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Pronunciation lesson 18: Stress in long words · Set 235 · 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 “photography”? (a) pho-tog-ra-PHY (4th) (b) pho-tog-RA-phy (3rd) (c) pho-TOG-ra-phy (2nd)
  2. 2.Listen to “energetic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) EN-er-get-ic (1st) (b) en-ER-get-ic (2nd) (c) en-er-GET-ic (3rd)
  3. 3.Listen to “direction”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) di-rec-TION (3rd) (b) DI-rec-tion (1st) (c) di-REC-tion (2nd)
  4. 4.Which syllable is stressed in “collection”? (a) col-LEC-tion (2nd) (b) COL-lec-tion (1st) (c) col-lec-TION (3rd)
  5. 5.Which syllable is stressed in “fantastic”? (a) fan-tas-TIC (3rd) (b) FAN-tas-tic (1st) (c) fan-TAS-tic (2nd)
  6. 6.Which syllable is stressed in “possibility”? (a) POS-si-bil-i-ty (1st) (b) pos-SI-bil-i-ty (2nd) (c) pos-si-BIL-i-ty (3rd)
  7. 7.Which syllable is stressed in “music”? (a) MU-sic (1st) (b) mu-SIC (2nd)
  8. 8.Listen to “photography”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pho-TOG-ra-phy (2nd) (b) PHO-tog-ra-phy (1st) (c) pho-tog-ra-PHY (4th)
  9. 9.Listen to “athletic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ath-let-IC (3rd) (b) ath-LET-ic (2nd) (c) ATH-let-ic (1st)
  10. 10.Which syllable is stressed in “condition”? (a) con-di-TION (3rd) (b) CON-di-tion (1st) (c) con-DI-tion (2nd)
  11. 11.Listen to “magnetic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) mag-NET-ic (2nd) (b) MAG-net-ic (1st) (c) mag-net-IC (3rd)
  12. 12.Listen to “dramatic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) DRA-mat-ic (1st) (b) dra-mat-IC (3rd) (c) dra-MAT-ic (2nd)
  13. 13.Listen to “discussion”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) dis-cus-SION (3rd) (b) dis-CUS-sion (2nd) (c) DIS-cus-sion (1st)
  14. 14.Listen to “education”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ed-U-ca-tion (2nd) (b) ed-u-CA-tion (3rd) (c) ED-u-ca-tion (1st)
  15. 15.Which syllable is stressed in “personality”? (a) per-son-al-I-ty (4th) (b) per-son-al-i-TY (5th) (c) per-son-AL-i-ty (3rd)
  16. 16.Listen to “examination”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ex-am-i-NA-tion (4th) (b) ex-am-i-na-TION (5th) (c) ex-AM-i-na-tion (2nd)
  17. 17.Which syllable is stressed in “public”? (a) PUB-lic (1st) (b) pub-LIC (2nd)
  18. 18.Which syllable is stressed in “examination”? (a) ex-am-i-NA-tion (4th) (b) ex-am-i-na-TION (5th) (c) EX-am-i-na-tion (1st)
  19. 19.Listen to “metallic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) me-tal-LIC (3rd) (b) ME-tal-lic (1st) (c) me-TAL-lic (2nd)
  20. 20.Which syllable is stressed in “direction”? (a) di-REC-tion (2nd) (b) DI-rec-tion (1st) (c) di-rec-TION (3rd)
  21. 21.Listen to “photographic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pho-to-graph-IC (4th) (b) pho-to-GRAPH-ic (3rd) (c) pho-TO-graph-ic (2nd)
  22. 22.Listen to “fantastic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) fan-tas-TIC (3rd) (b) FAN-tas-tic (1st) (c) fan-TAS-tic (2nd)
  23. 23.Listen to “solution”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) so-lu-TION (3rd) (b) so-LU-tion (2nd) (c) SO-lu-tion (1st)
  24. 24.Listen to “popularity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) POP-u-lar-i-ty (1st) (b) pop-u-lar-i-TY (5th) (c) pop-u-LAR-i-ty (3rd)
  25. 25.Listen to “collection”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) col-lec-TION (3rd) (b) COL-lec-tion (1st) (c) col-LEC-tion (2nd)
  26. 26.Which syllable is stressed in “plastic”? (a) PLAS-tic (1st) (b) plas-TIC (2nd)
  27. 27.Which syllable is stressed in “magnetic”? (a) mag-NET-ic (2nd) (b) mag-net-IC (3rd) (c) MAG-net-ic (1st)
  28. 28.Listen to “revolution”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) rev-O-lu-tion (2nd) (b) REV-o-lu-tion (1st) (c) rev-o-LU-tion (3rd)
  29. 29.Which syllable is stressed in “decision”? (a) de-ci-SION (3rd) (b) de-CI-sion (2nd) (c) DE-ci-sion (1st)
  30. 30.Which syllable is stressed in “pronunciation”? (a) pro-NUN-ci-a-tion (2nd) (b) PRO-nun-ci-a-tion (1st) (c) pro-nun-ci-A-tion (4th)
  31. 31.Which syllable is stressed in “charity”? (a) char-I-ty (2nd) (b) CHAR-i-ty (1st) (c) char-i-TY (3rd)
  32. 32.Listen to “possibility”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pos-si-BIL-i-ty (3rd) (b) pos-si-bil-i-TY (5th) (c) POS-si-bil-i-ty (1st)
  33. 33.Listen to “tradition”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) tra-di-TION (3rd) (b) TRA-di-tion (1st) (c) tra-DI-tion (2nd)
  34. 34.Listen to “information”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) in-for-ma-TION (4th) (b) in-for-MA-tion (3rd) (c) in-FOR-ma-tion (2nd)
  35. 35.Listen to “competition”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) com-PE-ti-tion (2nd) (b) COM-pe-ti-tion (1st) (c) com-pe-TI-tion (3rd)
  36. 36.Which syllable is stressed in “creativity”? (a) cre-A-tiv-i-ty (2nd) (b) cre-a-tiv-i-TY (5th) (c) cre-a-TIV-i-ty (3rd)
  37. 37.Which syllable is stressed in “traffic”? (a) TRAF-fic (1st) (b) traf-FIC (2nd)
  38. 38.Which syllable is stressed in “dramatic”? (a) DRA-mat-ic (1st) (b) dra-MAT-ic (2nd) (c) dra-mat-IC (3rd)
  39. 39.Listen to “gigantic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) gi-gan-TIC (3rd) (b) GI-gan-tic (1st) (c) gi-GAN-tic (2nd)
  40. 40.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)

