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Pronunciation lesson 18: Stress in long words · Set 358 · 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 “possibility”? (a) pos-si-bil-I-ty (4th) (b) pos-si-BIL-i-ty (3rd) (c) pos-si-bil-i-TY (5th)
  2. 2.Listen to “revolution”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) REV-o-lu-tion (1st) (b) rev-o-LU-tion (3rd) (c) rev-o-lu-TION (4th)
  3. 3.Which syllable is stressed in “athletic”? (a) ath-let-IC (3rd) (b) ath-LET-ic (2nd) (c) ATH-let-ic (1st)
  4. 4.Which syllable is stressed in “personality”? (a) per-son-al-I-ty (4th) (b) PER-son-al-i-ty (1st) (c) per-son-AL-i-ty (3rd)
  5. 5.Listen to “metallic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) me-TAL-lic (2nd) (b) me-tal-LIC (3rd) (c) ME-tal-lic (1st)
  6. 6.Which syllable is stressed in “education”? (a) ed-u-CA-tion (3rd) (b) ed-u-ca-TION (4th) (c) ed-U-ca-tion (2nd)
  7. 7.Which syllable is stressed in “solution”? (a) SO-lu-tion (1st) (b) so-lu-TION (3rd) (c) so-LU-tion (2nd)
  8. 8.Which syllable is stressed in “gigantic”? (a) gi-GAN-tic (2nd) (b) GI-gan-tic (1st) (c) gi-gan-TIC (3rd)
  9. 9.Listen to “invitation”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) in-VI-ta-tion (2nd) (b) in-vi-TA-tion (3rd) (c) in-vi-ta-TION (4th)
  10. 10.Which syllable is stressed in “reality”? (a) re-al-i-TY (4th) (b) re-AL-i-ty (2nd) (c) RE-al-i-ty (1st)
  11. 11.Listen to “fantastic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) fan-TAS-tic (2nd) (b) FAN-tas-tic (1st) (c) fan-tas-TIC (3rd)
  12. 12.Which syllable is stressed in “photography”? (a) pho-tog-RA-phy (3rd) (b) PHO-tog-ra-phy (1st) (c) pho-TOG-ra-phy (2nd)
  13. 13.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)
  14. 14.Listen to “dramatic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) dra-MAT-ic (2nd) (b) DRA-mat-ic (1st) (c) dra-mat-IC (3rd)
  15. 15.Which syllable is stressed in “photographic”? (a) pho-to-graph-IC (4th) (b) pho-to-GRAPH-ic (3rd) (c) pho-TO-graph-ic (2nd)
  16. 16.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)
  17. 17.Which syllable is stressed in “characteristic”? (a) char-ac-ter-IS-tic (4th) (b) char-ac-TER-is-tic (3rd) (c) char-AC-ter-is-tic (2nd)
  18. 18.Listen to “tradition”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) TRA-di-tion (1st) (b) tra-di-TION (3rd) (c) tra-DI-tion (2nd)
  19. 19.Listen to “gigantic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) GI-gan-tic (1st) (b) gi-gan-TIC (3rd) (c) gi-GAN-tic (2nd)
  20. 20.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)
  21. 21.Listen to “publicity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pub-LIC-i-ty (2nd) (b) pub-lic-I-ty (3rd) (c) PUB-lic-i-ty (1st)
  22. 22.Which syllable is stressed in “direction”? (a) di-rec-TION (3rd) (b) di-REC-tion (2nd) (c) DI-rec-tion (1st)
  23. 23.Which syllable is stressed in “decision”? (a) de-ci-SION (3rd) (b) DE-ci-sion (1st) (c) de-CI-sion (2nd)
  24. 24.Which syllable is stressed in “scientific”? (a) sci-en-TIF-ic (3rd) (b) SCI-en-tif-ic (1st) (c) sci-EN-tif-ic (2nd)
  25. 25.Which syllable is stressed in “explanation”? (a) ex-pla-na-TION (4th) (b) ex-PLA-na-tion (2nd) (c) ex-pla-NA-tion (3rd)
  26. 26.Which syllable is stressed in “public”? (a) pub-LIC (2nd) (b) PUB-lic (1st)
  27. 27.Which syllable is stressed in “discussion”? (a) dis-CUS-sion (2nd) (b) dis-cus-SION (3rd) (c) DIS-cus-sion (1st)
  28. 28.Which syllable is stressed in “traffic”? (a) traf-FIC (2nd) (b) TRAF-fic (1st)
  29. 29.Listen to “popularity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pop-u-LAR-i-ty (3rd) (b) POP-u-lar-i-ty (1st) (c) pop-u-lar-I-ty (4th)
  30. 30.Listen to “celebration”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) cel-e-BRA-tion (3rd) (b) cel-e-bra-TION (4th) (c) cel-E-bra-tion (2nd)
  31. 31.Which syllable is stressed in “nationality”? (a) NA-tion-al-i-ty (1st) (b) na-tion-AL-i-ty (3rd) (c) na-TION-al-i-ty (2nd)
  32. 32.Which syllable is stressed in “celebration”? (a) CEL-e-bra-tion (1st) (b) cel-e-bra-TION (4th) (c) cel-e-BRA-tion (3rd)
  33. 33.Which syllable is stressed in “music”? (a) mu-SIC (2nd) (b) MU-sic (1st)
  34. 34.Listen to “community”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) com-mu-NI-ty (3rd) (b) com-mu-ni-TY (4th) (c) com-MU-ni-ty (2nd)
  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 “music”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) mu-SIC (2nd) (b) MU-sic (1st)
  37. 37.Listen to “artistic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ar-TIS-tic (2nd) (b) ar-tis-TIC (3rd) (c) AR-tis-tic (1st)
  38. 38.Which syllable is stressed in “invitation”? (a) in-vi-TA-tion (3rd) (b) IN-vi-ta-tion (1st) (c) in-vi-ta-TION (4th)
  39. 39.Which syllable is stressed in “community”? (a) com-MU-ni-ty (2nd) (b) com-mu-ni-TY (4th) (c) COM-mu-ni-ty (1st)
  40. 40.Listen to “pronunciation”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pro-nun-ci-a-TION (5th) (b) pro-nun-ci-A-tion (4th) (c) pro-nun-CI-a-tion (3rd)

