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Pronunciation lesson 18: Stress in long words · Set 196 · 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 “majority”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ma-JOR-i-ty (2nd) (b) ma-jor-I-ty (3rd) (c) MA-jor-i-ty (1st)
  2. 2.Which syllable is stressed in “discussion”? (a) dis-cus-SION (3rd) (b) dis-CUS-sion (2nd) (c) DIS-cus-sion (1st)
  3. 3.Which syllable is stressed in “examination”? (a) ex-am-i-na-TION (5th) (b) EX-am-i-na-tion (1st) (c) ex-am-i-NA-tion (4th)
  4. 4.Listen to “romantic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) RO-man-tic (1st) (b) ro-man-TIC (3rd) (c) ro-MAN-tic (2nd)
  5. 5.Which syllable is stressed in “condition”? (a) con-DI-tion (2nd) (b) con-di-TION (3rd) (c) CON-di-tion (1st)
  6. 6.Which syllable is stressed in “romantic”? (a) RO-man-tic (1st) (b) ro-MAN-tic (2nd) (c) ro-man-TIC (3rd)
  7. 7.Listen to “comprehension”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) com-pre-hen-SION (4th) (b) com-pre-HEN-sion (3rd) (c) COM-pre-hen-sion (1st)
  8. 8.Listen to “publicity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pub-lic-i-TY (4th) (b) PUB-lic-i-ty (1st) (c) pub-LIC-i-ty (2nd)
  9. 9.Which syllable is stressed in “population”? (a) pop-U-la-tion (2nd) (b) POP-u-la-tion (1st) (c) pop-u-LA-tion (3rd)
  10. 10.Listen to “collection”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) COL-lec-tion (1st) (b) col-LEC-tion (2nd) (c) col-lec-TION (3rd)
  11. 11.Listen to “security”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) se-cur-i-TY (4th) (b) se-CUR-i-ty (2nd) (c) SE-cur-i-ty (1st)
  12. 12.Listen to “photograph”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pho-to-GRAPH (3rd) (b) PHO-to-graph (1st) (c) pho-TO-graph (2nd)
  13. 13.Listen to “education”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ed-u-ca-TION (4th) (b) ed-u-CA-tion (3rd) (c) ED-u-ca-tion (1st)
  14. 14.Which syllable is stressed in “comprehension”? (a) com-pre-hen-SION (4th) (b) COM-pre-hen-sion (1st) (c) com-pre-HEN-sion (3rd)
  15. 15.Which syllable is stressed in “revolution”? (a) rev-o-LU-tion (3rd) (b) rev-o-lu-TION (4th) (c) REV-o-lu-tion (1st)
  16. 16.Which syllable is stressed in “collection”? (a) col-lec-TION (3rd) (b) COL-lec-tion (1st) (c) col-LEC-tion (2nd)
  17. 17.Listen to “music”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) MU-sic (1st) (b) mu-SIC (2nd)
  18. 18.Which syllable is stressed in “invitation”? (a) IN-vi-ta-tion (1st) (b) in-VI-ta-tion (2nd) (c) in-vi-TA-tion (3rd)
  19. 19.Listen to “historic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) his-tor-IC (3rd) (b) HIS-tor-ic (1st) (c) his-TOR-ic (2nd)
  20. 20.Listen to “gigantic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) gi-gan-TIC (3rd) (b) GI-gan-tic (1st) (c) gi-GAN-tic (2nd)
  21. 21.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 (2nd)
  22. 22.Listen to “scientific”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) sci-en-TIF-ic (3rd) (b) SCI-en-tif-ic (1st) (c) sci-en-tif-IC (4th)
  23. 23.Listen to “generosity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) gen-ER-os-i-ty (2nd) (b) gen-er-os-i-TY (5th) (c) gen-er-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  24. 24.Listen to “terrific”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ter-rif-IC (3rd) (b) ter-RIF-ic (2nd) (c) TER-rif-ic (1st)
  25. 25.Which syllable is stressed in “solution”? (a) so-lu-TION (3rd) (b) so-LU-tion (2nd) (c) SO-lu-tion (1st)
  26. 26.Which syllable is stressed in “presentation”? (a) pre-SEN-ta-tion (2nd) (b) pre-sen-ta-TION (4th) (c) pre-sen-TA-tion (3rd)
  27. 27.Listen to “athletic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ATH-let-ic (1st) (b) ath-let-IC (3rd) (c) ath-LET-ic (2nd)
  28. 28.Listen to “artistic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) AR-tis-tic (1st) (b) ar-TIS-tic (2nd) (c) ar-tis-TIC (3rd)
  29. 29.Which syllable is stressed in “explanation”? (a) ex-pla-NA-tion (3rd) (b) ex-PLA-na-tion (2nd) (c) ex-pla-na-TION (4th)
  30. 30.Listen to “discussion”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) dis-CUS-sion (2nd) (b) dis-cus-SION (3rd) (c) DIS-cus-sion (1st)
  31. 31.Which syllable is stressed in “direction”? (a) di-rec-TION (3rd) (b) DI-rec-tion (1st) (c) di-REC-tion (2nd)
  32. 32.Which syllable is stressed in “automatic”? (a) au-to-mat-IC (4th) (b) au-TO-mat-ic (2nd) (c) au-to-MAT-ic (3rd)
  33. 33.Which syllable is stressed in “symbolic”? (a) SYM-bol-ic (1st) (b) sym-bol-IC (3rd) (c) sym-BOL-ic (2nd)
  34. 34.Listen to “characteristic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) char-ac-TER-is-tic (3rd) (b) char-ac-ter-is-TIC (5th) (c) char-ac-ter-IS-tic (4th)
  35. 35.Listen to “dramatic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) DRA-mat-ic (1st) (b) dra-mat-IC (3rd) (c) dra-MAT-ic (2nd)
  36. 36.Which syllable is stressed in “public”? (a) pub-LIC (2nd) (b) PUB-lic (1st)
  37. 37.Which syllable is stressed in “charity”? (a) char-I-ty (2nd) (b) char-i-TY (3rd) (c) CHAR-i-ty (1st)
  38. 38.Listen to “explanation”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ex-pla-na-TION (4th) (b) ex-PLA-na-tion (2nd) (c) ex-pla-NA-tion (3rd)
  39. 39.Listen to “plastic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) plas-TIC (2nd) (b) PLAS-tic (1st)
  40. 40.Listen to “capacity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ca-pac-i-TY (4th) (b) ca-PAC-i-ty (2nd) (c) CA-pac-i-ty (1st)

