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Pronunciation lesson 18: Stress in long words · Set 218 · 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 “democratic”? (a) dem-o-CRAT-ic (3rd) (b) dem-o-crat-IC (4th) (c) dem-O-crat-ic (2nd)
  2. 2.Listen to “plastic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) PLAS-tic (1st) (b) plas-TIC (2nd)
  3. 3.Listen to “magic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) mag-IC (2nd) (b) MAG-ic (1st)
  4. 4.Listen to “competition”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) com-pe-TI-tion (3rd) (b) com-PE-ti-tion (2nd) (c) COM-pe-ti-tion (1st)
  5. 5.Listen to “public”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pub-LIC (2nd) (b) PUB-lic (1st)
  6. 6.Which syllable is stressed in “publicity”? (a) pub-lic-i-TY (4th) (b) PUB-lic-i-ty (1st) (c) pub-LIC-i-ty (2nd)
  7. 7.Which syllable is stressed in “quality”? (a) qual-i-TY (3rd) (b) qual-I-ty (2nd) (c) QUAL-i-ty (1st)
  8. 8.Which syllable is stressed in “public”? (a) PUB-lic (1st) (b) pub-LIC (2nd)
  9. 9.Listen to “invitation”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) in-vi-ta-TION (4th) (b) in-vi-TA-tion (3rd) (c) IN-vi-ta-tion (1st)
  10. 10.Listen to “similarity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) sim-i-LAR-i-ty (3rd) (b) sim-i-lar-i-TY (5th) (c) sim-I-lar-i-ty (2nd)
  11. 11.Listen to “scientific”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) sci-en-TIF-ic (3rd) (b) sci-en-tif-IC (4th) (c) SCI-en-tif-ic (1st)
  12. 12.Listen to “artistic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ar-tis-TIC (3rd) (b) ar-TIS-tic (2nd) (c) AR-tis-tic (1st)
  13. 13.Which syllable is stressed in “revolution”? (a) rev-o-lu-TION (4th) (b) rev-O-lu-tion (2nd) (c) rev-o-LU-tion (3rd)
  14. 14.Listen to “comprehension”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) com-PRE-hen-sion (2nd) (b) com-pre-HEN-sion (3rd) (c) COM-pre-hen-sion (1st)
  15. 15.Which syllable is stressed in “scientific”? (a) SCI-en-tif-ic (1st) (b) sci-en-tif-IC (4th) (c) sci-en-TIF-ic (3rd)
  16. 16.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)
  17. 17.Which syllable is stressed in “pronunciation”? (a) pro-nun-CI-a-tion (3rd) (b) pro-nun-ci-a-TION (5th) (c) pro-nun-ci-A-tion (4th)
  18. 18.Which syllable is stressed in “automatic”? (a) AU-to-mat-ic (1st) (b) au-to-MAT-ic (3rd) (c) au-to-mat-IC (4th)
  19. 19.Which syllable is stressed in “creativity”? (a) cre-a-TIV-i-ty (3rd) (b) cre-a-tiv-I-ty (4th) (c) CRE-a-tiv-i-ty (1st)
  20. 20.Which syllable is stressed in “conversation”? (a) con-ver-SA-tion (3rd) (b) CON-ver-sa-tion (1st) (c) con-VER-sa-tion (2nd)
  21. 21.Listen to “discussion”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) dis-cus-SION (3rd) (b) DIS-cus-sion (1st) (c) dis-CUS-sion (2nd)
  22. 22.Which syllable is stressed in “similarity”? (a) sim-i-LAR-i-ty (3rd) (b) sim-i-lar-i-TY (5th) (c) SIM-i-lar-i-ty (1st)
  23. 23.Listen to “decision”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) de-CI-sion (2nd) (b) DE-ci-sion (1st) (c) de-ci-SION (3rd)
  24. 24.Listen to “dramatic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) dra-mat-IC (3rd) (b) dra-MAT-ic (2nd) (c) DRA-mat-ic (1st)
  25. 25.Which syllable is stressed in “fantastic”? (a) fan-TAS-tic (2nd) (b) fan-tas-TIC (3rd) (c) FAN-tas-tic (1st)
  26. 26.Which syllable is stressed in “security”? (a) SE-cur-i-ty (1st) (b) se-CUR-i-ty (2nd) (c) se-cur-I-ty (3rd)
  27. 27.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)
  28. 28.Which syllable is stressed in “condition”? (a) con-DI-tion (2nd) (b) con-di-TION (3rd) (c) CON-di-tion (1st)
  29. 29.Listen to “celebration”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) cel-E-bra-tion (2nd) (b) cel-e-BRA-tion (3rd) (c) cel-e-bra-TION (4th)
  30. 30.Which syllable is stressed in “comprehension”? (a) com-pre-HEN-sion (3rd) (b) com-PRE-hen-sion (2nd) (c) COM-pre-hen-sion (1st)
  31. 31.Listen to “possibility”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) POS-si-bil-i-ty (1st) (b) pos-si-BIL-i-ty (3rd) (c) pos-si-bil-I-ty (4th)
  32. 32.Which syllable is stressed in “community”? (a) COM-mu-ni-ty (1st) (b) com-MU-ni-ty (2nd) (c) com-mu-NI-ty (3rd)
  33. 33.Which syllable is stressed in “symbolic”? (a) sym-bol-IC (3rd) (b) SYM-bol-ic (1st) (c) sym-BOL-ic (2nd)
  34. 34.Which syllable is stressed in “photographer”? (a) pho-TOG-ra-pher (2nd) (b) pho-tog-ra-PHER (4th) (c) PHO-tog-ra-pher (1st)
  35. 35.Listen to “music”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) mu-SIC (2nd) (b) MU-sic (1st)
  36. 36.Which syllable is stressed in “historic”? (a) his-TOR-ic (2nd) (b) HIS-tor-ic (1st) (c) his-tor-IC (3rd)
  37. 37.Listen to “popularity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) POP-u-lar-i-ty (1st) (b) pop-u-LAR-i-ty (3rd) (c) pop-u-lar-i-TY (5th)
  38. 38.Which syllable is stressed in “collection”? (a) COL-lec-tion (1st) (b) col-LEC-tion (2nd) (c) col-lec-TION (3rd)
  39. 39.Which syllable is stressed in “athletic”? (a) ATH-let-ic (1st) (b) ath-let-IC (3rd) (c) ath-LET-ic (2nd)
  40. 40.Listen to “information”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) IN-for-ma-tion (1st) (b) in-for-ma-TION (4th) (c) in-for-MA-tion (3rd)

