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Pronunciation lesson 18: Stress in long words · Set 156 · 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 “personality”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) per-son-al-I-ty (4th) (b) per-son-AL-i-ty (3rd) (c) per-SON-al-i-ty (2nd)
  2. 2.Listen to “examination”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ex-AM-i-na-tion (2nd) (b) ex-am-i-NA-tion (4th) (c) EX-am-i-na-tion (1st)
  3. 3.Which syllable is stressed in “photography”? (a) pho-TOG-ra-phy (2nd) (b) pho-tog-RA-phy (3rd) (c) pho-tog-ra-PHY (4th)
  4. 4.Which syllable is stressed in “collection”? (a) COL-lec-tion (1st) (b) col-LEC-tion (2nd) (c) col-lec-TION (3rd)
  5. 5.Listen to “energetic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) en-er-GET-ic (3rd) (b) EN-er-get-ic (1st) (c) en-er-get-IC (4th)
  6. 6.Which syllable is stressed in “similarity”? (a) sim-i-LAR-i-ty (3rd) (b) SIM-i-lar-i-ty (1st) (c) sim-i-lar-I-ty (4th)
  7. 7.Which syllable is stressed in “exhibition”? (a) ex-HI-bi-tion (2nd) (b) ex-hi-bi-TION (4th) (c) ex-hi-BI-tion (3rd)
  8. 8.Which syllable is stressed in “presentation”? (a) pre-sen-TA-tion (3rd) (b) pre-SEN-ta-tion (2nd) (c) pre-sen-ta-TION (4th)
  9. 9.Listen to “plastic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) PLAS-tic (1st) (b) plas-TIC (2nd)
  10. 10.Which syllable is stressed in “comprehension”? (a) COM-pre-hen-sion (1st) (b) com-pre-HEN-sion (3rd) (c) com-PRE-hen-sion (2nd)
  11. 11.Listen to “athletic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ath-LET-ic (2nd) (b) ath-let-IC (3rd) (c) ATH-let-ic (1st)
  12. 12.Which syllable is stressed in “conversation”? (a) con-ver-SA-tion (3rd) (b) CON-ver-sa-tion (1st) (c) con-ver-sa-TION (4th)
  13. 13.Which syllable is stressed in “photograph”? (a) pho-to-GRAPH (3rd) (b) PHO-to-graph (1st) (c) pho-TO-graph (2nd)
  14. 14.Which syllable is stressed in “nationality”? (a) na-tion-AL-i-ty (3rd) (b) NA-tion-al-i-ty (1st) (c) na-tion-al-I-ty (4th)
  15. 15.Listen to “quality”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) qual-I-ty (2nd) (b) QUAL-i-ty (1st) (c) qual-i-TY (3rd)
  16. 16.Listen to “symbolic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) sym-bol-IC (3rd) (b) SYM-bol-ic (1st) (c) sym-BOL-ic (2nd)
  17. 17.Listen to “direction”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) di-rec-TION (3rd) (b) DI-rec-tion (1st) (c) di-REC-tion (2nd)
  18. 18.Listen to “information”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) IN-for-ma-tion (1st) (b) in-FOR-ma-tion (2nd) (c) in-for-MA-tion (3rd)
  19. 19.Listen to “metallic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ME-tal-lic (1st) (b) me-tal-LIC (3rd) (c) me-TAL-lic (2nd)
  20. 20.Listen to “tradition”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) tra-di-TION (3rd) (b) TRA-di-tion (1st) (c) tra-DI-tion (2nd)
  21. 21.Which syllable is stressed in “invitation”? (a) in-vi-ta-TION (4th) (b) IN-vi-ta-tion (1st) (c) in-vi-TA-tion (3rd)
  22. 22.Listen to “population”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) POP-u-la-tion (1st) (b) pop-u-LA-tion (3rd) (c) pop-U-la-tion (2nd)
  23. 23.Listen to “nationality”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) na-TION-al-i-ty (2nd) (b) NA-tion-al-i-ty (1st) (c) na-tion-AL-i-ty (3rd)
  24. 24.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)
  25. 25.Listen to “comprehension”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) com-pre-hen-SION (4th) (b) com-pre-HEN-sion (3rd) (c) COM-pre-hen-sion (1st)
  26. 26.Listen to “presentation”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pre-sen-TA-tion (3rd) (b) PRE-sen-ta-tion (1st) (c) pre-sen-ta-TION (4th)
  27. 27.Which syllable is stressed in “curiosity”? (a) CU-ri-os-i-ty (1st) (b) cu-ri-OS-i-ty (3rd) (c) cu-ri-os-i-TY (5th)
  28. 28.Listen to “democratic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) DEM-o-crat-ic (1st) (b) dem-o-crat-IC (4th) (c) dem-o-CRAT-ic (3rd)
  29. 29.Listen to “academic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) AC-a-dem-ic (1st) (b) ac-A-dem-ic (2nd) (c) ac-a-DEM-ic (3rd)
  30. 30.Which syllable is stressed in “terrific”? (a) ter-rif-IC (3rd) (b) ter-RIF-ic (2nd) (c) TER-rif-ic (1st)
  31. 31.Listen to “historic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) his-tor-IC (3rd) (b) HIS-tor-ic (1st) (c) his-TOR-ic (2nd)
  32. 32.Which syllable is stressed in “decision”? (a) DE-ci-sion (1st) (b) de-ci-SION (3rd) (c) de-CI-sion (2nd)
  33. 33.Which syllable is stressed in “discussion”? (a) DIS-cus-sion (1st) (b) dis-CUS-sion (2nd) (c) dis-cus-SION (3rd)
  34. 34.Which syllable is stressed in “athletic”? (a) ath-LET-ic (2nd) (b) ATH-let-ic (1st) (c) ath-let-IC (3rd)
  35. 35.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)
  36. 36.Listen to “curiosity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) cu-ri-os-i-TY (5th) (b) cu-ri-OS-i-ty (3rd) (c) CU-ri-os-i-ty (1st)
  37. 37.Which syllable is stressed in “energetic”? (a) en-er-GET-ic (3rd) (b) en-er-get-IC (4th) (c) EN-er-get-ic (1st)
  38. 38.Which syllable is stressed in “possibility”? (a) pos-si-bil-I-ty (4th) (b) pos-si-BIL-i-ty (3rd) (c) pos-SI-bil-i-ty (2nd)
  39. 39.Listen to “publicity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) PUB-lic-i-ty (1st) (b) pub-lic-i-TY (4th) (c) pub-LIC-i-ty (2nd)
  40. 40.Listen to “characteristic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) char-ac-ter-is-TIC (5th) (b) CHAR-ac-ter-is-tic (1st) (c) char-ac-ter-IS-tic (4th)

