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Pronunciation lesson 18: Stress in long words · Set 271 · 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 “magic”? (a) MAG-ic (1st) (b) mag-IC (2nd)
  2. 2.Which syllable is stressed in “symbolic”? (a) SYM-bol-ic (1st) (b) sym-bol-IC (3rd) (c) sym-BOL-ic (2nd)
  3. 3.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)
  4. 4.Listen to “quality”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) QUAL-i-ty (1st) (b) qual-I-ty (2nd) (c) qual-i-TY (3rd)
  5. 5.Which syllable is stressed in “activity”? (a) ac-tiv-i-TY (4th) (b) AC-tiv-i-ty (1st) (c) ac-TIV-i-ty (2nd)
  6. 6.Which syllable is stressed in “nationality”? (a) na-tion-al-i-TY (5th) (b) NA-tion-al-i-ty (1st) (c) na-tion-AL-i-ty (3rd)
  7. 7.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)
  8. 8.Which syllable is stressed in “direction”? (a) di-rec-TION (3rd) (b) di-REC-tion (2nd) (c) DI-rec-tion (1st)
  9. 9.Which syllable is stressed in “information”? (a) in-FOR-ma-tion (2nd) (b) in-for-MA-tion (3rd) (c) IN-for-ma-tion (1st)
  10. 10.Listen to “characteristic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) char-ac-TER-is-tic (3rd) (b) char-ac-ter-IS-tic (4th) (c) char-AC-ter-is-tic (2nd)
  11. 11.Listen to “solution”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) so-LU-tion (2nd) (b) SO-lu-tion (1st) (c) so-lu-TION (3rd)
  12. 12.Listen to “majority”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ma-JOR-i-ty (2nd) (b) MA-jor-i-ty (1st) (c) ma-jor-I-ty (3rd)
  13. 13.Which syllable is stressed in “quality”? (a) QUAL-i-ty (1st) (b) qual-I-ty (2nd) (c) qual-i-TY (3rd)
  14. 14.Which syllable is stressed in “photographer”? (a) PHO-tog-ra-pher (1st) (b) pho-tog-RA-pher (3rd) (c) pho-TOG-ra-pher (2nd)
  15. 15.Which syllable is stressed in “terrific”? (a) ter-rif-IC (3rd) (b) ter-RIF-ic (2nd) (c) TER-rif-ic (1st)
  16. 16.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)
  17. 17.Listen to “photograph”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pho-TO-graph (2nd) (b) pho-to-GRAPH (3rd) (c) PHO-to-graph (1st)
  18. 18.Which syllable is stressed in “curiosity”? (a) cu-RI-os-i-ty (2nd) (b) cu-ri-OS-i-ty (3rd) (c) cu-ri-os-i-TY (5th)
  19. 19.Listen to “scientific”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) SCI-en-tif-ic (1st) (b) sci-EN-tif-ic (2nd) (c) sci-en-TIF-ic (3rd)
  20. 20.Listen to “activity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ac-TIV-i-ty (2nd) (b) ac-tiv-I-ty (3rd) (c) ac-tiv-i-TY (4th)
  21. 21.Which syllable is stressed in “education”? (a) ed-U-ca-tion (2nd) (b) ED-u-ca-tion (1st) (c) ed-u-CA-tion (3rd)
  22. 22.Which syllable is stressed in “scientific”? (a) sci-en-tif-IC (4th) (b) sci-EN-tif-ic (2nd) (c) sci-en-TIF-ic (3rd)
  23. 23.Which syllable is stressed in “popularity”? (a) pop-u-LAR-i-ty (3rd) (b) pop-u-lar-i-TY (5th) (c) POP-u-lar-i-ty (1st)
  24. 24.Listen to “invitation”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) in-vi-ta-TION (4th) (b) IN-vi-ta-tion (1st) (c) in-vi-TA-tion (3rd)
  25. 25.Which syllable is stressed in “revolution”? (a) REV-o-lu-tion (1st) (b) rev-O-lu-tion (2nd) (c) rev-o-LU-tion (3rd)
  26. 26.Which syllable is stressed in “energetic”? (a) EN-er-get-ic (1st) (b) en-er-get-IC (4th) (c) en-er-GET-ic (3rd)
  27. 27.Which syllable is stressed in “historic”? (a) his-tor-IC (3rd) (b) HIS-tor-ic (1st) (c) his-TOR-ic (2nd)
  28. 28.Listen to “discussion”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) dis-cus-SION (3rd) (b) DIS-cus-sion (1st) (c) dis-CUS-sion (2nd)
  29. 29.Which syllable is stressed in “collection”? (a) COL-lec-tion (1st) (b) col-LEC-tion (2nd) (c) col-lec-TION (3rd)
  30. 30.Which syllable is stressed in “possibility”? (a) pos-si-BIL-i-ty (3rd) (b) pos-SI-bil-i-ty (2nd) (c) pos-si-bil-i-TY (5th)
  31. 31.Listen to “symbolic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) SYM-bol-ic (1st) (b) sym-bol-IC (3rd) (c) sym-BOL-ic (2nd)
  32. 32.Listen to “collection”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) COL-lec-tion (1st) (b) col-lec-TION (3rd) (c) col-LEC-tion (2nd)
  33. 33.Listen to “capacity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ca-PAC-i-ty (2nd) (b) ca-pac-I-ty (3rd) (c) CA-pac-i-ty (1st)
  34. 34.Which syllable is stressed in “condition”? (a) con-DI-tion (2nd) (b) CON-di-tion (1st) (c) con-di-TION (3rd)
  35. 35.Which syllable is stressed in “humanity”? (a) hu-man-i-TY (4th) (b) hu-MAN-i-ty (2nd) (c) hu-man-I-ty (3rd)
  36. 36.Which syllable is stressed in “explanation”? (a) ex-PLA-na-tion (2nd) (b) ex-pla-NA-tion (3rd) (c) ex-pla-na-TION (4th)
  37. 37.Listen to “romantic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ro-man-TIC (3rd) (b) RO-man-tic (1st) (c) ro-MAN-tic (2nd)
  38. 38.Listen to “comprehension”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) COM-pre-hen-sion (1st) (b) com-pre-HEN-sion (3rd) (c) com-pre-hen-SION (4th)
  39. 39.Which syllable is stressed in “security”? (a) se-CUR-i-ty (2nd) (b) se-cur-i-TY (4th) (c) SE-cur-i-ty (1st)
  40. 40.Listen to “curiosity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) cu-ri-os-I-ty (4th) (b) cu-ri-OS-i-ty (3rd) (c) cu-RI-os-i-ty (2nd)

