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Pronunciation lesson 18: Stress in long words · Set 182 · 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 “security”? (a) se-CUR-i-ty (2nd) (b) se-cur-I-ty (3rd) (c) se-cur-i-TY (4th)
  2. 2.Which syllable is stressed in “condition”? (a) con-di-TION (3rd) (b) CON-di-tion (1st) (c) con-DI-tion (2nd)
  3. 3.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)
  4. 4.Listen to “photographic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pho-to-GRAPH-ic (3rd) (b) PHO-to-graph-ic (1st) (c) pho-TO-graph-ic (2nd)
  5. 5.Listen to “scientific”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) sci-en-TIF-ic (3rd) (b) SCI-en-tif-ic (1st) (c) sci-EN-tif-ic (2nd)
  6. 6.Listen to “energetic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) en-ER-get-ic (2nd) (b) EN-er-get-ic (1st) (c) en-er-GET-ic (3rd)
  7. 7.Listen to “magnetic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) mag-net-IC (3rd) (b) MAG-net-ic (1st) (c) mag-NET-ic (2nd)
  8. 8.Listen to “examination”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ex-am-i-NA-tion (4th) (b) EX-am-i-na-tion (1st) (c) ex-am-I-na-tion (3rd)
  9. 9.Listen to “activity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ac-tiv-I-ty (3rd) (b) ac-tiv-i-TY (4th) (c) ac-TIV-i-ty (2nd)
  10. 10.Listen to “automatic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) AU-to-mat-ic (1st) (b) au-to-mat-IC (4th) (c) au-to-MAT-ic (3rd)
  11. 11.Listen to “photograph”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pho-TO-graph (2nd) (b) PHO-to-graph (1st) (c) pho-to-GRAPH (3rd)
  12. 12.Listen to “metallic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) me-tal-LIC (3rd) (b) me-TAL-lic (2nd) (c) ME-tal-lic (1st)
  13. 13.Listen to “generosity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) gen-er-OS-i-ty (3rd) (b) GEN-er-os-i-ty (1st) (c) gen-er-os-I-ty (4th)
  14. 14.Which syllable is stressed in “artistic”? (a) ar-tis-TIC (3rd) (b) AR-tis-tic (1st) (c) ar-TIS-tic (2nd)
  15. 15.Which syllable is stressed in “dramatic”? (a) dra-MAT-ic (2nd) (b) dra-mat-IC (3rd) (c) DRA-mat-ic (1st)
  16. 16.Listen to “competition”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) COM-pe-ti-tion (1st) (b) com-pe-TI-tion (3rd) (c) com-pe-ti-TION (4th)
  17. 17.Listen to “gigantic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) gi-gan-TIC (3rd) (b) gi-GAN-tic (2nd) (c) GI-gan-tic (1st)
  18. 18.Which syllable is stressed in “exhibition”? (a) EX-hi-bi-tion (1st) (b) ex-hi-BI-tion (3rd) (c) ex-hi-bi-TION (4th)
  19. 19.Which syllable is stressed in “automatic”? (a) AU-to-mat-ic (1st) (b) au-to-MAT-ic (3rd) (c) au-TO-mat-ic (2nd)
  20. 20.Listen to “condition”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) CON-di-tion (1st) (b) con-DI-tion (2nd) (c) con-di-TION (3rd)
  21. 21.Which syllable is stressed in “celebration”? (a) CEL-e-bra-tion (1st) (b) cel-e-bra-TION (4th) (c) cel-e-BRA-tion (3rd)
  22. 22.Listen to “comprehension”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) com-pre-HEN-sion (3rd) (b) COM-pre-hen-sion (1st) (c) com-PRE-hen-sion (2nd)
  23. 23.Listen to “direction”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) di-rec-TION (3rd) (b) DI-rec-tion (1st) (c) di-REC-tion (2nd)
  24. 24.Listen to “humanity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) hu-MAN-i-ty (2nd) (b) hu-man-I-ty (3rd) (c) HU-man-i-ty (1st)
  25. 25.Which syllable is stressed in “characteristic”? (a) char-ac-TER-is-tic (3rd) (b) char-ac-ter-is-TIC (5th) (c) char-ac-ter-IS-tic (4th)
  26. 26.Listen to “exhibition”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ex-hi-BI-tion (3rd) (b) EX-hi-bi-tion (1st) (c) ex-HI-bi-tion (2nd)
  27. 27.Which syllable is stressed in “creativity”? (a) cre-a-TIV-i-ty (3rd) (b) cre-a-tiv-i-TY (5th) (c) cre-a-tiv-I-ty (4th)
  28. 28.Listen to “academic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ac-a-DEM-ic (3rd) (b) ac-a-dem-IC (4th) (c) ac-A-dem-ic (2nd)
  29. 29.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 (5th)
  30. 30.Which syllable is stressed in “photographic”? (a) PHO-to-graph-ic (1st) (b) pho-to-GRAPH-ic (3rd) (c) pho-to-graph-IC (4th)
  31. 31.Which syllable is stressed in “solution”? (a) SO-lu-tion (1st) (b) so-LU-tion (2nd) (c) so-lu-TION (3rd)
  32. 32.Listen to “music”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) mu-SIC (2nd) (b) MU-sic (1st)
  33. 33.Which syllable is stressed in “education”? (a) ed-u-CA-tion (3rd) (b) ED-u-ca-tion (1st) (c) ed-U-ca-tion (2nd)
  34. 34.Which syllable is stressed in “possibility”? (a) pos-SI-bil-i-ty (2nd) (b) pos-si-bil-I-ty (4th) (c) pos-si-BIL-i-ty (3rd)
  35. 35.Which syllable is stressed in “community”? (a) com-mu-ni-TY (4th) (b) COM-mu-ni-ty (1st) (c) com-MU-ni-ty (2nd)
  36. 36.Which syllable is stressed in “capacity”? (a) ca-pac-i-TY (4th) (b) CA-pac-i-ty (1st) (c) ca-PAC-i-ty (2nd)
  37. 37.Which syllable is stressed in “curiosity”? (a) cu-ri-OS-i-ty (3rd) (b) cu-RI-os-i-ty (2nd) (c) CU-ri-os-i-ty (1st)
  38. 38.Listen to “pronunciation”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) PRO-nun-ci-a-tion (1st) (b) pro-nun-ci-A-tion (4th) (c) pro-nun-CI-a-tion (3rd)
  39. 39.Which syllable is stressed in “direction”? (a) di-rec-TION (3rd) (b) di-REC-tion (2nd) (c) DI-rec-tion (1st)
  40. 40.Which syllable is stressed in “information”? (a) in-for-ma-TION (4th) (b) in-for-MA-tion (3rd) (c) IN-for-ma-tion (1st)

