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Pronunciation lesson 18: Stress in long words · Set 23 · 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 “decision”? (a) de-ci-SION (3rd) (b) DE-ci-sion (1st) (c) de-CI-sion (2nd)
  2. 2.Listen to “scientific”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) sci-EN-tif-ic (2nd) (b) sci-en-TIF-ic (3rd) (c) SCI-en-tif-ic (1st)
  3. 3.Which syllable is stressed in “solution”? (a) so-LU-tion (2nd) (b) SO-lu-tion (1st) (c) so-lu-TION (3rd)
  4. 4.Listen to “automatic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) au-to-MAT-ic (3rd) (b) AU-to-mat-ic (1st) (c) au-to-mat-IC (4th)
  5. 5.Which syllable is stressed in “reality”? (a) re-al-I-ty (3rd) (b) re-AL-i-ty (2nd) (c) re-al-i-TY (4th)
  6. 6.Listen to “presentation”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pre-SEN-ta-tion (2nd) (b) pre-sen-TA-tion (3rd) (c) pre-sen-ta-TION (4th)
  7. 7.Listen to “education”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ed-u-CA-tion (3rd) (b) ed-U-ca-tion (2nd) (c) ED-u-ca-tion (1st)
  8. 8.Listen to “discussion”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) DIS-cus-sion (1st) (b) dis-cus-SION (3rd) (c) dis-CUS-sion (2nd)
  9. 9.Listen to “solution”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) so-LU-tion (2nd) (b) SO-lu-tion (1st) (c) so-lu-TION (3rd)
  10. 10.Listen to “curiosity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) cu-ri-os-i-TY (5th) (b) cu-RI-os-i-ty (2nd) (c) cu-ri-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  11. 11.Listen to “photographic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pho-TO-graph-ic (2nd) (b) pho-to-GRAPH-ic (3rd) (c) pho-to-graph-IC (4th)
  12. 12.Listen to “information”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) in-FOR-ma-tion (2nd) (b) in-for-MA-tion (3rd) (c) IN-for-ma-tion (1st)
  13. 13.Listen to “condition”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) con-di-TION (3rd) (b) CON-di-tion (1st) (c) con-DI-tion (2nd)
  14. 14.Which syllable is stressed in “symbolic”? (a) sym-bol-IC (3rd) (b) SYM-bol-ic (1st) (c) sym-BOL-ic (2nd)
  15. 15.Listen to “metallic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ME-tal-lic (1st) (b) me-tal-LIC (3rd) (c) me-TAL-lic (2nd)
  16. 16.Listen to “conversation”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) con-VER-sa-tion (2nd) (b) con-ver-sa-TION (4th) (c) con-ver-SA-tion (3rd)
  17. 17.Listen to “public”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pub-LIC (2nd) (b) PUB-lic (1st)
  18. 18.Which syllable is stressed in “athletic”? (a) ath-LET-ic (2nd) (b) ATH-let-ic (1st) (c) ath-let-IC (3rd)
  19. 19.Which syllable is stressed in “quality”? (a) qual-I-ty (2nd) (b) QUAL-i-ty (1st) (c) qual-i-TY (3rd)
  20. 20.Listen to “exhibition”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ex-HI-bi-tion (2nd) (b) EX-hi-bi-tion (1st) (c) ex-hi-BI-tion (3rd)
  21. 21.Which syllable is stressed in “plastic”? (a) plas-TIC (2nd) (b) PLAS-tic (1st)
  22. 22.Which syllable is stressed in “tradition”? (a) tra-di-TION (3rd) (b) TRA-di-tion (1st) (c) tra-DI-tion (2nd)
  23. 23.Listen to “celebration”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) cel-e-BRA-tion (3rd) (b) cel-E-bra-tion (2nd) (c) CEL-e-bra-tion (1st)
  24. 24.Listen to “activity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ac-TIV-i-ty (2nd) (b) AC-tiv-i-ty (1st) (c) ac-tiv-i-TY (4th)
  25. 25.Which syllable is stressed in “celebration”? (a) cel-e-BRA-tion (3rd) (b) CEL-e-bra-tion (1st) (c) cel-e-bra-TION (4th)
  26. 26.Which syllable is stressed in “personality”? (a) per-son-al-I-ty (4th) (b) PER-son-al-i-ty (1st) (c) per-son-AL-i-ty (3rd)
  27. 27.Which syllable is stressed in “nationality”? (a) na-tion-AL-i-ty (3rd) (b) na-tion-al-i-TY (5th) (c) na-TION-al-i-ty (2nd)
  28. 28.Which syllable is stressed in “revolution”? (a) rev-o-LU-tion (3rd) (b) REV-o-lu-tion (1st) (c) rev-O-lu-tion (2nd)
  29. 29.Which syllable is stressed in “gigantic”? (a) GI-gan-tic (1st) (b) gi-GAN-tic (2nd) (c) gi-gan-TIC (3rd)
  30. 30.Listen to “magic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) MAG-ic (1st) (b) mag-IC (2nd)
  31. 31.Which syllable is stressed in “artistic”? (a) ar-TIS-tic (2nd) (b) AR-tis-tic (1st) (c) ar-tis-TIC (3rd)
  32. 32.Which syllable is stressed in “conversation”? (a) con-VER-sa-tion (2nd) (b) con-ver-SA-tion (3rd) (c) CON-ver-sa-tion (1st)
  33. 33.Listen to “photograph”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) PHO-to-graph (1st) (b) pho-to-GRAPH (3rd) (c) pho-TO-graph (2nd)
  34. 34.Which syllable is stressed in “examination”? (a) EX-am-i-na-tion (1st) (b) ex-am-I-na-tion (3rd) (c) ex-am-i-NA-tion (4th)
  35. 35.Which syllable is stressed in “community”? (a) com-MU-ni-ty (2nd) (b) COM-mu-ni-ty (1st) (c) com-mu-ni-TY (4th)
  36. 36.Which syllable is stressed in “activity”? (a) ac-tiv-I-ty (3rd) (b) ac-TIV-i-ty (2nd) (c) ac-tiv-i-TY (4th)
  37. 37.Which syllable is stressed in “competition”? (a) COM-pe-ti-tion (1st) (b) com-pe-ti-TION (4th) (c) com-pe-TI-tion (3rd)
  38. 38.Listen to “photography”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) PHO-tog-ra-phy (1st) (b) pho-tog-ra-PHY (4th) (c) pho-TOG-ra-phy (2nd)
  39. 39.Which syllable is stressed in “energetic”? (a) en-er-GET-ic (3rd) (b) en-ER-get-ic (2nd) (c) en-er-get-IC (4th)
  40. 40.Listen to “creativity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) cre-a-tiv-i-TY (5th) (b) cre-a-tiv-I-ty (4th) (c) cre-a-TIV-i-ty (3rd)

