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Pronunciation lesson 18: Stress in long words · Set 462 · 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 “majority”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ma-jor-I-ty (3rd) (b) ma-JOR-i-ty (2nd) (c) MA-jor-i-ty (1st)
  2. 2.Which syllable is stressed in “population”? (a) POP-u-la-tion (1st) (b) pop-u-LA-tion (3rd) (c) pop-U-la-tion (2nd)
  3. 3.Which syllable is stressed in “symbolic”? (a) sym-BOL-ic (2nd) (b) SYM-bol-ic (1st) (c) sym-bol-IC (3rd)
  4. 4.Which syllable is stressed in “fantastic”? (a) fan-TAS-tic (2nd) (b) FAN-tas-tic (1st) (c) fan-tas-TIC (3rd)
  5. 5.Which syllable is stressed in “automatic”? (a) au-TO-mat-ic (2nd) (b) au-to-MAT-ic (3rd) (c) au-to-mat-IC (4th)
  6. 6.Listen to “photograph”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pho-to-GRAPH (3rd) (b) PHO-to-graph (1st) (c) pho-TO-graph (2nd)
  7. 7.Listen to “scientific”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) SCI-en-tif-ic (1st) (b) sci-EN-tif-ic (2nd) (c) sci-en-TIF-ic (3rd)
  8. 8.Which syllable is stressed in “magnetic”? (a) mag-net-IC (3rd) (b) mag-NET-ic (2nd) (c) MAG-net-ic (1st)
  9. 9.Which syllable is stressed in “publicity”? (a) pub-LIC-i-ty (2nd) (b) pub-lic-I-ty (3rd) (c) pub-lic-i-TY (4th)
  10. 10.Listen to “photography”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pho-tog-RA-phy (3rd) (b) PHO-tog-ra-phy (1st) (c) pho-TOG-ra-phy (2nd)
  11. 11.Which syllable is stressed in “nationality”? (a) na-tion-al-I-ty (4th) (b) na-tion-AL-i-ty (3rd) (c) na-TION-al-i-ty (2nd)
  12. 12.Listen to “characteristic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) char-ac-ter-IS-tic (4th) (b) char-ac-TER-is-tic (3rd) (c) char-AC-ter-is-tic (2nd)
  13. 13.Which syllable is stressed in “activity”? (a) AC-tiv-i-ty (1st) (b) ac-tiv-i-TY (4th) (c) ac-TIV-i-ty (2nd)
  14. 14.Which syllable is stressed in “romantic”? (a) ro-man-TIC (3rd) (b) RO-man-tic (1st) (c) ro-MAN-tic (2nd)
  15. 15.Which syllable is stressed in “public”? (a) PUB-lic (1st) (b) pub-LIC (2nd)
  16. 16.Listen to “revolution”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) rev-O-lu-tion (2nd) (b) rev-o-lu-TION (4th) (c) rev-o-LU-tion (3rd)
  17. 17.Which syllable is stressed in “photography”? (a) pho-tog-RA-phy (3rd) (b) pho-TOG-ra-phy (2nd) (c) pho-tog-ra-PHY (4th)
  18. 18.Listen to “curiosity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) cu-ri-OS-i-ty (3rd) (b) CU-ri-os-i-ty (1st) (c) cu-ri-os-i-TY (5th)
  19. 19.Which syllable is stressed in “solution”? (a) so-LU-tion (2nd) (b) SO-lu-tion (1st) (c) so-lu-TION (3rd)
  20. 20.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 (1st)
  21. 21.Listen to “education”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ED-u-ca-tion (1st) (b) ed-U-ca-tion (2nd) (c) ed-u-CA-tion (3rd)
  22. 22.Which syllable is stressed in “education”? (a) ED-u-ca-tion (1st) (b) ed-u-CA-tion (3rd) (c) ed-u-ca-TION (4th)
  23. 23.Listen to “pronunciation”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pro-NUN-ci-a-tion (2nd) (b) pro-nun-ci-A-tion (4th) (c) pro-nun-ci-a-TION (5th)
  24. 24.Listen to “tradition”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) tra-di-TION (3rd) (b) TRA-di-tion (1st) (c) tra-DI-tion (2nd)
  25. 25.Which syllable is stressed in “metallic”? (a) me-tal-LIC (3rd) (b) me-TAL-lic (2nd) (c) ME-tal-lic (1st)
  26. 26.Which syllable is stressed in “examination”? (a) ex-am-i-NA-tion (4th) (b) ex-am-I-na-tion (3rd) (c) EX-am-i-na-tion (1st)
  27. 27.Listen to “generosity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) gen-er-OS-i-ty (3rd) (b) gen-er-os-i-TY (5th) (c) GEN-er-os-i-ty (1st)
  28. 28.Which syllable is stressed in “academic”? (a) ac-a-DEM-ic (3rd) (b) AC-a-dem-ic (1st) (c) ac-A-dem-ic (2nd)
  29. 29.Listen to “discussion”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) DIS-cus-sion (1st) (b) dis-cus-SION (3rd) (c) dis-CUS-sion (2nd)
  30. 30.Listen to “publicity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pub-LIC-i-ty (2nd) (b) PUB-lic-i-ty (1st) (c) pub-lic-I-ty (3rd)
  31. 31.Which syllable is stressed in “condition”? (a) con-DI-tion (2nd) (b) con-di-TION (3rd) (c) CON-di-tion (1st)
  32. 32.Listen to “personality”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) per-son-AL-i-ty (3rd) (b) per-SON-al-i-ty (2nd) (c) per-son-al-i-TY (5th)
  33. 33.Which syllable is stressed in “pronunciation”? (a) PRO-nun-ci-a-tion (1st) (b) pro-nun-ci-A-tion (4th) (c) pro-NUN-ci-a-tion (2nd)
  34. 34.Listen to “nationality”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) na-tion-al-I-ty (4th) (b) na-TION-al-i-ty (2nd) (c) na-tion-AL-i-ty (3rd)
  35. 35.Which syllable is stressed in “discussion”? (a) DIS-cus-sion (1st) (b) dis-cus-SION (3rd) (c) dis-CUS-sion (2nd)
  36. 36.Which syllable is stressed in “scientific”? (a) sci-en-TIF-ic (3rd) (b) SCI-en-tif-ic (1st) (c) sci-en-tif-IC (4th)
  37. 37.Listen to “magic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) MAG-ic (1st) (b) mag-IC (2nd)
  38. 38.Listen to “security”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) se-CUR-i-ty (2nd) (b) SE-cur-i-ty (1st) (c) se-cur-I-ty (3rd)
  39. 39.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)
  40. 40.Listen to “invitation”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) in-vi-TA-tion (3rd) (b) IN-vi-ta-tion (1st) (c) in-vi-ta-TION (4th)

