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Pronunciation lesson 18: Stress in long words · Set 401 · 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 “collection”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) COL-lec-tion (1st) (b) col-LEC-tion (2nd) (c) col-lec-TION (3rd)
  2. 2.Listen to “photography”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pho-TOG-ra-phy (2nd) (b) pho-tog-ra-PHY (4th) (c) PHO-tog-ra-phy (1st)
  3. 3.Listen to “community”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) com-MU-ni-ty (2nd) (b) com-mu-NI-ty (3rd) (c) COM-mu-ni-ty (1st)
  4. 4.Which syllable is stressed in “competition”? (a) com-pe-ti-TION (4th) (b) com-pe-TI-tion (3rd) (c) COM-pe-ti-tion (1st)
  5. 5.Which syllable is stressed in “comprehension”? (a) com-pre-HEN-sion (3rd) (b) com-pre-hen-SION (4th) (c) COM-pre-hen-sion (1st)
  6. 6.Listen to “nationality”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) na-tion-AL-i-ty (3rd) (b) na-TION-al-i-ty (2nd) (c) NA-tion-al-i-ty (1st)
  7. 7.Which syllable is stressed in “music”? (a) mu-SIC (2nd) (b) MU-sic (1st)
  8. 8.Which syllable is stressed in “publicity”? (a) pub-lic-i-TY (4th) (b) pub-lic-I-ty (3rd) (c) pub-LIC-i-ty (2nd)
  9. 9.Listen to “music”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) MU-sic (1st) (b) mu-SIC (2nd)
  10. 10.Which syllable is stressed in “athletic”? (a) ath-LET-ic (2nd) (b) ATH-let-ic (1st) (c) ath-let-IC (3rd)
  11. 11.Listen to “photograph”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) PHO-to-graph (1st) (b) pho-to-GRAPH (3rd) (c) pho-TO-graph (2nd)
  12. 12.Which syllable is stressed in “security”? (a) SE-cur-i-ty (1st) (b) se-CUR-i-ty (2nd) (c) se-cur-i-TY (4th)
  13. 13.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)
  14. 14.Which syllable is stressed in “energetic”? (a) en-er-get-IC (4th) (b) EN-er-get-ic (1st) (c) en-er-GET-ic (3rd)
  15. 15.Listen to “population”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pop-U-la-tion (2nd) (b) pop-u-LA-tion (3rd) (c) POP-u-la-tion (1st)
  16. 16.Listen to “romantic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) RO-man-tic (1st) (b) ro-MAN-tic (2nd) (c) ro-man-TIC (3rd)
  17. 17.Which syllable is stressed in “education”? (a) ed-u-ca-TION (4th) (b) ED-u-ca-tion (1st) (c) ed-u-CA-tion (3rd)
  18. 18.Listen to “public”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) PUB-lic (1st) (b) pub-LIC (2nd)
  19. 19.Listen to “personality”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) PER-son-al-i-ty (1st) (b) per-SON-al-i-ty (2nd) (c) per-son-AL-i-ty (3rd)
  20. 20.Listen to “energetic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) en-er-GET-ic (3rd) (b) EN-er-get-ic (1st) (c) en-ER-get-ic (2nd)
  21. 21.Which syllable is stressed in “decision”? (a) de-ci-SION (3rd) (b) de-CI-sion (2nd) (c) DE-ci-sion (1st)
  22. 22.Which syllable is stressed in “humanity”? (a) HU-man-i-ty (1st) (b) hu-MAN-i-ty (2nd) (c) hu-man-I-ty (3rd)
  23. 23.Which syllable is stressed in “academic”? (a) ac-A-dem-ic (2nd) (b) ac-a-DEM-ic (3rd) (c) AC-a-dem-ic (1st)
  24. 24.Listen to “similarity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) sim-I-lar-i-ty (2nd) (b) SIM-i-lar-i-ty (1st) (c) sim-i-LAR-i-ty (3rd)
  25. 25.Which syllable is stressed in “quality”? (a) qual-I-ty (2nd) (b) qual-i-TY (3rd) (c) QUAL-i-ty (1st)
  26. 26.Listen to “magnetic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) mag-net-IC (3rd) (b) MAG-net-ic (1st) (c) mag-NET-ic (2nd)
  27. 27.Which syllable is stressed in “photograph”? (a) PHO-to-graph (1st) (b) pho-to-GRAPH (3rd) (c) pho-TO-graph (2nd)
  28. 28.Which syllable is stressed in “revolution”? (a) REV-o-lu-tion (1st) (b) rev-o-LU-tion (3rd) (c) rev-o-lu-TION (4th)
  29. 29.Listen to “comprehension”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) com-PRE-hen-sion (2nd) (b) com-pre-HEN-sion (3rd) (c) com-pre-hen-SION (4th)
  30. 30.Listen to “revolution”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) rev-o-LU-tion (3rd) (b) rev-o-lu-TION (4th) (c) rev-O-lu-tion (2nd)
  31. 31.Which syllable is stressed in “metallic”? (a) me-tal-LIC (3rd) (b) me-TAL-lic (2nd) (c) ME-tal-lic (1st)
  32. 32.Listen to “invitation”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) IN-vi-ta-tion (1st) (b) in-vi-TA-tion (3rd) (c) in-VI-ta-tion (2nd)
  33. 33.Which syllable is stressed in “nationality”? (a) NA-tion-al-i-ty (1st) (b) na-TION-al-i-ty (2nd) (c) na-tion-AL-i-ty (3rd)
  34. 34.Which syllable is stressed in “plastic”? (a) plas-TIC (2nd) (b) PLAS-tic (1st)
  35. 35.Which syllable is stressed in “photographic”? (a) pho-to-graph-IC (4th) (b) pho-to-GRAPH-ic (3rd) (c) pho-TO-graph-ic (2nd)
  36. 36.Listen to “education”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ED-u-ca-tion (1st) (b) ed-u-CA-tion (3rd) (c) ed-U-ca-tion (2nd)
  37. 37.Which syllable is stressed in “terrific”? (a) TER-rif-ic (1st) (b) ter-rif-IC (3rd) (c) ter-RIF-ic (2nd)
  38. 38.Which syllable is stressed in “reality”? (a) RE-al-i-ty (1st) (b) re-al-I-ty (3rd) (c) re-AL-i-ty (2nd)
  39. 39.Which syllable is stressed in “traffic”? (a) traf-FIC (2nd) (b) TRAF-fic (1st)
  40. 40.Which syllable is stressed in “democratic”? (a) dem-O-crat-ic (2nd) (b) dem-o-CRAT-ic (3rd) (c) DEM-o-crat-ic (1st)

