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Pronunciation lesson 18: Stress in long words · Set 229 · 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 “exhibition”? (a) ex-hi-bi-TION (4th) (b) EX-hi-bi-tion (1st) (c) ex-hi-BI-tion (3rd)
  2. 2.Which syllable is stressed in “generosity”? (a) gen-ER-os-i-ty (2nd) (b) gen-er-os-i-TY (5th) (c) gen-er-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  3. 3.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)
  4. 4.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 (5th)
  5. 5.Listen to “tradition”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) tra-di-TION (3rd) (b) tra-DI-tion (2nd) (c) TRA-di-tion (1st)
  6. 6.Which syllable is stressed in “discussion”? (a) dis-cus-SION (3rd) (b) dis-CUS-sion (2nd) (c) DIS-cus-sion (1st)
  7. 7.Which syllable is stressed in “comprehension”? (a) com-pre-HEN-sion (3rd) (b) com-pre-hen-SION (4th) (c) COM-pre-hen-sion (1st)
  8. 8.Which syllable is stressed in “nationality”? (a) NA-tion-al-i-ty (1st) (b) na-tion-al-I-ty (4th) (c) na-tion-AL-i-ty (3rd)
  9. 9.Which syllable is stressed in “direction”? (a) di-REC-tion (2nd) (b) DI-rec-tion (1st) (c) di-rec-TION (3rd)
  10. 10.Listen to “traffic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) traf-FIC (2nd) (b) TRAF-fic (1st)
  11. 11.Listen to “publicity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pub-LIC-i-ty (2nd) (b) pub-lic-i-TY (4th) (c) PUB-lic-i-ty (1st)
  12. 12.Listen to “population”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) POP-u-la-tion (1st) (b) pop-u-LA-tion (3rd) (c) pop-U-la-tion (2nd)
  13. 13.Listen to “photographer”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pho-TOG-ra-pher (2nd) (b) pho-tog-RA-pher (3rd) (c) PHO-tog-ra-pher (1st)
  14. 14.Listen to “curiosity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) cu-ri-os-i-TY (5th) (b) CU-ri-os-i-ty (1st) (c) cu-ri-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  15. 15.Listen to “metallic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) me-tal-LIC (3rd) (b) me-TAL-lic (2nd) (c) ME-tal-lic (1st)
  16. 16.Which syllable is stressed in “activity”? (a) AC-tiv-i-ty (1st) (b) ac-tiv-i-TY (4th) (c) ac-TIV-i-ty (2nd)
  17. 17.Listen to “decision”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) de-CI-sion (2nd) (b) de-ci-SION (3rd) (c) DE-ci-sion (1st)
  18. 18.Listen to “photography”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pho-tog-ra-PHY (4th) (b) pho-TOG-ra-phy (2nd) (c) pho-tog-RA-phy (3rd)
  19. 19.Listen to “terrific”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) TER-rif-ic (1st) (b) ter-RIF-ic (2nd) (c) ter-rif-IC (3rd)
  20. 20.Listen to “scientific”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) sci-EN-tif-ic (2nd) (b) sci-en-tif-IC (4th) (c) sci-en-TIF-ic (3rd)
  21. 21.Listen to “nationality”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) na-TION-al-i-ty (2nd) (b) na-tion-al-i-TY (5th) (c) na-tion-AL-i-ty (3rd)
  22. 22.Which syllable is stressed in “gigantic”? (a) GI-gan-tic (1st) (b) gi-GAN-tic (2nd) (c) gi-gan-TIC (3rd)
  23. 23.Listen to “humanity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) hu-MAN-i-ty (2nd) (b) HU-man-i-ty (1st) (c) hu-man-I-ty (3rd)
  24. 24.Listen to “plastic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) plas-TIC (2nd) (b) PLAS-tic (1st)
  25. 25.Which syllable is stressed in “magnetic”? (a) mag-net-IC (3rd) (b) MAG-net-ic (1st) (c) mag-NET-ic (2nd)
  26. 26.Which syllable is stressed in “magic”? (a) mag-IC (2nd) (b) MAG-ic (1st)
  27. 27.Listen to “personality”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) per-SON-al-i-ty (2nd) (b) per-son-al-i-TY (5th) (c) per-son-AL-i-ty (3rd)
  28. 28.Which syllable is stressed in “explanation”? (a) EX-pla-na-tion (1st) (b) ex-PLA-na-tion (2nd) (c) ex-pla-NA-tion (3rd)
  29. 29.Listen to “collection”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) COL-lec-tion (1st) (b) col-lec-TION (3rd) (c) col-LEC-tion (2nd)
  30. 30.Which syllable is stressed in “energetic”? (a) en-er-GET-ic (3rd) (b) en-ER-get-ic (2nd) (c) EN-er-get-ic (1st)
  31. 31.Which syllable is stressed in “curiosity”? (a) cu-ri-OS-i-ty (3rd) (b) cu-ri-os-i-TY (5th) (c) CU-ri-os-i-ty (1st)
  32. 32.Which syllable is stressed in “similarity”? (a) sim-i-LAR-i-ty (3rd) (b) SIM-i-lar-i-ty (1st) (c) sim-I-lar-i-ty (2nd)
  33. 33.Listen to “artistic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ar-TIS-tic (2nd) (b) ar-tis-TIC (3rd) (c) AR-tis-tic (1st)
  34. 34.Which syllable is stressed in “condition”? (a) CON-di-tion (1st) (b) con-di-TION (3rd) (c) con-DI-tion (2nd)
  35. 35.Which syllable is stressed in “celebration”? (a) CEL-e-bra-tion (1st) (b) cel-e-bra-TION (4th) (c) cel-e-BRA-tion (3rd)
  36. 36.Which syllable is stressed in “music”? (a) MU-sic (1st) (b) mu-SIC (2nd)
  37. 37.Which syllable is stressed in “metallic”? (a) ME-tal-lic (1st) (b) me-tal-LIC (3rd) (c) me-TAL-lic (2nd)
  38. 38.Listen to “competition”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) com-PE-ti-tion (2nd) (b) com-pe-ti-TION (4th) (c) com-pe-TI-tion (3rd)
  39. 39.Which syllable is stressed in “reality”? (a) re-al-i-TY (4th) (b) RE-al-i-ty (1st) (c) re-AL-i-ty (2nd)
  40. 40.Listen to “quality”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) qual-i-TY (3rd) (b) qual-I-ty (2nd) (c) QUAL-i-ty (1st)

