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Pronunciation lesson 18: Stress in long words · Set 159 · 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 “artistic”? (a) ar-tis-TIC (3rd) (b) ar-TIS-tic (2nd) (c) AR-tis-tic (1st)
  2. 2.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)
  3. 3.Which syllable is stressed in “traffic”? (a) traf-FIC (2nd) (b) TRAF-fic (1st)
  4. 4.Listen to “characteristic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) char-AC-ter-is-tic (2nd) (b) char-ac-ter-IS-tic (4th) (c) char-ac-TER-is-tic (3rd)
  5. 5.Which syllable is stressed in “nationality”? (a) na-TION-al-i-ty (2nd) (b) na-tion-AL-i-ty (3rd) (c) NA-tion-al-i-ty (1st)
  6. 6.Listen to “tradition”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) tra-DI-tion (2nd) (b) tra-di-TION (3rd) (c) TRA-di-tion (1st)
  7. 7.Listen to “historic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) his-TOR-ic (2nd) (b) his-tor-IC (3rd) (c) HIS-tor-ic (1st)
  8. 8.Listen to “information”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) in-for-ma-TION (4th) (b) in-for-MA-tion (3rd) (c) in-FOR-ma-tion (2nd)
  9. 9.Which syllable is stressed in “possibility”? (a) POS-si-bil-i-ty (1st) (b) pos-si-BIL-i-ty (3rd) (c) pos-SI-bil-i-ty (2nd)
  10. 10.Which syllable is stressed in “athletic”? (a) ath-LET-ic (2nd) (b) ath-let-IC (3rd) (c) ATH-let-ic (1st)
  11. 11.Listen to “personality”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) PER-son-al-i-ty (1st) (b) per-son-al-I-ty (4th) (c) per-son-AL-i-ty (3rd)
  12. 12.Listen to “photographer”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) PHO-tog-ra-pher (1st) (b) pho-TOG-ra-pher (2nd) (c) pho-tog-ra-PHER (4th)
  13. 13.Listen to “solution”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) SO-lu-tion (1st) (b) so-lu-TION (3rd) (c) so-LU-tion (2nd)
  14. 14.Which syllable is stressed in “automatic”? (a) au-TO-mat-ic (2nd) (b) au-to-MAT-ic (3rd) (c) AU-to-mat-ic (1st)
  15. 15.Which syllable is stressed in “solution”? (a) so-lu-TION (3rd) (b) SO-lu-tion (1st) (c) so-LU-tion (2nd)
  16. 16.Listen to “automatic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) au-TO-mat-ic (2nd) (b) AU-to-mat-ic (1st) (c) au-to-MAT-ic (3rd)
  17. 17.Which syllable is stressed in “invitation”? (a) in-VI-ta-tion (2nd) (b) IN-vi-ta-tion (1st) (c) in-vi-TA-tion (3rd)
  18. 18.Which syllable is stressed in “information”? (a) in-for-MA-tion (3rd) (b) IN-for-ma-tion (1st) (c) in-for-ma-TION (4th)
  19. 19.Which syllable is stressed in “presentation”? (a) PRE-sen-ta-tion (1st) (b) pre-sen-TA-tion (3rd) (c) pre-SEN-ta-tion (2nd)
  20. 20.Which syllable is stressed in “fantastic”? (a) FAN-tas-tic (1st) (b) fan-TAS-tic (2nd) (c) fan-tas-TIC (3rd)
  21. 21.Which syllable is stressed in “plastic”? (a) PLAS-tic (1st) (b) plas-TIC (2nd)
  22. 22.Which syllable is stressed in “terrific”? (a) ter-rif-IC (3rd) (b) TER-rif-ic (1st) (c) ter-RIF-ic (2nd)
  23. 23.Listen to “symbolic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) sym-bol-IC (3rd) (b) sym-BOL-ic (2nd) (c) SYM-bol-ic (1st)
  24. 24.Which syllable is stressed in “collection”? (a) COL-lec-tion (1st) (b) col-LEC-tion (2nd) (c) col-lec-TION (3rd)
  25. 25.Which syllable is stressed in “characteristic”? (a) char-ac-TER-is-tic (3rd) (b) char-ac-ter-IS-tic (4th) (c) CHAR-ac-ter-is-tic (1st)
  26. 26.Listen to “security”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) se-cur-I-ty (3rd) (b) se-CUR-i-ty (2nd) (c) SE-cur-i-ty (1st)
  27. 27.Listen to “explanation”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) EX-pla-na-tion (1st) (b) ex-pla-NA-tion (3rd) (c) ex-pla-na-TION (4th)
  28. 28.Listen to “revolution”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) rev-o-LU-tion (3rd) (b) rev-O-lu-tion (2nd) (c) rev-o-lu-TION (4th)
  29. 29.Listen to “popularity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) POP-u-lar-i-ty (1st) (b) pop-u-lar-I-ty (4th) (c) pop-u-LAR-i-ty (3rd)
  30. 30.Which syllable is stressed in “scientific”? (a) sci-en-tif-IC (4th) (b) sci-en-TIF-ic (3rd) (c) SCI-en-tif-ic (1st)
  31. 31.Which syllable is stressed in “music”? (a) MU-sic (1st) (b) mu-SIC (2nd)
  32. 32.Which syllable is stressed in “magnetic”? (a) mag-net-IC (3rd) (b) mag-NET-ic (2nd) (c) MAG-net-ic (1st)
  33. 33.Listen to “presentation”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pre-sen-ta-TION (4th) (b) pre-sen-TA-tion (3rd) (c) pre-SEN-ta-tion (2nd)
  34. 34.Listen to “celebration”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) cel-E-bra-tion (2nd) (b) CEL-e-bra-tion (1st) (c) cel-e-BRA-tion (3rd)
  35. 35.Which syllable is stressed in “discussion”? (a) DIS-cus-sion (1st) (b) dis-CUS-sion (2nd) (c) dis-cus-SION (3rd)
  36. 36.Which syllable is stressed in “activity”? (a) AC-tiv-i-ty (1st) (b) ac-TIV-i-ty (2nd) (c) ac-tiv-i-TY (4th)
  37. 37.Listen to “conversation”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) con-ver-sa-TION (4th) (b) con-ver-SA-tion (3rd) (c) CON-ver-sa-tion (1st)
  38. 38.Listen to “decision”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) de-ci-SION (3rd) (b) DE-ci-sion (1st) (c) de-CI-sion (2nd)
  39. 39.Listen to “activity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ac-tiv-i-TY (4th) (b) ac-TIV-i-ty (2nd) (c) ac-tiv-I-ty (3rd)
  40. 40.Which syllable is stressed in “symbolic”? (a) sym-bol-IC (3rd) (b) sym-BOL-ic (2nd) (c) SYM-bol-ic (1st)

