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Pronunciation lesson 18: Stress in long words · Set 295 · 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.Listen to “personality”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) per-son-al-i-TY (5th) (b) per-son-AL-i-ty (3rd) (c) per-SON-al-i-ty (2nd)
  2. 2.Which syllable is stressed in “activity”? (a) ac-TIV-i-ty (2nd) (b) AC-tiv-i-ty (1st) (c) ac-tiv-i-TY (4th)
  3. 3.Which syllable is stressed in “conversation”? (a) con-VER-sa-tion (2nd) (b) CON-ver-sa-tion (1st) (c) con-ver-SA-tion (3rd)
  4. 4.Which syllable is stressed in “discussion”? (a) DIS-cus-sion (1st) (b) dis-cus-SION (3rd) (c) dis-CUS-sion (2nd)
  5. 5.Which syllable is stressed in “academic”? (a) ac-a-DEM-ic (3rd) (b) AC-a-dem-ic (1st) (c) ac-A-dem-ic (2nd)
  6. 6.Listen to “energetic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) en-er-GET-ic (3rd) (b) en-er-get-IC (4th) (c) EN-er-get-ic (1st)
  7. 7.Listen to “direction”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) di-rec-TION (3rd) (b) di-REC-tion (2nd) (c) DI-rec-tion (1st)
  8. 8.Which syllable is stressed in “direction”? (a) di-REC-tion (2nd) (b) di-rec-TION (3rd) (c) DI-rec-tion (1st)
  9. 9.Which syllable is stressed in “revolution”? (a) rev-o-lu-TION (4th) (b) rev-o-LU-tion (3rd) (c) REV-o-lu-tion (1st)
  10. 10.Listen to “explanation”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ex-PLA-na-tion (2nd) (b) ex-pla-na-TION (4th) (c) ex-pla-NA-tion (3rd)
  11. 11.Listen to “population”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pop-U-la-tion (2nd) (b) pop-u-LA-tion (3rd) (c) pop-u-la-TION (4th)
  12. 12.Which syllable is stressed in “dramatic”? (a) DRA-mat-ic (1st) (b) dra-mat-IC (3rd) (c) dra-MAT-ic (2nd)
  13. 13.Which syllable is stressed in “solution”? (a) so-LU-tion (2nd) (b) SO-lu-tion (1st) (c) so-lu-TION (3rd)
  14. 14.Which syllable is stressed in “education”? (a) ED-u-ca-tion (1st) (b) ed-u-ca-TION (4th) (c) ed-u-CA-tion (3rd)
  15. 15.Listen to “quality”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) QUAL-i-ty (1st) (b) qual-I-ty (2nd) (c) qual-i-TY (3rd)
  16. 16.Listen to “public”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) PUB-lic (1st) (b) pub-LIC (2nd)
  17. 17.Which syllable is stressed in “photography”? (a) pho-tog-ra-PHY (4th) (b) pho-TOG-ra-phy (2nd) (c) PHO-tog-ra-phy (1st)
  18. 18.Which syllable is stressed in “symbolic”? (a) sym-BOL-ic (2nd) (b) SYM-bol-ic (1st) (c) sym-bol-IC (3rd)
  19. 19.Which syllable is stressed in “magic”? (a) mag-IC (2nd) (b) MAG-ic (1st)
  20. 20.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)
  21. 21.Listen to “scientific”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) sci-EN-tif-ic (2nd) (b) sci-en-TIF-ic (3rd) (c) sci-en-tif-IC (4th)
  22. 22.Which syllable is stressed in “possibility”? (a) pos-si-BIL-i-ty (3rd) (b) pos-si-bil-I-ty (4th) (c) pos-SI-bil-i-ty (2nd)
  23. 23.Which syllable is stressed in “collection”? (a) COL-lec-tion (1st) (b) col-lec-TION (3rd) (c) col-LEC-tion (2nd)
  24. 24.Which syllable is stressed in “fantastic”? (a) FAN-tas-tic (1st) (b) fan-tas-TIC (3rd) (c) fan-TAS-tic (2nd)
  25. 25.Which syllable is stressed in “exhibition”? (a) ex-hi-BI-tion (3rd) (b) ex-HI-bi-tion (2nd) (c) EX-hi-bi-tion (1st)
  26. 26.Which syllable is stressed in “similarity”? (a) SIM-i-lar-i-ty (1st) (b) sim-i-lar-i-TY (5th) (c) sim-i-LAR-i-ty (3rd)
  27. 27.Listen to “discussion”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) dis-CUS-sion (2nd) (b) dis-cus-SION (3rd) (c) DIS-cus-sion (1st)
  28. 28.Which syllable is stressed in “democratic”? (a) dem-O-crat-ic (2nd) (b) dem-o-CRAT-ic (3rd) (c) dem-o-crat-IC (4th)
  29. 29.Listen to “creativity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) cre-a-TIV-i-ty (3rd) (b) cre-a-tiv-I-ty (4th) (c) cre-A-tiv-i-ty (2nd)
  30. 30.Which syllable is stressed in “traffic”? (a) TRAF-fic (1st) (b) traf-FIC (2nd)
  31. 31.Listen to “nationality”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) na-TION-al-i-ty (2nd) (b) na-tion-AL-i-ty (3rd) (c) na-tion-al-I-ty (4th)
  32. 32.Which syllable is stressed in “generosity”? (a) gen-er-OS-i-ty (3rd) (b) gen-er-os-I-ty (4th) (c) gen-ER-os-i-ty (2nd)
  33. 33.Listen to “automatic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) au-to-mat-IC (4th) (b) AU-to-mat-ic (1st) (c) au-to-MAT-ic (3rd)
  34. 34.Which syllable is stressed in “public”? (a) pub-LIC (2nd) (b) PUB-lic (1st)
  35. 35.Which syllable is stressed in “competition”? (a) COM-pe-ti-tion (1st) (b) com-pe-TI-tion (3rd) (c) com-pe-ti-TION (4th)
  36. 36.Listen to “examination”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ex-am-I-na-tion (3rd) (b) ex-am-i-NA-tion (4th) (c) ex-AM-i-na-tion (2nd)
  37. 37.Listen to “competition”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) com-pe-TI-tion (3rd) (b) com-PE-ti-tion (2nd) (c) com-pe-ti-TION (4th)
  38. 38.Listen to “security”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) se-cur-i-TY (4th) (b) se-CUR-i-ty (2nd) (c) SE-cur-i-ty (1st)
  39. 39.Listen to “possibility”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pos-si-bil-I-ty (4th) (b) pos-si-BIL-i-ty (3rd) (c) POS-si-bil-i-ty (1st)
  40. 40.Listen to “curiosity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) cu-ri-os-i-TY (5th) (b) CU-ri-os-i-ty (1st) (c) cu-ri-OS-i-ty (3rd)

