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Pronunciation lesson 18: Stress in long words · Set 133 · 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 “athletic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ATH-let-ic (1st) (b) ath-let-IC (3rd) (c) ath-LET-ic (2nd)
  2. 2.Which syllable is stressed in “examination”? (a) ex-AM-i-na-tion (2nd) (b) ex-am-i-NA-tion (4th) (c) ex-am-i-na-TION (5th)
  3. 3.Listen to “gigantic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) gi-GAN-tic (2nd) (b) gi-gan-TIC (3rd) (c) GI-gan-tic (1st)
  4. 4.Listen to “education”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ed-u-CA-tion (3rd) (b) ed-U-ca-tion (2nd) (c) ED-u-ca-tion (1st)
  5. 5.Which syllable is stressed in “similarity”? (a) sim-i-lar-i-TY (5th) (b) sim-i-LAR-i-ty (3rd) (c) SIM-i-lar-i-ty (1st)
  6. 6.Which syllable is stressed in “energetic”? (a) EN-er-get-ic (1st) (b) en-er-get-IC (4th) (c) en-er-GET-ic (3rd)
  7. 7.Listen to “plastic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) PLAS-tic (1st) (b) plas-TIC (2nd)
  8. 8.Listen to “photography”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pho-TOG-ra-phy (2nd) (b) pho-tog-RA-phy (3rd) (c) PHO-tog-ra-phy (1st)
  9. 9.Listen to “popularity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pop-u-lar-I-ty (4th) (b) pop-u-lar-i-TY (5th) (c) pop-u-LAR-i-ty (3rd)
  10. 10.Listen to “direction”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) DI-rec-tion (1st) (b) di-REC-tion (2nd) (c) di-rec-TION (3rd)
  11. 11.Which syllable is stressed in “quality”? (a) QUAL-i-ty (1st) (b) qual-I-ty (2nd) (c) qual-i-TY (3rd)
  12. 12.Listen to “population”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pop-u-LA-tion (3rd) (b) pop-U-la-tion (2nd) (c) POP-u-la-tion (1st)
  13. 13.Which syllable is stressed in “pronunciation”? (a) pro-nun-ci-a-TION (5th) (b) PRO-nun-ci-a-tion (1st) (c) pro-nun-ci-A-tion (4th)
  14. 14.Listen to “symbolic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) sym-bol-IC (3rd) (b) SYM-bol-ic (1st) (c) sym-BOL-ic (2nd)
  15. 15.Listen to “academic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ac-A-dem-ic (2nd) (b) ac-a-DEM-ic (3rd) (c) AC-a-dem-ic (1st)
  16. 16.Which syllable is stressed in “publicity”? (a) pub-lic-i-TY (4th) (b) PUB-lic-i-ty (1st) (c) pub-LIC-i-ty (2nd)
  17. 17.Listen to “terrific”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ter-rif-IC (3rd) (b) TER-rif-ic (1st) (c) ter-RIF-ic (2nd)
  18. 18.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)
  19. 19.Listen to “personality”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) per-son-al-i-TY (5th) (b) PER-son-al-i-ty (1st) (c) per-son-AL-i-ty (3rd)
  20. 20.Listen to “romantic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ro-man-TIC (3rd) (b) ro-MAN-tic (2nd) (c) RO-man-tic (1st)
  21. 21.Listen to “decision”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) de-CI-sion (2nd) (b) de-ci-SION (3rd) (c) DE-ci-sion (1st)
  22. 22.Which syllable is stressed in “explanation”? (a) ex-PLA-na-tion (2nd) (b) ex-pla-NA-tion (3rd) (c) EX-pla-na-tion (1st)
  23. 23.Which syllable is stressed in “artistic”? (a) ar-tis-TIC (3rd) (b) AR-tis-tic (1st) (c) ar-TIS-tic (2nd)
  24. 24.Listen to “condition”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) con-di-TION (3rd) (b) CON-di-tion (1st) (c) con-DI-tion (2nd)
  25. 25.Which syllable is stressed in “dramatic”? (a) dra-mat-IC (3rd) (b) dra-MAT-ic (2nd) (c) DRA-mat-ic (1st)
  26. 26.Listen to “security”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) SE-cur-i-ty (1st) (b) se-cur-i-TY (4th) (c) se-CUR-i-ty (2nd)
  27. 27.Listen to “public”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pub-LIC (2nd) (b) PUB-lic (1st)
  28. 28.Listen to “presentation”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) PRE-sen-ta-tion (1st) (b) pre-sen-TA-tion (3rd) (c) pre-SEN-ta-tion (2nd)
  29. 29.Which syllable is stressed in “tradition”? (a) TRA-di-tion (1st) (b) tra-DI-tion (2nd) (c) tra-di-TION (3rd)
  30. 30.Listen to “photograph”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pho-TO-graph (2nd) (b) PHO-to-graph (1st) (c) pho-to-GRAPH (3rd)
  31. 31.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)
  32. 32.Which syllable is stressed in “reality”? (a) re-AL-i-ty (2nd) (b) RE-al-i-ty (1st) (c) re-al-i-TY (4th)
  33. 33.Which syllable is stressed in “fantastic”? (a) FAN-tas-tic (1st) (b) fan-tas-TIC (3rd) (c) fan-TAS-tic (2nd)
  34. 34.Which syllable is stressed in “condition”? (a) con-DI-tion (2nd) (b) con-di-TION (3rd) (c) CON-di-tion (1st)
  35. 35.Which syllable is stressed in “direction”? (a) di-REC-tion (2nd) (b) DI-rec-tion (1st) (c) di-rec-TION (3rd)
  36. 36.Which syllable is stressed in “symbolic”? (a) sym-bol-IC (3rd) (b) sym-BOL-ic (2nd) (c) SYM-bol-ic (1st)
  37. 37.Which syllable is stressed in “solution”? (a) so-lu-TION (3rd) (b) so-LU-tion (2nd) (c) SO-lu-tion (1st)
  38. 38.Listen to “curiosity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) cu-RI-os-i-ty (2nd) (b) cu-ri-OS-i-ty (3rd) (c) cu-ri-os-i-TY (5th)
  39. 39.Which syllable is stressed in “public”? (a) pub-LIC (2nd) (b) PUB-lic (1st)
  40. 40.Listen to “revolution”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) rev-o-lu-TION (4th) (b) REV-o-lu-tion (1st) (c) rev-o-LU-tion (3rd)

