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Pronunciation lesson 18: Stress in long words · Set 161 · 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 “athletic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ath-LET-ic (2nd) (b) ath-let-IC (3rd) (c) ATH-let-ic (1st)
  2. 2.Which syllable is stressed in “exhibition”? (a) ex-hi-bi-TION (4th) (b) ex-hi-BI-tion (3rd) (c) EX-hi-bi-tion (1st)
  3. 3.Listen to “creativity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) CRE-a-tiv-i-ty (1st) (b) cre-A-tiv-i-ty (2nd) (c) cre-a-TIV-i-ty (3rd)
  4. 4.Which syllable is stressed in “photographic”? (a) pho-to-GRAPH-ic (3rd) (b) pho-TO-graph-ic (2nd) (c) pho-to-graph-IC (4th)
  5. 5.Which syllable is stressed in “celebration”? (a) cel-e-BRA-tion (3rd) (b) cel-e-bra-TION (4th) (c) CEL-e-bra-tion (1st)
  6. 6.Which syllable is stressed in “public”? (a) pub-LIC (2nd) (b) PUB-lic (1st)
  7. 7.Which syllable is stressed in “collection”? (a) col-LEC-tion (2nd) (b) col-lec-TION (3rd) (c) COL-lec-tion (1st)
  8. 8.Which syllable is stressed in “majority”? (a) ma-JOR-i-ty (2nd) (b) ma-jor-I-ty (3rd) (c) MA-jor-i-ty (1st)
  9. 9.Listen to “photographer”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) PHO-tog-ra-pher (1st) (b) pho-tog-ra-PHER (4th) (c) pho-TOG-ra-pher (2nd)
  10. 10.Listen to “magic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) MAG-ic (1st) (b) mag-IC (2nd)
  11. 11.Listen to “community”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) COM-mu-ni-ty (1st) (b) com-MU-ni-ty (2nd) (c) com-mu-NI-ty (3rd)
  12. 12.Which syllable is stressed in “magnetic”? (a) MAG-net-ic (1st) (b) mag-net-IC (3rd) (c) mag-NET-ic (2nd)
  13. 13.Which syllable is stressed in “decision”? (a) DE-ci-sion (1st) (b) de-ci-SION (3rd) (c) de-CI-sion (2nd)
  14. 14.Which syllable is stressed in “tradition”? (a) tra-DI-tion (2nd) (b) tra-di-TION (3rd) (c) TRA-di-tion (1st)
  15. 15.Listen to “education”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ed-u-ca-TION (4th) (b) ED-u-ca-tion (1st) (c) ed-u-CA-tion (3rd)
  16. 16.Listen to “revolution”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) rev-O-lu-tion (2nd) (b) rev-o-LU-tion (3rd) (c) REV-o-lu-tion (1st)
  17. 17.Listen to “popularity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pop-u-LAR-i-ty (3rd) (b) pop-u-lar-i-TY (5th) (c) POP-u-lar-i-ty (1st)
  18. 18.Which syllable is stressed in “scientific”? (a) sci-en-TIF-ic (3rd) (b) SCI-en-tif-ic (1st) (c) sci-en-tif-IC (4th)
  19. 19.Listen to “curiosity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) CU-ri-os-i-ty (1st) (b) cu-ri-OS-i-ty (3rd) (c) cu-ri-os-i-TY (5th)
  20. 20.Which syllable is stressed in “magic”? (a) MAG-ic (1st) (b) mag-IC (2nd)
  21. 21.Listen to “exhibition”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) EX-hi-bi-tion (1st) (b) ex-hi-bi-TION (4th) (c) ex-hi-BI-tion (3rd)
  22. 22.Which syllable is stressed in “music”? (a) mu-SIC (2nd) (b) MU-sic (1st)
  23. 23.Which syllable is stressed in “photographer”? (a) pho-tog-ra-PHER (4th) (b) pho-TOG-ra-pher (2nd) (c) pho-tog-RA-pher (3rd)
  24. 24.Which syllable is stressed in “discussion”? (a) DIS-cus-sion (1st) (b) dis-cus-SION (3rd) (c) dis-CUS-sion (2nd)
  25. 25.Which syllable is stressed in “terrific”? (a) ter-rif-IC (3rd) (b) TER-rif-ic (1st) (c) ter-RIF-ic (2nd)
  26. 26.Listen to “photograph”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) PHO-to-graph (1st) (b) pho-to-GRAPH (3rd) (c) pho-TO-graph (2nd)
  27. 27.Which syllable is stressed in “direction”? (a) di-REC-tion (2nd) (b) di-rec-TION (3rd) (c) DI-rec-tion (1st)
  28. 28.Listen to “charity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) char-i-TY (3rd) (b) char-I-ty (2nd) (c) CHAR-i-ty (1st)
  29. 29.Which syllable is stressed in “presentation”? (a) pre-SEN-ta-tion (2nd) (b) PRE-sen-ta-tion (1st) (c) pre-sen-TA-tion (3rd)
  30. 30.Listen to “direction”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) di-REC-tion (2nd) (b) DI-rec-tion (1st) (c) di-rec-TION (3rd)
  31. 31.Listen to “gigantic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) gi-gan-TIC (3rd) (b) gi-GAN-tic (2nd) (c) GI-gan-tic (1st)
  32. 32.Which syllable is stressed in “fantastic”? (a) fan-tas-TIC (3rd) (b) FAN-tas-tic (1st) (c) fan-TAS-tic (2nd)
  33. 33.Which syllable is stressed in “comprehension”? (a) COM-pre-hen-sion (1st) (b) com-pre-HEN-sion (3rd) (c) com-PRE-hen-sion (2nd)
  34. 34.Which syllable is stressed in “characteristic”? (a) char-AC-ter-is-tic (2nd) (b) char-ac-ter-IS-tic (4th) (c) CHAR-ac-ter-is-tic (1st)
  35. 35.Listen to “condition”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) con-di-TION (3rd) (b) con-DI-tion (2nd) (c) CON-di-tion (1st)
  36. 36.Listen to “generosity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) gen-ER-os-i-ty (2nd) (b) gen-er-OS-i-ty (3rd) (c) GEN-er-os-i-ty (1st)
  37. 37.Listen to “metallic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) me-TAL-lic (2nd) (b) me-tal-LIC (3rd) (c) ME-tal-lic (1st)
  38. 38.Listen to “solution”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) SO-lu-tion (1st) (b) so-lu-TION (3rd) (c) so-LU-tion (2nd)
  39. 39.Which syllable is stressed in “examination”? (a) ex-am-i-NA-tion (4th) (b) ex-am-I-na-tion (3rd) (c) ex-am-i-na-TION (5th)
  40. 40.Listen to “scientific”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) sci-en-tif-IC (4th) (b) SCI-en-tif-ic (1st) (c) sci-en-TIF-ic (3rd)

