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Pronunciation lesson 18: Stress in long words · Set 342 · 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 “exhibition”? (a) EX-hi-bi-tion (1st) (b) ex-hi-BI-tion (3rd) (c) ex-hi-bi-TION (4th)
  2. 2.Which syllable is stressed in “scientific”? (a) SCI-en-tif-ic (1st) (b) sci-en-TIF-ic (3rd) (c) sci-en-tif-IC (4th)
  3. 3.Which syllable is stressed in “democratic”? (a) dem-o-crat-IC (4th) (b) dem-O-crat-ic (2nd) (c) dem-o-CRAT-ic (3rd)
  4. 4.Which syllable is stressed in “condition”? (a) con-DI-tion (2nd) (b) con-di-TION (3rd) (c) CON-di-tion (1st)
  5. 5.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)
  6. 6.Listen to “decision”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) de-CI-sion (2nd) (b) DE-ci-sion (1st) (c) de-ci-SION (3rd)
  7. 7.Listen to “artistic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ar-tis-TIC (3rd) (b) ar-TIS-tic (2nd) (c) AR-tis-tic (1st)
  8. 8.Listen to “traffic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) traf-FIC (2nd) (b) TRAF-fic (1st)
  9. 9.Which syllable is stressed in “magic”? (a) mag-IC (2nd) (b) MAG-ic (1st)
  10. 10.Listen to “examination”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ex-am-i-NA-tion (4th) (b) ex-AM-i-na-tion (2nd) (c) ex-am-i-na-TION (5th)
  11. 11.Which syllable is stressed in “examination”? (a) ex-am-i-NA-tion (4th) (b) EX-am-i-na-tion (1st) (c) ex-AM-i-na-tion (2nd)
  12. 12.Which syllable is stressed in “collection”? (a) col-lec-TION (3rd) (b) COL-lec-tion (1st) (c) col-LEC-tion (2nd)
  13. 13.Listen to “humanity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) hu-man-i-TY (4th) (b) hu-man-I-ty (3rd) (c) hu-MAN-i-ty (2nd)
  14. 14.Which syllable is stressed in “possibility”? (a) pos-si-bil-I-ty (4th) (b) POS-si-bil-i-ty (1st) (c) pos-si-BIL-i-ty (3rd)
  15. 15.Which syllable is stressed in “nationality”? (a) na-tion-al-I-ty (4th) (b) na-tion-al-i-TY (5th) (c) na-tion-AL-i-ty (3rd)
  16. 16.Which syllable is stressed in “comprehension”? (a) com-pre-HEN-sion (3rd) (b) com-pre-hen-SION (4th) (c) com-PRE-hen-sion (2nd)
  17. 17.Which syllable is stressed in “competition”? (a) com-pe-TI-tion (3rd) (b) com-PE-ti-tion (2nd) (c) com-pe-ti-TION (4th)
  18. 18.Which syllable is stressed in “humanity”? (a) hu-MAN-i-ty (2nd) (b) hu-man-i-TY (4th) (c) HU-man-i-ty (1st)
  19. 19.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)
  20. 20.Which syllable is stressed in “photographer”? (a) pho-TOG-ra-pher (2nd) (b) pho-tog-ra-PHER (4th) (c) pho-tog-RA-pher (3rd)
  21. 21.Listen to “plastic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) PLAS-tic (1st) (b) plas-TIC (2nd)
  22. 22.Which syllable is stressed in “artistic”? (a) ar-tis-TIC (3rd) (b) ar-TIS-tic (2nd) (c) AR-tis-tic (1st)
  23. 23.Listen to “curiosity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) cu-ri-os-I-ty (4th) (b) cu-RI-os-i-ty (2nd) (c) cu-ri-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  24. 24.Listen to “capacity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) CA-pac-i-ty (1st) (b) ca-PAC-i-ty (2nd) (c) ca-pac-I-ty (3rd)
  25. 25.Which syllable is stressed in “photograph”? (a) PHO-to-graph (1st) (b) pho-to-GRAPH (3rd) (c) pho-TO-graph (2nd)
  26. 26.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)
  27. 27.Which syllable is stressed in “plastic”? (a) plas-TIC (2nd) (b) PLAS-tic (1st)
  28. 28.Listen to “similarity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) sim-i-LAR-i-ty (3rd) (b) sim-i-lar-i-TY (5th) (c) sim-i-lar-I-ty (4th)
  29. 29.Listen to “energetic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) EN-er-get-ic (1st) (b) en-er-GET-ic (3rd) (c) en-er-get-IC (4th)
  30. 30.Listen to “romantic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ro-man-TIC (3rd) (b) RO-man-tic (1st) (c) ro-MAN-tic (2nd)
  31. 31.Which syllable is stressed in “quality”? (a) qual-i-TY (3rd) (b) QUAL-i-ty (1st) (c) qual-I-ty (2nd)
  32. 32.Listen to “gigantic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) gi-GAN-tic (2nd) (b) gi-gan-TIC (3rd) (c) GI-gan-tic (1st)
  33. 33.Which syllable is stressed in “solution”? (a) SO-lu-tion (1st) (b) so-lu-TION (3rd) (c) so-LU-tion (2nd)
  34. 34.Which syllable is stressed in “information”? (a) in-for-ma-TION (4th) (b) in-FOR-ma-tion (2nd) (c) in-for-MA-tion (3rd)
  35. 35.Which syllable is stressed in “music”? (a) MU-sic (1st) (b) mu-SIC (2nd)
  36. 36.Listen to “public”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pub-LIC (2nd) (b) PUB-lic (1st)
  37. 37.Listen to “historic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) HIS-tor-ic (1st) (b) his-TOR-ic (2nd) (c) his-tor-IC (3rd)
  38. 38.Listen to “pronunciation”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) PRO-nun-ci-a-tion (1st) (b) pro-nun-CI-a-tion (3rd) (c) pro-nun-ci-A-tion (4th)
  39. 39.Which syllable is stressed in “community”? (a) com-mu-NI-ty (3rd) (b) COM-mu-ni-ty (1st) (c) com-MU-ni-ty (2nd)
  40. 40.Listen to “magic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) mag-IC (2nd) (b) MAG-ic (1st)

