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Pronunciation lesson 18: Stress in long words · Set 335 · 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 “characteristic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) char-ac-ter-IS-tic (4th) (b) CHAR-ac-ter-is-tic (1st) (c) char-AC-ter-is-tic (2nd)
  2. 2.Which syllable is stressed in “direction”? (a) di-rec-TION (3rd) (b) DI-rec-tion (1st) (c) di-REC-tion (2nd)
  3. 3.Which syllable is stressed in “personality”? (a) per-son-AL-i-ty (3rd) (b) per-son-al-i-TY (5th) (c) PER-son-al-i-ty (1st)
  4. 4.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)
  5. 5.Listen to “charity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) char-I-ty (2nd) (b) char-i-TY (3rd) (c) CHAR-i-ty (1st)
  6. 6.Which syllable is stressed in “condition”? (a) CON-di-tion (1st) (b) con-di-TION (3rd) (c) con-DI-tion (2nd)
  7. 7.Listen to “music”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) mu-SIC (2nd) (b) MU-sic (1st)
  8. 8.Listen to “security”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) se-CUR-i-ty (2nd) (b) se-cur-i-TY (4th) (c) SE-cur-i-ty (1st)
  9. 9.Which syllable is stressed in “scientific”? (a) sci-EN-tif-ic (2nd) (b) sci-en-tif-IC (4th) (c) sci-en-TIF-ic (3rd)
  10. 10.Listen to “tradition”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) TRA-di-tion (1st) (b) tra-di-TION (3rd) (c) tra-DI-tion (2nd)
  11. 11.Which syllable is stressed in “traffic”? (a) traf-FIC (2nd) (b) TRAF-fic (1st)
  12. 12.Listen to “exhibition”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ex-hi-bi-TION (4th) (b) ex-hi-BI-tion (3rd) (c) EX-hi-bi-tion (1st)
  13. 13.Which syllable is stressed in “quality”? (a) QUAL-i-ty (1st) (b) qual-i-TY (3rd) (c) qual-I-ty (2nd)
  14. 14.Which syllable is stressed in “pronunciation”? (a) pro-nun-ci-A-tion (4th) (b) pro-NUN-ci-a-tion (2nd) (c) PRO-nun-ci-a-tion (1st)
  15. 15.Listen to “explanation”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ex-pla-na-TION (4th) (b) ex-pla-NA-tion (3rd) (c) EX-pla-na-tion (1st)
  16. 16.Listen to “terrific”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ter-rif-IC (3rd) (b) ter-RIF-ic (2nd) (c) TER-rif-ic (1st)
  17. 17.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 (5th)
  18. 18.Which syllable is stressed in “examination”? (a) EX-am-i-na-tion (1st) (b) ex-am-i-NA-tion (4th) (c) ex-AM-i-na-tion (2nd)
  19. 19.Listen to “education”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ed-u-ca-TION (4th) (b) ED-u-ca-tion (1st) (c) ed-u-CA-tion (3rd)
  20. 20.Listen to “dramatic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) DRA-mat-ic (1st) (b) dra-MAT-ic (2nd) (c) dra-mat-IC (3rd)
  21. 21.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)
  22. 22.Which syllable is stressed in “majority”? (a) MA-jor-i-ty (1st) (b) ma-jor-I-ty (3rd) (c) ma-JOR-i-ty (2nd)
  23. 23.Listen to “competition”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) com-pe-TI-tion (3rd) (b) com-pe-ti-TION (4th) (c) COM-pe-ti-tion (1st)
  24. 24.Which syllable is stressed in “curiosity”? (a) cu-ri-os-i-TY (5th) (b) cu-RI-os-i-ty (2nd) (c) cu-ri-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  25. 25.Which syllable is stressed in “collection”? (a) COL-lec-tion (1st) (b) col-LEC-tion (2nd) (c) col-lec-TION (3rd)
  26. 26.Which syllable is stressed in “popularity”? (a) POP-u-lar-i-ty (1st) (b) pop-u-lar-i-TY (5th) (c) pop-u-LAR-i-ty (3rd)
  27. 27.Which syllable is stressed in “creativity”? (a) cre-a-tiv-i-TY (5th) (b) cre-a-TIV-i-ty (3rd) (c) CRE-a-tiv-i-ty (1st)
  28. 28.Which syllable is stressed in “photographer”? (a) pho-TOG-ra-pher (2nd) (b) pho-tog-ra-PHER (4th) (c) PHO-tog-ra-pher (1st)
  29. 29.Listen to “pronunciation”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pro-nun-ci-a-TION (5th) (b) pro-nun-CI-a-tion (3rd) (c) pro-nun-ci-A-tion (4th)
  30. 30.Which syllable is stressed in “romantic”? (a) ro-MAN-tic (2nd) (b) RO-man-tic (1st) (c) ro-man-TIC (3rd)
  31. 31.Listen to “generosity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) gen-er-OS-i-ty (3rd) (b) gen-er-os-i-TY (5th) (c) gen-er-os-I-ty (4th)
  32. 32.Which syllable is stressed in “photography”? (a) pho-tog-RA-phy (3rd) (b) PHO-tog-ra-phy (1st) (c) pho-TOG-ra-phy (2nd)
  33. 33.Which syllable is stressed in “activity”? (a) ac-tiv-I-ty (3rd) (b) ac-TIV-i-ty (2nd) (c) ac-tiv-i-TY (4th)
  34. 34.Listen to “historic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) his-tor-IC (3rd) (b) HIS-tor-ic (1st) (c) his-TOR-ic (2nd)
  35. 35.Listen to “celebration”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) cel-e-bra-TION (4th) (b) cel-e-BRA-tion (3rd) (c) cel-E-bra-tion (2nd)
  36. 36.Which syllable is stressed in “competition”? (a) com-PE-ti-tion (2nd) (b) com-pe-TI-tion (3rd) (c) COM-pe-ti-tion (1st)
  37. 37.Which syllable is stressed in “academic”? (a) ac-a-dem-IC (4th) (b) ac-a-DEM-ic (3rd) (c) AC-a-dem-ic (1st)
  38. 38.Which syllable is stressed in “celebration”? (a) cel-E-bra-tion (2nd) (b) cel-e-bra-TION (4th) (c) cel-e-BRA-tion (3rd)
  39. 39.Listen to “photographic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pho-to-graph-IC (4th) (b) pho-TO-graph-ic (2nd) (c) pho-to-GRAPH-ic (3rd)
  40. 40.Which syllable is stressed in “revolution”? (a) rev-o-LU-tion (3rd) (b) REV-o-lu-tion (1st) (c) rev-o-lu-TION (4th)

