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Pronunciation lesson 18: Stress in long words · Set 241 · 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.Listen to “automatic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) au-to-MAT-ic (3rd) (b) au-TO-mat-ic (2nd) (c) au-to-mat-IC (4th)
  2. 2.Listen to “terrific”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ter-RIF-ic (2nd) (b) TER-rif-ic (1st) (c) ter-rif-IC (3rd)
  3. 3.Listen to “magic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) mag-IC (2nd) (b) MAG-ic (1st)
  4. 4.Which syllable is stressed in “romantic”? (a) ro-man-TIC (3rd) (b) RO-man-tic (1st) (c) ro-MAN-tic (2nd)
  5. 5.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 (5th)
  6. 6.Listen to “tradition”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) tra-DI-tion (2nd) (b) tra-di-TION (3rd) (c) TRA-di-tion (1st)
  7. 7.Which syllable is stressed in “automatic”? (a) au-to-MAT-ic (3rd) (b) au-to-mat-IC (4th) (c) au-TO-mat-ic (2nd)
  8. 8.Which syllable is stressed in “direction”? (a) di-REC-tion (2nd) (b) DI-rec-tion (1st) (c) di-rec-TION (3rd)
  9. 9.Which syllable is stressed in “collection”? (a) COL-lec-tion (1st) (b) col-LEC-tion (2nd) (c) col-lec-TION (3rd)
  10. 10.Which syllable is stressed in “quality”? (a) qual-I-ty (2nd) (b) QUAL-i-ty (1st) (c) qual-i-TY (3rd)
  11. 11.Which syllable is stressed in “population”? (a) POP-u-la-tion (1st) (b) pop-u-la-TION (4th) (c) pop-u-LA-tion (3rd)
  12. 12.Listen to “celebration”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) CEL-e-bra-tion (1st) (b) cel-e-BRA-tion (3rd) (c) cel-e-bra-TION (4th)
  13. 13.Which syllable is stressed in “academic”? (a) AC-a-dem-ic (1st) (b) ac-a-DEM-ic (3rd) (c) ac-A-dem-ic (2nd)
  14. 14.Listen to “personality”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) per-son-AL-i-ty (3rd) (b) PER-son-al-i-ty (1st) (c) per-son-al-I-ty (4th)
  15. 15.Which syllable is stressed in “celebration”? (a) CEL-e-bra-tion (1st) (b) cel-E-bra-tion (2nd) (c) cel-e-BRA-tion (3rd)
  16. 16.Which syllable is stressed in “invitation”? (a) in-VI-ta-tion (2nd) (b) in-vi-TA-tion (3rd) (c) in-vi-ta-TION (4th)
  17. 17.Which syllable is stressed in “conversation”? (a) con-ver-sa-TION (4th) (b) CON-ver-sa-tion (1st) (c) con-ver-SA-tion (3rd)
  18. 18.Which syllable is stressed in “publicity”? (a) pub-lic-i-TY (4th) (b) PUB-lic-i-ty (1st) (c) pub-LIC-i-ty (2nd)
  19. 19.Listen to “charity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) CHAR-i-ty (1st) (b) char-i-TY (3rd) (c) char-I-ty (2nd)
  20. 20.Listen to “magnetic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) mag-net-IC (3rd) (b) MAG-net-ic (1st) (c) mag-NET-ic (2nd)
  21. 21.Listen to “collection”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) COL-lec-tion (1st) (b) col-lec-TION (3rd) (c) col-LEC-tion (2nd)
  22. 22.Listen to “gigantic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) gi-gan-TIC (3rd) (b) gi-GAN-tic (2nd) (c) GI-gan-tic (1st)
  23. 23.Listen to “capacity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ca-pac-i-TY (4th) (b) CA-pac-i-ty (1st) (c) ca-PAC-i-ty (2nd)
  24. 24.Which syllable is stressed in “pronunciation”? (a) pro-nun-ci-a-TION (5th) (b) PRO-nun-ci-a-tion (1st) (c) pro-nun-ci-A-tion (4th)
  25. 25.Listen to “reality”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) re-al-i-TY (4th) (b) re-al-I-ty (3rd) (c) re-AL-i-ty (2nd)
  26. 26.Listen to “discussion”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) dis-CUS-sion (2nd) (b) dis-cus-SION (3rd) (c) DIS-cus-sion (1st)
  27. 27.Which syllable is stressed in “solution”? (a) so-lu-TION (3rd) (b) so-LU-tion (2nd) (c) SO-lu-tion (1st)
  28. 28.Which syllable is stressed in “education”? (a) ed-u-ca-TION (4th) (b) ed-U-ca-tion (2nd) (c) ed-u-CA-tion (3rd)
  29. 29.Listen to “community”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) com-MU-ni-ty (2nd) (b) com-mu-NI-ty (3rd) (c) COM-mu-ni-ty (1st)
  30. 30.Which syllable is stressed in “symbolic”? (a) SYM-bol-ic (1st) (b) sym-bol-IC (3rd) (c) sym-BOL-ic (2nd)
  31. 31.Which syllable is stressed in “public”? (a) PUB-lic (1st) (b) pub-LIC (2nd)
  32. 32.Listen to “historic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) his-TOR-ic (2nd) (b) HIS-tor-ic (1st) (c) his-tor-IC (3rd)
  33. 33.Which syllable is stressed in “majority”? (a) ma-jor-i-TY (4th) (b) MA-jor-i-ty (1st) (c) ma-JOR-i-ty (2nd)
  34. 34.Which syllable is stressed in “revolution”? (a) REV-o-lu-tion (1st) (b) rev-o-lu-TION (4th) (c) rev-o-LU-tion (3rd)
  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 (3rd)
  36. 36.Which syllable is stressed in “historic”? (a) his-tor-IC (3rd) (b) HIS-tor-ic (1st) (c) his-TOR-ic (2nd)
  37. 37.Listen to “publicity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) PUB-lic-i-ty (1st) (b) pub-LIC-i-ty (2nd) (c) pub-lic-I-ty (3rd)
  38. 38.Which syllable is stressed in “energetic”? (a) en-ER-get-ic (2nd) (b) en-er-GET-ic (3rd) (c) EN-er-get-ic (1st)
  39. 39.Which syllable is stressed in “personality”? (a) per-son-AL-i-ty (3rd) (b) per-son-al-I-ty (4th) (c) per-son-al-i-TY (5th)
  40. 40.Which syllable is stressed in “presentation”? (a) pre-SEN-ta-tion (2nd) (b) PRE-sen-ta-tion (1st) (c) pre-sen-TA-tion (3rd)

