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Pronunciation lesson 18: Stress in long words · Set 261 · 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 “tradition”? (a) TRA-di-tion (1st) (b) tra-di-TION (3rd) (c) tra-DI-tion (2nd)
  2. 2.Listen to “personality”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) PER-son-al-i-ty (1st) (b) per-son-al-I-ty (4th) (c) per-son-AL-i-ty (3rd)
  3. 3.Which syllable is stressed in “popularity”? (a) pop-u-LAR-i-ty (3rd) (b) pop-u-lar-I-ty (4th) (c) pop-u-lar-i-TY (5th)
  4. 4.Listen to “historic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) his-TOR-ic (2nd) (b) HIS-tor-ic (1st) (c) his-tor-IC (3rd)
  5. 5.Listen to “public”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) PUB-lic (1st) (b) pub-LIC (2nd)
  6. 6.Listen to “terrific”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) TER-rif-ic (1st) (b) ter-rif-IC (3rd) (c) ter-RIF-ic (2nd)
  7. 7.Which syllable is stressed in “population”? (a) pop-U-la-tion (2nd) (b) POP-u-la-tion (1st) (c) pop-u-LA-tion (3rd)
  8. 8.Which syllable is stressed in “photographer”? (a) pho-TOG-ra-pher (2nd) (b) pho-tog-RA-pher (3rd) (c) PHO-tog-ra-pher (1st)
  9. 9.Which syllable is stressed in “music”? (a) mu-SIC (2nd) (b) MU-sic (1st)
  10. 10.Listen to “comprehension”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) com-pre-HEN-sion (3rd) (b) com-pre-hen-SION (4th) (c) com-PRE-hen-sion (2nd)
  11. 11.Listen to “traffic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) TRAF-fic (1st) (b) traf-FIC (2nd)
  12. 12.Listen to “invitation”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) in-vi-ta-TION (4th) (b) in-VI-ta-tion (2nd) (c) in-vi-TA-tion (3rd)
  13. 13.Which syllable is stressed in “romantic”? (a) ro-MAN-tic (2nd) (b) RO-man-tic (1st) (c) ro-man-TIC (3rd)
  14. 14.Which syllable is stressed in “automatic”? (a) au-to-MAT-ic (3rd) (b) au-to-mat-IC (4th) (c) au-TO-mat-ic (2nd)
  15. 15.Listen to “education”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ed-U-ca-tion (2nd) (b) ed-u-CA-tion (3rd) (c) ED-u-ca-tion (1st)
  16. 16.Which syllable is stressed in “magic”? (a) mag-IC (2nd) (b) MAG-ic (1st)
  17. 17.Which syllable is stressed in “information”? (a) in-FOR-ma-tion (2nd) (b) in-for-MA-tion (3rd) (c) IN-for-ma-tion (1st)
  18. 18.Listen to “examination”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ex-am-i-NA-tion (4th) (b) ex-AM-i-na-tion (2nd) (c) ex-am-i-na-TION (5th)
  19. 19.Listen to “competition”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) COM-pe-ti-tion (1st) (b) com-pe-ti-TION (4th) (c) com-pe-TI-tion (3rd)
  20. 20.Which syllable is stressed in “presentation”? (a) PRE-sen-ta-tion (1st) (b) pre-sen-TA-tion (3rd) (c) pre-sen-ta-TION (4th)
  21. 21.Which syllable is stressed in “community”? (a) com-MU-ni-ty (2nd) (b) COM-mu-ni-ty (1st) (c) com-mu-NI-ty (3rd)
  22. 22.Listen to “magic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) mag-IC (2nd) (b) MAG-ic (1st)
  23. 23.Which syllable is stressed in “solution”? (a) so-lu-TION (3rd) (b) SO-lu-tion (1st) (c) so-LU-tion (2nd)
  24. 24.Listen to “magnetic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) mag-NET-ic (2nd) (b) mag-net-IC (3rd) (c) MAG-net-ic (1st)
  25. 25.Which syllable is stressed in “examination”? (a) ex-am-I-na-tion (3rd) (b) EX-am-i-na-tion (1st) (c) ex-am-i-NA-tion (4th)
  26. 26.Listen to “photography”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pho-tog-ra-PHY (4th) (b) pho-TOG-ra-phy (2nd) (c) PHO-tog-ra-phy (1st)
  27. 27.Listen to “information”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) in-for-ma-TION (4th) (b) IN-for-ma-tion (1st) (c) in-for-MA-tion (3rd)
  28. 28.Listen to “decision”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) de-ci-SION (3rd) (b) de-CI-sion (2nd) (c) DE-ci-sion (1st)
  29. 29.Which syllable is stressed in “celebration”? (a) cel-E-bra-tion (2nd) (b) cel-e-BRA-tion (3rd) (c) CEL-e-bra-tion (1st)
  30. 30.Which syllable is stressed in “reality”? (a) re-al-i-TY (4th) (b) re-AL-i-ty (2nd) (c) re-al-I-ty (3rd)
  31. 31.Listen to “music”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) MU-sic (1st) (b) mu-SIC (2nd)
  32. 32.Listen to “discussion”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) DIS-cus-sion (1st) (b) dis-cus-SION (3rd) (c) dis-CUS-sion (2nd)
  33. 33.Which syllable is stressed in “athletic”? (a) ATH-let-ic (1st) (b) ath-let-IC (3rd) (c) ath-LET-ic (2nd)
  34. 34.Which syllable is stressed in “energetic”? (a) en-er-get-IC (4th) (b) EN-er-get-ic (1st) (c) en-er-GET-ic (3rd)
  35. 35.Which syllable is stressed in “generosity”? (a) gen-er-os-I-ty (4th) (b) gen-er-OS-i-ty (3rd) (c) gen-ER-os-i-ty (2nd)
  36. 36.Which syllable is stressed in “capacity”? (a) ca-pac-I-ty (3rd) (b) CA-pac-i-ty (1st) (c) ca-PAC-i-ty (2nd)
  37. 37.Listen to “community”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) COM-mu-ni-ty (1st) (b) com-MU-ni-ty (2nd) (c) com-mu-NI-ty (3rd)
  38. 38.Which syllable is stressed in “dramatic”? (a) dra-MAT-ic (2nd) (b) DRA-mat-ic (1st) (c) dra-mat-IC (3rd)
  39. 39.Which syllable is stressed in “education”? (a) ed-u-ca-TION (4th) (b) ED-u-ca-tion (1st) (c) ed-u-CA-tion (3rd)
  40. 40.Which syllable is stressed in “direction”? (a) di-REC-tion (2nd) (b) di-rec-TION (3rd) (c) DI-rec-tion (1st)

