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Pronunciation lesson 18: Stress in long words · Set 188 · 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 (1st) (b) na-tion-al-i-TY (5th) (c) na-tion-AL-i-ty (3rd)
  2. 2.Which syllable is stressed in “collection”? (a) COL-lec-tion (1st) (b) col-LEC-tion (2nd) (c) col-lec-TION (3rd)
  3. 3.Which syllable is stressed in “comprehension”? (a) com-PRE-hen-sion (2nd) (b) COM-pre-hen-sion (1st) (c) com-pre-HEN-sion (3rd)
  4. 4.Which syllable is stressed in “academic”? (a) ac-a-dem-IC (4th) (b) ac-a-DEM-ic (3rd) (c) ac-A-dem-ic (2nd)
  5. 5.Listen to “exhibition”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ex-hi-bi-TION (4th) (b) ex-hi-BI-tion (3rd) (c) ex-HI-bi-tion (2nd)
  6. 6.Which syllable is stressed in “condition”? (a) con-DI-tion (2nd) (b) con-di-TION (3rd) (c) CON-di-tion (1st)
  7. 7.Which syllable is stressed in “reality”? (a) re-al-I-ty (3rd) (b) re-AL-i-ty (2nd) (c) re-al-i-TY (4th)
  8. 8.Listen to “invitation”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) in-vi-ta-TION (4th) (b) in-VI-ta-tion (2nd) (c) in-vi-TA-tion (3rd)
  9. 9.Which syllable is stressed in “exhibition”? (a) ex-hi-bi-TION (4th) (b) EX-hi-bi-tion (1st) (c) ex-hi-BI-tion (3rd)
  10. 10.Listen to “discussion”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) DIS-cus-sion (1st) (b) dis-cus-SION (3rd) (c) dis-CUS-sion (2nd)
  11. 11.Listen to “music”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) MU-sic (1st) (b) mu-SIC (2nd)
  12. 12.Listen to “examination”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ex-am-i-NA-tion (4th) (b) ex-am-i-na-TION (5th) (c) ex-am-I-na-tion (3rd)
  13. 13.Which syllable is stressed in “symbolic”? (a) sym-BOL-ic (2nd) (b) sym-bol-IC (3rd) (c) SYM-bol-ic (1st)
  14. 14.Listen to “solution”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) SO-lu-tion (1st) (b) so-LU-tion (2nd) (c) so-lu-TION (3rd)
  15. 15.Listen to “pronunciation”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pro-nun-ci-A-tion (4th) (b) pro-nun-CI-a-tion (3rd) (c) pro-NUN-ci-a-tion (2nd)
  16. 16.Which syllable is stressed in “plastic”? (a) plas-TIC (2nd) (b) PLAS-tic (1st)
  17. 17.Which syllable is stressed in “romantic”? (a) ro-man-TIC (3rd) (b) RO-man-tic (1st) (c) ro-MAN-tic (2nd)
  18. 18.Which syllable is stressed in “competition”? (a) com-PE-ti-tion (2nd) (b) COM-pe-ti-tion (1st) (c) com-pe-TI-tion (3rd)
  19. 19.Listen to “public”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pub-LIC (2nd) (b) PUB-lic (1st)
  20. 20.Which syllable is stressed in “invitation”? (a) IN-vi-ta-tion (1st) (b) in-vi-TA-tion (3rd) (c) in-VI-ta-tion (2nd)
  21. 21.Which syllable is stressed in “discussion”? (a) dis-CUS-sion (2nd) (b) DIS-cus-sion (1st) (c) dis-cus-SION (3rd)
  22. 22.Listen to “photographer”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pho-tog-ra-PHER (4th) (b) pho-tog-RA-pher (3rd) (c) pho-TOG-ra-pher (2nd)
  23. 23.Listen to “personality”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) per-son-AL-i-ty (3rd) (b) per-son-al-I-ty (4th) (c) PER-son-al-i-ty (1st)
  24. 24.Which syllable is stressed in “energetic”? (a) EN-er-get-ic (1st) (b) en-er-GET-ic (3rd) (c) en-er-get-IC (4th)
  25. 25.Which syllable is stressed in “explanation”? (a) ex-PLA-na-tion (2nd) (b) ex-pla-NA-tion (3rd) (c) EX-pla-na-tion (1st)
  26. 26.Listen to “majority”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) MA-jor-i-ty (1st) (b) ma-JOR-i-ty (2nd) (c) ma-jor-i-TY (4th)
  27. 27.Listen to “romantic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ro-MAN-tic (2nd) (b) RO-man-tic (1st) (c) ro-man-TIC (3rd)
  28. 28.Which syllable is stressed in “photographic”? (a) pho-TO-graph-ic (2nd) (b) PHO-to-graph-ic (1st) (c) pho-to-GRAPH-ic (3rd)
  29. 29.Which syllable is stressed in “characteristic”? (a) char-ac-ter-IS-tic (4th) (b) char-ac-ter-is-TIC (5th) (c) CHAR-ac-ter-is-tic (1st)
  30. 30.Listen to “photograph”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pho-to-GRAPH (3rd) (b) pho-TO-graph (2nd) (c) PHO-to-graph (1st)
  31. 31.Which syllable is stressed in “photography”? (a) PHO-tog-ra-phy (1st) (b) pho-TOG-ra-phy (2nd) (c) pho-tog-ra-PHY (4th)
  32. 32.Listen to “celebration”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) cel-E-bra-tion (2nd) (b) cel-e-bra-TION (4th) (c) cel-e-BRA-tion (3rd)
  33. 33.Listen to “competition”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) com-pe-ti-TION (4th) (b) com-pe-TI-tion (3rd) (c) COM-pe-ti-tion (1st)
  34. 34.Which syllable is stressed in “population”? (a) pop-u-la-TION (4th) (b) pop-u-LA-tion (3rd) (c) pop-U-la-tion (2nd)
  35. 35.Listen to “publicity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pub-lic-i-TY (4th) (b) pub-LIC-i-ty (2nd) (c) PUB-lic-i-ty (1st)
  36. 36.Listen to “scientific”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) SCI-en-tif-ic (1st) (b) sci-en-tif-IC (4th) (c) sci-en-TIF-ic (3rd)
  37. 37.Which syllable is stressed in “possibility”? (a) pos-si-BIL-i-ty (3rd) (b) pos-si-bil-i-TY (5th) (c) POS-si-bil-i-ty (1st)
  38. 38.Which syllable is stressed in “pronunciation”? (a) pro-nun-ci-A-tion (4th) (b) pro-nun-ci-a-TION (5th) (c) pro-nun-CI-a-tion (3rd)
  39. 39.Listen to “creativity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) cre-a-TIV-i-ty (3rd) (b) cre-a-tiv-I-ty (4th) (c) cre-A-tiv-i-ty (2nd)
  40. 40.Which syllable is stressed in “solution”? (a) so-lu-TION (3rd) (b) so-LU-tion (2nd) (c) SO-lu-tion (1st)

