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Pronunciation lesson 18: Stress in long words · Set 362 · 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 “photograph”? (a) pho-TO-graph (2nd) (b) pho-to-GRAPH (3rd) (c) PHO-to-graph (1st)
  2. 2.Listen to “examination”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ex-am-I-na-tion (3rd) (b) ex-am-i-na-TION (5th) (c) ex-am-i-NA-tion (4th)
  3. 3.Which syllable is stressed in “collection”? (a) COL-lec-tion (1st) (b) col-LEC-tion (2nd) (c) col-lec-TION (3rd)
  4. 4.Listen to “decision”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) de-CI-sion (2nd) (b) DE-ci-sion (1st) (c) de-ci-SION (3rd)
  5. 5.Which syllable is stressed in “invitation”? (a) in-VI-ta-tion (2nd) (b) in-vi-TA-tion (3rd) (c) IN-vi-ta-tion (1st)
  6. 6.Listen to “public”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pub-LIC (2nd) (b) PUB-lic (1st)
  7. 7.Which syllable is stressed in “quality”? (a) qual-i-TY (3rd) (b) qual-I-ty (2nd) (c) QUAL-i-ty (1st)
  8. 8.Which syllable is stressed in “plastic”? (a) PLAS-tic (1st) (b) plas-TIC (2nd)
  9. 9.Listen to “automatic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) au-to-MAT-ic (3rd) (b) au-to-mat-IC (4th) (c) AU-to-mat-ic (1st)
  10. 10.Listen to “charity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) char-i-TY (3rd) (b) CHAR-i-ty (1st) (c) char-I-ty (2nd)
  11. 11.Listen to “celebration”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) CEL-e-bra-tion (1st) (b) cel-e-bra-TION (4th) (c) cel-e-BRA-tion (3rd)
  12. 12.Listen to “condition”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) con-DI-tion (2nd) (b) con-di-TION (3rd) (c) CON-di-tion (1st)
  13. 13.Listen to “magnetic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) MAG-net-ic (1st) (b) mag-net-IC (3rd) (c) mag-NET-ic (2nd)
  14. 14.Which syllable is stressed in “conversation”? (a) CON-ver-sa-tion (1st) (b) con-ver-sa-TION (4th) (c) con-ver-SA-tion (3rd)
  15. 15.Which syllable is stressed in “reality”? (a) re-al-I-ty (3rd) (b) re-AL-i-ty (2nd) (c) RE-al-i-ty (1st)
  16. 16.Listen to “collection”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) col-LEC-tion (2nd) (b) COL-lec-tion (1st) (c) col-lec-TION (3rd)
  17. 17.Listen to “capacity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ca-pac-I-ty (3rd) (b) CA-pac-i-ty (1st) (c) ca-PAC-i-ty (2nd)
  18. 18.Listen to “characteristic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) char-AC-ter-is-tic (2nd) (b) CHAR-ac-ter-is-tic (1st) (c) char-ac-ter-IS-tic (4th)
  19. 19.Listen to “revolution”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) rev-O-lu-tion (2nd) (b) rev-o-lu-TION (4th) (c) rev-o-LU-tion (3rd)
  20. 20.Listen to “scientific”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) SCI-en-tif-ic (1st) (b) sci-en-TIF-ic (3rd) (c) sci-EN-tif-ic (2nd)
  21. 21.Which syllable is stressed in “decision”? (a) DE-ci-sion (1st) (b) de-ci-SION (3rd) (c) de-CI-sion (2nd)
  22. 22.Listen to “humanity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) HU-man-i-ty (1st) (b) hu-man-I-ty (3rd) (c) hu-MAN-i-ty (2nd)
  23. 23.Listen to “information”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) in-for-MA-tion (3rd) (b) in-FOR-ma-tion (2nd) (c) in-for-ma-TION (4th)
  24. 24.Which syllable is stressed in “examination”? (a) EX-am-i-na-tion (1st) (b) ex-AM-i-na-tion (2nd) (c) ex-am-i-NA-tion (4th)
  25. 25.Listen to “symbolic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) SYM-bol-ic (1st) (b) sym-BOL-ic (2nd) (c) sym-bol-IC (3rd)
  26. 26.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)
  27. 27.Which syllable is stressed in “curiosity”? (a) cu-ri-OS-i-ty (3rd) (b) cu-ri-os-i-TY (5th) (c) cu-RI-os-i-ty (2nd)
  28. 28.Which syllable is stressed in “music”? (a) mu-SIC (2nd) (b) MU-sic (1st)
  29. 29.Listen to “explanation”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ex-PLA-na-tion (2nd) (b) EX-pla-na-tion (1st) (c) ex-pla-NA-tion (3rd)
  30. 30.Listen to “exhibition”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ex-hi-bi-TION (4th) (b) EX-hi-bi-tion (1st) (c) ex-hi-BI-tion (3rd)
  31. 31.Listen to “competition”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) com-pe-TI-tion (3rd) (b) COM-pe-ti-tion (1st) (c) com-PE-ti-tion (2nd)
  32. 32.Listen to “population”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pop-u-LA-tion (3rd) (b) pop-u-la-TION (4th) (c) POP-u-la-tion (1st)
  33. 33.Which syllable is stressed in “tradition”? (a) TRA-di-tion (1st) (b) tra-DI-tion (2nd) (c) tra-di-TION (3rd)
  34. 34.Which syllable is stressed in “competition”? (a) com-pe-TI-tion (3rd) (b) com-PE-ti-tion (2nd) (c) com-pe-ti-TION (4th)
  35. 35.Which syllable is stressed in “possibility”? (a) pos-si-BIL-i-ty (3rd) (b) pos-si-bil-I-ty (4th) (c) POS-si-bil-i-ty (1st)
  36. 36.Which syllable is stressed in “community”? (a) com-mu-NI-ty (3rd) (b) COM-mu-ni-ty (1st) (c) com-MU-ni-ty (2nd)
  37. 37.Which syllable is stressed in “education”? (a) ed-u-CA-tion (3rd) (b) ED-u-ca-tion (1st) (c) ed-u-ca-TION (4th)
  38. 38.Listen to “education”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ed-u-CA-tion (3rd) (b) ed-u-ca-TION (4th) (c) ed-U-ca-tion (2nd)
  39. 39.Listen to “democratic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) dem-o-CRAT-ic (3rd) (b) dem-O-crat-ic (2nd) (c) DEM-o-crat-ic (1st)
  40. 40.Listen to “personality”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) per-son-al-i-TY (5th) (b) PER-son-al-i-ty (1st) (c) per-son-AL-i-ty (3rd)