Answer key

  1. char-ac-ter-IS-tic (4th)
  2. di-REC-tion (2nd)
  3. per-son-AL-i-ty (3rd)
  4. in-for-MA-tion (3rd)
  5. CHAR-i-ty (1st)
  6. con-DI-tion (2nd)
  7. MU-sic (1st)
  8. se-CUR-i-ty (2nd)
  9. sci-en-TIF-ic (3rd)
  10. tra-DI-tion (2nd)
  11. TRAF-fic (1st)
  12. ex-hi-BI-tion (3rd)
  13. QUAL-i-ty (1st)
  14. pro-nun-ci-A-tion (4th)
  15. ex-pla-NA-tion (3rd)
  16. ter-RIF-ic (2nd)
  17. ex-am-i-NA-tion (4th)
  18. ex-am-i-NA-tion (4th)
  19. ed-u-CA-tion (3rd)
  20. dra-MAT-ic (2nd)
  21. in-vi-TA-tion (3rd)
  22. ma-JOR-i-ty (2nd)
  23. com-pe-TI-tion (3rd)
  24. cu-ri-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  25. col-LEC-tion (2nd)
  26. pop-u-LAR-i-ty (3rd)
  27. cre-a-TIV-i-ty (3rd)
  28. pho-TOG-ra-pher (2nd)
  29. pro-nun-ci-A-tion (4th)
  30. ro-MAN-tic (2nd)
  31. gen-er-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  32. pho-TOG-ra-phy (2nd)
  33. ac-TIV-i-ty (2nd)
  34. his-TOR-ic (2nd)
  35. cel-e-BRA-tion (3rd)
  36. com-pe-TI-tion (3rd)
  37. ac-a-DEM-ic (3rd)
  38. cel-e-BRA-tion (3rd)
  39. pho-to-GRAPH-ic (3rd)
  40. rev-o-LU-tion (3rd)

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