to “celebration”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) cel-e-bra-TION (4th) (b) cel-e-BRA-tion (3rd) (c) CEL-e-bra-tion (1st)
  16. 16.Listen to “invitation”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) IN-vi-ta-tion (1st) (b) in-vi-ta-TION (4th) (c) in-vi-TA-tion (3rd)
  17. 17.Which syllable is stressed in “symbolic”? (a) sym-bol-IC (3rd) (b) sym-BOL-ic (2nd) (c) SYM-bol-ic (1st)
  18. 18.Which syllable is stressed in “characteristic”? (a) char-ac-ter-IS-tic (4th) (b) CHAR-ac-ter-is-tic (1st) (c) char-AC-ter-is-tic (2nd)
  19. 19.Which syllable is stressed in “magic”? (a) MAG-ic (1st) (b) mag-IC (2nd)
  20. 20.Which syllable is stressed in “fantastic”? (a) FAN-tas-tic (1st) (b) fan-TAS-tic (2nd) (c) fan-tas-TIC (3rd)
  21. 21.Listen to “decision”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) de-ci-SION (3rd) (b) DE-ci-sion (1st) (c) de-CI-sion (2nd)
  22. 22.Listen to “symbolic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) SYM-bol-ic (1st) (b) sym-bol-IC (3rd) (c) sym-BOL-ic (2nd)
  23. 23.Which syllable is stressed in “photographer”? (a) pho-TOG-ra-pher (2nd) (b) pho-tog-ra-PHER (4th) (c) PHO-tog-ra-pher (1st)
  24. 24.Which syllable is stressed in “pronunciation”? (a) pro-NUN-ci-a-tion (2nd) (b) pro-nun-ci-A-tion (4th) (c) pro-nun-CI-a-tion (3rd)
  25. 25.Listen to “population”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pop-U-la-tion (2nd) (b) POP-u-la-tion (1st) (c) pop-u-LA-tion (3rd)
  26. 26.Which syllable is stressed in “plastic”? (a) PLAS-tic (1st) (b) plas-TIC (2nd)
  27. 27.Which syllable is stressed in “presentation”? (a) PRE-sen-ta-tion (1st) (b) pre-sen-TA-tion (3rd) (c) pre-sen-ta-TION (4th)
  28. 28.Which syllable is stressed in “gigantic”? (a) GI-gan-tic (1st) (b) gi-gan-TIC (3rd) (c) gi-GAN-tic (2nd)
  29. 29.Listen to “possibility”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pos-si-BIL-i-ty (3rd) (b) POS-si-bil-i-ty (1st) (c) pos-si-bil-i-TY (5th)
  30. 30.Listen to “examination”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) EX-am-i-na-tion (1st) (b) ex-am-i-NA-tion (4th) (c) ex-am-I-na-tion (3rd)
  31. 31.Which syllable is stressed in “competition”? (a) COM-pe-ti-tion (1st) (b) com-pe-TI-tion (3rd) (c) com-PE-ti-tion (2nd)
  32. 32.Listen to “charity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) char-i-TY (3rd) (b) char-I-ty (2nd) (c) CHAR-i-ty (1st)
  33. 33.Listen to “collection”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) COL-lec-tion (1st) (b) col-lec-TION (3rd) (c) col-LEC-tion (2nd)
  34. 34.Listen to “nationality”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) na-tion-AL-i-ty (3rd) (b) na-TION-al-i-ty (2nd) (c) NA-tion-al-i-ty (1st)
  35. 35.Listen to “explanation”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) EX-pla-na-tion (1st) (b) ex-pla-NA-tion (3rd) (c) ex-PLA-na-tion (2nd)
  36. 36.Listen to “energetic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) en-er-get-IC (4th) (b) EN-er-get-ic (1st) (c) en-er-GET-ic (3rd)
  37. 37.Which syllable is stressed in “dramatic”? (a) dra-mat-IC (3rd) (b) DRA-mat-ic (1st) (c) dra-MAT-ic (2nd)
  38. 38.Which syllable is stressed in “democratic”? (a) dem-o-CRAT-ic (3rd) (b) DEM-o-crat-ic (1st) (c) dem-O-crat-ic (2nd)
  39. 39.Listen to “discussion”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) dis-cus-SION (3rd) (b) DIS-cus-sion (1st) (c) dis-CUS-sion (2nd)
  40. 40.Which syllable is stressed in “personality”? (a) per-SON-al-i-ty (2nd) (b) per-son-AL-i-ty (3rd) (c) per-son-al-i-TY (5th)

Answer key

  1. na-tion-AL-i-ty (3rd)
  2. ex-pla-NA-tion (3rd)
  3. PUB-lic (1st)
  4. in-vi-TA-tion (3rd)
  5. rev-o-LU-tion (3rd)
  6. ex-am-i-NA-tion (4th)
  7. rev-o-LU-tion (3rd)
  8. in-for-MA-tion (3rd)
  9. hu-MAN-i-ty (2nd)
  10. tra-DI-tion (2nd)
  11. ath-LET-ic (2nd)
  12. pos-si-BIL-i-ty (3rd)
  13. ro-MAN-tic (2nd)
  14. dis-CUS-sion (2nd)
  15. cel-e-BRA-tion (3rd)
  16. in-vi-TA-tion (3rd)
  17. sym-BOL-ic (2nd)
  18. char-ac-ter-IS-tic (4th)
  19. MAG-ic (1st)
  20. fan-TAS-tic (2nd)
  21. de-CI-sion (2nd)
  22. sym-BOL-ic (2nd)
  23. pho-TOG-ra-pher (2nd)
  24. pro-nun-ci-A-tion (4th)
  25. pop-u-LA-tion (3rd)
  26. PLAS-tic (1st)
  27. pre-sen-TA-tion (3rd)
  28. gi-GAN-tic (2nd)
  29. pos-si-BIL-i-ty (3rd)
  30. ex-am-i-NA-tion (4th)
  31. com-pe-TI-tion (3rd)
  32. CHAR-i-ty (1st)
  33. col-LEC-tion (2nd)
  34. na-tion-AL-i-ty (3rd)
  35. ex-pla-NA-tion (3rd)
  36. en-er-GET-ic (3rd)
  37. dra-MAT-ic (2nd)
  38. dem-o-CRAT-ic (3rd)
  39. dis-CUS-sion (2nd)
  40. per-son-AL-i-ty (3rd)

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