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Pronunciation lesson 18: Stress in long words · Set 240 · 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 “automatic”? (a) au-TO-mat-ic (2nd) (b) au-to-MAT-ic (3rd) (c) au-to-mat-IC (4th)
  2. 2.Which syllable is stressed in “romantic”? (a) RO-man-tic (1st) (b) ro-man-TIC (3rd) (c) ro-MAN-tic (2nd)
  3. 3.Listen to “invitation”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) in-vi-TA-tion (3rd) (b) in-VI-ta-tion (2nd) (c) IN-vi-ta-tion (1st)
  4. 4.Which syllable is stressed in “possibility”? (a) pos-si-BIL-i-ty (3rd) (b) pos-si-bil-i-TY (5th) (c) pos-SI-bil-i-ty (2nd)
  5. 5.Which syllable is stressed in “security”? (a) se-CUR-i-ty (2nd) (b) SE-cur-i-ty (1st) (c) se-cur-i-TY (4th)
  6. 6.Listen to “photographic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) PHO-to-graph-ic (1st) (b) pho-to-GRAPH-ic (3rd) (c) pho-TO-graph-ic (2nd)
  7. 7.Listen to “decision”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) de-CI-sion (2nd) (b) de-ci-SION (3rd) (c) DE-ci-sion (1st)
  8. 8.Listen to “security”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) SE-cur-i-ty (1st) (b) se-cur-i-TY (4th) (c) se-CUR-i-ty (2nd)
  9. 9.Which syllable is stressed in “pronunciation”? (a) PRO-nun-ci-a-tion (1st) (b) pro-nun-ci-A-tion (4th) (c) pro-NUN-ci-a-tion (2nd)
  10. 10.Listen to “charity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) char-i-TY (3rd) (b) CHAR-i-ty (1st) (c) char-I-ty (2nd)
  11. 11.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 (1st)
  12. 12.Which syllable is stressed in “terrific”? (a) TER-rif-ic (1st) (b) ter-rif-IC (3rd) (c) ter-RIF-ic (2nd)
  13. 13.Which syllable is stressed in “characteristic”? (a) CHAR-ac-ter-is-tic (1st) (b) char-ac-ter-is-TIC (5th) (c) char-ac-ter-IS-tic (4th)
  14. 14.Which syllable is stressed in “magic”? (a) mag-IC (2nd) (b) MAG-ic (1st)
  15. 15.Which syllable is stressed in “metallic”? (a) me-TAL-lic (2nd) (b) me-tal-LIC (3rd) (c) ME-tal-lic (1st)
  16. 16.Which syllable is stressed in “publicity”? (a) pub-LIC-i-ty (2nd) (b) PUB-lic-i-ty (1st) (c) pub-lic-i-TY (4th)
  17. 17.Which syllable is stressed in “condition”? (a) con-di-TION (3rd) (b) CON-di-tion (1st) (c) con-DI-tion (2nd)
  18. 18.Which syllable is stressed in “education”? (a) ed-u-CA-tion (3rd) (b) ED-u-ca-tion (1st) (c) ed-u-ca-TION (4th)
  19. 19.Which syllable is stressed in “gigantic”? (a) gi-GAN-tic (2nd) (b) GI-gan-tic (1st) (c) gi-gan-TIC (3rd)
  20. 20.Which syllable is stressed in “athletic”? (a) ath-let-IC (3rd) (b) ATH-let-ic (1st) (c) ath-LET-ic (2nd)
  21. 21.Listen to “athletic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ath-let-IC (3rd) (b) ath-LET-ic (2nd) (c) ATH-let-ic (1st)
  22. 22.Which syllable is stressed in “examination”? (a) ex-am-i-NA-tion (4th) (b) ex-AM-i-na-tion (2nd) (c) EX-am-i-na-tion (1st)
  23. 23.Which syllable is stressed in “population”? (a) pop-u-la-TION (4th) (b) pop-u-LA-tion (3rd) (c) POP-u-la-tion (1st)
  24. 24.Listen to “explanation”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) EX-pla-na-tion (1st) (b) ex-pla-na-TION (4th) (c) ex-pla-NA-tion (3rd)
  25. 25.Which syllable is stressed in “photography”? (a) pho-tog-ra-PHY (4th) (b) pho-TOG-ra-phy (2nd) (c) PHO-tog-ra-phy (1st)
  26. 26.Listen to “celebration”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) cel-e-BRA-tion (3rd) (b) cel-E-bra-tion (2nd) (c) cel-e-bra-TION (4th)
  27. 27.Which syllable is stressed in “information”? (a) in-FOR-ma-tion (2nd) (b) in-for-MA-tion (3rd) (c) IN-for-ma-tion (1st)
  28. 28.Which syllable is stressed in “solution”? (a) SO-lu-tion (1st) (b) so-lu-TION (3rd) (c) so-LU-tion (2nd)
  29. 29.Which syllable is stressed in “fantastic”? (a) fan-tas-TIC (3rd) (b) fan-TAS-tic (2nd) (c) FAN-tas-tic (1st)
  30. 30.Listen to “plastic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) plas-TIC (2nd) (b) PLAS-tic (1st)
  31. 31.Listen to “revolution”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) REV-o-lu-tion (1st) (b) rev-o-LU-tion (3rd) (c) rev-O-lu-tion (2nd)
  32. 32.Which syllable is stressed in “activity”? (a) ac-TIV-i-ty (2nd) (b) ac-tiv-i-TY (4th) (c) ac-tiv-I-ty (3rd)
  33. 33.Which syllable is stressed in “energetic”? (a) en-ER-get-ic (2nd) (b) en-er-get-IC (4th) (c) en-er-GET-ic (3rd)
  34. 34.Listen to “music”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) MU-sic (1st) (b) mu-SIC (2nd)
  35. 35.Listen to “discussion”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) dis-cus-SION (3rd) (b) dis-CUS-sion (2nd) (c) DIS-cus-sion (1st)
  36. 36.Listen to “similarity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) SIM-i-lar-i-ty (1st) (b) sim-i-LAR-i-ty (3rd) (c) sim-i-lar-i-TY (5th)
  37. 37.Which syllable is stressed in “invitation”? (a) IN-vi-ta-tion (1st) (b) in-vi-ta-TION (4th) (c) in-vi-TA-tion (3rd)
  38. 38.Listen to “curiosity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) CU-ri-os-i-ty (1st) (b) cu-ri-os-i-TY (5th) (c) cu-ri-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  39. 39.Listen to “possibility”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pos-si-BIL-i-ty (3rd) (b) POS-si-bil-i-ty (1st) (c) pos-SI-bil-i-ty (2nd)
  40. 40.Listen to “characteristic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) char-ac-ter-IS-tic (4th) (b) CHAR-ac-ter-is-tic (1st) (c) char-AC-ter-is-tic (2nd)

