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Pronunciation lesson 18: Stress in long words · Set 154 · 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 “magic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) mag-IC (2nd) (b) MAG-ic (1st)
  2. 2.Which syllable is stressed in “academic”? (a) ac-a-DEM-ic (3rd) (b) ac-A-dem-ic (2nd) (c) AC-a-dem-ic (1st)
  3. 3.Listen to “collection”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) col-LEC-tion (2nd) (b) COL-lec-tion (1st) (c) col-lec-TION (3rd)
  4. 4.Listen to “plastic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) plas-TIC (2nd) (b) PLAS-tic (1st)
  5. 5.Which syllable is stressed in “magic”? (a) MAG-ic (1st) (b) mag-IC (2nd)
  6. 6.Listen to “energetic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) en-er-GET-ic (3rd) (b) en-ER-get-ic (2nd) (c) EN-er-get-ic (1st)
  7. 7.Listen to “curiosity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) cu-ri-OS-i-ty (3rd) (b) cu-ri-os-I-ty (4th) (c) cu-RI-os-i-ty (2nd)
  8. 8.Listen to “education”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ed-u-CA-tion (3rd) (b) ed-u-ca-TION (4th) (c) ed-U-ca-tion (2nd)
  9. 9.Which syllable is stressed in “collection”? (a) col-LEC-tion (2nd) (b) col-lec-TION (3rd) (c) COL-lec-tion (1st)
  10. 10.Listen to “possibility”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pos-si-bil-i-TY (5th) (b) pos-si-BIL-i-ty (3rd) (c) pos-SI-bil-i-ty (2nd)
  11. 11.Listen to “magnetic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) MAG-net-ic (1st) (b) mag-net-IC (3rd) (c) mag-NET-ic (2nd)
  12. 12.Which syllable is stressed in “population”? (a) pop-u-LA-tion (3rd) (b) POP-u-la-tion (1st) (c) pop-u-la-TION (4th)
  13. 13.Listen to “conversation”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) con-ver-SA-tion (3rd) (b) CON-ver-sa-tion (1st) (c) con-ver-sa-TION (4th)
  14. 14.Which syllable is stressed in “activity”? (a) ac-TIV-i-ty (2nd) (b) AC-tiv-i-ty (1st) (c) ac-tiv-I-ty (3rd)
  15. 15.Listen to “solution”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) SO-lu-tion (1st) (b) so-lu-TION (3rd) (c) so-LU-tion (2nd)
  16. 16.Listen to “photograph”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pho-TO-graph (2nd) (b) PHO-to-graph (1st) (c) pho-to-GRAPH (3rd)
  17. 17.Listen to “presentation”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pre-SEN-ta-tion (2nd) (b) PRE-sen-ta-tion (1st) (c) pre-sen-TA-tion (3rd)
  18. 18.Listen to “scientific”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) sci-en-TIF-ic (3rd) (b) sci-en-tif-IC (4th) (c) SCI-en-tif-ic (1st)
  19. 19.Which syllable is stressed in “explanation”? (a) ex-PLA-na-tion (2nd) (b) ex-pla-na-TION (4th) (c) ex-pla-NA-tion (3rd)
  20. 20.Listen to “celebration”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) CEL-e-bra-tion (1st) (b) cel-E-bra-tion (2nd) (c) cel-e-BRA-tion (3rd)
  21. 21.Listen to “humanity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) hu-MAN-i-ty (2nd) (b) hu-man-i-TY (4th) (c) hu-man-I-ty (3rd)
  22. 22.Which syllable is stressed in “condition”? (a) CON-di-tion (1st) (b) con-di-TION (3rd) (c) con-DI-tion (2nd)
  23. 23.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)
  24. 24.Listen to “public”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pub-LIC (2nd) (b) PUB-lic (1st)
  25. 25.Which syllable is stressed in “traffic”? (a) traf-FIC (2nd) (b) TRAF-fic (1st)
  26. 26.Which syllable is stressed in “possibility”? (a) pos-SI-bil-i-ty (2nd) (b) pos-si-BIL-i-ty (3rd) (c) pos-si-bil-I-ty (4th)
  27. 27.Listen to “decision”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) de-ci-SION (3rd) (b) de-CI-sion (2nd) (c) DE-ci-sion (1st)
  28. 28.Listen to “explanation”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ex-PLA-na-tion (2nd) (b) ex-pla-na-TION (4th) (c) ex-pla-NA-tion (3rd)
  29. 29.Which syllable is stressed in “information”? (a) in-for-MA-tion (3rd) (b) IN-for-ma-tion (1st) (c) in-for-ma-TION (4th)
  30. 30.Which syllable is stressed in “decision”? (a) DE-ci-sion (1st) (b) de-CI-sion (2nd) (c) de-ci-SION (3rd)
  31. 31.Which syllable is stressed in “automatic”? (a) AU-to-mat-ic (1st) (b) au-TO-mat-ic (2nd) (c) au-to-MAT-ic (3rd)
  32. 32.Which syllable is stressed in “photograph”? (a) pho-TO-graph (2nd) (b) PHO-to-graph (1st) (c) pho-to-GRAPH (3rd)
  33. 33.Which syllable is stressed in “similarity”? (a) sim-i-LAR-i-ty (3rd) (b) sim-I-lar-i-ty (2nd) (c) sim-i-lar-i-TY (5th)
  34. 34.Which syllable is stressed in “photography”? (a) pho-TOG-ra-phy (2nd) (b) pho-tog-RA-phy (3rd) (c) PHO-tog-ra-phy (1st)
  35. 35.Which syllable is stressed in “invitation”? (a) in-vi-TA-tion (3rd) (b) IN-vi-ta-tion (1st) (c) in-VI-ta-tion (2nd)
  36. 36.Which syllable is stressed in “magnetic”? (a) MAG-net-ic (1st) (b) mag-NET-ic (2nd) (c) mag-net-IC (3rd)
  37. 37.Listen to “population”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pop-U-la-tion (2nd) (b) pop-u-LA-tion (3rd) (c) POP-u-la-tion (1st)
  38. 38.Listen to “personality”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) per-son-AL-i-ty (3rd) (b) per-SON-al-i-ty (2nd) (c) PER-son-al-i-ty (1st)
  39. 39.Which syllable is stressed in “discussion”? (a) DIS-cus-sion (1st) (b) dis-cus-SION (3rd) (c) dis-CUS-sion (2nd)
  40. 40.Listen to “romantic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ro-man-TIC (3rd) (b) RO-man-tic (1st) (c) ro-MAN-tic (2nd)