Answer key

  1. tra-DI-tion (2nd)
  2. per-son-AL-i-ty (3rd)
  3. pop-u-LAR-i-ty (3rd)
  4. his-TOR-ic (2nd)
  5. PUB-lic (1st)
  6. ter-RIF-ic (2nd)
  7. pop-u-LA-tion (3rd)
  8. pho-TOG-ra-pher (2nd)
  9. MU-sic (1st)
  10. com-pre-HEN-sion (3rd)
  11. TRAF-fic (1st)
  12. in-vi-TA-tion (3rd)
  13. ro-MAN-tic (2nd)
  14. au-to-MAT-ic (3rd)
  15. ed-u-CA-tion (3rd)
  16. MAG-ic (1st)
  17. in-for-MA-tion (3rd)
  18. ex-am-i-NA-tion (4th)
  19. com-pe-TI-tion (3rd)
  20. pre-sen-TA-tion (3rd)
  21. com-MU-ni-ty (2nd)
  22. MAG-ic (1st)
  23. so-LU-tion (2nd)
  24. mag-NET-ic (2nd)
  25. ex-am-i-NA-tion (4th)
  26. pho-TOG-ra-phy (2nd)
  27. in-for-MA-tion (3rd)
  28. de-CI-sion (2nd)
  29. cel-e-BRA-tion (3rd)
  30. re-AL-i-ty (2nd)
  31. MU-sic (1st)
  32. dis-CUS-sion (2nd)
  33. ath-LET-ic (2nd)
  34. en-er-GET-ic (3rd)
  35. gen-er-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  36. ca-PAC-i-ty (2nd)
  37. com-MU-ni-ty (2nd)
  38. dra-MAT-ic (2nd)
  39. ed-u-CA-tion (3rd)
  40. di-REC-tion (2nd)

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