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Pronunciation lesson 18: Stress in long words · Set 13 · 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 “creativity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) cre-a-tiv-i-TY (5th) (b) cre-a-tiv-I-ty (4th) (c) cre-a-TIV-i-ty (3rd)
  2. 2.Which syllable is stressed in “plastic”? (a) plas-TIC (2nd) (b) PLAS-tic (1st)
  3. 3.Listen to “education”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ed-u-ca-TION (4th) (b) ed-U-ca-tion (2nd) (c) ed-u-CA-tion (3rd)
  4. 4.Listen to “explanation”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) EX-pla-na-tion (1st) (b) ex-pla-na-TION (4th) (c) ex-pla-NA-tion (3rd)
  5. 5.Which syllable is stressed in “energetic”? (a) en-er-GET-ic (3rd) (b) en-er-get-IC (4th) (c) en-ER-get-ic (2nd)
  6. 6.Which syllable is stressed in “exhibition”? (a) EX-hi-bi-tion (1st) (b) ex-HI-bi-tion (2nd) (c) ex-hi-BI-tion (3rd)
  7. 7.Listen to “invitation”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) in-VI-ta-tion (2nd) (b) in-vi-TA-tion (3rd) (c) IN-vi-ta-tion (1st)
  8. 8.Which syllable is stressed in “decision”? (a) de-CI-sion (2nd) (b) DE-ci-sion (1st) (c) de-ci-SION (3rd)
  9. 9.Which syllable is stressed in “comprehension”? (a) com-pre-HEN-sion (3rd) (b) COM-pre-hen-sion (1st) (c) com-PRE-hen-sion (2nd)
  10. 10.Listen to “exhibition”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ex-hi-BI-tion (3rd) (b) ex-hi-bi-TION (4th) (c) ex-HI-bi-tion (2nd)
  11. 11.Which syllable is stressed in “terrific”? (a) TER-rif-ic (1st) (b) ter-rif-IC (3rd) (c) ter-RIF-ic (2nd)
  12. 12.Listen to “historic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) HIS-tor-ic (1st) (b) his-TOR-ic (2nd) (c) his-tor-IC (3rd)
  13. 13.Listen to “community”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) COM-mu-ni-ty (1st) (b) com-mu-ni-TY (4th) (c) com-MU-ni-ty (2nd)
  14. 14.Listen to “charity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) char-I-ty (2nd) (b) CHAR-i-ty (1st) (c) char-i-TY (3rd)
  15. 15.Listen to “popularity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pop-u-LAR-i-ty (3rd) (b) pop-U-lar-i-ty (2nd) (c) POP-u-lar-i-ty (1st)
  16. 16.Listen to “pronunciation”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) PRO-nun-ci-a-tion (1st) (b) pro-nun-ci-a-TION (5th) (c) pro-nun-ci-A-tion (4th)
  17. 17.Listen to “reality”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) RE-al-i-ty (1st) (b) re-AL-i-ty (2nd) (c) re-al-I-ty (3rd)
  18. 18.Which syllable is stressed in “symbolic”? (a) sym-BOL-ic (2nd) (b) sym-bol-IC (3rd) (c) SYM-bol-ic (1st)
  19. 19.Listen to “magnetic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) mag-NET-ic (2nd) (b) MAG-net-ic (1st) (c) mag-net-IC (3rd)
  20. 20.Listen to “comprehension”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) com-pre-HEN-sion (3rd) (b) com-pre-hen-SION (4th) (c) com-PRE-hen-sion (2nd)
  21. 21.Which syllable is stressed in “tradition”? (a) tra-DI-tion (2nd) (b) tra-di-TION (3rd) (c) TRA-di-tion (1st)
  22. 22.Which syllable is stressed in “photographic”? (a) pho-to-graph-IC (4th) (b) pho-to-GRAPH-ic (3rd) (c) PHO-to-graph-ic (1st)
  23. 23.Listen to “energetic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) en-er-get-IC (4th) (b) en-er-GET-ic (3rd) (c) EN-er-get-ic (1st)
  24. 24.Listen to “nationality”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) NA-tion-al-i-ty (1st) (b) na-tion-AL-i-ty (3rd) (c) na-tion-al-I-ty (4th)
  25. 25.Listen to “gigantic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) gi-gan-TIC (3rd) (b) GI-gan-tic (1st) (c) gi-GAN-tic (2nd)
  26. 26.Which syllable is stressed in “curiosity”? (a) cu-ri-os-I-ty (4th) (b) cu-RI-os-i-ty (2nd) (c) cu-ri-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  27. 27.Which syllable is stressed in “dramatic”? (a) DRA-mat-ic (1st) (b) dra-mat-IC (3rd) (c) dra-MAT-ic (2nd)
  28. 28.Listen to “quality”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) qual-i-TY (3rd) (b) QUAL-i-ty (1st) (c) qual-I-ty (2nd)
  29. 29.Which syllable is stressed in “pronunciation”? (a) pro-NUN-ci-a-tion (2nd) (b) PRO-nun-ci-a-tion (1st) (c) pro-nun-ci-A-tion (4th)
  30. 30.Which syllable is stressed in “similarity”? (a) sim-I-lar-i-ty (2nd) (b) sim-i-LAR-i-ty (3rd) (c) sim-i-lar-I-ty (4th)
  31. 31.Which syllable is stressed in “examination”? (a) ex-am-i-NA-tion (4th) (b) ex-am-I-na-tion (3rd) (c) ex-AM-i-na-tion (2nd)
  32. 32.Which syllable is stressed in “characteristic”? (a) char-AC-ter-is-tic (2nd) (b) char-ac-ter-IS-tic (4th) (c) CHAR-ac-ter-is-tic (1st)
  33. 33.Listen to “personality”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) per-SON-al-i-ty (2nd) (b) per-son-AL-i-ty (3rd) (c) per-son-al-I-ty (4th)
  34. 34.Listen to “discussion”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) dis-cus-SION (3rd) (b) dis-CUS-sion (2nd) (c) DIS-cus-sion (1st)
  35. 35.Which syllable is stressed in “information”? (a) in-for-ma-TION (4th) (b) in-for-MA-tion (3rd) (c) IN-for-ma-tion (1st)
  36. 36.Listen to “security”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) SE-cur-i-ty (1st) (b) se-CUR-i-ty (2nd) (c) se-cur-I-ty (3rd)
  37. 37.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)
  38. 38.Listen to “photograph”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) PHO-to-graph (1st) (b) pho-TO-graph (2nd) (c) pho-to-GRAPH (3rd)
  39. 39.Which syllable is stressed in “academic”? (a) ac-A-dem-ic (2nd) (b) ac-a-dem-IC (4th) (c) ac-a-DEM-ic (3rd)
  40. 40.Which syllable is stressed in “artistic”? (a) ar-TIS-tic (2nd) (b) ar-tis-TIC (3rd) (c) AR-tis-tic (1st)