Answer key

  1. au-to-MAT-ic (3rd)
  2. ter-RIF-ic (2nd)
  3. MAG-ic (1st)
  4. ro-MAN-tic (2nd)
  5. cre-a-TIV-i-ty (3rd)
  6. tra-DI-tion (2nd)
  7. au-to-MAT-ic (3rd)
  8. di-REC-tion (2nd)
  9. col-LEC-tion (2nd)
  10. QUAL-i-ty (1st)
  11. pop-u-LA-tion (3rd)
  12. cel-e-BRA-tion (3rd)
  13. ac-a-DEM-ic (3rd)
  14. per-son-AL-i-ty (3rd)
  15. cel-e-BRA-tion (3rd)
  16. in-vi-TA-tion (3rd)
  17. con-ver-SA-tion (3rd)
  18. pub-LIC-i-ty (2nd)
  19. CHAR-i-ty (1st)
  20. mag-NET-ic (2nd)
  21. col-LEC-tion (2nd)
  22. gi-GAN-tic (2nd)
  23. ca-PAC-i-ty (2nd)
  24. pro-nun-ci-A-tion (4th)
  25. re-AL-i-ty (2nd)
  26. dis-CUS-sion (2nd)
  27. so-LU-tion (2nd)
  28. ed-u-CA-tion (3rd)
  29. com-MU-ni-ty (2nd)
  30. sym-BOL-ic (2nd)
  31. PUB-lic (1st)
  32. his-TOR-ic (2nd)
  33. ma-JOR-i-ty (2nd)
  34. rev-o-LU-tion (3rd)
  35. com-MU-ni-ty (2nd)
  36. his-TOR-ic (2nd)
  37. pub-LIC-i-ty (2nd)
  38. en-er-GET-ic (3rd)
  39. per-son-AL-i-ty (3rd)
  40. pre-sen-TA-tion (3rd)

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