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Pronunciation lesson 18: Stress in long words · Set 192 · 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 “curiosity”? (a) cu-RI-os-i-ty (2nd) (b) cu-ri-OS-i-ty (3rd) (c) cu-ri-os-i-TY (5th)
  2. 2.Which syllable is stressed in “direction”? (a) di-REC-tion (2nd) (b) DI-rec-tion (1st) (c) di-rec-TION (3rd)
  3. 3.Listen to “fantastic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) fan-tas-TIC (3rd) (b) FAN-tas-tic (1st) (c) fan-TAS-tic (2nd)
  4. 4.Which syllable is stressed in “photographic”? (a) PHO-to-graph-ic (1st) (b) pho-to-GRAPH-ic (3rd) (c) pho-TO-graph-ic (2nd)
  5. 5.Which syllable is stressed in “generosity”? (a) gen-ER-os-i-ty (2nd) (b) gen-er-OS-i-ty (3rd) (c) gen-er-os-i-TY (5th)
  6. 6.Listen to “generosity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) GEN-er-os-i-ty (1st) (b) gen-er-OS-i-ty (3rd) (c) gen-ER-os-i-ty (2nd)
  7. 7.Which syllable is stressed in “energetic”? (a) en-er-GET-ic (3rd) (b) EN-er-get-ic (1st) (c) en-ER-get-ic (2nd)
  8. 8.Which syllable is stressed in “condition”? (a) CON-di-tion (1st) (b) con-di-TION (3rd) (c) con-DI-tion (2nd)
  9. 9.Listen to “symbolic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) sym-bol-IC (3rd) (b) SYM-bol-ic (1st) (c) sym-BOL-ic (2nd)
  10. 10.Which syllable is stressed in “traffic”? (a) traf-FIC (2nd) (b) TRAF-fic (1st)
  11. 11.Which syllable is stressed in “romantic”? (a) RO-man-tic (1st) (b) ro-man-TIC (3rd) (c) ro-MAN-tic (2nd)
  12. 12.Listen to “personality”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) per-SON-al-i-ty (2nd) (b) per-son-AL-i-ty (3rd) (c) PER-son-al-i-ty (1st)
  13. 13.Which syllable is stressed in “activity”? (a) AC-tiv-i-ty (1st) (b) ac-tiv-I-ty (3rd) (c) ac-TIV-i-ty (2nd)
  14. 14.Listen to “humanity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) hu-man-i-TY (4th) (b) HU-man-i-ty (1st) (c) hu-MAN-i-ty (2nd)
  15. 15.Which syllable is stressed in “democratic”? (a) dem-O-crat-ic (2nd) (b) dem-o-CRAT-ic (3rd) (c) DEM-o-crat-ic (1st)
  16. 16.Listen to “metallic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ME-tal-lic (1st) (b) me-TAL-lic (2nd) (c) me-tal-LIC (3rd)
  17. 17.Listen to “presentation”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pre-sen-ta-TION (4th) (b) PRE-sen-ta-tion (1st) (c) pre-sen-TA-tion (3rd)
  18. 18.Which syllable is stressed in “publicity”? (a) pub-LIC-i-ty (2nd) (b) pub-lic-I-ty (3rd) (c) pub-lic-i-TY (4th)
  19. 19.Which syllable is stressed in “metallic”? (a) me-tal-LIC (3rd) (b) me-TAL-lic (2nd) (c) ME-tal-lic (1st)
  20. 20.Which syllable is stressed in “presentation”? (a) PRE-sen-ta-tion (1st) (b) pre-sen-TA-tion (3rd) (c) pre-SEN-ta-tion (2nd)
  21. 21.Listen to “majority”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) MA-jor-i-ty (1st) (b) ma-jor-i-TY (4th) (c) ma-JOR-i-ty (2nd)
  22. 22.Which syllable is stressed in “magic”? (a) mag-IC (2nd) (b) MAG-ic (1st)
  23. 23.Listen to “population”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) POP-u-la-tion (1st) (b) pop-u-LA-tion (3rd) (c) pop-u-la-TION (4th)
  24. 24.Listen to “activity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ac-tiv-I-ty (3rd) (b) AC-tiv-i-ty (1st) (c) ac-TIV-i-ty (2nd)
  25. 25.Listen to “security”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) SE-cur-i-ty (1st) (b) se-CUR-i-ty (2nd) (c) se-cur-i-TY (4th)
  26. 26.Listen to “dramatic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) DRA-mat-ic (1st) (b) dra-MAT-ic (2nd) (c) dra-mat-IC (3rd)
  27. 27.Listen to “exhibition”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ex-HI-bi-tion (2nd) (b) ex-hi-bi-TION (4th) (c) ex-hi-BI-tion (3rd)
  28. 28.Listen to “similarity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) sim-I-lar-i-ty (2nd) (b) sim-i-LAR-i-ty (3rd) (c) sim-i-lar-I-ty (4th)
  29. 29.Which syllable is stressed in “charity”? (a) char-i-TY (3rd) (b) char-I-ty (2nd) (c) CHAR-i-ty (1st)
  30. 30.Which syllable is stressed in “historic”? (a) his-TOR-ic (2nd) (b) HIS-tor-ic (1st) (c) his-tor-IC (3rd)
  31. 31.Listen to “education”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ed-u-ca-TION (4th) (b) ed-U-ca-tion (2nd) (c) ed-u-CA-tion (3rd)
  32. 32.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 (2nd)
  33. 33.Which syllable is stressed in “terrific”? (a) TER-rif-ic (1st) (b) ter-RIF-ic (2nd) (c) ter-rif-IC (3rd)
  34. 34.Which syllable is stressed in “competition”? (a) com-pe-TI-tion (3rd) (b) COM-pe-ti-tion (1st) (c) com-PE-ti-tion (2nd)
  35. 35.Which syllable is stressed in “dramatic”? (a) DRA-mat-ic (1st) (b) dra-mat-IC (3rd) (c) dra-MAT-ic (2nd)
  36. 36.Which syllable is stressed in “discussion”? (a) dis-cus-SION (3rd) (b) DIS-cus-sion (1st) (c) dis-CUS-sion (2nd)
  37. 37.Listen to “energetic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) en-ER-get-ic (2nd) (b) en-er-GET-ic (3rd) (c) en-er-get-IC (4th)
  38. 38.Which syllable is stressed in “capacity”? (a) ca-PAC-i-ty (2nd) (b) ca-pac-i-TY (4th) (c) ca-pac-I-ty (3rd)
  39. 39.Which syllable is stressed in “explanation”? (a) ex-PLA-na-tion (2nd) (b) ex-pla-NA-tion (3rd) (c) ex-pla-na-TION (4th)
  40. 40.Which syllable is stressed in “artistic”? (a) ar-tis-TIC (3rd) (b) AR-tis-tic (1st) (c) ar-TIS-tic (2nd)

