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Pronunciation lesson 18: Stress in long words · Set 415 · 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 “activity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ac-tiv-I-ty (3rd) (b) ac-TIV-i-ty (2nd) (c) ac-tiv-i-TY (4th)
  2. 2.Which syllable is stressed in “capacity”? (a) ca-PAC-i-ty (2nd) (b) ca-pac-i-TY (4th) (c) CA-pac-i-ty (1st)
  3. 3.Listen to “athletic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ath-let-IC (3rd) (b) ATH-let-ic (1st) (c) ath-LET-ic (2nd)
  4. 4.Which syllable is stressed in “publicity”? (a) pub-lic-i-TY (4th) (b) pub-LIC-i-ty (2nd) (c) PUB-lic-i-ty (1st)
  5. 5.Listen to “pronunciation”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pro-nun-ci-A-tion (4th) (b) PRO-nun-ci-a-tion (1st) (c) pro-nun-CI-a-tion (3rd)
  6. 6.Listen to “decision”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) de-ci-SION (3rd) (b) de-CI-sion (2nd) (c) DE-ci-sion (1st)
  7. 7.Listen to “magic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) MAG-ic (1st) (b) mag-IC (2nd)
  8. 8.Which syllable is stressed in “education”? (a) ed-u-CA-tion (3rd) (b) ED-u-ca-tion (1st) (c) ed-u-ca-TION (4th)
  9. 9.Listen to “artistic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) AR-tis-tic (1st) (b) ar-tis-TIC (3rd) (c) ar-TIS-tic (2nd)
  10. 10.Listen to “photography”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) PHO-tog-ra-phy (1st) (b) pho-tog-RA-phy (3rd) (c) pho-TOG-ra-phy (2nd)
  11. 11.Which syllable is stressed in “athletic”? (a) ATH-let-ic (1st) (b) ath-let-IC (3rd) (c) ath-LET-ic (2nd)
  12. 12.Which syllable is stressed in “tradition”? (a) tra-DI-tion (2nd) (b) tra-di-TION (3rd) (c) TRA-di-tion (1st)
  13. 13.Which syllable is stressed in “plastic”? (a) PLAS-tic (1st) (b) plas-TIC (2nd)
  14. 14.Which syllable is stressed in “metallic”? (a) ME-tal-lic (1st) (b) me-tal-LIC (3rd) (c) me-TAL-lic (2nd)
  15. 15.Which syllable is stressed in “examination”? (a) ex-am-I-na-tion (3rd) (b) ex-am-i-na-TION (5th) (c) ex-am-i-NA-tion (4th)
  16. 16.Listen to “plastic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) plas-TIC (2nd) (b) PLAS-tic (1st)
  17. 17.Listen to “metallic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) me-TAL-lic (2nd) (b) ME-tal-lic (1st) (c) me-tal-LIC (3rd)
  18. 18.Which syllable is stressed in “collection”? (a) COL-lec-tion (1st) (b) col-lec-TION (3rd) (c) col-LEC-tion (2nd)
  19. 19.Which syllable is stressed in “revolution”? (a) rev-o-LU-tion (3rd) (b) REV-o-lu-tion (1st) (c) rev-O-lu-tion (2nd)
  20. 20.Listen to “quality”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) QUAL-i-ty (1st) (b) qual-i-TY (3rd) (c) qual-I-ty (2nd)
  21. 21.Listen to “magnetic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) MAG-net-ic (1st) (b) mag-NET-ic (2nd) (c) mag-net-IC (3rd)
  22. 22.Listen to “celebration”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) cel-e-bra-TION (4th) (b) cel-E-bra-tion (2nd) (c) cel-e-BRA-tion (3rd)
  23. 23.Which syllable is stressed in “curiosity”? (a) cu-ri-os-i-TY (5th) (b) CU-ri-os-i-ty (1st) (c) cu-ri-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  24. 24.Listen to “population”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pop-U-la-tion (2nd) (b) pop-u-LA-tion (3rd) (c) pop-u-la-TION (4th)
  25. 25.Listen to “popularity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pop-u-lar-i-TY (5th) (b) pop-u-LAR-i-ty (3rd) (c) pop-U-lar-i-ty (2nd)
  26. 26.Listen to “tradition”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) tra-DI-tion (2nd) (b) TRA-di-tion (1st) (c) tra-di-TION (3rd)
  27. 27.Listen to “symbolic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) sym-BOL-ic (2nd) (b) SYM-bol-ic (1st) (c) sym-bol-IC (3rd)
  28. 28.Listen to “charity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) CHAR-i-ty (1st) (b) char-i-TY (3rd) (c) char-I-ty (2nd)
  29. 29.Which syllable is stressed in “historic”? (a) his-tor-IC (3rd) (b) his-TOR-ic (2nd) (c) HIS-tor-ic (1st)
  30. 30.Listen to “nationality”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) na-tion-al-I-ty (4th) (b) na-tion-al-i-TY (5th) (c) na-tion-AL-i-ty (3rd)
  31. 31.Which syllable is stressed in “exhibition”? (a) ex-hi-BI-tion (3rd) (b) EX-hi-bi-tion (1st) (c) ex-HI-bi-tion (2nd)
  32. 32.Which syllable is stressed in “fantastic”? (a) FAN-tas-tic (1st) (b) fan-TAS-tic (2nd) (c) fan-tas-TIC (3rd)
  33. 33.Which syllable is stressed in “public”? (a) pub-LIC (2nd) (b) PUB-lic (1st)
  34. 34.Which syllable is stressed in “photographer”? (a) pho-tog-ra-PHER (4th) (b) PHO-tog-ra-pher (1st) (c) pho-TOG-ra-pher (2nd)
  35. 35.Listen to “similarity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) sim-i-LAR-i-ty (3rd) (b) SIM-i-lar-i-ty (1st) (c) sim-i-lar-I-ty (4th)
  36. 36.Listen to “public”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) PUB-lic (1st) (b) pub-LIC (2nd)
  37. 37.Listen to “historic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) HIS-tor-ic (1st) (b) his-tor-IC (3rd) (c) his-TOR-ic (2nd)
  38. 38.Which syllable is stressed in “celebration”? (a) cel-e-bra-TION (4th) (b) cel-e-BRA-tion (3rd) (c) CEL-e-bra-tion (1st)
  39. 39.Which syllable is stressed in “personality”? (a) per-son-al-I-ty (4th) (b) per-son-AL-i-ty (3rd) (c) per-son-al-i-TY (5th)
  40. 40.Listen to “information”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) in-FOR-ma-tion (2nd) (b) in-for-MA-tion (3rd) (c) IN-for-ma-tion (1st)

