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Pronunciation lesson 18: Stress in long words · Set 146 · 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 “information”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) in-for-MA-tion (3rd) (b) in-for-ma-TION (4th) (c) in-FOR-ma-tion (2nd)
  2. 2.Which syllable is stressed in “direction”? (a) di-REC-tion (2nd) (b) DI-rec-tion (1st) (c) di-rec-TION (3rd)
  3. 3.Which syllable is stressed in “quality”? (a) qual-I-ty (2nd) (b) QUAL-i-ty (1st) (c) qual-i-TY (3rd)
  4. 4.Which syllable is stressed in “historic”? (a) his-tor-IC (3rd) (b) his-TOR-ic (2nd) (c) HIS-tor-ic (1st)
  5. 5.Which syllable is stressed in “democratic”? (a) DEM-o-crat-ic (1st) (b) dem-o-CRAT-ic (3rd) (c) dem-O-crat-ic (2nd)
  6. 6.Which syllable is stressed in “condition”? (a) CON-di-tion (1st) (b) con-di-TION (3rd) (c) con-DI-tion (2nd)
  7. 7.Listen to “conversation”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) CON-ver-sa-tion (1st) (b) con-VER-sa-tion (2nd) (c) con-ver-SA-tion (3rd)
  8. 8.Listen to “music”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) mu-SIC (2nd) (b) MU-sic (1st)
  9. 9.Listen to “energetic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) en-ER-get-ic (2nd) (b) en-er-GET-ic (3rd) (c) EN-er-get-ic (1st)
  10. 10.Listen to “generosity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) gen-er-os-I-ty (4th) (b) GEN-er-os-i-ty (1st) (c) gen-er-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  11. 11.Which syllable is stressed in “athletic”? (a) ATH-let-ic (1st) (b) ath-let-IC (3rd) (c) ath-LET-ic (2nd)
  12. 12.Listen to “examination”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ex-AM-i-na-tion (2nd) (b) EX-am-i-na-tion (1st) (c) ex-am-i-NA-tion (4th)
  13. 13.Which syllable is stressed in “generosity”? (a) gen-er-OS-i-ty (3rd) (b) gen-ER-os-i-ty (2nd) (c) gen-er-os-i-TY (5th)
  14. 14.Which syllable is stressed in “plastic”? (a) plas-TIC (2nd) (b) PLAS-tic (1st)
  15. 15.Listen to “collection”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) col-LEC-tion (2nd) (b) COL-lec-tion (1st) (c) col-lec-TION (3rd)
  16. 16.Which syllable is stressed in “presentation”? (a) pre-sen-TA-tion (3rd) (b) pre-sen-ta-TION (4th) (c) PRE-sen-ta-tion (1st)
  17. 17.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)
  18. 18.Which syllable is stressed in “information”? (a) IN-for-ma-tion (1st) (b) in-for-MA-tion (3rd) (c) in-FOR-ma-tion (2nd)
  19. 19.Which syllable is stressed in “security”? (a) se-cur-i-TY (4th) (b) se-CUR-i-ty (2nd) (c) se-cur-I-ty (3rd)
  20. 20.Which syllable is stressed in “majority”? (a) ma-JOR-i-ty (2nd) (b) ma-jor-i-TY (4th) (c) MA-jor-i-ty (1st)
  21. 21.Listen to “education”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ED-u-ca-tion (1st) (b) ed-u-CA-tion (3rd) (c) ed-u-ca-TION (4th)
  22. 22.Listen to “possibility”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pos-si-bil-I-ty (4th) (b) pos-SI-bil-i-ty (2nd) (c) pos-si-BIL-i-ty (3rd)
  23. 23.Which syllable is stressed in “collection”? (a) col-lec-TION (3rd) (b) COL-lec-tion (1st) (c) col-LEC-tion (2nd)
  24. 24.Which syllable is stressed in “discussion”? (a) dis-CUS-sion (2nd) (b) dis-cus-SION (3rd) (c) DIS-cus-sion (1st)
  25. 25.Which syllable is stressed in “photograph”? (a) pho-TO-graph (2nd) (b) PHO-to-graph (1st) (c) pho-to-GRAPH (3rd)
  26. 26.Which syllable is stressed in “celebration”? (a) cel-e-bra-TION (4th) (b) CEL-e-bra-tion (1st) (c) cel-e-BRA-tion (3rd)
  27. 27.Listen to “invitation”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) IN-vi-ta-tion (1st) (b) in-vi-TA-tion (3rd) (c) in-VI-ta-tion (2nd)
  28. 28.Listen to “celebration”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) cel-e-bra-TION (4th) (b) cel-E-bra-tion (2nd) (c) cel-e-BRA-tion (3rd)
  29. 29.Listen to “exhibition”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ex-hi-BI-tion (3rd) (b) ex-HI-bi-tion (2nd) (c) ex-hi-bi-TION (4th)
  30. 30.Which syllable is stressed in “popularity”? (a) pop-u-lar-I-ty (4th) (b) pop-u-LAR-i-ty (3rd) (c) pop-U-lar-i-ty (2nd)
  31. 31.Listen to “metallic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) me-tal-LIC (3rd) (b) ME-tal-lic (1st) (c) me-TAL-lic (2nd)
  32. 32.Listen to “revolution”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) rev-o-lu-TION (4th) (b) rev-o-LU-tion (3rd) (c) REV-o-lu-tion (1st)
  33. 33.Listen to “explanation”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ex-pla-na-TION (4th) (b) EX-pla-na-tion (1st) (c) ex-pla-NA-tion (3rd)
  34. 34.Listen to “magnetic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) mag-NET-ic (2nd) (b) MAG-net-ic (1st) (c) mag-net-IC (3rd)
  35. 35.Listen to “majority”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ma-jor-I-ty (3rd) (b) ma-JOR-i-ty (2nd) (c) MA-jor-i-ty (1st)
  36. 36.Which syllable is stressed in “symbolic”? (a) sym-BOL-ic (2nd) (b) sym-bol-IC (3rd) (c) SYM-bol-ic (1st)
  37. 37.Listen to “public”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) PUB-lic (1st) (b) pub-LIC (2nd)
  38. 38.Which syllable is stressed in “exhibition”? (a) EX-hi-bi-tion (1st) (b) ex-hi-BI-tion (3rd) (c) ex-HI-bi-tion (2nd)
  39. 39.Which syllable is stressed in “charity”? (a) CHAR-i-ty (1st) (b) char-i-TY (3rd) (c) char-I-ty (2nd)
  40. 40.Listen to “automatic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) AU-to-mat-ic (1st) (b) au-to-MAT-ic (3rd) (c) au-TO-mat-ic (2nd)