Answer key

  1. cu-ri-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  2. di-REC-tion (2nd)
  3. fan-TAS-tic (2nd)
  4. pho-to-GRAPH-ic (3rd)
  5. gen-er-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  6. gen-er-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  7. en-er-GET-ic (3rd)
  8. con-DI-tion (2nd)
  9. sym-BOL-ic (2nd)
  10. TRAF-fic (1st)
  11. ro-MAN-tic (2nd)
  12. per-son-AL-i-ty (3rd)
  13. ac-TIV-i-ty (2nd)
  14. hu-MAN-i-ty (2nd)
  15. dem-o-CRAT-ic (3rd)
  16. me-TAL-lic (2nd)
  17. pre-sen-TA-tion (3rd)
  18. pub-LIC-i-ty (2nd)
  19. me-TAL-lic (2nd)
  20. pre-sen-TA-tion (3rd)
  21. ma-JOR-i-ty (2nd)
  22. MAG-ic (1st)
  23. pop-u-LA-tion (3rd)
  24. ac-TIV-i-ty (2nd)
  25. se-CUR-i-ty (2nd)
  26. dra-MAT-ic (2nd)
  27. ex-hi-BI-tion (3rd)
  28. sim-i-LAR-i-ty (3rd)
  29. CHAR-i-ty (1st)
  30. his-TOR-ic (2nd)
  31. ed-u-CA-tion (3rd)
  32. cre-a-TIV-i-ty (3rd)
  33. ter-RIF-ic (2nd)
  34. com-pe-TI-tion (3rd)
  35. dra-MAT-ic (2nd)
  36. dis-CUS-sion (2nd)
  37. en-er-GET-ic (3rd)
  38. ca-PAC-i-ty (2nd)
  39. ex-pla-NA-tion (3rd)
  40. ar-TIS-tic (2nd)

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