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Pronunciation lesson 18: Stress in long words · Set 248 · 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 “education”? (a) ed-u-CA-tion (3rd) (b) ed-u-ca-TION (4th) (c) ED-u-ca-tion (1st)
  2. 2.Listen to “presentation”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) PRE-sen-ta-tion (1st) (b) pre-sen-ta-TION (4th) (c) pre-sen-TA-tion (3rd)
  3. 3.Which syllable is stressed in “revolution”? (a) REV-o-lu-tion (1st) (b) rev-O-lu-tion (2nd) (c) rev-o-LU-tion (3rd)
  4. 4.Which syllable is stressed in “activity”? (a) ac-tiv-i-TY (4th) (b) ac-tiv-I-ty (3rd) (c) ac-TIV-i-ty (2nd)
  5. 5.Listen to “exhibition”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ex-hi-BI-tion (3rd) (b) ex-hi-bi-TION (4th) (c) EX-hi-bi-tion (1st)
  6. 6.Which syllable is stressed in “dramatic”? (a) DRA-mat-ic (1st) (b) dra-MAT-ic (2nd) (c) dra-mat-IC (3rd)
  7. 7.Which syllable is stressed in “comprehension”? (a) COM-pre-hen-sion (1st) (b) com-pre-HEN-sion (3rd) (c) com-PRE-hen-sion (2nd)
  8. 8.Which syllable is stressed in “terrific”? (a) ter-RIF-ic (2nd) (b) TER-rif-ic (1st) (c) ter-rif-IC (3rd)
  9. 9.Which syllable is stressed in “automatic”? (a) au-TO-mat-ic (2nd) (b) AU-to-mat-ic (1st) (c) au-to-MAT-ic (3rd)
  10. 10.Listen to “competition”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) com-pe-ti-TION (4th) (b) COM-pe-ti-tion (1st) (c) com-pe-TI-tion (3rd)
  11. 11.Which syllable is stressed in “energetic”? (a) en-er-GET-ic (3rd) (b) en-er-get-IC (4th) (c) EN-er-get-ic (1st)
  12. 12.Listen to “capacity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ca-pac-I-ty (3rd) (b) CA-pac-i-ty (1st) (c) ca-PAC-i-ty (2nd)
  13. 13.Which syllable is stressed in “curiosity”? (a) cu-ri-os-i-TY (5th) (b) cu-ri-OS-i-ty (3rd) (c) CU-ri-os-i-ty (1st)
  14. 14.Which syllable is stressed in “publicity”? (a) pub-lic-I-ty (3rd) (b) pub-LIC-i-ty (2nd) (c) PUB-lic-i-ty (1st)
  15. 15.Listen to “energetic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) en-er-GET-ic (3rd) (b) EN-er-get-ic (1st) (c) en-er-get-IC (4th)
  16. 16.Listen to “security”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) se-CUR-i-ty (2nd) (b) se-cur-i-TY (4th) (c) SE-cur-i-ty (1st)
  17. 17.Listen to “explanation”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ex-pla-NA-tion (3rd) (b) EX-pla-na-tion (1st) (c) ex-pla-na-TION (4th)
  18. 18.Listen to “invitation”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) IN-vi-ta-tion (1st) (b) in-vi-TA-tion (3rd) (c) in-vi-ta-TION (4th)
  19. 19.Listen to “public”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pub-LIC (2nd) (b) PUB-lic (1st)
  20. 20.Listen to “tradition”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) tra-di-TION (3rd) (b) tra-DI-tion (2nd) (c) TRA-di-tion (1st)
  21. 21.Which syllable is stressed in “celebration”? (a) cel-e-bra-TION (4th) (b) CEL-e-bra-tion (1st) (c) cel-e-BRA-tion (3rd)
  22. 22.Which syllable is stressed in “generosity”? (a) GEN-er-os-i-ty (1st) (b) gen-er-os-i-TY (5th) (c) gen-er-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  23. 23.Which syllable is stressed in “romantic”? (a) ro-man-TIC (3rd) (b) RO-man-tic (1st) (c) ro-MAN-tic (2nd)
  24. 24.Listen to “gigantic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) gi-GAN-tic (2nd) (b) gi-gan-TIC (3rd) (c) GI-gan-tic (1st)
  25. 25.Listen to “scientific”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) sci-EN-tif-ic (2nd) (b) sci-en-tif-IC (4th) (c) sci-en-TIF-ic (3rd)
  26. 26.Which syllable is stressed in “music”? (a) mu-SIC (2nd) (b) MU-sic (1st)
  27. 27.Listen to “athletic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ath-LET-ic (2nd) (b) ath-let-IC (3rd) (c) ATH-let-ic (1st)
  28. 28.Listen to “magic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) mag-IC (2nd) (b) MAG-ic (1st)
  29. 29.Listen to “discussion”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) dis-CUS-sion (2nd) (b) DIS-cus-sion (1st) (c) dis-cus-SION (3rd)
  30. 30.Which syllable is stressed in “athletic”? (a) ath-LET-ic (2nd) (b) ATH-let-ic (1st) (c) ath-let-IC (3rd)
  31. 31.Which syllable is stressed in “symbolic”? (a) sym-BOL-ic (2nd) (b) sym-bol-IC (3rd) (c) SYM-bol-ic (1st)
  32. 32.Which syllable is stressed in “plastic”? (a) plas-TIC (2nd) (b) PLAS-tic (1st)
  33. 33.Listen to “majority”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) MA-jor-i-ty (1st) (b) ma-JOR-i-ty (2nd) (c) ma-jor-i-TY (4th)
  34. 34.Which syllable is stressed in “invitation”? (a) IN-vi-ta-tion (1st) (b) in-vi-ta-TION (4th) (c) in-vi-TA-tion (3rd)
  35. 35.Listen to “historic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) his-TOR-ic (2nd) (b) his-tor-IC (3rd) (c) HIS-tor-ic (1st)
  36. 36.Which syllable is stressed in “direction”? (a) di-rec-TION (3rd) (b) DI-rec-tion (1st) (c) di-REC-tion (2nd)
  37. 37.Which syllable is stressed in “community”? (a) com-mu-NI-ty (3rd) (b) COM-mu-ni-ty (1st) (c) com-MU-ni-ty (2nd)
  38. 38.Listen to “publicity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pub-LIC-i-ty (2nd) (b) PUB-lic-i-ty (1st) (c) pub-lic-i-TY (4th)
  39. 39.Which syllable is stressed in “personality”? (a) per-son-AL-i-ty (3rd) (b) PER-son-al-i-ty (1st) (c) per-son-al-I-ty (4th)
  40. 40.Listen to “population”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) POP-u-la-tion (1st) (b) pop-u-LA-tion (3rd) (c) pop-u-la-TION (4th)

