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Pronunciation lesson 18: Stress in long words · Set 245 · 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 “examination”? (a) ex-am-i-NA-tion (4th) (b) ex-AM-i-na-tion (2nd) (c) ex-am-i-na-TION (5th)
  2. 2.Which syllable is stressed in “artistic”? (a) AR-tis-tic (1st) (b) ar-tis-TIC (3rd) (c) ar-TIS-tic (2nd)
  3. 3.Listen to “collection”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) col-lec-TION (3rd) (b) col-LEC-tion (2nd) (c) COL-lec-tion (1st)
  4. 4.Which syllable is stressed in “nationality”? (a) na-tion-al-i-TY (5th) (b) na-TION-al-i-ty (2nd) (c) na-tion-AL-i-ty (3rd)
  5. 5.Listen to “quality”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) qual-i-TY (3rd) (b) QUAL-i-ty (1st) (c) qual-I-ty (2nd)
  6. 6.Listen to “conversation”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) con-VER-sa-tion (2nd) (b) con-ver-SA-tion (3rd) (c) con-ver-sa-TION (4th)
  7. 7.Listen to “academic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ac-a-dem-IC (4th) (b) ac-a-DEM-ic (3rd) (c) AC-a-dem-ic (1st)
  8. 8.Which syllable is stressed in “decision”? (a) de-CI-sion (2nd) (b) de-ci-SION (3rd) (c) DE-ci-sion (1st)
  9. 9.Which syllable is stressed in “athletic”? (a) ATH-let-ic (1st) (b) ath-let-IC (3rd) (c) ath-LET-ic (2nd)
  10. 10.Listen to “community”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) com-mu-ni-TY (4th) (b) com-mu-NI-ty (3rd) (c) com-MU-ni-ty (2nd)
  11. 11.Listen to “public”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pub-LIC (2nd) (b) PUB-lic (1st)
  12. 12.Which syllable is stressed in “traffic”? (a) TRAF-fic (1st) (b) traf-FIC (2nd)
  13. 13.Which syllable is stressed in “music”? (a) mu-SIC (2nd) (b) MU-sic (1st)
  14. 14.Which syllable is stressed in “pronunciation”? (a) pro-nun-CI-a-tion (3rd) (b) pro-nun-ci-a-TION (5th) (c) pro-nun-ci-A-tion (4th)
  15. 15.Which syllable is stressed in “photographic”? (a) PHO-to-graph-ic (1st) (b) pho-to-GRAPH-ic (3rd) (c) pho-to-graph-IC (4th)
  16. 16.Listen to “information”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) in-for-MA-tion (3rd) (b) IN-for-ma-tion (1st) (c) in-FOR-ma-tion (2nd)
  17. 17.Which syllable is stressed in “direction”? (a) di-rec-TION (3rd) (b) di-REC-tion (2nd) (c) DI-rec-tion (1st)
  18. 18.Which syllable is stressed in “exhibition”? (a) ex-hi-BI-tion (3rd) (b) ex-hi-bi-TION (4th) (c) ex-HI-bi-tion (2nd)
  19. 19.Listen to “artistic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ar-TIS-tic (2nd) (b) ar-tis-TIC (3rd) (c) AR-tis-tic (1st)
  20. 20.Listen to “condition”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) CON-di-tion (1st) (b) con-DI-tion (2nd) (c) con-di-TION (3rd)
  21. 21.Which syllable is stressed in “condition”? (a) CON-di-tion (1st) (b) con-di-TION (3rd) (c) con-DI-tion (2nd)
  22. 22.Listen to “direction”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) DI-rec-tion (1st) (b) di-REC-tion (2nd) (c) di-rec-TION (3rd)
  23. 23.Which syllable is stressed in “scientific”? (a) sci-EN-tif-ic (2nd) (b) sci-en-TIF-ic (3rd) (c) SCI-en-tif-ic (1st)
  24. 24.Listen to “terrific”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) TER-rif-ic (1st) (b) ter-rif-IC (3rd) (c) ter-RIF-ic (2nd)
  25. 25.Which syllable is stressed in “solution”? (a) so-lu-TION (3rd) (b) SO-lu-tion (1st) (c) so-LU-tion (2nd)
  26. 26.Listen to “characteristic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) char-ac-ter-is-TIC (5th) (b) CHAR-ac-ter-is-tic (1st) (c) char-ac-ter-IS-tic (4th)
  27. 27.Which syllable is stressed in “presentation”? (a) PRE-sen-ta-tion (1st) (b) pre-sen-TA-tion (3rd) (c) pre-sen-ta-TION (4th)
  28. 28.Listen to “nationality”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) na-tion-al-I-ty (4th) (b) na-tion-AL-i-ty (3rd) (c) na-TION-al-i-ty (2nd)
  29. 29.Listen to “education”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ED-u-ca-tion (1st) (b) ed-U-ca-tion (2nd) (c) ed-u-CA-tion (3rd)
  30. 30.Which syllable is stressed in “photographer”? (a) pho-tog-RA-pher (3rd) (b) PHO-tog-ra-pher (1st) (c) pho-TOG-ra-pher (2nd)
  31. 31.Listen to “athletic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ath-let-IC (3rd) (b) ath-LET-ic (2nd) (c) ATH-let-ic (1st)
  32. 32.Which syllable is stressed in “humanity”? (a) hu-man-I-ty (3rd) (b) hu-man-i-TY (4th) (c) hu-MAN-i-ty (2nd)
  33. 33.Which syllable is stressed in “terrific”? (a) ter-rif-IC (3rd) (b) TER-rif-ic (1st) (c) ter-RIF-ic (2nd)
  34. 34.Which syllable is stressed in “comprehension”? (a) com-pre-HEN-sion (3rd) (b) com-pre-hen-SION (4th) (c) COM-pre-hen-sion (1st)
  35. 35.Which syllable is stressed in “plastic”? (a) plas-TIC (2nd) (b) PLAS-tic (1st)
  36. 36.Listen to “fantastic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) FAN-tas-tic (1st) (b) fan-TAS-tic (2nd) (c) fan-tas-TIC (3rd)
  37. 37.Listen to “photography”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pho-TOG-ra-phy (2nd) (b) PHO-tog-ra-phy (1st) (c) pho-tog-RA-phy (3rd)
  38. 38.Listen to “generosity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) gen-er-OS-i-ty (3rd) (b) gen-ER-os-i-ty (2nd) (c) GEN-er-os-i-ty (1st)
  39. 39.Which syllable is stressed in “majority”? (a) ma-JOR-i-ty (2nd) (b) MA-jor-i-ty (1st) (c) ma-jor-I-ty (3rd)
  40. 40.Listen to “exhibition”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ex-hi-BI-tion (3rd) (b) ex-hi-bi-TION (4th) (c) ex-HI-bi-tion (2nd)