Answer key

  1. pos-si-BIL-i-ty (3rd)
  2. rev-o-LU-tion (3rd)
  3. ath-LET-ic (2nd)
  4. per-son-AL-i-ty (3rd)
  5. me-TAL-lic (2nd)
  6. ed-u-CA-tion (3rd)
  7. so-LU-tion (2nd)
  8. gi-GAN-tic (2nd)
  9. in-vi-TA-tion (3rd)
  10. re-AL-i-ty (2nd)
  11. fan-TAS-tic (2nd)
  12. pho-TOG-ra-phy (2nd)
  13. en-er-GET-ic (3rd)
  14. dra-MAT-ic (2nd)
  15. pho-to-GRAPH-ic (3rd)
  16. ex-pla-NA-tion (3rd)
  17. char-ac-ter-IS-tic (4th)
  18. tra-DI-tion (2nd)
  19. gi-GAN-tic (2nd)
  20. se-CUR-i-ty (2nd)
  21. pub-LIC-i-ty (2nd)
  22. di-REC-tion (2nd)
  23. de-CI-sion (2nd)
  24. sci-en-TIF-ic (3rd)
  25. ex-pla-NA-tion (3rd)
  26. PUB-lic (1st)
  27. dis-CUS-sion (2nd)
  28. TRAF-fic (1st)
  29. pop-u-LAR-i-ty (3rd)
  30. cel-e-BRA-tion (3rd)
  31. na-tion-AL-i-ty (3rd)
  32. cel-e-BRA-tion (3rd)
  33. MU-sic (1st)
  34. com-MU-ni-ty (2nd)
  35. com-pre-HEN-sion (3rd)
  36. MU-sic (1st)
  37. ar-TIS-tic (2nd)
  38. in-vi-TA-tion (3rd)
  39. com-MU-ni-ty (2nd)
  40. pro-nun-ci-A-tion (4th)

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