Answer key

  1. au-to-MAT-ic (3rd)
  2. ro-MAN-tic (2nd)
  3. in-vi-TA-tion (3rd)
  4. pos-si-BIL-i-ty (3rd)
  5. se-CUR-i-ty (2nd)
  6. pho-to-GRAPH-ic (3rd)
  7. de-CI-sion (2nd)
  8. se-CUR-i-ty (2nd)
  9. pro-nun-ci-A-tion (4th)
  10. CHAR-i-ty (1st)
  11. ex-am-i-NA-tion (4th)
  12. ter-RIF-ic (2nd)
  13. char-ac-ter-IS-tic (4th)
  14. MAG-ic (1st)
  15. me-TAL-lic (2nd)
  16. pub-LIC-i-ty (2nd)
  17. con-DI-tion (2nd)
  18. ed-u-CA-tion (3rd)
  19. gi-GAN-tic (2nd)
  20. ath-LET-ic (2nd)
  21. ath-LET-ic (2nd)
  22. ex-am-i-NA-tion (4th)
  23. pop-u-LA-tion (3rd)
  24. ex-pla-NA-tion (3rd)
  25. pho-TOG-ra-phy (2nd)
  26. cel-e-BRA-tion (3rd)
  27. in-for-MA-tion (3rd)
  28. so-LU-tion (2nd)
  29. fan-TAS-tic (2nd)
  30. PLAS-tic (1st)
  31. rev-o-LU-tion (3rd)
  32. ac-TIV-i-ty (2nd)
  33. en-er-GET-ic (3rd)
  34. MU-sic (1st)
  35. dis-CUS-sion (2nd)
  36. sim-i-LAR-i-ty (3rd)
  37. in-vi-TA-tion (3rd)
  38. cu-ri-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  39. pos-si-BIL-i-ty (3rd)
  40. char-ac-ter-IS-tic (4th)

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