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Pronunciation lesson 18: Stress in long words · Set 327 · 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 “explanation”? (a) ex-pla-NA-tion (3rd) (b) ex-pla-na-TION (4th) (c) EX-pla-na-tion (1st)
  2. 2.Listen to “personality”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) per-son-AL-i-ty (3rd) (b) per-SON-al-i-ty (2nd) (c) PER-son-al-i-ty (1st)
  3. 3.Which syllable is stressed in “discussion”? (a) dis-CUS-sion (2nd) (b) dis-cus-SION (3rd) (c) DIS-cus-sion (1st)
  4. 4.Listen to “photographic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pho-to-GRAPH-ic (3rd) (b) pho-to-graph-IC (4th) (c) PHO-to-graph-ic (1st)
  5. 5.Which syllable is stressed in “democratic”? (a) dem-o-crat-IC (4th) (b) dem-o-CRAT-ic (3rd) (c) DEM-o-crat-ic (1st)
  6. 6.Which syllable is stressed in “personality”? (a) PER-son-al-i-ty (1st) (b) per-son-AL-i-ty (3rd) (c) per-son-al-I-ty (4th)
  7. 7.Which syllable is stressed in “majority”? (a) ma-jor-i-TY (4th) (b) ma-JOR-i-ty (2nd) (c) MA-jor-i-ty (1st)
  8. 8.Which syllable is stressed in “quality”? (a) qual-I-ty (2nd) (b) qual-i-TY (3rd) (c) QUAL-i-ty (1st)
  9. 9.Which syllable is stressed in “energetic”? (a) en-er-GET-ic (3rd) (b) en-ER-get-ic (2nd) (c) en-er-get-IC (4th)
  10. 10.Listen to “security”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) SE-cur-i-ty (1st) (b) se-CUR-i-ty (2nd) (c) se-cur-i-TY (4th)
  11. 11.Which syllable is stressed in “humanity”? (a) hu-man-I-ty (3rd) (b) hu-MAN-i-ty (2nd) (c) HU-man-i-ty (1st)
  12. 12.Which syllable is stressed in “solution”? (a) so-LU-tion (2nd) (b) SO-lu-tion (1st) (c) so-lu-TION (3rd)
  13. 13.Listen to “education”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ed-u-ca-TION (4th) (b) ed-u-CA-tion (3rd) (c) ED-u-ca-tion (1st)
  14. 14.Which syllable is stressed in “magic”? (a) mag-IC (2nd) (b) MAG-ic (1st)
  15. 15.Listen to “similarity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) sim-I-lar-i-ty (2nd) (b) SIM-i-lar-i-ty (1st) (c) sim-i-LAR-i-ty (3rd)
  16. 16.Listen to “generosity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) gen-er-os-i-TY (5th) (b) gen-er-OS-i-ty (3rd) (c) gen-er-os-I-ty (4th)
  17. 17.Listen to “information”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) in-for-ma-TION (4th) (b) in-FOR-ma-tion (2nd) (c) in-for-MA-tion (3rd)
  18. 18.Listen to “energetic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) en-ER-get-ic (2nd) (b) en-er-get-IC (4th) (c) en-er-GET-ic (3rd)
  19. 19.Which syllable is stressed in “reality”? (a) re-al-i-TY (4th) (b) re-AL-i-ty (2nd) (c) RE-al-i-ty (1st)
  20. 20.Listen to “explanation”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) EX-pla-na-tion (1st) (b) ex-PLA-na-tion (2nd) (c) ex-pla-NA-tion (3rd)
  21. 21.Listen to “activity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) AC-tiv-i-ty (1st) (b) ac-tiv-i-TY (4th) (c) ac-TIV-i-ty (2nd)
  22. 22.Which syllable is stressed in “symbolic”? (a) sym-BOL-ic (2nd) (b) SYM-bol-ic (1st) (c) sym-bol-IC (3rd)
  23. 23.Listen to “photographer”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pho-tog-ra-PHER (4th) (b) pho-TOG-ra-pher (2nd) (c) pho-tog-RA-pher (3rd)
  24. 24.Which syllable is stressed in “terrific”? (a) TER-rif-ic (1st) (b) ter-rif-IC (3rd) (c) ter-RIF-ic (2nd)
  25. 25.Listen to “comprehension”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) com-PRE-hen-sion (2nd) (b) com-pre-HEN-sion (3rd) (c) COM-pre-hen-sion (1st)
  26. 26.Listen to “majority”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ma-jor-i-TY (4th) (b) ma-JOR-i-ty (2nd) (c) ma-jor-I-ty (3rd)
  27. 27.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)
  28. 28.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)
  29. 29.Which syllable is stressed in “gigantic”? (a) GI-gan-tic (1st) (b) gi-GAN-tic (2nd) (c) gi-gan-TIC (3rd)
  30. 30.Listen to “academic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ac-a-DEM-ic (3rd) (b) AC-a-dem-ic (1st) (c) ac-A-dem-ic (2nd)
  31. 31.Listen to “reality”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) re-AL-i-ty (2nd) (b) re-al-I-ty (3rd) (c) re-al-i-TY (4th)
  32. 32.Listen to “photography”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pho-tog-RA-phy (3rd) (b) PHO-tog-ra-phy (1st) (c) pho-TOG-ra-phy (2nd)
  33. 33.Listen to “solution”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) SO-lu-tion (1st) (b) so-lu-TION (3rd) (c) so-LU-tion (2nd)
  34. 34.Which syllable is stressed in “decision”? (a) de-CI-sion (2nd) (b) DE-ci-sion (1st) (c) de-ci-SION (3rd)
  35. 35.Which syllable is stressed in “comprehension”? (a) com-PRE-hen-sion (2nd) (b) com-pre-HEN-sion (3rd) (c) com-pre-hen-SION (4th)
  36. 36.Listen to “decision”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) de-ci-SION (3rd) (b) DE-ci-sion (1st) (c) de-CI-sion (2nd)
  37. 37.Listen to “magnetic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) mag-net-IC (3rd) (b) mag-NET-ic (2nd) (c) MAG-net-ic (1st)
  38. 38.Which syllable is stressed in “athletic”? (a) ath-LET-ic (2nd) (b) ath-let-IC (3rd) (c) ATH-let-ic (1st)
  39. 39.Which syllable is stressed in “invitation”? (a) in-vi-ta-TION (4th) (b) in-vi-TA-tion (3rd) (c) in-VI-ta-tion (2nd)
  40. 40.Listen to “gigantic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) gi-gan-TIC (3rd) (b) GI-gan-tic (1st) (c) gi-GAN-tic (2nd)