Answer key

  1. MAG-ic (1st)
  2. sym-BOL-ic (2nd)
  3. pub-LIC-i-ty (2nd)
  4. QUAL-i-ty (1st)
  5. ac-TIV-i-ty (2nd)
  6. na-tion-AL-i-ty (3rd)
  7. in-for-MA-tion (3rd)
  8. di-REC-tion (2nd)
  9. in-for-MA-tion (3rd)
  10. char-ac-ter-IS-tic (4th)
  11. so-LU-tion (2nd)
  12. ma-JOR-i-ty (2nd)
  13. QUAL-i-ty (1st)
  14. pho-TOG-ra-pher (2nd)
  15. ter-RIF-ic (2nd)
  16. com-pe-TI-tion (3rd)
  17. PHO-to-graph (1st)
  18. cu-ri-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  19. sci-en-TIF-ic (3rd)
  20. ac-TIV-i-ty (2nd)
  21. ed-u-CA-tion (3rd)
  22. sci-en-TIF-ic (3rd)
  23. pop-u-LAR-i-ty (3rd)
  24. in-vi-TA-tion (3rd)
  25. rev-o-LU-tion (3rd)
  26. en-er-GET-ic (3rd)
  27. his-TOR-ic (2nd)
  28. dis-CUS-sion (2nd)
  29. col-LEC-tion (2nd)
  30. pos-si-BIL-i-ty (3rd)
  31. sym-BOL-ic (2nd)
  32. col-LEC-tion (2nd)
  33. ca-PAC-i-ty (2nd)
  34. con-DI-tion (2nd)
  35. hu-MAN-i-ty (2nd)
  36. ex-pla-NA-tion (3rd)
  37. ro-MAN-tic (2nd)
  38. com-pre-HEN-sion (3rd)
  39. se-CUR-i-ty (2nd)
  40. cu-ri-OS-i-ty (3rd)

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