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Pronunciation lesson 18: Stress in long words · Set 426 · 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 “celebration”? (a) cel-E-bra-tion (2nd) (b) cel-e-BRA-tion (3rd) (c) CEL-e-bra-tion (1st)
  2. 2.Which syllable is stressed in “athletic”? (a) ath-let-IC (3rd) (b) ATH-let-ic (1st) (c) ath-LET-ic (2nd)
  3. 3.Listen to “music”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) MU-sic (1st) (b) mu-SIC (2nd)
  4. 4.Listen to “curiosity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) cu-ri-OS-i-ty (3rd) (b) cu-ri-os-i-TY (5th) (c) cu-ri-os-I-ty (4th)
  5. 5.Which syllable is stressed in “photograph”? (a) PHO-to-graph (1st) (b) pho-TO-graph (2nd) (c) pho-to-GRAPH (3rd)
  6. 6.Listen to “condition”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) con-DI-tion (2nd) (b) con-di-TION (3rd) (c) CON-di-tion (1st)
  7. 7.Listen to “magnetic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) MAG-net-ic (1st) (b) mag-NET-ic (2nd) (c) mag-net-IC (3rd)
  8. 8.Which syllable is stressed in “traffic”? (a) traf-FIC (2nd) (b) TRAF-fic (1st)
  9. 9.Listen to “characteristic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) char-ac-ter-IS-tic (4th) (b) char-ac-ter-is-TIC (5th) (c) CHAR-ac-ter-is-tic (1st)
  10. 10.Listen to “photograph”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) PHO-to-graph (1st) (b) pho-to-GRAPH (3rd) (c) pho-TO-graph (2nd)
  11. 11.Which syllable is stressed in “personality”? (a) per-son-AL-i-ty (3rd) (b) per-SON-al-i-ty (2nd) (c) PER-son-al-i-ty (1st)
  12. 12.Listen to “artistic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ar-tis-TIC (3rd) (b) AR-tis-tic (1st) (c) ar-TIS-tic (2nd)
  13. 13.Which syllable is stressed in “information”? (a) in-FOR-ma-tion (2nd) (b) in-for-ma-TION (4th) (c) in-for-MA-tion (3rd)
  14. 14.Which syllable is stressed in “popularity”? (a) pop-U-lar-i-ty (2nd) (b) pop-u-LAR-i-ty (3rd) (c) pop-u-lar-i-TY (5th)
  15. 15.Which syllable is stressed in “majority”? (a) ma-JOR-i-ty (2nd) (b) ma-jor-I-ty (3rd) (c) ma-jor-i-TY (4th)
  16. 16.Which syllable is stressed in “competition”? (a) com-PE-ti-tion (2nd) (b) COM-pe-ti-tion (1st) (c) com-pe-TI-tion (3rd)
  17. 17.Which syllable is stressed in “academic”? (a) ac-a-dem-IC (4th) (b) AC-a-dem-ic (1st) (c) ac-a-DEM-ic (3rd)
  18. 18.Which syllable is stressed in “metallic”? (a) ME-tal-lic (1st) (b) me-TAL-lic (2nd) (c) me-tal-LIC (3rd)
  19. 19.Listen to “energetic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) EN-er-get-ic (1st) (b) en-er-GET-ic (3rd) (c) en-ER-get-ic (2nd)
  20. 20.Which syllable is stressed in “solution”? (a) so-lu-TION (3rd) (b) SO-lu-tion (1st) (c) so-LU-tion (2nd)
  21. 21.Which syllable is stressed in “exhibition”? (a) EX-hi-bi-tion (1st) (b) ex-hi-BI-tion (3rd) (c) ex-HI-bi-tion (2nd)
  22. 22.Listen to “traffic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) TRAF-fic (1st) (b) traf-FIC (2nd)
  23. 23.Which syllable is stressed in “reality”? (a) RE-al-i-ty (1st) (b) re-AL-i-ty (2nd) (c) re-al-i-TY (4th)
  24. 24.Which syllable is stressed in “decision”? (a) de-CI-sion (2nd) (b) de-ci-SION (3rd) (c) DE-ci-sion (1st)
  25. 25.Listen to “activity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ac-tiv-i-TY (4th) (b) ac-tiv-I-ty (3rd) (c) ac-TIV-i-ty (2nd)
  26. 26.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 (4th)
  27. 27.Which syllable is stressed in “revolution”? (a) rev-O-lu-tion (2nd) (b) REV-o-lu-tion (1st) (c) rev-o-LU-tion (3rd)
  28. 28.Listen to “gigantic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) GI-gan-tic (1st) (b) gi-gan-TIC (3rd) (c) gi-GAN-tic (2nd)
  29. 29.Which syllable is stressed in “collection”? (a) col-lec-TION (3rd) (b) col-LEC-tion (2nd) (c) COL-lec-tion (1st)
  30. 30.Which syllable is stressed in “scientific”? (a) sci-en-tif-IC (4th) (b) SCI-en-tif-ic (1st) (c) sci-en-TIF-ic (3rd)
  31. 31.Which syllable is stressed in “explanation”? (a) ex-pla-na-TION (4th) (b) ex-pla-NA-tion (3rd) (c) EX-pla-na-tion (1st)
  32. 32.Listen to “comprehension”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) COM-pre-hen-sion (1st) (b) com-pre-HEN-sion (3rd) (c) com-pre-hen-SION (4th)
  33. 33.Which syllable is stressed in “generosity”? (a) gen-er-os-i-TY (5th) (b) gen-ER-os-i-ty (2nd) (c) gen-er-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  34. 34.Which syllable is stressed in “condition”? (a) con-di-TION (3rd) (b) con-DI-tion (2nd) (c) CON-di-tion (1st)
  35. 35.Listen to “community”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) com-mu-NI-ty (3rd) (b) com-MU-ni-ty (2nd) (c) com-mu-ni-TY (4th)
  36. 36.Listen to “information”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) in-for-ma-TION (4th) (b) IN-for-ma-tion (1st) (c) in-for-MA-tion (3rd)
  37. 37.Which syllable is stressed in “artistic”? (a) ar-TIS-tic (2nd) (b) ar-tis-TIC (3rd) (c) AR-tis-tic (1st)
  38. 38.Which syllable is stressed in “dramatic”? (a) DRA-mat-ic (1st) (b) dra-MAT-ic (2nd) (c) dra-mat-IC (3rd)
  39. 39.Which syllable is stressed in “automatic”? (a) au-to-mat-IC (4th) (b) AU-to-mat-ic (1st) (c) au-to-MAT-ic (3rd)
  40. 40.Listen to “dramatic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) dra-MAT-ic (2nd) (b) DRA-mat-ic (1st) (c) dra-mat-IC (3rd)

