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Pronunciation lesson 18: Stress in long words · Set 384 · 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 “popularity”? (a) pop-u-lar-I-ty (4th) (b) pop-u-LAR-i-ty (3rd) (c) POP-u-lar-i-ty (1st)
  2. 2.Which syllable is stressed in “decision”? (a) de-CI-sion (2nd) (b) DE-ci-sion (1st) (c) de-ci-SION (3rd)
  3. 3.Which syllable is stressed in “traffic”? (a) traf-FIC (2nd) (b) TRAF-fic (1st)
  4. 4.Which syllable is stressed in “possibility”? (a) pos-SI-bil-i-ty (2nd) (b) pos-si-BIL-i-ty (3rd) (c) pos-si-bil-i-TY (5th)
  5. 5.Which syllable is stressed in “discussion”? (a) dis-cus-SION (3rd) (b) dis-CUS-sion (2nd) (c) DIS-cus-sion (1st)
  6. 6.Listen to “invitation”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) in-vi-TA-tion (3rd) (b) in-vi-ta-TION (4th) (c) IN-vi-ta-tion (1st)
  7. 7.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)
  8. 8.Which syllable is stressed in “athletic”? (a) ATH-let-ic (1st) (b) ath-let-IC (3rd) (c) ath-LET-ic (2nd)
  9. 9.Which syllable is stressed in “automatic”? (a) au-to-mat-IC (4th) (b) AU-to-mat-ic (1st) (c) au-to-MAT-ic (3rd)
  10. 10.Listen to “condition”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) con-DI-tion (2nd) (b) con-di-TION (3rd) (c) CON-di-tion (1st)
  11. 11.Which syllable is stressed in “magnetic”? (a) MAG-net-ic (1st) (b) mag-net-IC (3rd) (c) mag-NET-ic (2nd)
  12. 12.Which syllable is stressed in “humanity”? (a) hu-man-i-TY (4th) (b) hu-MAN-i-ty (2nd) (c) HU-man-i-ty (1st)
  13. 13.Listen to “public”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) PUB-lic (1st) (b) pub-LIC (2nd)
  14. 14.Which syllable is stressed in “plastic”? (a) plas-TIC (2nd) (b) PLAS-tic (1st)
  15. 15.Which syllable is stressed in “examination”? (a) EX-am-i-na-tion (1st) (b) ex-am-i-na-TION (5th) (c) ex-am-i-NA-tion (4th)
  16. 16.Which syllable is stressed in “revolution”? (a) rev-o-LU-tion (3rd) (b) REV-o-lu-tion (1st) (c) rev-O-lu-tion (2nd)
  17. 17.Listen to “celebration”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) cel-E-bra-tion (2nd) (b) cel-e-BRA-tion (3rd) (c) CEL-e-bra-tion (1st)
  18. 18.Listen to “similarity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) sim-I-lar-i-ty (2nd) (b) sim-i-lar-i-TY (5th) (c) sim-i-LAR-i-ty (3rd)
  19. 19.Listen to “symbolic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) sym-bol-IC (3rd) (b) SYM-bol-ic (1st) (c) sym-BOL-ic (2nd)
  20. 20.Listen to “fantastic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) FAN-tas-tic (1st) (b) fan-TAS-tic (2nd) (c) fan-tas-TIC (3rd)
  21. 21.Which syllable is stressed in “education”? (a) ed-U-ca-tion (2nd) (b) ED-u-ca-tion (1st) (c) ed-u-CA-tion (3rd)
  22. 22.Which syllable is stressed in “conversation”? (a) CON-ver-sa-tion (1st) (b) con-VER-sa-tion (2nd) (c) con-ver-SA-tion (3rd)
  23. 23.Listen to “decision”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) de-ci-SION (3rd) (b) de-CI-sion (2nd) (c) DE-ci-sion (1st)
  24. 24.Listen to “romantic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ro-MAN-tic (2nd) (b) ro-man-TIC (3rd) (c) RO-man-tic (1st)
  25. 25.Which syllable is stressed in “creativity”? (a) cre-A-tiv-i-ty (2nd) (b) cre-a-tiv-i-TY (5th) (c) cre-a-TIV-i-ty (3rd)
  26. 26.Which syllable is stressed in “generosity”? (a) gen-er-os-i-TY (5th) (b) GEN-er-os-i-ty (1st) (c) gen-er-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  27. 27.Listen to “photography”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pho-TOG-ra-phy (2nd) (b) PHO-tog-ra-phy (1st) (c) pho-tog-ra-PHY (4th)
  28. 28.Which syllable is stressed in “music”? (a) mu-SIC (2nd) (b) MU-sic (1st)
  29. 29.Listen to “information”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) in-FOR-ma-tion (2nd) (b) IN-for-ma-tion (1st) (c) in-for-MA-tion (3rd)
  30. 30.Listen to “photographic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pho-to-GRAPH-ic (3rd) (b) PHO-to-graph-ic (1st) (c) pho-to-graph-IC (4th)
  31. 31.Listen to “humanity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) hu-MAN-i-ty (2nd) (b) hu-man-i-TY (4th) (c) hu-man-I-ty (3rd)
  32. 32.Which syllable is stressed in “public”? (a) PUB-lic (1st) (b) pub-LIC (2nd)
  33. 33.Listen to “automatic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) au-TO-mat-ic (2nd) (b) AU-to-mat-ic (1st) (c) au-to-MAT-ic (3rd)
  34. 34.Listen to “security”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) SE-cur-i-ty (1st) (b) se-cur-I-ty (3rd) (c) se-CUR-i-ty (2nd)
  35. 35.Which syllable is stressed in “invitation”? (a) in-vi-TA-tion (3rd) (b) in-vi-ta-TION (4th) (c) in-VI-ta-tion (2nd)
  36. 36.Listen to “quality”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) qual-i-TY (3rd) (b) qual-I-ty (2nd) (c) QUAL-i-ty (1st)
  37. 37.Listen to “collection”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) COL-lec-tion (1st) (b) col-LEC-tion (2nd) (c) col-lec-TION (3rd)
  38. 38.Listen to “activity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ac-tiv-I-ty (3rd) (b) ac-tiv-i-TY (4th) (c) ac-TIV-i-ty (2nd)
  39. 39.Listen to “reality”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) RE-al-i-ty (1st) (b) re-al-i-TY (4th) (c) re-AL-i-ty (2nd)
  40. 40.Listen to “artistic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) AR-tis-tic (1st) (b) ar-TIS-tic (2nd) (c) ar-tis-TIC (3rd)