Answer key

  1. ex-hi-BI-tion (3rd)
  2. gen-er-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  3. pho-to-GRAPH-ic (3rd)
  4. pro-nun-ci-A-tion (4th)
  5. tra-DI-tion (2nd)
  6. dis-CUS-sion (2nd)
  7. com-pre-HEN-sion (3rd)
  8. na-tion-AL-i-ty (3rd)
  9. di-REC-tion (2nd)
  10. TRAF-fic (1st)
  11. pub-LIC-i-ty (2nd)
  12. pop-u-LA-tion (3rd)
  13. pho-TOG-ra-pher (2nd)
  14. cu-ri-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  15. me-TAL-lic (2nd)
  16. ac-TIV-i-ty (2nd)
  17. de-CI-sion (2nd)
  18. pho-TOG-ra-phy (2nd)
  19. ter-RIF-ic (2nd)
  20. sci-en-TIF-ic (3rd)
  21. na-tion-AL-i-ty (3rd)
  22. gi-GAN-tic (2nd)
  23. hu-MAN-i-ty (2nd)
  24. PLAS-tic (1st)
  25. mag-NET-ic (2nd)
  26. MAG-ic (1st)
  27. per-son-AL-i-ty (3rd)
  28. ex-pla-NA-tion (3rd)
  29. col-LEC-tion (2nd)
  30. en-er-GET-ic (3rd)
  31. cu-ri-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  32. sim-i-LAR-i-ty (3rd)
  33. ar-TIS-tic (2nd)
  34. con-DI-tion (2nd)
  35. cel-e-BRA-tion (3rd)
  36. MU-sic (1st)
  37. me-TAL-lic (2nd)
  38. com-pe-TI-tion (3rd)
  39. re-AL-i-ty (2nd)
  40. QUAL-i-ty (1st)

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