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Pronunciation lesson 18: Stress in long words · Set 30 · 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 “condition”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) CON-di-tion (1st) (b) con-di-TION (3rd) (c) con-DI-tion (2nd)
  2. 2.Listen to “population”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) POP-u-la-tion (1st) (b) pop-U-la-tion (2nd) (c) pop-u-LA-tion (3rd)
  3. 3.Listen to “education”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ed-U-ca-tion (2nd) (b) ed-u-ca-TION (4th) (c) ed-u-CA-tion (3rd)
  4. 4.Listen to “explanation”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ex-PLA-na-tion (2nd) (b) ex-pla-NA-tion (3rd) (c) EX-pla-na-tion (1st)
  5. 5.Listen to “curiosity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) cu-RI-os-i-ty (2nd) (b) cu-ri-os-I-ty (4th) (c) cu-ri-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  6. 6.Listen to “charity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) char-I-ty (2nd) (b) CHAR-i-ty (1st) (c) char-i-TY (3rd)
  7. 7.Listen to “academic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) AC-a-dem-ic (1st) (b) ac-a-dem-IC (4th) (c) ac-a-DEM-ic (3rd)
  8. 8.Which syllable is stressed in “energetic”? (a) en-er-get-IC (4th) (b) en-er-GET-ic (3rd) (c) EN-er-get-ic (1st)
  9. 9.Listen to “security”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) SE-cur-i-ty (1st) (b) se-CUR-i-ty (2nd) (c) se-cur-I-ty (3rd)
  10. 10.Listen to “plastic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) PLAS-tic (1st) (b) plas-TIC (2nd)
  11. 11.Which syllable is stressed in “celebration”? (a) cel-E-bra-tion (2nd) (b) CEL-e-bra-tion (1st) (c) cel-e-BRA-tion (3rd)
  12. 12.Which syllable is stressed in “conversation”? (a) con-ver-sa-TION (4th) (b) con-ver-SA-tion (3rd) (c) con-VER-sa-tion (2nd)
  13. 13.Which syllable is stressed in “scientific”? (a) sci-en-tif-IC (4th) (b) sci-en-TIF-ic (3rd) (c) SCI-en-tif-ic (1st)
  14. 14.Which syllable is stressed in “education”? (a) ed-u-ca-TION (4th) (b) ed-U-ca-tion (2nd) (c) ed-u-CA-tion (3rd)
  15. 15.Which syllable is stressed in “characteristic”? (a) CHAR-ac-ter-is-tic (1st) (b) char-ac-ter-IS-tic (4th) (c) char-AC-ter-is-tic (2nd)
  16. 16.Listen to “direction”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) di-REC-tion (2nd) (b) di-rec-TION (3rd) (c) DI-rec-tion (1st)
  17. 17.Listen to “reality”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) re-al-I-ty (3rd) (b) re-al-i-TY (4th) (c) re-AL-i-ty (2nd)
  18. 18.Listen to “celebration”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) cel-e-BRA-tion (3rd) (b) cel-E-bra-tion (2nd) (c) CEL-e-bra-tion (1st)
  19. 19.Which syllable is stressed in “photograph”? (a) pho-TO-graph (2nd) (b) pho-to-GRAPH (3rd) (c) PHO-to-graph (1st)
  20. 20.Listen to “collection”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) COL-lec-tion (1st) (b) col-lec-TION (3rd) (c) col-LEC-tion (2nd)
  21. 21.Which syllable is stressed in “democratic”? (a) dem-o-CRAT-ic (3rd) (b) dem-O-crat-ic (2nd) (c) DEM-o-crat-ic (1st)
  22. 22.Listen to “metallic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ME-tal-lic (1st) (b) me-tal-LIC (3rd) (c) me-TAL-lic (2nd)
  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.Which syllable is stressed in “pronunciation”? (a) pro-nun-ci-A-tion (4th) (b) PRO-nun-ci-a-tion (1st) (c) pro-nun-ci-a-TION (5th)
  25. 25.Which syllable is stressed in “quality”? (a) QUAL-i-ty (1st) (b) qual-i-TY (3rd) (c) qual-I-ty (2nd)
  26. 26.Listen to “romantic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ro-man-TIC (3rd) (b) ro-MAN-tic (2nd) (c) RO-man-tic (1st)
  27. 27.Listen to “dramatic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) DRA-mat-ic (1st) (b) dra-mat-IC (3rd) (c) dra-MAT-ic (2nd)
  28. 28.Which syllable is stressed in “humanity”? (a) HU-man-i-ty (1st) (b) hu-man-I-ty (3rd) (c) hu-MAN-i-ty (2nd)
  29. 29.Listen to “gigantic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) gi-gan-TIC (3rd) (b) gi-GAN-tic (2nd) (c) GI-gan-tic (1st)
  30. 30.Which syllable is stressed in “solution”? (a) SO-lu-tion (1st) (b) so-lu-TION (3rd) (c) so-LU-tion (2nd)
  31. 31.Listen to “automatic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) au-to-MAT-ic (3rd) (b) au-to-mat-IC (4th) (c) AU-to-mat-ic (1st)
  32. 32.Which syllable is stressed in “fantastic”? (a) fan-TAS-tic (2nd) (b) fan-tas-TIC (3rd) (c) FAN-tas-tic (1st)
  33. 33.Which syllable is stressed in “academic”? (a) AC-a-dem-ic (1st) (b) ac-A-dem-ic (2nd) (c) ac-a-DEM-ic (3rd)
  34. 34.Which syllable is stressed in “music”? (a) mu-SIC (2nd) (b) MU-sic (1st)
  35. 35.Listen to “examination”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ex-AM-i-na-tion (2nd) (b) ex-am-I-na-tion (3rd) (c) ex-am-i-NA-tion (4th)
  36. 36.Which syllable is stressed in “discussion”? (a) dis-CUS-sion (2nd) (b) DIS-cus-sion (1st) (c) dis-cus-SION (3rd)
  37. 37.Which syllable is stressed in “capacity”? (a) ca-pac-i-TY (4th) (b) CA-pac-i-ty (1st) (c) ca-PAC-i-ty (2nd)
  38. 38.Which syllable is stressed in “metallic”? (a) ME-tal-lic (1st) (b) me-TAL-lic (2nd) (c) me-tal-LIC (3rd)
  39. 39.Which syllable is stressed in “information”? (a) in-for-ma-TION (4th) (b) in-for-MA-tion (3rd) (c) in-FOR-ma-tion (2nd)
  40. 40.Which syllable is stressed in “nationality”? (a) na-tion-AL-i-ty (3rd) (b) na-TION-al-i-ty (2nd) (c) NA-tion-al-i-ty (1st)