Answer key

  1. col-LEC-tion (2nd)
  2. pho-TOG-ra-phy (2nd)
  3. com-MU-ni-ty (2nd)
  4. com-pe-TI-tion (3rd)
  5. com-pre-HEN-sion (3rd)
  6. na-tion-AL-i-ty (3rd)
  7. MU-sic (1st)
  8. pub-LIC-i-ty (2nd)
  9. MU-sic (1st)
  10. ath-LET-ic (2nd)
  11. PHO-to-graph (1st)
  12. se-CUR-i-ty (2nd)
  13. ca-PAC-i-ty (2nd)
  14. en-er-GET-ic (3rd)
  15. pop-u-LA-tion (3rd)
  16. ro-MAN-tic (2nd)
  17. ed-u-CA-tion (3rd)
  18. PUB-lic (1st)
  19. per-son-AL-i-ty (3rd)
  20. en-er-GET-ic (3rd)
  21. de-CI-sion (2nd)
  22. hu-MAN-i-ty (2nd)
  23. ac-a-DEM-ic (3rd)
  24. sim-i-LAR-i-ty (3rd)
  25. QUAL-i-ty (1st)
  26. mag-NET-ic (2nd)
  27. PHO-to-graph (1st)
  28. rev-o-LU-tion (3rd)
  29. com-pre-HEN-sion (3rd)
  30. rev-o-LU-tion (3rd)
  31. me-TAL-lic (2nd)
  32. in-vi-TA-tion (3rd)
  33. na-tion-AL-i-ty (3rd)
  34. PLAS-tic (1st)
  35. pho-to-GRAPH-ic (3rd)
  36. ed-u-CA-tion (3rd)
  37. ter-RIF-ic (2nd)
  38. re-AL-i-ty (2nd)
  39. TRAF-fic (1st)
  40. dem-o-CRAT-ic (3rd)

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