Answer key

  1. ath-LET-ic (2nd)
  2. ex-am-i-NA-tion (4th)
  3. gi-GAN-tic (2nd)
  4. ed-u-CA-tion (3rd)
  5. sim-i-LAR-i-ty (3rd)
  6. en-er-GET-ic (3rd)
  7. PLAS-tic (1st)
  8. pho-TOG-ra-phy (2nd)
  9. pop-u-LAR-i-ty (3rd)
  10. di-REC-tion (2nd)
  11. QUAL-i-ty (1st)
  12. pop-u-LA-tion (3rd)
  13. pro-nun-ci-A-tion (4th)
  14. sym-BOL-ic (2nd)
  15. ac-a-DEM-ic (3rd)
  16. pub-LIC-i-ty (2nd)
  17. ter-RIF-ic (2nd)
  18. char-ac-ter-IS-tic (4th)
  19. per-son-AL-i-ty (3rd)
  20. ro-MAN-tic (2nd)
  21. de-CI-sion (2nd)
  22. ex-pla-NA-tion (3rd)
  23. ar-TIS-tic (2nd)
  24. con-DI-tion (2nd)
  25. dra-MAT-ic (2nd)
  26. se-CUR-i-ty (2nd)
  27. PUB-lic (1st)
  28. pre-sen-TA-tion (3rd)
  29. tra-DI-tion (2nd)
  30. PHO-to-graph (1st)
  31. in-vi-TA-tion (3rd)
  32. re-AL-i-ty (2nd)
  33. fan-TAS-tic (2nd)
  34. con-DI-tion (2nd)
  35. di-REC-tion (2nd)
  36. sym-BOL-ic (2nd)
  37. so-LU-tion (2nd)
  38. cu-ri-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  39. PUB-lic (1st)
  40. rev-o-LU-tion (3rd)

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