Answer key

  1. ma-JOR-i-ty (2nd)
  2. dis-CUS-sion (2nd)
  3. ex-am-i-NA-tion (4th)
  4. ro-MAN-tic (2nd)
  5. con-DI-tion (2nd)
  6. ro-MAN-tic (2nd)
  7. com-pre-HEN-sion (3rd)
  8. pub-LIC-i-ty (2nd)
  9. pop-u-LA-tion (3rd)
  10. col-LEC-tion (2nd)
  11. se-CUR-i-ty (2nd)
  12. PHO-to-graph (1st)
  13. ed-u-CA-tion (3rd)
  14. com-pre-HEN-sion (3rd)
  15. rev-o-LU-tion (3rd)
  16. col-LEC-tion (2nd)
  17. MU-sic (1st)
  18. in-vi-TA-tion (3rd)
  19. his-TOR-ic (2nd)
  20. gi-GAN-tic (2nd)
  21. gen-er-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  22. sci-en-TIF-ic (3rd)
  23. gen-er-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  24. ter-RIF-ic (2nd)
  25. so-LU-tion (2nd)
  26. pre-sen-TA-tion (3rd)
  27. ath-LET-ic (2nd)
  28. ar-TIS-tic (2nd)
  29. ex-pla-NA-tion (3rd)
  30. dis-CUS-sion (2nd)
  31. di-REC-tion (2nd)
  32. au-to-MAT-ic (3rd)
  33. sym-BOL-ic (2nd)
  34. char-ac-ter-IS-tic (4th)
  35. dra-MAT-ic (2nd)
  36. PUB-lic (1st)
  37. CHAR-i-ty (1st)
  38. ex-pla-NA-tion (3rd)
  39. PLAS-tic (1st)
  40. ca-PAC-i-ty (2nd)

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