Answer key

  1. cre-a-TIV-i-ty (3rd)
  2. PLAS-tic (1st)
  3. ed-u-CA-tion (3rd)
  4. ex-pla-NA-tion (3rd)
  5. en-er-GET-ic (3rd)
  6. ex-hi-BI-tion (3rd)
  7. in-vi-TA-tion (3rd)
  8. de-CI-sion (2nd)
  9. com-pre-HEN-sion (3rd)
  10. ex-hi-BI-tion (3rd)
  11. ter-RIF-ic (2nd)
  12. his-TOR-ic (2nd)
  13. com-MU-ni-ty (2nd)
  14. CHAR-i-ty (1st)
  15. pop-u-LAR-i-ty (3rd)
  16. pro-nun-ci-A-tion (4th)
  17. re-AL-i-ty (2nd)
  18. sym-BOL-ic (2nd)
  19. mag-NET-ic (2nd)
  20. com-pre-HEN-sion (3rd)
  21. tra-DI-tion (2nd)
  22. pho-to-GRAPH-ic (3rd)
  23. en-er-GET-ic (3rd)
  24. na-tion-AL-i-ty (3rd)
  25. gi-GAN-tic (2nd)
  26. cu-ri-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  27. dra-MAT-ic (2nd)
  28. QUAL-i-ty (1st)
  29. pro-nun-ci-A-tion (4th)
  30. sim-i-LAR-i-ty (3rd)
  31. ex-am-i-NA-tion (4th)
  32. char-ac-ter-IS-tic (4th)
  33. per-son-AL-i-ty (3rd)
  34. dis-CUS-sion (2nd)
  35. in-for-MA-tion (3rd)
  36. se-CUR-i-ty (2nd)
  37. sci-en-TIF-ic (3rd)
  38. PHO-to-graph (1st)
  39. ac-a-DEM-ic (3rd)
  40. ar-TIS-tic (2nd)

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