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Pronunciation lesson 18: Stress in long words · Set 185 · 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 “dramatic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) dra-MAT-ic (2nd) (b) DRA-mat-ic (1st) (c) dra-mat-IC (3rd)
  2. 2.Which syllable is stressed in “explanation”? (a) ex-PLA-na-tion (2nd) (b) ex-pla-na-TION (4th) (c) ex-pla-NA-tion (3rd)
  3. 3.Which syllable is stressed in “population”? (a) pop-u-LA-tion (3rd) (b) pop-U-la-tion (2nd) (c) POP-u-la-tion (1st)
  4. 4.Which syllable is stressed in “popularity”? (a) pop-u-lar-I-ty (4th) (b) pop-u-LAR-i-ty (3rd) (c) pop-U-lar-i-ty (2nd)
  5. 5.Which syllable is stressed in “invitation”? (a) IN-vi-ta-tion (1st) (b) in-vi-ta-TION (4th) (c) in-vi-TA-tion (3rd)
  6. 6.Listen to “democratic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) dem-o-CRAT-ic (3rd) (b) DEM-o-crat-ic (1st) (c) dem-o-crat-IC (4th)
  7. 7.Which syllable is stressed in “gigantic”? (a) GI-gan-tic (1st) (b) gi-gan-TIC (3rd) (c) gi-GAN-tic (2nd)
  8. 8.Which syllable is stressed in “collection”? (a) col-lec-TION (3rd) (b) col-LEC-tion (2nd) (c) COL-lec-tion (1st)
  9. 9.Which syllable is stressed in “presentation”? (a) pre-sen-ta-TION (4th) (b) pre-sen-TA-tion (3rd) (c) pre-SEN-ta-tion (2nd)
  10. 10.Listen to “nationality”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) NA-tion-al-i-ty (1st) (b) na-tion-al-I-ty (4th) (c) na-tion-AL-i-ty (3rd)
  11. 11.Which syllable is stressed in “competition”? (a) com-PE-ti-tion (2nd) (b) com-pe-ti-TION (4th) (c) com-pe-TI-tion (3rd)
  12. 12.Which syllable is stressed in “metallic”? (a) ME-tal-lic (1st) (b) me-tal-LIC (3rd) (c) me-TAL-lic (2nd)
  13. 13.Listen to “plastic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) PLAS-tic (1st) (b) plas-TIC (2nd)
  14. 14.Which syllable is stressed in “condition”? (a) con-di-TION (3rd) (b) CON-di-tion (1st) (c) con-DI-tion (2nd)
  15. 15.Listen to “celebration”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) CEL-e-bra-tion (1st) (b) cel-e-BRA-tion (3rd) (c) cel-e-bra-TION (4th)
  16. 16.Listen to “pronunciation”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pro-nun-ci-A-tion (4th) (b) PRO-nun-ci-a-tion (1st) (c) pro-nun-CI-a-tion (3rd)
  17. 17.Which syllable is stressed in “academic”? (a) ac-a-DEM-ic (3rd) (b) AC-a-dem-ic (1st) (c) ac-a-dem-IC (4th)
  18. 18.Listen to “scientific”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) SCI-en-tif-ic (1st) (b) sci-en-TIF-ic (3rd) (c) sci-en-tif-IC (4th)
  19. 19.Which syllable is stressed in “community”? (a) COM-mu-ni-ty (1st) (b) com-mu-ni-TY (4th) (c) com-MU-ni-ty (2nd)
  20. 20.Listen to “academic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) AC-a-dem-ic (1st) (b) ac-a-dem-IC (4th) (c) ac-a-DEM-ic (3rd)
  21. 21.Which syllable is stressed in “education”? (a) ed-u-ca-TION (4th) (b) ed-u-CA-tion (3rd) (c) ED-u-ca-tion (1st)
  22. 22.Which syllable is stressed in “generosity”? (a) gen-er-OS-i-ty (3rd) (b) GEN-er-os-i-ty (1st) (c) gen-er-os-i-TY (5th)
  23. 23.Which syllable is stressed in “curiosity”? (a) cu-ri-OS-i-ty (3rd) (b) CU-ri-os-i-ty (1st) (c) cu-ri-os-i-TY (5th)
  24. 24.Listen to “traffic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) TRAF-fic (1st) (b) traf-FIC (2nd)
  25. 25.Which syllable is stressed in “publicity”? (a) pub-LIC-i-ty (2nd) (b) pub-lic-I-ty (3rd) (c) PUB-lic-i-ty (1st)
  26. 26.Which syllable is stressed in “humanity”? (a) hu-MAN-i-ty (2nd) (b) hu-man-i-TY (4th) (c) hu-man-I-ty (3rd)
  27. 27.Which syllable is stressed in “democratic”? (a) dem-o-crat-IC (4th) (b) DEM-o-crat-ic (1st) (c) dem-o-CRAT-ic (3rd)
  28. 28.Which syllable is stressed in “activity”? (a) ac-TIV-i-ty (2nd) (b) AC-tiv-i-ty (1st) (c) ac-tiv-I-ty (3rd)
  29. 29.Which syllable is stressed in “photography”? (a) pho-tog-ra-PHY (4th) (b) PHO-tog-ra-phy (1st) (c) pho-TOG-ra-phy (2nd)
  30. 30.Listen to “artistic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ar-tis-TIC (3rd) (b) AR-tis-tic (1st) (c) ar-TIS-tic (2nd)
  31. 31.Listen to “population”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) POP-u-la-tion (1st) (b) pop-u-la-TION (4th) (c) pop-u-LA-tion (3rd)
  32. 32.Which syllable is stressed in “terrific”? (a) ter-RIF-ic (2nd) (b) ter-rif-IC (3rd) (c) TER-rif-ic (1st)
  33. 33.Which syllable is stressed in “automatic”? (a) au-TO-mat-ic (2nd) (b) au-to-MAT-ic (3rd) (c) au-to-mat-IC (4th)
  34. 34.Which syllable is stressed in “possibility”? (a) pos-si-bil-i-TY (5th) (b) pos-si-bil-I-ty (4th) (c) pos-si-BIL-i-ty (3rd)
  35. 35.Listen to “romantic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) RO-man-tic (1st) (b) ro-man-TIC (3rd) (c) ro-MAN-tic (2nd)
  36. 36.Listen to “competition”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) com-pe-TI-tion (3rd) (b) COM-pe-ti-tion (1st) (c) com-PE-ti-tion (2nd)
  37. 37.Listen to “metallic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) me-tal-LIC (3rd) (b) ME-tal-lic (1st) (c) me-TAL-lic (2nd)
  38. 38.Listen to “tradition”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) tra-di-TION (3rd) (b) TRA-di-tion (1st) (c) tra-DI-tion (2nd)
  39. 39.Listen to “decision”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) de-ci-SION (3rd) (b) de-CI-sion (2nd) (c) DE-ci-sion (1st)
  40. 40.Which syllable is stressed in “tradition”? (a) tra-di-TION (3rd) (b) TRA-di-tion (1st) (c) tra-DI-tion (2nd)

