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Pronunciation lesson 18: Stress in long words · Set 419 · 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 “magnetic”? (a) MAG-net-ic (1st) (b) mag-NET-ic (2nd) (c) mag-net-IC (3rd)
  2. 2.Listen to “popularity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pop-u-LAR-i-ty (3rd) (b) pop-U-lar-i-ty (2nd) (c) POP-u-lar-i-ty (1st)
  3. 3.Which syllable is stressed in “democratic”? (a) dem-o-CRAT-ic (3rd) (b) dem-O-crat-ic (2nd) (c) dem-o-crat-IC (4th)
  4. 4.Which syllable is stressed in “possibility”? (a) pos-si-bil-i-TY (5th) (b) pos-si-BIL-i-ty (3rd) (c) POS-si-bil-i-ty (1st)
  5. 5.Listen to “activity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ac-TIV-i-ty (2nd) (b) ac-tiv-i-TY (4th) (c) ac-tiv-I-ty (3rd)
  6. 6.Listen to “invitation”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) IN-vi-ta-tion (1st) (b) in-vi-ta-TION (4th) (c) in-vi-TA-tion (3rd)
  7. 7.Listen to “automatic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) au-to-MAT-ic (3rd) (b) AU-to-mat-ic (1st) (c) au-TO-mat-ic (2nd)
  8. 8.Which syllable is stressed in “explanation”? (a) ex-PLA-na-tion (2nd) (b) ex-pla-na-TION (4th) (c) ex-pla-NA-tion (3rd)
  9. 9.Listen to “collection”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) col-lec-TION (3rd) (b) col-LEC-tion (2nd) (c) COL-lec-tion (1st)
  10. 10.Listen to “metallic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) me-tal-LIC (3rd) (b) ME-tal-lic (1st) (c) me-TAL-lic (2nd)
  11. 11.Which syllable is stressed in “exhibition”? (a) ex-hi-bi-TION (4th) (b) ex-HI-bi-tion (2nd) (c) ex-hi-BI-tion (3rd)
  12. 12.Which syllable is stressed in “fantastic”? (a) fan-TAS-tic (2nd) (b) FAN-tas-tic (1st) (c) fan-tas-TIC (3rd)
  13. 13.Listen to “condition”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) CON-di-tion (1st) (b) con-di-TION (3rd) (c) con-DI-tion (2nd)
  14. 14.Which syllable is stressed in “publicity”? (a) pub-LIC-i-ty (2nd) (b) pub-lic-I-ty (3rd) (c) PUB-lic-i-ty (1st)
  15. 15.Listen to “humanity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) hu-MAN-i-ty (2nd) (b) HU-man-i-ty (1st) (c) hu-man-i-TY (4th)
  16. 16.Listen to “magic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) mag-IC (2nd) (b) MAG-ic (1st)
  17. 17.Which syllable is stressed in “nationality”? (a) na-tion-al-i-TY (5th) (b) na-tion-AL-i-ty (3rd) (c) na-tion-al-I-ty (4th)
  18. 18.Which syllable is stressed in “creativity”? (a) cre-a-TIV-i-ty (3rd) (b) cre-a-tiv-I-ty (4th) (c) cre-a-tiv-i-TY (5th)
  19. 19.Listen to “possibility”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) POS-si-bil-i-ty (1st) (b) pos-si-BIL-i-ty (3rd) (c) pos-si-bil-I-ty (4th)
  20. 20.Which syllable is stressed in “invitation”? (a) in-vi-ta-TION (4th) (b) in-vi-TA-tion (3rd) (c) in-VI-ta-tion (2nd)
  21. 21.Listen to “dramatic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) DRA-mat-ic (1st) (b) dra-mat-IC (3rd) (c) dra-MAT-ic (2nd)
  22. 22.Which syllable is stressed in “quality”? (a) QUAL-i-ty (1st) (b) qual-i-TY (3rd) (c) qual-I-ty (2nd)
  23. 23.Which syllable is stressed in “revolution”? (a) rev-O-lu-tion (2nd) (b) REV-o-lu-tion (1st) (c) rev-o-LU-tion (3rd)
  24. 24.Which syllable is stressed in “tradition”? (a) tra-DI-tion (2nd) (b) TRA-di-tion (1st) (c) tra-di-TION (3rd)
  25. 25.Listen to “education”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ed-u-ca-TION (4th) (b) ed-U-ca-tion (2nd) (c) ed-u-CA-tion (3rd)
  26. 26.Listen to “creativity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) cre-a-TIV-i-ty (3rd) (b) cre-a-tiv-i-TY (5th) (c) CRE-a-tiv-i-ty (1st)
  27. 27.Listen to “artistic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ar-tis-TIC (3rd) (b) AR-tis-tic (1st) (c) ar-TIS-tic (2nd)
  28. 28.Which syllable is stressed in “reality”? (a) re-AL-i-ty (2nd) (b) RE-al-i-ty (1st) (c) re-al-i-TY (4th)
  29. 29.Which syllable is stressed in “presentation”? (a) pre-sen-ta-TION (4th) (b) pre-sen-TA-tion (3rd) (c) pre-SEN-ta-tion (2nd)
  30. 30.Listen to “plastic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) PLAS-tic (1st) (b) plas-TIC (2nd)
  31. 31.Listen to “historic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) HIS-tor-ic (1st) (b) his-TOR-ic (2nd) (c) his-tor-IC (3rd)
  32. 32.Listen to “gigantic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) gi-GAN-tic (2nd) (b) gi-gan-TIC (3rd) (c) GI-gan-tic (1st)
  33. 33.Which syllable is stressed in “competition”? (a) com-pe-TI-tion (3rd) (b) com-pe-ti-TION (4th) (c) COM-pe-ti-tion (1st)
  34. 34.Listen to “photographic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) PHO-to-graph-ic (1st) (b) pho-to-GRAPH-ic (3rd) (c) pho-to-graph-IC (4th)
  35. 35.Which syllable is stressed in “academic”? (a) AC-a-dem-ic (1st) (b) ac-a-DEM-ic (3rd) (c) ac-A-dem-ic (2nd)
  36. 36.Listen to “symbolic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) SYM-bol-ic (1st) (b) sym-BOL-ic (2nd) (c) sym-bol-IC (3rd)
  37. 37.Which syllable is stressed in “symbolic”? (a) sym-bol-IC (3rd) (b) SYM-bol-ic (1st) (c) sym-BOL-ic (2nd)
  38. 38.Listen to “explanation”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ex-PLA-na-tion (2nd) (b) ex-pla-NA-tion (3rd) (c) ex-pla-na-TION (4th)
  39. 39.Listen to “community”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) com-MU-ni-ty (2nd) (b) com-mu-ni-TY (4th) (c) COM-mu-ni-ty (1st)
  40. 40.Listen to “presentation”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) PRE-sen-ta-tion (1st) (b) pre-sen-TA-tion (3rd) (c) pre-SEN-ta-tion (2nd)

