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Pronunciation lesson 18: Stress in long words · Set 47 · 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 “comprehension”? (a) com-PRE-hen-sion (2nd) (b) com-pre-HEN-sion (3rd) (c) COM-pre-hen-sion (1st)
  2. 2.Listen to “photographic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pho-to-graph-IC (4th) (b) pho-to-GRAPH-ic (3rd) (c) pho-TO-graph-ic (2nd)
  3. 3.Listen to “examination”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ex-AM-i-na-tion (2nd) (b) ex-am-i-NA-tion (4th) (c) ex-am-i-na-TION (5th)
  4. 4.Which syllable is stressed in “reality”? (a) RE-al-i-ty (1st) (b) re-AL-i-ty (2nd) (c) re-al-I-ty (3rd)
  5. 5.Which syllable is stressed in “celebration”? (a) cel-e-bra-TION (4th) (b) CEL-e-bra-tion (1st) (c) cel-e-BRA-tion (3rd)
  6. 6.Listen to “conversation”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) CON-ver-sa-tion (1st) (b) con-ver-sa-TION (4th) (c) con-ver-SA-tion (3rd)
  7. 7.Which syllable is stressed in “automatic”? (a) au-to-MAT-ic (3rd) (b) AU-to-mat-ic (1st) (c) au-TO-mat-ic (2nd)
  8. 8.Listen to “quality”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) QUAL-i-ty (1st) (b) qual-i-TY (3rd) (c) qual-I-ty (2nd)
  9. 9.Which syllable is stressed in “plastic”? (a) PLAS-tic (1st) (b) plas-TIC (2nd)
  10. 10.Which syllable is stressed in “public”? (a) PUB-lic (1st) (b) pub-LIC (2nd)
  11. 11.Which syllable is stressed in “revolution”? (a) rev-o-lu-TION (4th) (b) rev-o-LU-tion (3rd) (c) rev-O-lu-tion (2nd)
  12. 12.Which syllable is stressed in “terrific”? (a) ter-RIF-ic (2nd) (b) ter-rif-IC (3rd) (c) TER-rif-ic (1st)
  13. 13.Which syllable is stressed in “activity”? (a) ac-tiv-i-TY (4th) (b) AC-tiv-i-ty (1st) (c) ac-TIV-i-ty (2nd)
  14. 14.Which syllable is stressed in “population”? (a) pop-U-la-tion (2nd) (b) pop-u-LA-tion (3rd) (c) POP-u-la-tion (1st)
  15. 15.Listen to “metallic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ME-tal-lic (1st) (b) me-TAL-lic (2nd) (c) me-tal-LIC (3rd)
  16. 16.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)
  17. 17.Which syllable is stressed in “gigantic”? (a) gi-gan-TIC (3rd) (b) gi-GAN-tic (2nd) (c) GI-gan-tic (1st)
  18. 18.Listen to “reality”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) RE-al-i-ty (1st) (b) re-AL-i-ty (2nd) (c) re-al-I-ty (3rd)
  19. 19.Listen to “education”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ED-u-ca-tion (1st) (b) ed-u-CA-tion (3rd) (c) ed-u-ca-TION (4th)
  20. 20.Listen to “exhibition”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) EX-hi-bi-tion (1st) (b) ex-hi-BI-tion (3rd) (c) ex-HI-bi-tion (2nd)
  21. 21.Which syllable is stressed in “collection”? (a) col-lec-TION (3rd) (b) col-LEC-tion (2nd) (c) COL-lec-tion (1st)
  22. 22.Listen to “creativity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) CRE-a-tiv-i-ty (1st) (b) cre-a-tiv-i-TY (5th) (c) cre-a-TIV-i-ty (3rd)
  23. 23.Which syllable is stressed in “dramatic”? (a) dra-MAT-ic (2nd) (b) DRA-mat-ic (1st) (c) dra-mat-IC (3rd)
  24. 24.Which syllable is stressed in “romantic”? (a) RO-man-tic (1st) (b) ro-man-TIC (3rd) (c) ro-MAN-tic (2nd)
  25. 25.Listen to “humanity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) HU-man-i-ty (1st) (b) hu-MAN-i-ty (2nd) (c) hu-man-i-TY (4th)
  26. 26.Listen to “academic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) AC-a-dem-ic (1st) (b) ac-A-dem-ic (2nd) (c) ac-a-DEM-ic (3rd)
  27. 27.Which syllable is stressed in “community”? (a) com-mu-NI-ty (3rd) (b) com-mu-ni-TY (4th) (c) com-MU-ni-ty (2nd)
  28. 28.Listen to “photography”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pho-tog-RA-phy (3rd) (b) pho-TOG-ra-phy (2nd) (c) PHO-tog-ra-phy (1st)
  29. 29.Which syllable is stressed in “artistic”? (a) AR-tis-tic (1st) (b) ar-TIS-tic (2nd) (c) ar-tis-TIC (3rd)
  30. 30.Which syllable is stressed in “information”? (a) in-for-MA-tion (3rd) (b) in-for-ma-TION (4th) (c) IN-for-ma-tion (1st)
  31. 31.Which syllable is stressed in “curiosity”? (a) cu-RI-os-i-ty (2nd) (b) CU-ri-os-i-ty (1st) (c) cu-ri-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  32. 32.Which syllable is stressed in “exhibition”? (a) EX-hi-bi-tion (1st) (b) ex-hi-BI-tion (3rd) (c) ex-hi-bi-TION (4th)
  33. 33.Listen to “activity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ac-tiv-I-ty (3rd) (b) ac-TIV-i-ty (2nd) (c) AC-tiv-i-ty (1st)
  34. 34.Which syllable is stressed in “education”? (a) ed-U-ca-tion (2nd) (b) ed-u-ca-TION (4th) (c) ed-u-CA-tion (3rd)
  35. 35.Which syllable is stressed in “similarity”? (a) sim-I-lar-i-ty (2nd) (b) sim-i-lar-I-ty (4th) (c) sim-i-LAR-i-ty (3rd)
  36. 36.Which syllable is stressed in “explanation”? (a) EX-pla-na-tion (1st) (b) ex-pla-NA-tion (3rd) (c) ex-pla-na-TION (4th)
  37. 37.Which syllable is stressed in “scientific”? (a) sci-EN-tif-ic (2nd) (b) sci-en-tif-IC (4th) (c) sci-en-TIF-ic (3rd)
  38. 38.Listen to “discussion”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) dis-cus-SION (3rd) (b) dis-CUS-sion (2nd) (c) DIS-cus-sion (1st)
  39. 39.Which syllable is stressed in “solution”? (a) so-lu-TION (3rd) (b) SO-lu-tion (1st) (c) so-LU-tion (2nd)
  40. 40.Which syllable is stressed in “pronunciation”? (a) pro-nun-ci-a-TION (5th) (b) pro-nun-CI-a-tion (3rd) (c) pro-nun-ci-A-tion (4th)