Answer key

  1. ath-LET-ic (2nd)
  2. ex-hi-BI-tion (3rd)
  3. cre-a-TIV-i-ty (3rd)
  4. pho-to-GRAPH-ic (3rd)
  5. cel-e-BRA-tion (3rd)
  6. PUB-lic (1st)
  7. col-LEC-tion (2nd)
  8. ma-JOR-i-ty (2nd)
  9. pho-TOG-ra-pher (2nd)
  10. MAG-ic (1st)
  11. com-MU-ni-ty (2nd)
  12. mag-NET-ic (2nd)
  13. de-CI-sion (2nd)
  14. tra-DI-tion (2nd)
  15. ed-u-CA-tion (3rd)
  16. rev-o-LU-tion (3rd)
  17. pop-u-LAR-i-ty (3rd)
  18. sci-en-TIF-ic (3rd)
  19. cu-ri-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  20. MAG-ic (1st)
  21. ex-hi-BI-tion (3rd)
  22. MU-sic (1st)
  23. pho-TOG-ra-pher (2nd)
  24. dis-CUS-sion (2nd)
  25. ter-RIF-ic (2nd)
  26. PHO-to-graph (1st)
  27. di-REC-tion (2nd)
  28. CHAR-i-ty (1st)
  29. pre-sen-TA-tion (3rd)
  30. di-REC-tion (2nd)
  31. gi-GAN-tic (2nd)
  32. fan-TAS-tic (2nd)
  33. com-pre-HEN-sion (3rd)
  34. char-ac-ter-IS-tic (4th)
  35. con-DI-tion (2nd)
  36. gen-er-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  37. me-TAL-lic (2nd)
  38. so-LU-tion (2nd)
  39. ex-am-i-NA-tion (4th)
  40. sci-en-TIF-ic (3rd)

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