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Pronunciation lesson 18: Stress in long words · Set 260 · 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 “solution”? (a) so-LU-tion (2nd) (b) so-lu-TION (3rd) (c) SO-lu-tion (1st)
  2. 2.Listen to “gigantic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) gi-GAN-tic (2nd) (b) GI-gan-tic (1st) (c) gi-gan-TIC (3rd)
  3. 3.Listen to “personality”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) per-SON-al-i-ty (2nd) (b) per-son-al-i-TY (5th) (c) per-son-AL-i-ty (3rd)
  4. 4.Listen to “examination”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ex-AM-i-na-tion (2nd) (b) ex-am-i-na-TION (5th) (c) ex-am-i-NA-tion (4th)
  5. 5.Listen to “pronunciation”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pro-nun-ci-A-tion (4th) (b) pro-nun-ci-a-TION (5th) (c) PRO-nun-ci-a-tion (1st)
  6. 6.Listen to “photographic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) PHO-to-graph-ic (1st) (b) pho-TO-graph-ic (2nd) (c) pho-to-GRAPH-ic (3rd)
  7. 7.Which syllable is stressed in “comprehension”? (a) com-pre-HEN-sion (3rd) (b) com-PRE-hen-sion (2nd) (c) com-pre-hen-SION (4th)
  8. 8.Listen to “competition”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) com-pe-ti-TION (4th) (b) com-pe-TI-tion (3rd) (c) com-PE-ti-tion (2nd)
  9. 9.Which syllable is stressed in “personality”? (a) PER-son-al-i-ty (1st) (b) per-son-al-I-ty (4th) (c) per-son-AL-i-ty (3rd)
  10. 10.Which syllable is stressed in “nationality”? (a) na-tion-al-I-ty (4th) (b) na-tion-AL-i-ty (3rd) (c) NA-tion-al-i-ty (1st)
  11. 11.Which syllable is stressed in “generosity”? (a) gen-ER-os-i-ty (2nd) (b) gen-er-os-I-ty (4th) (c) gen-er-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  12. 12.Which syllable is stressed in “possibility”? (a) POS-si-bil-i-ty (1st) (b) pos-si-bil-I-ty (4th) (c) pos-si-BIL-i-ty (3rd)
  13. 13.Which syllable is stressed in “charity”? (a) char-i-TY (3rd) (b) char-I-ty (2nd) (c) CHAR-i-ty (1st)
  14. 14.Listen to “comprehension”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) com-PRE-hen-sion (2nd) (b) COM-pre-hen-sion (1st) (c) com-pre-HEN-sion (3rd)
  15. 15.Listen to “humanity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) hu-man-i-TY (4th) (b) HU-man-i-ty (1st) (c) hu-MAN-i-ty (2nd)
  16. 16.Which syllable is stressed in “characteristic”? (a) char-AC-ter-is-tic (2nd) (b) char-ac-ter-IS-tic (4th) (c) CHAR-ac-ter-is-tic (1st)
  17. 17.Which syllable is stressed in “reality”? (a) RE-al-i-ty (1st) (b) re-AL-i-ty (2nd) (c) re-al-i-TY (4th)
  18. 18.Which syllable is stressed in “magnetic”? (a) mag-net-IC (3rd) (b) MAG-net-ic (1st) (c) mag-NET-ic (2nd)
  19. 19.Which syllable is stressed in “explanation”? (a) ex-pla-na-TION (4th) (b) ex-pla-NA-tion (3rd) (c) EX-pla-na-tion (1st)
  20. 20.Which syllable is stressed in “information”? (a) in-for-MA-tion (3rd) (b) in-FOR-ma-tion (2nd) (c) IN-for-ma-tion (1st)
  21. 21.Which syllable is stressed in “energetic”? (a) en-er-get-IC (4th) (b) EN-er-get-ic (1st) (c) en-er-GET-ic (3rd)
  22. 22.Which syllable is stressed in “music”? (a) mu-SIC (2nd) (b) MU-sic (1st)
  23. 23.Listen to “dramatic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) dra-mat-IC (3rd) (b) DRA-mat-ic (1st) (c) dra-MAT-ic (2nd)
  24. 24.Which syllable is stressed in “scientific”? (a) SCI-en-tif-ic (1st) (b) sci-EN-tif-ic (2nd) (c) sci-en-TIF-ic (3rd)
  25. 25.Which syllable is stressed in “metallic”? (a) me-tal-LIC (3rd) (b) ME-tal-lic (1st) (c) me-TAL-lic (2nd)
  26. 26.Which syllable is stressed in “pronunciation”? (a) pro-nun-ci-A-tion (4th) (b) pro-nun-CI-a-tion (3rd) (c) pro-NUN-ci-a-tion (2nd)
  27. 27.Listen to “energetic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) en-er-get-IC (4th) (b) en-ER-get-ic (2nd) (c) en-er-GET-ic (3rd)
  28. 28.Which syllable is stressed in “discussion”? (a) dis-cus-SION (3rd) (b) dis-CUS-sion (2nd) (c) DIS-cus-sion (1st)
  29. 29.Which syllable is stressed in “plastic”? (a) PLAS-tic (1st) (b) plas-TIC (2nd)
  30. 30.Which syllable is stressed in “humanity”? (a) hu-MAN-i-ty (2nd) (b) HU-man-i-ty (1st) (c) hu-man-I-ty (3rd)
  31. 31.Listen to “charity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) char-I-ty (2nd) (b) CHAR-i-ty (1st) (c) char-i-TY (3rd)
  32. 32.Which syllable is stressed in “gigantic”? (a) GI-gan-tic (1st) (b) gi-gan-TIC (3rd) (c) gi-GAN-tic (2nd)
  33. 33.Which syllable is stressed in “revolution”? (a) REV-o-lu-tion (1st) (b) rev-O-lu-tion (2nd) (c) rev-o-LU-tion (3rd)
  34. 34.Which syllable is stressed in “creativity”? (a) CRE-a-tiv-i-ty (1st) (b) cre-a-tiv-i-TY (5th) (c) cre-a-TIV-i-ty (3rd)
  35. 35.Which syllable is stressed in “academic”? (a) ac-a-DEM-ic (3rd) (b) ac-A-dem-ic (2nd) (c) AC-a-dem-ic (1st)
  36. 36.Listen to “condition”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) CON-di-tion (1st) (b) con-di-TION (3rd) (c) con-DI-tion (2nd)
  37. 37.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)
  38. 38.Listen to “photographer”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pho-TOG-ra-pher (2nd) (b) pho-tog-RA-pher (3rd) (c) PHO-tog-ra-pher (1st)
  39. 39.Which syllable is stressed in “democratic”? (a) dem-o-CRAT-ic (3rd) (b) dem-o-crat-IC (4th) (c) DEM-o-crat-ic (1st)
  40. 40.Which syllable is stressed in “traffic”? (a) traf-FIC (2nd) (b) TRAF-fic (1st)