Answer key

  1. ac-TIV-i-ty (2nd)
  2. ca-PAC-i-ty (2nd)
  3. ath-LET-ic (2nd)
  4. pub-LIC-i-ty (2nd)
  5. pro-nun-ci-A-tion (4th)
  6. de-CI-sion (2nd)
  7. MAG-ic (1st)
  8. ed-u-CA-tion (3rd)
  9. ar-TIS-tic (2nd)
  10. pho-TOG-ra-phy (2nd)
  11. ath-LET-ic (2nd)
  12. tra-DI-tion (2nd)
  13. PLAS-tic (1st)
  14. me-TAL-lic (2nd)
  15. ex-am-i-NA-tion (4th)
  16. PLAS-tic (1st)
  17. me-TAL-lic (2nd)
  18. col-LEC-tion (2nd)
  19. rev-o-LU-tion (3rd)
  20. QUAL-i-ty (1st)
  21. mag-NET-ic (2nd)
  22. cel-e-BRA-tion (3rd)
  23. cu-ri-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  24. pop-u-LA-tion (3rd)
  25. pop-u-LAR-i-ty (3rd)
  26. tra-DI-tion (2nd)
  27. sym-BOL-ic (2nd)
  28. CHAR-i-ty (1st)
  29. his-TOR-ic (2nd)
  30. na-tion-AL-i-ty (3rd)
  31. ex-hi-BI-tion (3rd)
  32. fan-TAS-tic (2nd)
  33. PUB-lic (1st)
  34. pho-TOG-ra-pher (2nd)
  35. sim-i-LAR-i-ty (3rd)
  36. PUB-lic (1st)
  37. his-TOR-ic (2nd)
  38. cel-e-BRA-tion (3rd)
  39. per-son-AL-i-ty (3rd)
  40. in-for-MA-tion (3rd)

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