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Pronunciation lesson 18: Stress in long words · Set 126 · 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 “information”? (a) in-FOR-ma-tion (2nd) (b) in-for-ma-TION (4th) (c) in-for-MA-tion (3rd)
  2. 2.Which syllable is stressed in “dramatic”? (a) DRA-mat-ic (1st) (b) dra-mat-IC (3rd) (c) dra-MAT-ic (2nd)
  3. 3.Which syllable is stressed in “historic”? (a) HIS-tor-ic (1st) (b) his-TOR-ic (2nd) (c) his-tor-IC (3rd)
  4. 4.Listen to “presentation”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pre-sen-ta-TION (4th) (b) PRE-sen-ta-tion (1st) (c) pre-sen-TA-tion (3rd)
  5. 5.Which syllable is stressed in “decision”? (a) DE-ci-sion (1st) (b) de-ci-SION (3rd) (c) de-CI-sion (2nd)
  6. 6.Listen to “symbolic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) sym-BOL-ic (2nd) (b) SYM-bol-ic (1st) (c) sym-bol-IC (3rd)
  7. 7.Which syllable is stressed in “humanity”? (a) hu-man-I-ty (3rd) (b) hu-man-i-TY (4th) (c) hu-MAN-i-ty (2nd)
  8. 8.Which syllable is stressed in “competition”? (a) com-PE-ti-tion (2nd) (b) com-pe-TI-tion (3rd) (c) com-pe-ti-TION (4th)
  9. 9.Listen to “majority”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) MA-jor-i-ty (1st) (b) ma-JOR-i-ty (2nd) (c) ma-jor-i-TY (4th)
  10. 10.Listen to “discussion”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) DIS-cus-sion (1st) (b) dis-cus-SION (3rd) (c) dis-CUS-sion (2nd)
  11. 11.Which syllable is stressed in “traffic”? (a) traf-FIC (2nd) (b) TRAF-fic (1st)
  12. 12.Which syllable is stressed in “fantastic”? (a) fan-tas-TIC (3rd) (b) fan-TAS-tic (2nd) (c) FAN-tas-tic (1st)
  13. 13.Which syllable is stressed in “gigantic”? (a) gi-gan-TIC (3rd) (b) GI-gan-tic (1st) (c) gi-GAN-tic (2nd)
  14. 14.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)
  15. 15.Which syllable is stressed in “charity”? (a) CHAR-i-ty (1st) (b) char-I-ty (2nd) (c) char-i-TY (3rd)
  16. 16.Which syllable is stressed in “pronunciation”? (a) pro-nun-ci-a-TION (5th) (b) pro-NUN-ci-a-tion (2nd) (c) pro-nun-ci-A-tion (4th)
  17. 17.Which syllable is stressed in “publicity”? (a) pub-LIC-i-ty (2nd) (b) pub-lic-i-TY (4th) (c) PUB-lic-i-ty (1st)
  18. 18.Listen to “academic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) AC-a-dem-ic (1st) (b) ac-a-dem-IC (4th) (c) ac-a-DEM-ic (3rd)
  19. 19.Which syllable is stressed in “energetic”? (a) en-er-GET-ic (3rd) (b) en-er-get-IC (4th) (c) en-ER-get-ic (2nd)
  20. 20.Listen to “pronunciation”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pro-nun-CI-a-tion (3rd) (b) PRO-nun-ci-a-tion (1st) (c) pro-nun-ci-A-tion (4th)
  21. 21.Which syllable is stressed in “condition”? (a) CON-di-tion (1st) (b) con-DI-tion (2nd) (c) con-di-TION (3rd)
  22. 22.Which syllable is stressed in “activity”? (a) AC-tiv-i-ty (1st) (b) ac-TIV-i-ty (2nd) (c) ac-tiv-i-TY (4th)
  23. 23.Listen to “humanity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) hu-man-i-TY (4th) (b) hu-MAN-i-ty (2nd) (c) HU-man-i-ty (1st)
  24. 24.Which syllable is stressed in “nationality”? (a) NA-tion-al-i-ty (1st) (b) na-tion-al-i-TY (5th) (c) na-tion-AL-i-ty (3rd)
  25. 25.Which syllable is stressed in “photography”? (a) pho-TOG-ra-phy (2nd) (b) pho-tog-ra-PHY (4th) (c) pho-tog-RA-phy (3rd)
  26. 26.Listen to “direction”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) DI-rec-tion (1st) (b) di-rec-TION (3rd) (c) di-REC-tion (2nd)
  27. 27.Listen to “invitation”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) IN-vi-ta-tion (1st) (b) in-VI-ta-tion (2nd) (c) in-vi-TA-tion (3rd)
  28. 28.Listen to “competition”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) com-pe-ti-TION (4th) (b) com-PE-ti-tion (2nd) (c) com-pe-TI-tion (3rd)
  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.Listen to “solution”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) SO-lu-tion (1st) (b) so-LU-tion (2nd) (c) so-lu-TION (3rd)
  31. 31.Which syllable is stressed in “revolution”? (a) REV-o-lu-tion (1st) (b) rev-O-lu-tion (2nd) (c) rev-o-LU-tion (3rd)
  32. 32.Which syllable is stressed in “tradition”? (a) TRA-di-tion (1st) (b) tra-di-TION (3rd) (c) tra-DI-tion (2nd)
  33. 33.Which syllable is stressed in “magnetic”? (a) mag-NET-ic (2nd) (b) mag-net-IC (3rd) (c) MAG-net-ic (1st)
  34. 34.Which syllable is stressed in “public”? (a) pub-LIC (2nd) (b) PUB-lic (1st)
  35. 35.Which syllable is stressed in “athletic”? (a) ATH-let-ic (1st) (b) ath-LET-ic (2nd) (c) ath-let-IC (3rd)
  36. 36.Listen to “terrific”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) TER-rif-ic (1st) (b) ter-rif-IC (3rd) (c) ter-RIF-ic (2nd)
  37. 37.Which syllable is stressed in “music”? (a) MU-sic (1st) (b) mu-SIC (2nd)
  38. 38.Which syllable is stressed in “similarity”? (a) sim-i-LAR-i-ty (3rd) (b) sim-i-lar-I-ty (4th) (c) sim-I-lar-i-ty (2nd)
  39. 39.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)
  40. 40.Listen to “energetic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) EN-er-get-ic (1st) (b) en-ER-get-ic (2nd) (c) en-er-GET-ic (3rd)

