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Pronunciation lesson 18: Stress in long words · Set 149 · 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 “pronunciation”? (a) pro-nun-CI-a-tion (3rd) (b) pro-nun-ci-A-tion (4th) (c) pro-nun-ci-a-TION (5th)
  2. 2.Listen to “activity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ac-tiv-I-ty (3rd) (b) ac-tiv-i-TY (4th) (c) ac-TIV-i-ty (2nd)
  3. 3.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 (1st)
  4. 4.Listen to “magic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) MAG-ic (1st) (b) mag-IC (2nd)
  5. 5.Listen to “symbolic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) sym-bol-IC (3rd) (b) SYM-bol-ic (1st) (c) sym-BOL-ic (2nd)
  6. 6.Which syllable is stressed in “explanation”? (a) ex-pla-na-TION (4th) (b) ex-pla-NA-tion (3rd) (c) EX-pla-na-tion (1st)
  7. 7.Listen to “capacity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ca-PAC-i-ty (2nd) (b) CA-pac-i-ty (1st) (c) ca-pac-I-ty (3rd)
  8. 8.Which syllable is stressed in “celebration”? (a) cel-e-BRA-tion (3rd) (b) CEL-e-bra-tion (1st) (c) cel-E-bra-tion (2nd)
  9. 9.Which syllable is stressed in “metallic”? (a) me-TAL-lic (2nd) (b) ME-tal-lic (1st) (c) me-tal-LIC (3rd)
  10. 10.Which syllable is stressed in “reality”? (a) RE-al-i-ty (1st) (b) re-al-i-TY (4th) (c) re-AL-i-ty (2nd)
  11. 11.Which syllable is stressed in “condition”? (a) con-di-TION (3rd) (b) CON-di-tion (1st) (c) con-DI-tion (2nd)
  12. 12.Listen to “generosity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) gen-er-OS-i-ty (3rd) (b) gen-ER-os-i-ty (2nd) (c) gen-er-os-I-ty (4th)
  13. 13.Listen to “artistic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ar-TIS-tic (2nd) (b) ar-tis-TIC (3rd) (c) AR-tis-tic (1st)
  14. 14.Which syllable is stressed in “information”? (a) IN-for-ma-tion (1st) (b) in-for-MA-tion (3rd) (c) in-FOR-ma-tion (2nd)
  15. 15.Which syllable is stressed in “exhibition”? (a) ex-hi-BI-tion (3rd) (b) ex-HI-bi-tion (2nd) (c) ex-hi-bi-TION (4th)
  16. 16.Which syllable is stressed in “symbolic”? (a) sym-BOL-ic (2nd) (b) SYM-bol-ic (1st) (c) sym-bol-IC (3rd)
  17. 17.Which syllable is stressed in “discussion”? (a) dis-CUS-sion (2nd) (b) DIS-cus-sion (1st) (c) dis-cus-SION (3rd)
  18. 18.Listen to “quality”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) qual-i-TY (3rd) (b) QUAL-i-ty (1st) (c) qual-I-ty (2nd)
  19. 19.Listen to “historic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) his-TOR-ic (2nd) (b) HIS-tor-ic (1st) (c) his-tor-IC (3rd)
  20. 20.Which syllable is stressed in “decision”? (a) de-CI-sion (2nd) (b) de-ci-SION (3rd) (c) DE-ci-sion (1st)
  21. 21.Which syllable is stressed in “competition”? (a) com-PE-ti-tion (2nd) (b) com-pe-ti-TION (4th) (c) com-pe-TI-tion (3rd)
  22. 22.Listen to “nationality”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) na-TION-al-i-ty (2nd) (b) na-tion-AL-i-ty (3rd) (c) NA-tion-al-i-ty (1st)
  23. 23.Which syllable is stressed in “fantastic”? (a) fan-TAS-tic (2nd) (b) FAN-tas-tic (1st) (c) fan-tas-TIC (3rd)
  24. 24.Listen to “invitation”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) in-vi-ta-TION (4th) (b) in-vi-TA-tion (3rd) (c) in-VI-ta-tion (2nd)
  25. 25.Which syllable is stressed in “community”? (a) com-mu-ni-TY (4th) (b) com-MU-ni-ty (2nd) (c) COM-mu-ni-ty (1st)
  26. 26.Listen to “education”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ed-U-ca-tion (2nd) (b) ed-u-ca-TION (4th) (c) ed-u-CA-tion (3rd)
  27. 27.Which syllable is stressed in “plastic”? (a) PLAS-tic (1st) (b) plas-TIC (2nd)
  28. 28.Which syllable is stressed in “photographic”? (a) PHO-to-graph-ic (1st) (b) pho-to-GRAPH-ic (3rd) (c) pho-TO-graph-ic (2nd)
  29. 29.Which syllable is stressed in “majority”? (a) MA-jor-i-ty (1st) (b) ma-jor-I-ty (3rd) (c) ma-JOR-i-ty (2nd)
  30. 30.Which syllable is stressed in “artistic”? (a) AR-tis-tic (1st) (b) ar-tis-TIC (3rd) (c) ar-TIS-tic (2nd)
  31. 31.Which syllable is stressed in “public”? (a) PUB-lic (1st) (b) pub-LIC (2nd)
  32. 32.Which syllable is stressed in “creativity”? (a) cre-a-TIV-i-ty (3rd) (b) cre-A-tiv-i-ty (2nd) (c) cre-a-tiv-I-ty (4th)
  33. 33.Listen to “scientific”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) sci-en-tif-IC (4th) (b) sci-EN-tif-ic (2nd) (c) sci-en-TIF-ic (3rd)
  34. 34.Which syllable is stressed in “academic”? (a) ac-A-dem-ic (2nd) (b) ac-a-DEM-ic (3rd) (c) AC-a-dem-ic (1st)
  35. 35.Which syllable is stressed in “gigantic”? (a) GI-gan-tic (1st) (b) gi-gan-TIC (3rd) (c) gi-GAN-tic (2nd)
  36. 36.Which syllable is stressed in “nationality”? (a) na-tion-AL-i-ty (3rd) (b) na-TION-al-i-ty (2nd) (c) na-tion-al-I-ty (4th)
  37. 37.Listen to “decision”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) DE-ci-sion (1st) (b) de-ci-SION (3rd) (c) de-CI-sion (2nd)
  38. 38.Listen to “reality”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) RE-al-i-ty (1st) (b) re-al-i-TY (4th) (c) re-AL-i-ty (2nd)
  39. 39.Listen to “tradition”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) tra-DI-tion (2nd) (b) TRA-di-tion (1st) (c) tra-di-TION (3rd)
  40. 40.Which syllable is stressed in “charity”? (a) char-i-TY (3rd) (b) CHAR-i-ty (1st) (c) char-I-ty (2nd)