Answer key

  1. ma-JOR-i-ty (2nd)
  2. pop-u-LA-tion (3rd)
  3. sym-BOL-ic (2nd)
  4. fan-TAS-tic (2nd)
  5. au-to-MAT-ic (3rd)
  6. PHO-to-graph (1st)
  7. sci-en-TIF-ic (3rd)
  8. mag-NET-ic (2nd)
  9. pub-LIC-i-ty (2nd)
  10. pho-TOG-ra-phy (2nd)
  11. na-tion-AL-i-ty (3rd)
  12. char-ac-ter-IS-tic (4th)
  13. ac-TIV-i-ty (2nd)
  14. ro-MAN-tic (2nd)
  15. PUB-lic (1st)
  16. rev-o-LU-tion (3rd)
  17. pho-TOG-ra-phy (2nd)
  18. cu-ri-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  19. so-LU-tion (2nd)
  20. per-son-AL-i-ty (3rd)
  21. ed-u-CA-tion (3rd)
  22. ed-u-CA-tion (3rd)
  23. pro-nun-ci-A-tion (4th)
  24. tra-DI-tion (2nd)
  25. me-TAL-lic (2nd)
  26. ex-am-i-NA-tion (4th)
  27. gen-er-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  28. ac-a-DEM-ic (3rd)
  29. dis-CUS-sion (2nd)
  30. pub-LIC-i-ty (2nd)
  31. con-DI-tion (2nd)
  32. per-son-AL-i-ty (3rd)
  33. pro-nun-ci-A-tion (4th)
  34. na-tion-AL-i-ty (3rd)
  35. dis-CUS-sion (2nd)
  36. sci-en-TIF-ic (3rd)
  37. MAG-ic (1st)
  38. se-CUR-i-ty (2nd)
  39. ex-pla-NA-tion (3rd)
  40. in-vi-TA-tion (3rd)

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