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Pronunciation lesson 18: Stress in long words · Set 454 · 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 “decision”? (a) de-CI-sion (2nd) (b) de-ci-SION (3rd) (c) DE-ci-sion (1st)
  2. 2.Which syllable is stressed in “conversation”? (a) con-ver-sa-TION (4th) (b) CON-ver-sa-tion (1st) (c) con-ver-SA-tion (3rd)
  3. 3.Which syllable is stressed in “plastic”? (a) plas-TIC (2nd) (b) PLAS-tic (1st)
  4. 4.Which syllable is stressed in “scientific”? (a) SCI-en-tif-ic (1st) (b) sci-EN-tif-ic (2nd) (c) sci-en-TIF-ic (3rd)
  5. 5.Listen to “revolution”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) rev-o-lu-TION (4th) (b) REV-o-lu-tion (1st) (c) rev-o-LU-tion (3rd)
  6. 6.Which syllable is stressed in “possibility”? (a) pos-SI-bil-i-ty (2nd) (b) pos-si-bil-i-TY (5th) (c) pos-si-BIL-i-ty (3rd)
  7. 7.Which syllable is stressed in “nationality”? (a) na-tion-al-I-ty (4th) (b) na-TION-al-i-ty (2nd) (c) na-tion-AL-i-ty (3rd)
  8. 8.Listen to “invitation”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) in-vi-TA-tion (3rd) (b) in-vi-ta-TION (4th) (c) in-VI-ta-tion (2nd)
  9. 9.Which syllable is stressed in “popularity”? (a) pop-u-lar-I-ty (4th) (b) pop-u-lar-i-TY (5th) (c) pop-u-LAR-i-ty (3rd)
  10. 10.Which syllable is stressed in “curiosity”? (a) cu-ri-os-I-ty (4th) (b) cu-ri-OS-i-ty (3rd) (c) CU-ri-os-i-ty (1st)
  11. 11.Which syllable is stressed in “collection”? (a) COL-lec-tion (1st) (b) col-LEC-tion (2nd) (c) col-lec-TION (3rd)
  12. 12.Which syllable is stressed in “competition”? (a) COM-pe-ti-tion (1st) (b) com-pe-TI-tion (3rd) (c) com-PE-ti-tion (2nd)
  13. 13.Which syllable is stressed in “generosity”? (a) GEN-er-os-i-ty (1st) (b) gen-er-OS-i-ty (3rd) (c) gen-ER-os-i-ty (2nd)
  14. 14.Listen to “information”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) IN-for-ma-tion (1st) (b) in-for-MA-tion (3rd) (c) in-for-ma-TION (4th)
  15. 15.Which syllable is stressed in “information”? (a) in-for-MA-tion (3rd) (b) IN-for-ma-tion (1st) (c) in-FOR-ma-tion (2nd)
  16. 16.Listen to “characteristic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) char-AC-ter-is-tic (2nd) (b) char-ac-TER-is-tic (3rd) (c) char-ac-ter-IS-tic (4th)
  17. 17.Which syllable is stressed in “energetic”? (a) en-er-get-IC (4th) (b) en-ER-get-ic (2nd) (c) en-er-GET-ic (3rd)
  18. 18.Listen to “education”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ed-U-ca-tion (2nd) (b) ed-u-ca-TION (4th) (c) ed-u-CA-tion (3rd)
  19. 19.Listen to “nationality”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) NA-tion-al-i-ty (1st) (b) na-tion-al-I-ty (4th) (c) na-tion-AL-i-ty (3rd)
  20. 20.Which syllable is stressed in “pronunciation”? (a) pro-nun-CI-a-tion (3rd) (b) pro-nun-ci-A-tion (4th) (c) PRO-nun-ci-a-tion (1st)
  21. 21.Which syllable is stressed in “creativity”? (a) cre-a-tiv-i-TY (5th) (b) cre-a-TIV-i-ty (3rd) (c) CRE-a-tiv-i-ty (1st)
  22. 22.Which syllable is stressed in “democratic”? (a) DEM-o-crat-ic (1st) (b) dem-O-crat-ic (2nd) (c) dem-o-CRAT-ic (3rd)
  23. 23.Which syllable is stressed in “symbolic”? (a) SYM-bol-ic (1st) (b) sym-BOL-ic (2nd) (c) sym-bol-IC (3rd)
  24. 24.Listen to “metallic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ME-tal-lic (1st) (b) me-TAL-lic (2nd) (c) me-tal-LIC (3rd)
  25. 25.Which syllable is stressed in “humanity”? (a) hu-MAN-i-ty (2nd) (b) hu-man-I-ty (3rd) (c) hu-man-i-TY (4th)
  26. 26.Listen to “collection”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) col-LEC-tion (2nd) (b) col-lec-TION (3rd) (c) COL-lec-tion (1st)
  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.Listen to “charity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) char-i-TY (3rd) (b) CHAR-i-ty (1st) (c) char-I-ty (2nd)
  29. 29.Listen to “quality”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) qual-i-TY (3rd) (b) qual-I-ty (2nd) (c) QUAL-i-ty (1st)
  30. 30.Which syllable is stressed in “academic”? (a) ac-A-dem-ic (2nd) (b) ac-a-dem-IC (4th) (c) ac-a-DEM-ic (3rd)
  31. 31.Which syllable is stressed in “terrific”? (a) TER-rif-ic (1st) (b) ter-rif-IC (3rd) (c) ter-RIF-ic (2nd)
  32. 32.Which syllable is stressed in “music”? (a) mu-SIC (2nd) (b) MU-sic (1st)
  33. 33.Listen to “dramatic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) DRA-mat-ic (1st) (b) dra-MAT-ic (2nd) (c) dra-mat-IC (3rd)
  34. 34.Listen to “direction”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) di-REC-tion (2nd) (b) di-rec-TION (3rd) (c) DI-rec-tion (1st)
  35. 35.Listen to “comprehension”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) com-pre-hen-SION (4th) (b) com-PRE-hen-sion (2nd) (c) com-pre-HEN-sion (3rd)
  36. 36.Listen to “discussion”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) dis-CUS-sion (2nd) (b) DIS-cus-sion (1st) (c) dis-cus-SION (3rd)
  37. 37.Which syllable is stressed in “exhibition”? (a) EX-hi-bi-tion (1st) (b) ex-hi-BI-tion (3rd) (c) ex-HI-bi-tion (2nd)
  38. 38.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)
  39. 39.Which syllable is stressed in “photography”? (a) pho-tog-RA-phy (3rd) (b) pho-tog-ra-PHY (4th) (c) pho-TOG-ra-phy (2nd)
  40. 40.Which syllable is stressed in “fantastic”? (a) FAN-tas-tic (1st) (b) fan-tas-TIC (3rd) (c) fan-TAS-tic (2nd)

