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Pronunciation lesson 18: Stress in long words · Set 336 · 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 (5th) (b) char-ac-ter-IS-tic (4th) (c) char-ac-TER-is-tic (3rd)
  2. 2.Which syllable is stressed in “artistic”? (a) AR-tis-tic (1st) (b) ar-tis-TIC (3rd) (c) ar-TIS-tic (2nd)
  3. 3.Which syllable is stressed in “photographic”? (a) pho-to-GRAPH-ic (3rd) (b) PHO-to-graph-ic (1st) (c) pho-to-graph-IC (4th)
  4. 4.Listen to “examination”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ex-am-I-na-tion (3rd) (b) ex-AM-i-na-tion (2nd) (c) ex-am-i-NA-tion (4th)
  5. 5.Which syllable is stressed in “decision”? (a) de-ci-SION (3rd) (b) de-CI-sion (2nd) (c) DE-ci-sion (1st)
  6. 6.Which syllable is stressed in “athletic”? (a) ath-let-IC (3rd) (b) ATH-let-ic (1st) (c) ath-LET-ic (2nd)
  7. 7.Listen to “information”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) in-for-MA-tion (3rd) (b) IN-for-ma-tion (1st) (c) in-FOR-ma-tion (2nd)
  8. 8.Which syllable is stressed in “fantastic”? (a) fan-tas-TIC (3rd) (b) fan-TAS-tic (2nd) (c) FAN-tas-tic (1st)
  9. 9.Listen to “comprehension”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) com-PRE-hen-sion (2nd) (b) com-pre-hen-SION (4th) (c) com-pre-HEN-sion (3rd)
  10. 10.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 (1st)
  11. 11.Which syllable is stressed in “pronunciation”? (a) PRO-nun-ci-a-tion (1st) (b) pro-nun-ci-a-TION (5th) (c) pro-nun-ci-A-tion (4th)
  12. 12.Listen to “education”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ed-u-CA-tion (3rd) (b) ED-u-ca-tion (1st) (c) ed-U-ca-tion (2nd)
  13. 13.Which syllable is stressed in “photographer”? (a) pho-TOG-ra-pher (2nd) (b) PHO-tog-ra-pher (1st) (c) pho-tog-ra-PHER (4th)
  14. 14.Which syllable is stressed in “competition”? (a) com-PE-ti-tion (2nd) (b) com-pe-ti-TION (4th) (c) com-pe-TI-tion (3rd)
  15. 15.Listen to “music”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) MU-sic (1st) (b) mu-SIC (2nd)
  16. 16.Which syllable is stressed in “reality”? (a) re-AL-i-ty (2nd) (b) re-al-I-ty (3rd) (c) re-al-i-TY (4th)
  17. 17.Which syllable is stressed in “photography”? (a) pho-tog-RA-phy (3rd) (b) PHO-tog-ra-phy (1st) (c) pho-TOG-ra-phy (2nd)
  18. 18.Listen to “solution”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) so-LU-tion (2nd) (b) SO-lu-tion (1st) (c) so-lu-TION (3rd)
  19. 19.Listen to “terrific”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ter-rif-IC (3rd) (b) ter-RIF-ic (2nd) (c) TER-rif-ic (1st)
  20. 20.Which syllable is stressed in “solution”? (a) so-lu-TION (3rd) (b) SO-lu-tion (1st) (c) so-LU-tion (2nd)
  21. 21.Which syllable is stressed in “romantic”? (a) ro-MAN-tic (2nd) (b) ro-man-TIC (3rd) (c) RO-man-tic (1st)
  22. 22.Which syllable is stressed in “popularity”? (a) pop-u-lar-i-TY (5th) (b) pop-U-lar-i-ty (2nd) (c) pop-u-LAR-i-ty (3rd)
  23. 23.Which syllable is stressed in “community”? (a) com-mu-ni-TY (4th) (b) com-mu-NI-ty (3rd) (c) com-MU-ni-ty (2nd)
  24. 24.Which syllable is stressed in “capacity”? (a) ca-pac-I-ty (3rd) (b) ca-PAC-i-ty (2nd) (c) CA-pac-i-ty (1st)
  25. 25.Listen to “collection”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) col-LEC-tion (2nd) (b) col-lec-TION (3rd) (c) COL-lec-tion (1st)
  26. 26.Listen to “traffic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) traf-FIC (2nd) (b) TRAF-fic (1st)
  27. 27.Which syllable is stressed in “creativity”? (a) CRE-a-tiv-i-ty (1st) (b) cre-a-TIV-i-ty (3rd) (c) cre-a-tiv-I-ty (4th)
  28. 28.Which syllable is stressed in “academic”? (a) ac-A-dem-ic (2nd) (b) ac-a-dem-IC (4th) (c) ac-a-DEM-ic (3rd)
  29. 29.Which syllable is stressed in “plastic”? (a) PLAS-tic (1st) (b) plas-TIC (2nd)
  30. 30.Which syllable is stressed in “generosity”? (a) gen-er-os-i-TY (5th) (b) gen-er-OS-i-ty (3rd) (c) gen-ER-os-i-ty (2nd)
  31. 31.Which syllable is stressed in “magnetic”? (a) mag-NET-ic (2nd) (b) mag-net-IC (3rd) (c) MAG-net-ic (1st)
  32. 32.Which syllable is stressed in “gigantic”? (a) gi-GAN-tic (2nd) (b) GI-gan-tic (1st) (c) gi-gan-TIC (3rd)
  33. 33.Which syllable is stressed in “education”? (a) ed-u-CA-tion (3rd) (b) ED-u-ca-tion (1st) (c) ed-U-ca-tion (2nd)
  34. 34.Listen to “community”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) COM-mu-ni-ty (1st) (b) com-MU-ni-ty (2nd) (c) com-mu-ni-TY (4th)
  35. 35.Listen to “capacity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) CA-pac-i-ty (1st) (b) ca-pac-I-ty (3rd) (c) ca-PAC-i-ty (2nd)
  36. 36.Which syllable is stressed in “population”? (a) pop-u-LA-tion (3rd) (b) pop-u-la-TION (4th) (c) pop-U-la-tion (2nd)
  37. 37.Listen to “democratic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) dem-O-crat-ic (2nd) (b) dem-o-CRAT-ic (3rd) (c) dem-o-crat-IC (4th)
  38. 38.Which syllable is stressed in “characteristic”? (a) char-AC-ter-is-tic (2nd) (b) char-ac-ter-IS-tic (4th) (c) CHAR-ac-ter-is-tic (1st)
  39. 39.Which syllable is stressed in “explanation”? (a) EX-pla-na-tion (1st) (b) ex-pla-NA-tion (3rd) (c) ex-PLA-na-tion (2nd)
  40. 40.Listen to “photograph”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pho-to-GRAPH (3rd) (b) PHO-to-graph (1st) (c) pho-TO-graph (2nd)