Answer key

  1. per-son-AL-i-ty (3rd)
  2. ex-am-i-NA-tion (4th)
  3. pho-TOG-ra-phy (2nd)
  4. col-LEC-tion (2nd)
  5. en-er-GET-ic (3rd)
  6. sim-i-LAR-i-ty (3rd)
  7. ex-hi-BI-tion (3rd)
  8. pre-sen-TA-tion (3rd)
  9. PLAS-tic (1st)
  10. com-pre-HEN-sion (3rd)
  11. ath-LET-ic (2nd)
  12. con-ver-SA-tion (3rd)
  13. PHO-to-graph (1st)
  14. na-tion-AL-i-ty (3rd)
  15. QUAL-i-ty (1st)
  16. sym-BOL-ic (2nd)
  17. di-REC-tion (2nd)
  18. in-for-MA-tion (3rd)
  19. me-TAL-lic (2nd)
  20. tra-DI-tion (2nd)
  21. in-vi-TA-tion (3rd)
  22. pop-u-LA-tion (3rd)
  23. na-tion-AL-i-ty (3rd)
  24. cel-e-BRA-tion (3rd)
  25. com-pre-HEN-sion (3rd)
  26. pre-sen-TA-tion (3rd)
  27. cu-ri-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  28. dem-o-CRAT-ic (3rd)
  29. ac-a-DEM-ic (3rd)
  30. ter-RIF-ic (2nd)
  31. his-TOR-ic (2nd)
  32. de-CI-sion (2nd)
  33. dis-CUS-sion (2nd)
  34. ath-LET-ic (2nd)
  35. ex-pla-NA-tion (3rd)
  36. cu-ri-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  37. en-er-GET-ic (3rd)
  38. pos-si-BIL-i-ty (3rd)
  39. pub-LIC-i-ty (2nd)
  40. char-ac-ter-IS-tic (4th)

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