Answer key

  1. per-son-AL-i-ty (3rd)
  2. ac-TIV-i-ty (2nd)
  3. con-ver-SA-tion (3rd)
  4. dis-CUS-sion (2nd)
  5. ac-a-DEM-ic (3rd)
  6. en-er-GET-ic (3rd)
  7. di-REC-tion (2nd)
  8. di-REC-tion (2nd)
  9. rev-o-LU-tion (3rd)
  10. ex-pla-NA-tion (3rd)
  11. pop-u-LA-tion (3rd)
  12. dra-MAT-ic (2nd)
  13. so-LU-tion (2nd)
  14. ed-u-CA-tion (3rd)
  15. QUAL-i-ty (1st)
  16. PUB-lic (1st)
  17. pho-TOG-ra-phy (2nd)
  18. sym-BOL-ic (2nd)
  19. MAG-ic (1st)
  20. pop-u-LAR-i-ty (3rd)
  21. sci-en-TIF-ic (3rd)
  22. pos-si-BIL-i-ty (3rd)
  23. col-LEC-tion (2nd)
  24. fan-TAS-tic (2nd)
  25. ex-hi-BI-tion (3rd)
  26. sim-i-LAR-i-ty (3rd)
  27. dis-CUS-sion (2nd)
  28. dem-o-CRAT-ic (3rd)
  29. cre-a-TIV-i-ty (3rd)
  30. TRAF-fic (1st)
  31. na-tion-AL-i-ty (3rd)
  32. gen-er-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  33. au-to-MAT-ic (3rd)
  34. PUB-lic (1st)
  35. com-pe-TI-tion (3rd)
  36. ex-am-i-NA-tion (4th)
  37. com-pe-TI-tion (3rd)
  38. se-CUR-i-ty (2nd)
  39. pos-si-BIL-i-ty (3rd)
  40. cu-ri-OS-i-ty (3rd)

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