Answer key

  1. ex-hi-BI-tion (3rd)
  2. sci-en-TIF-ic (3rd)
  3. dem-o-CRAT-ic (3rd)
  4. con-DI-tion (2nd)
  5. se-CUR-i-ty (2nd)
  6. de-CI-sion (2nd)
  7. ar-TIS-tic (2nd)
  8. TRAF-fic (1st)
  9. MAG-ic (1st)
  10. ex-am-i-NA-tion (4th)
  11. ex-am-i-NA-tion (4th)
  12. col-LEC-tion (2nd)
  13. hu-MAN-i-ty (2nd)
  14. pos-si-BIL-i-ty (3rd)
  15. na-tion-AL-i-ty (3rd)
  16. com-pre-HEN-sion (3rd)
  17. com-pe-TI-tion (3rd)
  18. hu-MAN-i-ty (2nd)
  19. char-ac-ter-IS-tic (4th)
  20. pho-TOG-ra-pher (2nd)
  21. PLAS-tic (1st)
  22. ar-TIS-tic (2nd)
  23. cu-ri-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  24. ca-PAC-i-ty (2nd)
  25. PHO-to-graph (1st)
  26. pro-nun-ci-A-tion (4th)
  27. PLAS-tic (1st)
  28. sim-i-LAR-i-ty (3rd)
  29. en-er-GET-ic (3rd)
  30. ro-MAN-tic (2nd)
  31. QUAL-i-ty (1st)
  32. gi-GAN-tic (2nd)
  33. so-LU-tion (2nd)
  34. in-for-MA-tion (3rd)
  35. MU-sic (1st)
  36. PUB-lic (1st)
  37. his-TOR-ic (2nd)
  38. pro-nun-ci-A-tion (4th)
  39. com-MU-ni-ty (2nd)
  40. MAG-ic (1st)

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