Answer key

  1. com-pre-HEN-sion (3rd)
  2. pho-to-GRAPH-ic (3rd)
  3. ex-am-i-NA-tion (4th)
  4. re-AL-i-ty (2nd)
  5. cel-e-BRA-tion (3rd)
  6. con-ver-SA-tion (3rd)
  7. au-to-MAT-ic (3rd)
  8. QUAL-i-ty (1st)
  9. PLAS-tic (1st)
  10. PUB-lic (1st)
  11. rev-o-LU-tion (3rd)
  12. ter-RIF-ic (2nd)
  13. ac-TIV-i-ty (2nd)
  14. pop-u-LA-tion (3rd)
  15. me-TAL-lic (2nd)
  16. com-MU-ni-ty (2nd)
  17. gi-GAN-tic (2nd)
  18. re-AL-i-ty (2nd)
  19. ed-u-CA-tion (3rd)
  20. ex-hi-BI-tion (3rd)
  21. col-LEC-tion (2nd)
  22. cre-a-TIV-i-ty (3rd)
  23. dra-MAT-ic (2nd)
  24. ro-MAN-tic (2nd)
  25. hu-MAN-i-ty (2nd)
  26. ac-a-DEM-ic (3rd)
  27. com-MU-ni-ty (2nd)
  28. pho-TOG-ra-phy (2nd)
  29. ar-TIS-tic (2nd)
  30. in-for-MA-tion (3rd)
  31. cu-ri-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  32. ex-hi-BI-tion (3rd)
  33. ac-TIV-i-ty (2nd)
  34. ed-u-CA-tion (3rd)
  35. sim-i-LAR-i-ty (3rd)
  36. ex-pla-NA-tion (3rd)
  37. sci-en-TIF-ic (3rd)
  38. dis-CUS-sion (2nd)
  39. so-LU-tion (2nd)
  40. pro-nun-ci-A-tion (4th)

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