Answer key

  1. dra-MAT-ic (2nd)
  2. ex-pla-NA-tion (3rd)
  3. pop-u-LA-tion (3rd)
  4. pop-u-LAR-i-ty (3rd)
  5. in-vi-TA-tion (3rd)
  6. dem-o-CRAT-ic (3rd)
  7. gi-GAN-tic (2nd)
  8. col-LEC-tion (2nd)
  9. pre-sen-TA-tion (3rd)
  10. na-tion-AL-i-ty (3rd)
  11. com-pe-TI-tion (3rd)
  12. me-TAL-lic (2nd)
  13. PLAS-tic (1st)
  14. con-DI-tion (2nd)
  15. cel-e-BRA-tion (3rd)
  16. pro-nun-ci-A-tion (4th)
  17. ac-a-DEM-ic (3rd)
  18. sci-en-TIF-ic (3rd)
  19. com-MU-ni-ty (2nd)
  20. ac-a-DEM-ic (3rd)
  21. ed-u-CA-tion (3rd)
  22. gen-er-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  23. cu-ri-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  24. TRAF-fic (1st)
  25. pub-LIC-i-ty (2nd)
  26. hu-MAN-i-ty (2nd)
  27. dem-o-CRAT-ic (3rd)
  28. ac-TIV-i-ty (2nd)
  29. pho-TOG-ra-phy (2nd)
  30. ar-TIS-tic (2nd)
  31. pop-u-LA-tion (3rd)
  32. ter-RIF-ic (2nd)
  33. au-to-MAT-ic (3rd)
  34. pos-si-BIL-i-ty (3rd)
  35. ro-MAN-tic (2nd)
  36. com-pe-TI-tion (3rd)
  37. me-TAL-lic (2nd)
  38. tra-DI-tion (2nd)
  39. de-CI-sion (2nd)
  40. tra-DI-tion (2nd)

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