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Pronunciation lesson 18: Stress in long words · Set 359 · 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 “charity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) char-i-TY (3rd) (b) char-I-ty (2nd) (c) CHAR-i-ty (1st)
  2. 2.Listen to “pronunciation”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pro-nun-ci-A-tion (4th) (b) pro-nun-ci-a-TION (5th) (c) PRO-nun-ci-a-tion (1st)
  3. 3.Listen to “historic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) his-TOR-ic (2nd) (b) HIS-tor-ic (1st) (c) his-tor-IC (3rd)
  4. 4.Listen to “activity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) AC-tiv-i-ty (1st) (b) ac-TIV-i-ty (2nd) (c) ac-tiv-I-ty (3rd)
  5. 5.Which syllable is stressed in “comprehension”? (a) com-PRE-hen-sion (2nd) (b) com-pre-HEN-sion (3rd) (c) com-pre-hen-SION (4th)
  6. 6.Which syllable is stressed in “photographic”? (a) pho-TO-graph-ic (2nd) (b) pho-to-graph-IC (4th) (c) pho-to-GRAPH-ic (3rd)
  7. 7.Listen to “characteristic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) char-AC-ter-is-tic (2nd) (b) char-ac-ter-IS-tic (4th) (c) CHAR-ac-ter-is-tic (1st)
  8. 8.Which syllable is stressed in “energetic”? (a) en-er-GET-ic (3rd) (b) en-er-get-IC (4th) (c) en-ER-get-ic (2nd)
  9. 9.Listen to “security”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) se-cur-I-ty (3rd) (b) SE-cur-i-ty (1st) (c) se-CUR-i-ty (2nd)
  10. 10.Listen to “tradition”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) tra-di-TION (3rd) (b) tra-DI-tion (2nd) (c) TRA-di-tion (1st)
  11. 11.Listen to “community”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) COM-mu-ni-ty (1st) (b) com-mu-ni-TY (4th) (c) com-MU-ni-ty (2nd)
  12. 12.Which syllable is stressed in “explanation”? (a) EX-pla-na-tion (1st) (b) ex-PLA-na-tion (2nd) (c) ex-pla-NA-tion (3rd)
  13. 13.Which syllable is stressed in “collection”? (a) col-lec-TION (3rd) (b) COL-lec-tion (1st) (c) col-LEC-tion (2nd)
  14. 14.Listen to “revolution”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) rev-O-lu-tion (2nd) (b) REV-o-lu-tion (1st) (c) rev-o-LU-tion (3rd)
  15. 15.Which syllable is stressed in “capacity”? (a) ca-pac-I-ty (3rd) (b) ca-PAC-i-ty (2nd) (c) ca-pac-i-TY (4th)
  16. 16.Listen to “reality”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) re-AL-i-ty (2nd) (b) re-al-i-TY (4th) (c) re-al-I-ty (3rd)
  17. 17.Which syllable is stressed in “conversation”? (a) con-VER-sa-tion (2nd) (b) con-ver-sa-TION (4th) (c) con-ver-SA-tion (3rd)
  18. 18.Which syllable is stressed in “invitation”? (a) IN-vi-ta-tion (1st) (b) in-vi-ta-TION (4th) (c) in-vi-TA-tion (3rd)
  19. 19.Which syllable is stressed in “automatic”? (a) AU-to-mat-ic (1st) (b) au-to-MAT-ic (3rd) (c) au-TO-mat-ic (2nd)
  20. 20.Listen to “artistic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) AR-tis-tic (1st) (b) ar-tis-TIC (3rd) (c) ar-TIS-tic (2nd)
  21. 21.Which syllable is stressed in “terrific”? (a) ter-rif-IC (3rd) (b) TER-rif-ic (1st) (c) ter-RIF-ic (2nd)
  22. 22.Which syllable is stressed in “generosity”? (a) gen-er-OS-i-ty (3rd) (b) gen-er-os-I-ty (4th) (c) gen-er-os-i-TY (5th)
  23. 23.Which syllable is stressed in “fantastic”? (a) fan-TAS-tic (2nd) (b) FAN-tas-tic (1st) (c) fan-tas-TIC (3rd)
  24. 24.Which syllable is stressed in “community”? (a) com-MU-ni-ty (2nd) (b) COM-mu-ni-ty (1st) (c) com-mu-ni-TY (4th)
  25. 25.Listen to “personality”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) PER-son-al-i-ty (1st) (b) per-son-al-i-TY (5th) (c) per-son-AL-i-ty (3rd)
  26. 26.Listen to “discussion”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) dis-cus-SION (3rd) (b) DIS-cus-sion (1st) (c) dis-CUS-sion (2nd)
  27. 27.Listen to “information”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) in-FOR-ma-tion (2nd) (b) in-for-ma-TION (4th) (c) in-for-MA-tion (3rd)
  28. 28.Which syllable is stressed in “charity”? (a) char-I-ty (2nd) (b) char-i-TY (3rd) (c) CHAR-i-ty (1st)
  29. 29.Which syllable is stressed in “curiosity”? (a) cu-ri-os-I-ty (4th) (b) cu-ri-OS-i-ty (3rd) (c) cu-RI-os-i-ty (2nd)
  30. 30.Which syllable is stressed in “plastic”? (a) plas-TIC (2nd) (b) PLAS-tic (1st)
  31. 31.Which syllable is stressed in “condition”? (a) CON-di-tion (1st) (b) con-di-TION (3rd) (c) con-DI-tion (2nd)
  32. 32.Which syllable is stressed in “possibility”? (a) POS-si-bil-i-ty (1st) (b) pos-si-BIL-i-ty (3rd) (c) pos-SI-bil-i-ty (2nd)
  33. 33.Listen to “invitation”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) in-VI-ta-tion (2nd) (b) IN-vi-ta-tion (1st) (c) in-vi-TA-tion (3rd)
  34. 34.Listen to “examination”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ex-am-i-NA-tion (4th) (b) EX-am-i-na-tion (1st) (c) ex-am-I-na-tion (3rd)
  35. 35.Listen to “symbolic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) sym-bol-IC (3rd) (b) sym-BOL-ic (2nd) (c) SYM-bol-ic (1st)
  36. 36.Which syllable is stressed in “artistic”? (a) AR-tis-tic (1st) (b) ar-tis-TIC (3rd) (c) ar-TIS-tic (2nd)
  37. 37.Which syllable is stressed in “presentation”? (a) PRE-sen-ta-tion (1st) (b) pre-SEN-ta-tion (2nd) (c) pre-sen-TA-tion (3rd)
  38. 38.Listen to “scientific”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) sci-EN-tif-ic (2nd) (b) SCI-en-tif-ic (1st) (c) sci-en-TIF-ic (3rd)
  39. 39.Listen to “publicity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pub-lic-i-TY (4th) (b) pub-LIC-i-ty (2nd) (c) pub-lic-I-ty (3rd)
  40. 40.Listen to “presentation”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pre-sen-TA-tion (3rd) (b) pre-sen-ta-TION (4th) (c) PRE-sen-ta-tion (1st)

