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Pronunciation lesson 18: Stress in long words · Set 163 · 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 “nationality”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) na-TION-al-i-ty (2nd) (b) na-tion-al-I-ty (4th) (c) na-tion-AL-i-ty (3rd)
  2. 2.Which syllable is stressed in “solution”? (a) so-lu-TION (3rd) (b) so-LU-tion (2nd) (c) SO-lu-tion (1st)
  3. 3.Listen to “discussion”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) dis-CUS-sion (2nd) (b) DIS-cus-sion (1st) (c) dis-cus-SION (3rd)
  4. 4.Which syllable is stressed in “historic”? (a) his-tor-IC (3rd) (b) HIS-tor-ic (1st) (c) his-TOR-ic (2nd)
  5. 5.Which syllable is stressed in “population”? (a) pop-u-la-TION (4th) (b) pop-u-LA-tion (3rd) (c) POP-u-la-tion (1st)
  6. 6.Which syllable is stressed in “humanity”? (a) HU-man-i-ty (1st) (b) hu-man-I-ty (3rd) (c) hu-MAN-i-ty (2nd)
  7. 7.Listen to “condition”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) con-di-TION (3rd) (b) CON-di-tion (1st) (c) con-DI-tion (2nd)
  8. 8.Which syllable is stressed in “charity”? (a) char-I-ty (2nd) (b) CHAR-i-ty (1st) (c) char-i-TY (3rd)
  9. 9.Listen to “creativity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) cre-a-tiv-I-ty (4th) (b) CRE-a-tiv-i-ty (1st) (c) cre-a-TIV-i-ty (3rd)
  10. 10.Which syllable is stressed in “personality”? (a) per-SON-al-i-ty (2nd) (b) per-son-AL-i-ty (3rd) (c) PER-son-al-i-ty (1st)
  11. 11.Which syllable is stressed in “revolution”? (a) REV-o-lu-tion (1st) (b) rev-o-LU-tion (3rd) (c) rev-o-lu-TION (4th)
  12. 12.Which syllable is stressed in “symbolic”? (a) sym-bol-IC (3rd) (b) SYM-bol-ic (1st) (c) sym-BOL-ic (2nd)
  13. 13.Which syllable is stressed in “activity”? (a) ac-tiv-I-ty (3rd) (b) ac-TIV-i-ty (2nd) (c) AC-tiv-i-ty (1st)
  14. 14.Listen to “generosity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) GEN-er-os-i-ty (1st) (b) gen-er-os-i-TY (5th) (c) gen-er-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  15. 15.Listen to “photography”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pho-tog-RA-phy (3rd) (b) pho-tog-ra-PHY (4th) (c) pho-TOG-ra-phy (2nd)
  16. 16.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 (2nd)
  17. 17.Listen to “possibility”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pos-si-BIL-i-ty (3rd) (b) pos-si-bil-I-ty (4th) (c) POS-si-bil-i-ty (1st)
  18. 18.Listen to “security”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) SE-cur-i-ty (1st) (b) se-CUR-i-ty (2nd) (c) se-cur-I-ty (3rd)
  19. 19.Listen to “humanity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) HU-man-i-ty (1st) (b) hu-man-I-ty (3rd) (c) hu-MAN-i-ty (2nd)
  20. 20.Which syllable is stressed in “competition”? (a) com-PE-ti-tion (2nd) (b) com-pe-TI-tion (3rd) (c) COM-pe-ti-tion (1st)
  21. 21.Which syllable is stressed in “athletic”? (a) ATH-let-ic (1st) (b) ath-let-IC (3rd) (c) ath-LET-ic (2nd)
  22. 22.Listen to “publicity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pub-LIC-i-ty (2nd) (b) pub-lic-I-ty (3rd) (c) pub-lic-i-TY (4th)
  23. 23.Which syllable is stressed in “collection”? (a) COL-lec-tion (1st) (b) col-LEC-tion (2nd) (c) col-lec-TION (3rd)
  24. 24.Listen to “community”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) com-mu-ni-TY (4th) (b) COM-mu-ni-ty (1st) (c) com-MU-ni-ty (2nd)
  25. 25.Listen to “dramatic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) dra-MAT-ic (2nd) (b) dra-mat-IC (3rd) (c) DRA-mat-ic (1st)
  26. 26.Listen to “magic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) MAG-ic (1st) (b) mag-IC (2nd)
  27. 27.Which syllable is stressed in “photography”? (a) PHO-tog-ra-phy (1st) (b) pho-TOG-ra-phy (2nd) (c) pho-tog-RA-phy (3rd)
  28. 28.Listen to “democratic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) dem-o-CRAT-ic (3rd) (b) dem-O-crat-ic (2nd) (c) DEM-o-crat-ic (1st)
  29. 29.Which syllable is stressed in “dramatic”? (a) dra-mat-IC (3rd) (b) DRA-mat-ic (1st) (c) dra-MAT-ic (2nd)
  30. 30.Listen to “conversation”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) CON-ver-sa-tion (1st) (b) con-ver-SA-tion (3rd) (c) con-ver-sa-TION (4th)
  31. 31.Which syllable is stressed in “photographic”? (a) pho-TO-graph-ic (2nd) (b) pho-to-GRAPH-ic (3rd) (c) PHO-to-graph-ic (1st)
  32. 32.Listen to “collection”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) col-lec-TION (3rd) (b) COL-lec-tion (1st) (c) col-LEC-tion (2nd)
  33. 33.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)
  34. 34.Listen to “pronunciation”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pro-nun-ci-a-TION (5th) (b) pro-nun-ci-A-tion (4th) (c) pro-NUN-ci-a-tion (2nd)
  35. 35.Which syllable is stressed in “exhibition”? (a) EX-hi-bi-tion (1st) (b) ex-HI-bi-tion (2nd) (c) ex-hi-BI-tion (3rd)
  36. 36.Listen to “capacity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) CA-pac-i-ty (1st) (b) ca-PAC-i-ty (2nd) (c) ca-pac-i-TY (4th)
  37. 37.Which syllable is stressed in “magic”? (a) MAG-ic (1st) (b) mag-IC (2nd)
  38. 38.Listen to “information”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) in-for-ma-TION (4th) (b) in-for-MA-tion (3rd) (c) IN-for-ma-tion (1st)
  39. 39.Which syllable is stressed in “metallic”? (a) me-tal-LIC (3rd) (b) ME-tal-lic (1st) (c) me-TAL-lic (2nd)
  40. 40.Listen to “comprehension”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) com-PRE-hen-sion (2nd) (b) com-pre-hen-SION (4th) (c) com-pre-HEN-sion (3rd)