Answer key

  1. in-for-MA-tion (3rd)
  2. dra-MAT-ic (2nd)
  3. his-TOR-ic (2nd)
  4. pre-sen-TA-tion (3rd)
  5. de-CI-sion (2nd)
  6. sym-BOL-ic (2nd)
  7. hu-MAN-i-ty (2nd)
  8. com-pe-TI-tion (3rd)
  9. ma-JOR-i-ty (2nd)
  10. dis-CUS-sion (2nd)
  11. TRAF-fic (1st)
  12. fan-TAS-tic (2nd)
  13. gi-GAN-tic (2nd)
  14. in-for-MA-tion (3rd)
  15. CHAR-i-ty (1st)
  16. pro-nun-ci-A-tion (4th)
  17. pub-LIC-i-ty (2nd)
  18. ac-a-DEM-ic (3rd)
  19. en-er-GET-ic (3rd)
  20. pro-nun-ci-A-tion (4th)
  21. con-DI-tion (2nd)
  22. ac-TIV-i-ty (2nd)
  23. hu-MAN-i-ty (2nd)
  24. na-tion-AL-i-ty (3rd)
  25. pho-TOG-ra-phy (2nd)
  26. di-REC-tion (2nd)
  27. in-vi-TA-tion (3rd)
  28. com-pe-TI-tion (3rd)
  29. di-REC-tion (2nd)
  30. so-LU-tion (2nd)
  31. rev-o-LU-tion (3rd)
  32. tra-DI-tion (2nd)
  33. mag-NET-ic (2nd)
  34. PUB-lic (1st)
  35. ath-LET-ic (2nd)
  36. ter-RIF-ic (2nd)
  37. MU-sic (1st)
  38. sim-i-LAR-i-ty (3rd)
  39. ed-u-CA-tion (3rd)
  40. en-er-GET-ic (3rd)

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