Answer key

  1. so-LU-tion (2nd)
  2. gi-GAN-tic (2nd)
  3. per-son-AL-i-ty (3rd)
  4. ex-am-i-NA-tion (4th)
  5. pro-nun-ci-A-tion (4th)
  6. pho-to-GRAPH-ic (3rd)
  7. com-pre-HEN-sion (3rd)
  8. com-pe-TI-tion (3rd)
  9. per-son-AL-i-ty (3rd)
  10. na-tion-AL-i-ty (3rd)
  11. gen-er-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  12. pos-si-BIL-i-ty (3rd)
  13. CHAR-i-ty (1st)
  14. com-pre-HEN-sion (3rd)
  15. hu-MAN-i-ty (2nd)
  16. char-ac-ter-IS-tic (4th)
  17. re-AL-i-ty (2nd)
  18. mag-NET-ic (2nd)
  19. ex-pla-NA-tion (3rd)
  20. in-for-MA-tion (3rd)
  21. en-er-GET-ic (3rd)
  22. MU-sic (1st)
  23. dra-MAT-ic (2nd)
  24. sci-en-TIF-ic (3rd)
  25. me-TAL-lic (2nd)
  26. pro-nun-ci-A-tion (4th)
  27. en-er-GET-ic (3rd)
  28. dis-CUS-sion (2nd)
  29. PLAS-tic (1st)
  30. hu-MAN-i-ty (2nd)
  31. CHAR-i-ty (1st)
  32. gi-GAN-tic (2nd)
  33. rev-o-LU-tion (3rd)
  34. cre-a-TIV-i-ty (3rd)
  35. ac-a-DEM-ic (3rd)
  36. con-DI-tion (2nd)
  37. rev-o-LU-tion (3rd)
  38. pho-TOG-ra-pher (2nd)
  39. dem-o-CRAT-ic (3rd)
  40. TRAF-fic (1st)

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