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Pronunciation lesson 18: Stress in long words · Set 121 · 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 “population”? (a) pop-u-LA-tion (3rd) (b) pop-U-la-tion (2nd) (c) POP-u-la-tion (1st)
  2. 2.Listen to “metallic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) me-TAL-lic (2nd) (b) ME-tal-lic (1st) (c) me-tal-LIC (3rd)
  3. 3.Listen to “majority”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ma-JOR-i-ty (2nd) (b) ma-jor-i-TY (4th) (c) MA-jor-i-ty (1st)
  4. 4.Which syllable is stressed in “energetic”? (a) EN-er-get-ic (1st) (b) en-er-get-IC (4th) (c) en-er-GET-ic (3rd)
  5. 5.Which syllable is stressed in “music”? (a) mu-SIC (2nd) (b) MU-sic (1st)
  6. 6.Listen to “magnetic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) MAG-net-ic (1st) (b) mag-net-IC (3rd) (c) mag-NET-ic (2nd)
  7. 7.Which syllable is stressed in “gigantic”? (a) gi-gan-TIC (3rd) (b) GI-gan-tic (1st) (c) gi-GAN-tic (2nd)
  8. 8.Listen to “scientific”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) SCI-en-tif-ic (1st) (b) sci-EN-tif-ic (2nd) (c) sci-en-TIF-ic (3rd)
  9. 9.Listen to “publicity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) PUB-lic-i-ty (1st) (b) pub-lic-i-TY (4th) (c) pub-LIC-i-ty (2nd)
  10. 10.Which syllable is stressed in “terrific”? (a) ter-rif-IC (3rd) (b) TER-rif-ic (1st) (c) ter-RIF-ic (2nd)
  11. 11.Listen to “activity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) AC-tiv-i-ty (1st) (b) ac-TIV-i-ty (2nd) (c) ac-tiv-i-TY (4th)
  12. 12.Which syllable is stressed in “explanation”? (a) ex-PLA-na-tion (2nd) (b) ex-pla-NA-tion (3rd) (c) EX-pla-na-tion (1st)
  13. 13.Listen to “information”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) in-FOR-ma-tion (2nd) (b) in-for-MA-tion (3rd) (c) in-for-ma-TION (4th)
  14. 14.Listen to “photographic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pho-to-graph-IC (4th) (b) pho-to-GRAPH-ic (3rd) (c) pho-TO-graph-ic (2nd)
  15. 15.Which syllable is stressed in “photograph”? (a) PHO-to-graph (1st) (b) pho-TO-graph (2nd) (c) pho-to-GRAPH (3rd)
  16. 16.Which syllable is stressed in “traffic”? (a) traf-FIC (2nd) (b) TRAF-fic (1st)
  17. 17.Listen to “historic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) HIS-tor-ic (1st) (b) his-tor-IC (3rd) (c) his-TOR-ic (2nd)
  18. 18.Which syllable is stressed in “quality”? (a) QUAL-i-ty (1st) (b) qual-i-TY (3rd) (c) qual-I-ty (2nd)
  19. 19.Listen to “solution”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) SO-lu-tion (1st) (b) so-lu-TION (3rd) (c) so-LU-tion (2nd)
  20. 20.Which syllable is stressed in “photographer”? (a) PHO-tog-ra-pher (1st) (b) pho-TOG-ra-pher (2nd) (c) pho-tog-RA-pher (3rd)
  21. 21.Listen to “nationality”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) na-tion-AL-i-ty (3rd) (b) na-tion-al-i-TY (5th) (c) NA-tion-al-i-ty (1st)
  22. 22.Listen to “characteristic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) char-ac-ter-IS-tic (4th) (b) char-ac-TER-is-tic (3rd) (c) char-ac-ter-is-TIC (5th)
  23. 23.Listen to “quality”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) qual-I-ty (2nd) (b) QUAL-i-ty (1st) (c) qual-i-TY (3rd)
  24. 24.Listen to “music”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) MU-sic (1st) (b) mu-SIC (2nd)
  25. 25.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)
  26. 26.Which syllable is stressed in “information”? (a) in-FOR-ma-tion (2nd) (b) in-for-MA-tion (3rd) (c) in-for-ma-TION (4th)
  27. 27.Listen to “charity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) CHAR-i-ty (1st) (b) char-I-ty (2nd) (c) char-i-TY (3rd)
  28. 28.Which syllable is stressed in “discussion”? (a) DIS-cus-sion (1st) (b) dis-cus-SION (3rd) (c) dis-CUS-sion (2nd)
  29. 29.Listen to “dramatic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) DRA-mat-ic (1st) (b) dra-mat-IC (3rd) (c) dra-MAT-ic (2nd)
  30. 30.Which syllable is stressed in “magnetic”? (a) mag-net-IC (3rd) (b) mag-NET-ic (2nd) (c) MAG-net-ic (1st)
  31. 31.Listen to “similarity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) sim-i-lar-I-ty (4th) (b) sim-i-LAR-i-ty (3rd) (c) sim-I-lar-i-ty (2nd)
  32. 32.Which syllable is stressed in “public”? (a) PUB-lic (1st) (b) pub-LIC (2nd)
  33. 33.Listen to “competition”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) COM-pe-ti-tion (1st) (b) com-pe-TI-tion (3rd) (c) com-pe-ti-TION (4th)
  34. 34.Which syllable is stressed in “artistic”? (a) ar-tis-TIC (3rd) (b) AR-tis-tic (1st) (c) ar-TIS-tic (2nd)
  35. 35.Which syllable is stressed in “fantastic”? (a) fan-tas-TIC (3rd) (b) FAN-tas-tic (1st) (c) fan-TAS-tic (2nd)
  36. 36.Listen to “academic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) AC-a-dem-ic (1st) (b) ac-A-dem-ic (2nd) (c) ac-a-DEM-ic (3rd)
  37. 37.Which syllable is stressed in “condition”? (a) CON-di-tion (1st) (b) con-DI-tion (2nd) (c) con-di-TION (3rd)
  38. 38.Listen to “examination”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ex-am-i-NA-tion (4th) (b) EX-am-i-na-tion (1st) (c) ex-am-i-na-TION (5th)
  39. 39.Which syllable is stressed in “dramatic”? (a) dra-mat-IC (3rd) (b) DRA-mat-ic (1st) (c) dra-MAT-ic (2nd)
  40. 40.Which syllable is stressed in “invitation”? (a) IN-vi-ta-tion (1st) (b) in-VI-ta-tion (2nd) (c) in-vi-TA-tion (3rd)