Answer key

  1. ex-am-i-NA-tion (4th)
  2. ar-TIS-tic (2nd)
  3. col-LEC-tion (2nd)
  4. na-tion-AL-i-ty (3rd)
  5. QUAL-i-ty (1st)
  6. con-ver-SA-tion (3rd)
  7. ac-a-DEM-ic (3rd)
  8. de-CI-sion (2nd)
  9. ath-LET-ic (2nd)
  10. com-MU-ni-ty (2nd)
  11. PUB-lic (1st)
  12. TRAF-fic (1st)
  13. MU-sic (1st)
  14. pro-nun-ci-A-tion (4th)
  15. pho-to-GRAPH-ic (3rd)
  16. in-for-MA-tion (3rd)
  17. di-REC-tion (2nd)
  18. ex-hi-BI-tion (3rd)
  19. ar-TIS-tic (2nd)
  20. con-DI-tion (2nd)
  21. con-DI-tion (2nd)
  22. di-REC-tion (2nd)
  23. sci-en-TIF-ic (3rd)
  24. ter-RIF-ic (2nd)
  25. so-LU-tion (2nd)
  26. char-ac-ter-IS-tic (4th)
  27. pre-sen-TA-tion (3rd)
  28. na-tion-AL-i-ty (3rd)
  29. ed-u-CA-tion (3rd)
  30. pho-TOG-ra-pher (2nd)
  31. ath-LET-ic (2nd)
  32. hu-MAN-i-ty (2nd)
  33. ter-RIF-ic (2nd)
  34. com-pre-HEN-sion (3rd)
  35. PLAS-tic (1st)
  36. fan-TAS-tic (2nd)
  37. pho-TOG-ra-phy (2nd)
  38. gen-er-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  39. ma-JOR-i-ty (2nd)
  40. ex-hi-BI-tion (3rd)

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