Answer key

  1. MAG-ic (1st)
  2. ac-a-DEM-ic (3rd)
  3. col-LEC-tion (2nd)
  4. PLAS-tic (1st)
  5. MAG-ic (1st)
  6. en-er-GET-ic (3rd)
  7. cu-ri-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  8. ed-u-CA-tion (3rd)
  9. col-LEC-tion (2nd)
  10. pos-si-BIL-i-ty (3rd)
  11. mag-NET-ic (2nd)
  12. pop-u-LA-tion (3rd)
  13. con-ver-SA-tion (3rd)
  14. ac-TIV-i-ty (2nd)
  15. so-LU-tion (2nd)
  16. PHO-to-graph (1st)
  17. pre-sen-TA-tion (3rd)
  18. sci-en-TIF-ic (3rd)
  19. ex-pla-NA-tion (3rd)
  20. cel-e-BRA-tion (3rd)
  21. hu-MAN-i-ty (2nd)
  22. con-DI-tion (2nd)
  23. rev-o-LU-tion (3rd)
  24. PUB-lic (1st)
  25. TRAF-fic (1st)
  26. pos-si-BIL-i-ty (3rd)
  27. de-CI-sion (2nd)
  28. ex-pla-NA-tion (3rd)
  29. in-for-MA-tion (3rd)
  30. de-CI-sion (2nd)
  31. au-to-MAT-ic (3rd)
  32. PHO-to-graph (1st)
  33. sim-i-LAR-i-ty (3rd)
  34. pho-TOG-ra-phy (2nd)
  35. in-vi-TA-tion (3rd)
  36. mag-NET-ic (2nd)
  37. pop-u-LA-tion (3rd)
  38. per-son-AL-i-ty (3rd)
  39. dis-CUS-sion (2nd)
  40. ro-MAN-tic (2nd)

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