Answer key

  1. pho-TOG-ra-phy (2nd)
  2. en-er-GET-ic (3rd)
  3. di-REC-tion (2nd)
  4. col-LEC-tion (2nd)
  5. fan-TAS-tic (2nd)
  6. pos-si-BIL-i-ty (3rd)
  7. MU-sic (1st)
  8. pho-TOG-ra-phy (2nd)
  9. ath-LET-ic (2nd)
  10. con-DI-tion (2nd)
  11. mag-NET-ic (2nd)
  12. dra-MAT-ic (2nd)
  13. dis-CUS-sion (2nd)
  14. ed-u-CA-tion (3rd)
  15. per-son-AL-i-ty (3rd)
  16. ex-am-i-NA-tion (4th)
  17. PUB-lic (1st)
  18. ex-am-i-NA-tion (4th)
  19. me-TAL-lic (2nd)
  20. di-REC-tion (2nd)
  21. pho-to-GRAPH-ic (3rd)
  22. fan-TAS-tic (2nd)
  23. so-LU-tion (2nd)
  24. pop-u-LAR-i-ty (3rd)
  25. col-LEC-tion (2nd)
  26. PLAS-tic (1st)
  27. mag-NET-ic (2nd)
  28. rev-o-LU-tion (3rd)
  29. de-CI-sion (2nd)
  30. pro-nun-ci-A-tion (4th)
  31. CHAR-i-ty (1st)
  32. pos-si-BIL-i-ty (3rd)
  33. tra-DI-tion (2nd)
  34. in-for-MA-tion (3rd)
  35. com-pe-TI-tion (3rd)
  36. cre-a-TIV-i-ty (3rd)
  37. TRAF-fic (1st)
  38. dra-MAT-ic (2nd)
  39. gi-GAN-tic (2nd)
  40. sim-i-LAR-i-ty (3rd)

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