Answer key

  1. pop-u-LA-tion (3rd)
  2. me-TAL-lic (2nd)
  3. ma-JOR-i-ty (2nd)
  4. en-er-GET-ic (3rd)
  5. MU-sic (1st)
  6. mag-NET-ic (2nd)
  7. gi-GAN-tic (2nd)
  8. sci-en-TIF-ic (3rd)
  9. pub-LIC-i-ty (2nd)
  10. ter-RIF-ic (2nd)
  11. ac-TIV-i-ty (2nd)
  12. ex-pla-NA-tion (3rd)
  13. in-for-MA-tion (3rd)
  14. pho-to-GRAPH-ic (3rd)
  15. PHO-to-graph (1st)
  16. TRAF-fic (1st)
  17. his-TOR-ic (2nd)
  18. QUAL-i-ty (1st)
  19. so-LU-tion (2nd)
  20. pho-TOG-ra-pher (2nd)
  21. na-tion-AL-i-ty (3rd)
  22. char-ac-ter-IS-tic (4th)
  23. QUAL-i-ty (1st)
  24. MU-sic (1st)
  25. gen-er-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  26. in-for-MA-tion (3rd)
  27. CHAR-i-ty (1st)
  28. dis-CUS-sion (2nd)
  29. dra-MAT-ic (2nd)
  30. mag-NET-ic (2nd)
  31. sim-i-LAR-i-ty (3rd)
  32. PUB-lic (1st)
  33. com-pe-TI-tion (3rd)
  34. ar-TIS-tic (2nd)
  35. fan-TAS-tic (2nd)
  36. ac-a-DEM-ic (3rd)
  37. con-DI-tion (2nd)
  38. ex-am-i-NA-tion (4th)
  39. dra-MAT-ic (2nd)
  40. in-vi-TA-tion (3rd)

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