Answer key

  1. mag-NET-ic (2nd)
  2. pop-u-LAR-i-ty (3rd)
  3. dem-o-CRAT-ic (3rd)
  4. pos-si-BIL-i-ty (3rd)
  5. ac-TIV-i-ty (2nd)
  6. in-vi-TA-tion (3rd)
  7. au-to-MAT-ic (3rd)
  8. ex-pla-NA-tion (3rd)
  9. col-LEC-tion (2nd)
  10. me-TAL-lic (2nd)
  11. ex-hi-BI-tion (3rd)
  12. fan-TAS-tic (2nd)
  13. con-DI-tion (2nd)
  14. pub-LIC-i-ty (2nd)
  15. hu-MAN-i-ty (2nd)
  16. MAG-ic (1st)
  17. na-tion-AL-i-ty (3rd)
  18. cre-a-TIV-i-ty (3rd)
  19. pos-si-BIL-i-ty (3rd)
  20. in-vi-TA-tion (3rd)
  21. dra-MAT-ic (2nd)
  22. QUAL-i-ty (1st)
  23. rev-o-LU-tion (3rd)
  24. tra-DI-tion (2nd)
  25. ed-u-CA-tion (3rd)
  26. cre-a-TIV-i-ty (3rd)
  27. ar-TIS-tic (2nd)
  28. re-AL-i-ty (2nd)
  29. pre-sen-TA-tion (3rd)
  30. PLAS-tic (1st)
  31. his-TOR-ic (2nd)
  32. gi-GAN-tic (2nd)
  33. com-pe-TI-tion (3rd)
  34. pho-to-GRAPH-ic (3rd)
  35. ac-a-DEM-ic (3rd)
  36. sym-BOL-ic (2nd)
  37. sym-BOL-ic (2nd)
  38. ex-pla-NA-tion (3rd)
  39. com-MU-ni-ty (2nd)
  40. pre-sen-TA-tion (3rd)

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