Answer key

  1. ex-pla-NA-tion (3rd)
  2. per-son-AL-i-ty (3rd)
  3. dis-CUS-sion (2nd)
  4. pho-to-GRAPH-ic (3rd)
  5. dem-o-CRAT-ic (3rd)
  6. per-son-AL-i-ty (3rd)
  7. ma-JOR-i-ty (2nd)
  8. QUAL-i-ty (1st)
  9. en-er-GET-ic (3rd)
  10. se-CUR-i-ty (2nd)
  11. hu-MAN-i-ty (2nd)
  12. so-LU-tion (2nd)
  13. ed-u-CA-tion (3rd)
  14. MAG-ic (1st)
  15. sim-i-LAR-i-ty (3rd)
  16. gen-er-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  17. in-for-MA-tion (3rd)
  18. en-er-GET-ic (3rd)
  19. re-AL-i-ty (2nd)
  20. ex-pla-NA-tion (3rd)
  21. ac-TIV-i-ty (2nd)
  22. sym-BOL-ic (2nd)
  23. pho-TOG-ra-pher (2nd)
  24. ter-RIF-ic (2nd)
  25. com-pre-HEN-sion (3rd)
  26. ma-JOR-i-ty (2nd)
  27. cel-e-BRA-tion (3rd)
  28. gen-er-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  29. gi-GAN-tic (2nd)
  30. ac-a-DEM-ic (3rd)
  31. re-AL-i-ty (2nd)
  32. pho-TOG-ra-phy (2nd)
  33. so-LU-tion (2nd)
  34. de-CI-sion (2nd)
  35. com-pre-HEN-sion (3rd)
  36. de-CI-sion (2nd)
  37. mag-NET-ic (2nd)
  38. ath-LET-ic (2nd)
  39. in-vi-TA-tion (3rd)
  40. gi-GAN-tic (2nd)

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