Answer key

  1. CHAR-i-ty (1st)
  2. pro-nun-ci-A-tion (4th)
  3. his-TOR-ic (2nd)
  4. ac-TIV-i-ty (2nd)
  5. com-pre-HEN-sion (3rd)
  6. pho-to-GRAPH-ic (3rd)
  7. char-ac-ter-IS-tic (4th)
  8. en-er-GET-ic (3rd)
  9. se-CUR-i-ty (2nd)
  10. tra-DI-tion (2nd)
  11. com-MU-ni-ty (2nd)
  12. ex-pla-NA-tion (3rd)
  13. col-LEC-tion (2nd)
  14. rev-o-LU-tion (3rd)
  15. ca-PAC-i-ty (2nd)
  16. re-AL-i-ty (2nd)
  17. con-ver-SA-tion (3rd)
  18. in-vi-TA-tion (3rd)
  19. au-to-MAT-ic (3rd)
  20. ar-TIS-tic (2nd)
  21. ter-RIF-ic (2nd)
  22. gen-er-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  23. fan-TAS-tic (2nd)
  24. com-MU-ni-ty (2nd)
  25. per-son-AL-i-ty (3rd)
  26. dis-CUS-sion (2nd)
  27. in-for-MA-tion (3rd)
  28. CHAR-i-ty (1st)
  29. cu-ri-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  30. PLAS-tic (1st)
  31. con-DI-tion (2nd)
  32. pos-si-BIL-i-ty (3rd)
  33. in-vi-TA-tion (3rd)
  34. ex-am-i-NA-tion (4th)
  35. sym-BOL-ic (2nd)
  36. ar-TIS-tic (2nd)
  37. pre-sen-TA-tion (3rd)
  38. sci-en-TIF-ic (3rd)
  39. pub-LIC-i-ty (2nd)
  40. pre-sen-TA-tion (3rd)

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