Answer key

  1. cel-e-BRA-tion (3rd)
  2. ath-LET-ic (2nd)
  3. MU-sic (1st)
  4. cu-ri-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  5. PHO-to-graph (1st)
  6. con-DI-tion (2nd)
  7. mag-NET-ic (2nd)
  8. TRAF-fic (1st)
  9. char-ac-ter-IS-tic (4th)
  10. PHO-to-graph (1st)
  11. per-son-AL-i-ty (3rd)
  12. ar-TIS-tic (2nd)
  13. in-for-MA-tion (3rd)
  14. pop-u-LAR-i-ty (3rd)
  15. ma-JOR-i-ty (2nd)
  16. com-pe-TI-tion (3rd)
  17. ac-a-DEM-ic (3rd)
  18. me-TAL-lic (2nd)
  19. en-er-GET-ic (3rd)
  20. so-LU-tion (2nd)
  21. ex-hi-BI-tion (3rd)
  22. TRAF-fic (1st)
  23. re-AL-i-ty (2nd)
  24. de-CI-sion (2nd)
  25. ac-TIV-i-ty (2nd)
  26. pos-si-BIL-i-ty (3rd)
  27. rev-o-LU-tion (3rd)
  28. gi-GAN-tic (2nd)
  29. col-LEC-tion (2nd)
  30. sci-en-TIF-ic (3rd)
  31. ex-pla-NA-tion (3rd)
  32. com-pre-HEN-sion (3rd)
  33. gen-er-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  34. con-DI-tion (2nd)
  35. com-MU-ni-ty (2nd)
  36. in-for-MA-tion (3rd)
  37. ar-TIS-tic (2nd)
  38. dra-MAT-ic (2nd)
  39. au-to-MAT-ic (3rd)
  40. dra-MAT-ic (2nd)

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