Answer key

  1. pro-nun-ci-A-tion (4th)
  2. ac-TIV-i-ty (2nd)
  3. char-ac-ter-IS-tic (4th)
  4. MAG-ic (1st)
  5. sym-BOL-ic (2nd)
  6. ex-pla-NA-tion (3rd)
  7. ca-PAC-i-ty (2nd)
  8. cel-e-BRA-tion (3rd)
  9. me-TAL-lic (2nd)
  10. re-AL-i-ty (2nd)
  11. con-DI-tion (2nd)
  12. gen-er-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  13. ar-TIS-tic (2nd)
  14. in-for-MA-tion (3rd)
  15. ex-hi-BI-tion (3rd)
  16. sym-BOL-ic (2nd)
  17. dis-CUS-sion (2nd)
  18. QUAL-i-ty (1st)
  19. his-TOR-ic (2nd)
  20. de-CI-sion (2nd)
  21. com-pe-TI-tion (3rd)
  22. na-tion-AL-i-ty (3rd)
  23. fan-TAS-tic (2nd)
  24. in-vi-TA-tion (3rd)
  25. com-MU-ni-ty (2nd)
  26. ed-u-CA-tion (3rd)
  27. PLAS-tic (1st)
  28. pho-to-GRAPH-ic (3rd)
  29. ma-JOR-i-ty (2nd)
  30. ar-TIS-tic (2nd)
  31. PUB-lic (1st)
  32. cre-a-TIV-i-ty (3rd)
  33. sci-en-TIF-ic (3rd)
  34. ac-a-DEM-ic (3rd)
  35. gi-GAN-tic (2nd)
  36. na-tion-AL-i-ty (3rd)
  37. de-CI-sion (2nd)
  38. re-AL-i-ty (2nd)
  39. tra-DI-tion (2nd)
  40. CHAR-i-ty (1st)

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