Answer key

  1. con-DI-tion (2nd)
  2. pop-u-LA-tion (3rd)
  3. ed-u-CA-tion (3rd)
  4. ex-pla-NA-tion (3rd)
  5. cu-ri-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  6. CHAR-i-ty (1st)
  7. ac-a-DEM-ic (3rd)
  8. en-er-GET-ic (3rd)
  9. se-CUR-i-ty (2nd)
  10. PLAS-tic (1st)
  11. cel-e-BRA-tion (3rd)
  12. con-ver-SA-tion (3rd)
  13. sci-en-TIF-ic (3rd)
  14. ed-u-CA-tion (3rd)
  15. char-ac-ter-IS-tic (4th)
  16. di-REC-tion (2nd)
  17. re-AL-i-ty (2nd)
  18. cel-e-BRA-tion (3rd)
  19. PHO-to-graph (1st)
  20. col-LEC-tion (2nd)
  21. dem-o-CRAT-ic (3rd)
  22. me-TAL-lic (2nd)
  23. ro-MAN-tic (2nd)
  24. pro-nun-ci-A-tion (4th)
  25. QUAL-i-ty (1st)
  26. ro-MAN-tic (2nd)
  27. dra-MAT-ic (2nd)
  28. hu-MAN-i-ty (2nd)
  29. gi-GAN-tic (2nd)
  30. so-LU-tion (2nd)
  31. au-to-MAT-ic (3rd)
  32. fan-TAS-tic (2nd)
  33. ac-a-DEM-ic (3rd)
  34. MU-sic (1st)
  35. ex-am-i-NA-tion (4th)
  36. dis-CUS-sion (2nd)
  37. ca-PAC-i-ty (2nd)
  38. me-TAL-lic (2nd)
  39. in-for-MA-tion (3rd)
  40. na-tion-AL-i-ty (3rd)

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