Answer key

  1. ed-u-CA-tion (3rd)
  2. pre-sen-TA-tion (3rd)
  3. rev-o-LU-tion (3rd)
  4. ac-TIV-i-ty (2nd)
  5. ex-hi-BI-tion (3rd)
  6. dra-MAT-ic (2nd)
  7. com-pre-HEN-sion (3rd)
  8. ter-RIF-ic (2nd)
  9. au-to-MAT-ic (3rd)
  10. com-pe-TI-tion (3rd)
  11. en-er-GET-ic (3rd)
  12. ca-PAC-i-ty (2nd)
  13. cu-ri-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  14. pub-LIC-i-ty (2nd)
  15. en-er-GET-ic (3rd)
  16. se-CUR-i-ty (2nd)
  17. ex-pla-NA-tion (3rd)
  18. in-vi-TA-tion (3rd)
  19. PUB-lic (1st)
  20. tra-DI-tion (2nd)
  21. cel-e-BRA-tion (3rd)
  22. gen-er-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  23. ro-MAN-tic (2nd)
  24. gi-GAN-tic (2nd)
  25. sci-en-TIF-ic (3rd)
  26. MU-sic (1st)
  27. ath-LET-ic (2nd)
  28. MAG-ic (1st)
  29. dis-CUS-sion (2nd)
  30. ath-LET-ic (2nd)
  31. sym-BOL-ic (2nd)
  32. PLAS-tic (1st)
  33. ma-JOR-i-ty (2nd)
  34. in-vi-TA-tion (3rd)
  35. his-TOR-ic (2nd)
  36. di-REC-tion (2nd)
  37. com-MU-ni-ty (2nd)
  38. pub-LIC-i-ty (2nd)
  39. per-son-AL-i-ty (3rd)
  40. pop-u-LA-tion (3rd)

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