Answer key

  1. na-tion-AL-i-ty (3rd)
  2. so-LU-tion (2nd)
  3. dis-CUS-sion (2nd)
  4. his-TOR-ic (2nd)
  5. pop-u-LA-tion (3rd)
  6. hu-MAN-i-ty (2nd)
  7. con-DI-tion (2nd)
  8. CHAR-i-ty (1st)
  9. cre-a-TIV-i-ty (3rd)
  10. per-son-AL-i-ty (3rd)
  11. rev-o-LU-tion (3rd)
  12. sym-BOL-ic (2nd)
  13. ac-TIV-i-ty (2nd)
  14. gen-er-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  15. pho-TOG-ra-phy (2nd)
  16. pop-u-LAR-i-ty (3rd)
  17. pos-si-BIL-i-ty (3rd)
  18. se-CUR-i-ty (2nd)
  19. hu-MAN-i-ty (2nd)
  20. com-pe-TI-tion (3rd)
  21. ath-LET-ic (2nd)
  22. pub-LIC-i-ty (2nd)
  23. col-LEC-tion (2nd)
  24. com-MU-ni-ty (2nd)
  25. dra-MAT-ic (2nd)
  26. MAG-ic (1st)
  27. pho-TOG-ra-phy (2nd)
  28. dem-o-CRAT-ic (3rd)
  29. dra-MAT-ic (2nd)
  30. con-ver-SA-tion (3rd)
  31. pho-to-GRAPH-ic (3rd)
  32. col-LEC-tion (2nd)
  33. per-son-AL-i-ty (3rd)
  34. pro-nun-ci-A-tion (4th)
  35. ex-hi-BI-tion (3rd)
  36. ca-PAC-i-ty (2nd)
  37. MAG-ic (1st)
  38. in-for-MA-tion (3rd)
  39. me-TAL-lic (2nd)
  40. com-pre-HEN-sion (3rd)

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