Answer key

  1. pop-u-LAR-i-ty (3rd)
  2. de-CI-sion (2nd)
  3. TRAF-fic (1st)
  4. pos-si-BIL-i-ty (3rd)
  5. dis-CUS-sion (2nd)
  6. in-vi-TA-tion (3rd)
  7. pop-u-LAR-i-ty (3rd)
  8. ath-LET-ic (2nd)
  9. au-to-MAT-ic (3rd)
  10. con-DI-tion (2nd)
  11. mag-NET-ic (2nd)
  12. hu-MAN-i-ty (2nd)
  13. PUB-lic (1st)
  14. PLAS-tic (1st)
  15. ex-am-i-NA-tion (4th)
  16. rev-o-LU-tion (3rd)
  17. cel-e-BRA-tion (3rd)
  18. sim-i-LAR-i-ty (3rd)
  19. sym-BOL-ic (2nd)
  20. fan-TAS-tic (2nd)
  21. ed-u-CA-tion (3rd)
  22. con-ver-SA-tion (3rd)
  23. de-CI-sion (2nd)
  24. ro-MAN-tic (2nd)
  25. cre-a-TIV-i-ty (3rd)
  26. gen-er-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  27. pho-TOG-ra-phy (2nd)
  28. MU-sic (1st)
  29. in-for-MA-tion (3rd)
  30. pho-to-GRAPH-ic (3rd)
  31. hu-MAN-i-ty (2nd)
  32. PUB-lic (1st)
  33. au-to-MAT-ic (3rd)
  34. se-CUR-i-ty (2nd)
  35. in-vi-TA-tion (3rd)
  36. QUAL-i-ty (1st)
  37. col-LEC-tion (2nd)
  38. ac-TIV-i-ty (2nd)
  39. re-AL-i-ty (2nd)
  40. ar-TIS-tic (2nd)

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