Answer key

  1. se-CUR-i-ty (2nd)
  2. con-DI-tion (2nd)
  3. rev-o-LU-tion (3rd)
  4. pho-to-GRAPH-ic (3rd)
  5. sci-en-TIF-ic (3rd)
  6. en-er-GET-ic (3rd)
  7. mag-NET-ic (2nd)
  8. ex-am-i-NA-tion (4th)
  9. ac-TIV-i-ty (2nd)
  10. au-to-MAT-ic (3rd)
  11. PHO-to-graph (1st)
  12. me-TAL-lic (2nd)
  13. gen-er-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  14. ar-TIS-tic (2nd)
  15. dra-MAT-ic (2nd)
  16. com-pe-TI-tion (3rd)
  17. gi-GAN-tic (2nd)
  18. ex-hi-BI-tion (3rd)
  19. au-to-MAT-ic (3rd)
  20. con-DI-tion (2nd)
  21. cel-e-BRA-tion (3rd)
  22. com-pre-HEN-sion (3rd)
  23. di-REC-tion (2nd)
  24. hu-MAN-i-ty (2nd)
  25. char-ac-ter-IS-tic (4th)
  26. ex-hi-BI-tion (3rd)
  27. cre-a-TIV-i-ty (3rd)
  28. ac-a-DEM-ic (3rd)
  29. pos-si-BIL-i-ty (3rd)
  30. pho-to-GRAPH-ic (3rd)
  31. so-LU-tion (2nd)
  32. MU-sic (1st)
  33. ed-u-CA-tion (3rd)
  34. pos-si-BIL-i-ty (3rd)
  35. com-MU-ni-ty (2nd)
  36. ca-PAC-i-ty (2nd)
  37. cu-ri-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  38. pro-nun-ci-A-tion (4th)
  39. di-REC-tion (2nd)
  40. in-for-MA-tion (3rd)

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