Answer key

  1. char-ac-ter-IS-tic (4th)
  2. ar-TIS-tic (2nd)
  3. pho-to-GRAPH-ic (3rd)
  4. ex-am-i-NA-tion (4th)
  5. de-CI-sion (2nd)
  6. ath-LET-ic (2nd)
  7. in-for-MA-tion (3rd)
  8. fan-TAS-tic (2nd)
  9. com-pre-HEN-sion (3rd)
  10. cu-ri-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  11. pro-nun-ci-A-tion (4th)
  12. ed-u-CA-tion (3rd)
  13. pho-TOG-ra-pher (2nd)
  14. com-pe-TI-tion (3rd)
  15. MU-sic (1st)
  16. re-AL-i-ty (2nd)
  17. pho-TOG-ra-phy (2nd)
  18. so-LU-tion (2nd)
  19. ter-RIF-ic (2nd)
  20. so-LU-tion (2nd)
  21. ro-MAN-tic (2nd)
  22. pop-u-LAR-i-ty (3rd)
  23. com-MU-ni-ty (2nd)
  24. ca-PAC-i-ty (2nd)
  25. col-LEC-tion (2nd)
  26. TRAF-fic (1st)
  27. cre-a-TIV-i-ty (3rd)
  28. ac-a-DEM-ic (3rd)
  29. PLAS-tic (1st)
  30. gen-er-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  31. mag-NET-ic (2nd)
  32. gi-GAN-tic (2nd)
  33. ed-u-CA-tion (3rd)
  34. com-MU-ni-ty (2nd)
  35. ca-PAC-i-ty (2nd)
  36. pop-u-LA-tion (3rd)
  37. dem-o-CRAT-ic (3rd)
  38. char-ac-ter-IS-tic (4th)
  39. ex-pla-NA-tion (3rd)
  40. PHO-to-graph (1st)

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