Answer key

  1. dem-o-CRAT-ic (3rd)
  2. PLAS-tic (1st)
  3. MAG-ic (1st)
  4. com-pe-TI-tion (3rd)
  5. PUB-lic (1st)
  6. pub-LIC-i-ty (2nd)
  7. QUAL-i-ty (1st)
  8. PUB-lic (1st)
  9. in-vi-TA-tion (3rd)
  10. sim-i-LAR-i-ty (3rd)
  11. sci-en-TIF-ic (3rd)
  12. ar-TIS-tic (2nd)
  13. rev-o-LU-tion (3rd)
  14. com-pre-HEN-sion (3rd)
  15. sci-en-TIF-ic (3rd)
  16. cu-ri-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  17. pro-nun-ci-A-tion (4th)
  18. au-to-MAT-ic (3rd)
  19. cre-a-TIV-i-ty (3rd)
  20. con-ver-SA-tion (3rd)
  21. dis-CUS-sion (2nd)
  22. sim-i-LAR-i-ty (3rd)
  23. de-CI-sion (2nd)
  24. dra-MAT-ic (2nd)
  25. fan-TAS-tic (2nd)
  26. se-CUR-i-ty (2nd)
  27. pho-to-GRAPH-ic (3rd)
  28. con-DI-tion (2nd)
  29. cel-e-BRA-tion (3rd)
  30. com-pre-HEN-sion (3rd)
  31. pos-si-BIL-i-ty (3rd)
  32. com-MU-ni-ty (2nd)
  33. sym-BOL-ic (2nd)
  34. pho-TOG-ra-pher (2nd)
  35. MU-sic (1st)
  36. his-TOR-ic (2nd)
  37. pop-u-LAR-i-ty (3rd)
  38. col-LEC-tion (2nd)
  39. ath-LET-ic (2nd)
  40. in-for-MA-tion (3rd)

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