Answer key

  1. ar-TIS-tic (2nd)
  2. ed-u-CA-tion (3rd)
  3. TRAF-fic (1st)
  4. char-ac-ter-IS-tic (4th)
  5. na-tion-AL-i-ty (3rd)
  6. tra-DI-tion (2nd)
  7. his-TOR-ic (2nd)
  8. in-for-MA-tion (3rd)
  9. pos-si-BIL-i-ty (3rd)
  10. ath-LET-ic (2nd)
  11. per-son-AL-i-ty (3rd)
  12. pho-TOG-ra-pher (2nd)
  13. so-LU-tion (2nd)
  14. au-to-MAT-ic (3rd)
  15. so-LU-tion (2nd)
  16. au-to-MAT-ic (3rd)
  17. in-vi-TA-tion (3rd)
  18. in-for-MA-tion (3rd)
  19. pre-sen-TA-tion (3rd)
  20. fan-TAS-tic (2nd)
  21. PLAS-tic (1st)
  22. ter-RIF-ic (2nd)
  23. sym-BOL-ic (2nd)
  24. col-LEC-tion (2nd)
  25. char-ac-ter-IS-tic (4th)
  26. se-CUR-i-ty (2nd)
  27. ex-pla-NA-tion (3rd)
  28. rev-o-LU-tion (3rd)
  29. pop-u-LAR-i-ty (3rd)
  30. sci-en-TIF-ic (3rd)
  31. MU-sic (1st)
  32. mag-NET-ic (2nd)
  33. pre-sen-TA-tion (3rd)
  34. cel-e-BRA-tion (3rd)
  35. dis-CUS-sion (2nd)
  36. ac-TIV-i-ty (2nd)
  37. con-ver-SA-tion (3rd)
  38. de-CI-sion (2nd)
  39. ac-TIV-i-ty (2nd)
  40. sym-BOL-ic (2nd)

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