Answer key

  1. de-CI-sion (2nd)
  2. con-ver-SA-tion (3rd)
  3. PLAS-tic (1st)
  4. sci-en-TIF-ic (3rd)
  5. rev-o-LU-tion (3rd)
  6. pos-si-BIL-i-ty (3rd)
  7. na-tion-AL-i-ty (3rd)
  8. in-vi-TA-tion (3rd)
  9. pop-u-LAR-i-ty (3rd)
  10. cu-ri-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  11. col-LEC-tion (2nd)
  12. com-pe-TI-tion (3rd)
  13. gen-er-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  14. in-for-MA-tion (3rd)
  15. in-for-MA-tion (3rd)
  16. char-ac-ter-IS-tic (4th)
  17. en-er-GET-ic (3rd)
  18. ed-u-CA-tion (3rd)
  19. na-tion-AL-i-ty (3rd)
  20. pro-nun-ci-A-tion (4th)
  21. cre-a-TIV-i-ty (3rd)
  22. dem-o-CRAT-ic (3rd)
  23. sym-BOL-ic (2nd)
  24. me-TAL-lic (2nd)
  25. hu-MAN-i-ty (2nd)
  26. col-LEC-tion (2nd)
  27. PHO-to-graph (1st)
  28. CHAR-i-ty (1st)
  29. QUAL-i-ty (1st)
  30. ac-a-DEM-ic (3rd)
  31. ter-RIF-ic (2nd)
  32. MU-sic (1st)
  33. dra-MAT-ic (2nd)
  34. di-REC-tion (2nd)
  35. com-pre-HEN-sion (3rd)
  36. dis-CUS-sion (2nd)
  37. ex-hi-BI-tion (3rd)
  38. pop-u-LA-tion (3rd)
  39. pho-TOG-ra-phy (2nd)
  40. fan-TAS-tic (2nd)

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