Answer key

  1. PHO-to-graph (1st)
  2. ex-am-i-NA-tion (4th)
  3. col-LEC-tion (2nd)
  4. de-CI-sion (2nd)
  5. in-vi-TA-tion (3rd)
  6. PUB-lic (1st)
  7. QUAL-i-ty (1st)
  8. PLAS-tic (1st)
  9. au-to-MAT-ic (3rd)
  10. CHAR-i-ty (1st)
  11. cel-e-BRA-tion (3rd)
  12. con-DI-tion (2nd)
  13. mag-NET-ic (2nd)
  14. con-ver-SA-tion (3rd)
  15. re-AL-i-ty (2nd)
  16. col-LEC-tion (2nd)
  17. ca-PAC-i-ty (2nd)
  18. char-ac-ter-IS-tic (4th)
  19. rev-o-LU-tion (3rd)
  20. sci-en-TIF-ic (3rd)
  21. de-CI-sion (2nd)
  22. hu-MAN-i-ty (2nd)
  23. in-for-MA-tion (3rd)
  24. ex-am-i-NA-tion (4th)
  25. sym-BOL-ic (2nd)
  26. pho-to-GRAPH-ic (3rd)
  27. cu-ri-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  28. MU-sic (1st)
  29. ex-pla-NA-tion (3rd)
  30. ex-hi-BI-tion (3rd)
  31. com-pe-TI-tion (3rd)
  32. pop-u-LA-tion (3rd)
  33. tra-DI-tion (2nd)
  34. com-pe-TI-tion (3rd)
  35. pos-si-BIL-i-ty (3rd)
  36. com-MU-ni-ty (2nd)
  37. ed-u-CA-tion (3rd)
  38. ed-u-CA-tion (3rd)
  39. dem-o-CRAT-ic (3rd)
  40. per-son-AL-i-ty (3rd)

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