Answer key

  1. in-for-MA-tion (3rd)
  2. di-REC-tion (2nd)
  3. QUAL-i-ty (1st)
  4. his-TOR-ic (2nd)
  5. dem-o-CRAT-ic (3rd)
  6. con-DI-tion (2nd)
  7. con-ver-SA-tion (3rd)
  8. MU-sic (1st)
  9. en-er-GET-ic (3rd)
  10. gen-er-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  11. ath-LET-ic (2nd)
  12. ex-am-i-NA-tion (4th)
  13. gen-er-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  14. PLAS-tic (1st)
  15. col-LEC-tion (2nd)
  16. pre-sen-TA-tion (3rd)
  17. ac-a-DEM-ic (3rd)
  18. in-for-MA-tion (3rd)
  19. se-CUR-i-ty (2nd)
  20. ma-JOR-i-ty (2nd)
  21. ed-u-CA-tion (3rd)
  22. pos-si-BIL-i-ty (3rd)
  23. col-LEC-tion (2nd)
  24. dis-CUS-sion (2nd)
  25. PHO-to-graph (1st)
  26. cel-e-BRA-tion (3rd)
  27. in-vi-TA-tion (3rd)
  28. cel-e-BRA-tion (3rd)
  29. ex-hi-BI-tion (3rd)
  30. pop-u-LAR-i-ty (3rd)
  31. me-TAL-lic (2nd)
  32. rev-o-LU-tion (3rd)
  33. ex-pla-NA-tion (3rd)
  34. mag-NET-ic (2nd)
  35. ma-JOR-i-ty (2nd)
  36. sym-BOL-ic (2nd)
  37. PUB-lic (1st)
  38. ex-hi-BI-tion (3rd)
  39. CHAR-i-ty (1st)
  40. au-to-MAT-ic (3rd)

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