Answer key

  1. de-CI-sion (2nd)
  2. sci-en-TIF-ic (3rd)
  3. so-LU-tion (2nd)
  4. au-to-MAT-ic (3rd)
  5. re-AL-i-ty (2nd)
  6. pre-sen-TA-tion (3rd)
  7. ed-u-CA-tion (3rd)
  8. dis-CUS-sion (2nd)
  9. so-LU-tion (2nd)
  10. cu-ri-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  11. pho-to-GRAPH-ic (3rd)
  12. in-for-MA-tion (3rd)
  13. con-DI-tion (2nd)
  14. sym-BOL-ic (2nd)
  15. me-TAL-lic (2nd)
  16. con-ver-SA-tion (3rd)
  17. PUB-lic (1st)
  18. ath-LET-ic (2nd)
  19. QUAL-i-ty (1st)
  20. ex-hi-BI-tion (3rd)
  21. PLAS-tic (1st)
  22. tra-DI-tion (2nd)
  23. cel-e-BRA-tion (3rd)
  24. ac-TIV-i-ty (2nd)
  25. cel-e-BRA-tion (3rd)
  26. per-son-AL-i-ty (3rd)
  27. na-tion-AL-i-ty (3rd)
  28. rev-o-LU-tion (3rd)
  29. gi-GAN-tic (2nd)
  30. MAG-ic (1st)
  31. ar-TIS-tic (2nd)
  32. con-ver-SA-tion (3rd)
  33. PHO-to-graph (1st)
  34. ex-am-i-NA-tion (4th)
  35. com-MU-ni-ty (2nd)
  36. ac-TIV-i-ty (2nd)
  37. com-pe-TI-tion (3rd)
  38. pho-TOG-ra-phy (2nd)
  39. en-er-GET-ic (3rd)
  40. cre-a-TIV-i-ty (3rd)

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