Answer key

  1. na-tion-AL-i-ty (3rd)
  2. col-LEC-tion (2nd)
  3. com-pre-HEN-sion (3rd)
  4. ac-a-DEM-ic (3rd)
  5. ex-hi-BI-tion (3rd)
  6. con-DI-tion (2nd)
  7. re-AL-i-ty (2nd)
  8. in-vi-TA-tion (3rd)
  9. ex-hi-BI-tion (3rd)
  10. dis-CUS-sion (2nd)
  11. MU-sic (1st)
  12. ex-am-i-NA-tion (4th)
  13. sym-BOL-ic (2nd)
  14. so-LU-tion (2nd)
  15. pro-nun-ci-A-tion (4th)
  16. PLAS-tic (1st)
  17. ro-MAN-tic (2nd)
  18. com-pe-TI-tion (3rd)
  19. PUB-lic (1st)
  20. in-vi-TA-tion (3rd)
  21. dis-CUS-sion (2nd)
  22. pho-TOG-ra-pher (2nd)
  23. per-son-AL-i-ty (3rd)
  24. en-er-GET-ic (3rd)
  25. ex-pla-NA-tion (3rd)
  26. ma-JOR-i-ty (2nd)
  27. ro-MAN-tic (2nd)
  28. pho-to-GRAPH-ic (3rd)
  29. char-ac-ter-IS-tic (4th)
  30. PHO-to-graph (1st)
  31. pho-TOG-ra-phy (2nd)
  32. cel-e-BRA-tion (3rd)
  33. com-pe-TI-tion (3rd)
  34. pop-u-LA-tion (3rd)
  35. pub-LIC-i-ty (2nd)
  36. sci-en-TIF-ic (3rd)
  37. pos-si-BIL-i-ty (3rd)
  38. pro-nun-ci-A-tion (4th)
  39. cre-a-TIV-i-ty (3rd)
  40. so-LU-tion (2nd)

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