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Pronunciation lesson 18: Stress in long words · Set 474 · 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 “nationality”? (a) na-tion-al-I-ty (4th) (b) na-tion-al-i-TY (5th) (c) na-tion-AL-i-ty (3rd)
  2. 2.Which syllable is stressed in “quality”? (a) qual-i-TY (3rd) (b) QUAL-i-ty (1st) (c) qual-I-ty (2nd)
  3. 3.Listen to “education”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ed-u-ca-TION (4th) (b) ED-u-ca-tion (1st) (c) ed-u-CA-tion (3rd)
  4. 4.Listen to “direction”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) di-REC-tion (2nd) (b) DI-rec-tion (1st) (c) di-rec-TION (3rd)
  5. 5.Which syllable is stressed in “information”? (a) in-for-MA-tion (3rd) (b) in-for-ma-TION (4th) (c) IN-for-ma-tion (1st)
  6. 6.Listen to “scientific”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) SCI-en-tif-ic (1st) (b) sci-en-tif-IC (4th) (c) sci-en-TIF-ic (3rd)
  7. 7.Listen to “terrific”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) TER-rif-ic (1st) (b) ter-RIF-ic (2nd) (c) ter-rif-IC (3rd)
  8. 8.Listen to “comprehension”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) com-PRE-hen-sion (2nd) (b) com-pre-HEN-sion (3rd) (c) COM-pre-hen-sion (1st)
  9. 9.Listen to “symbolic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) sym-bol-IC (3rd) (b) SYM-bol-ic (1st) (c) sym-BOL-ic (2nd)
  10. 10.Listen to “condition”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) CON-di-tion (1st) (b) con-DI-tion (2nd) (c) con-di-TION (3rd)
  11. 11.Which syllable is stressed in “photography”? (a) PHO-tog-ra-phy (1st) (b) pho-TOG-ra-phy (2nd) (c) pho-tog-RA-phy (3rd)
  12. 12.Which syllable is stressed in “reality”? (a) re-AL-i-ty (2nd) (b) RE-al-i-ty (1st) (c) re-al-I-ty (3rd)
  13. 13.Listen to “capacity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) CA-pac-i-ty (1st) (b) ca-pac-i-TY (4th) (c) ca-PAC-i-ty (2nd)
  14. 14.Which syllable is stressed in “direction”? (a) DI-rec-tion (1st) (b) di-REC-tion (2nd) (c) di-rec-TION (3rd)
  15. 15.Listen to “possibility”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pos-si-bil-i-TY (5th) (b) pos-si-BIL-i-ty (3rd) (c) pos-SI-bil-i-ty (2nd)
  16. 16.Which syllable is stressed in “exhibition”? (a) ex-hi-BI-tion (3rd) (b) ex-hi-bi-TION (4th) (c) EX-hi-bi-tion (1st)
  17. 17.Which syllable is stressed in “photographer”? (a) pho-TOG-ra-pher (2nd) (b) pho-tog-ra-PHER (4th) (c) PHO-tog-ra-pher (1st)
  18. 18.Listen to “artistic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ar-tis-TIC (3rd) (b) ar-TIS-tic (2nd) (c) AR-tis-tic (1st)
  19. 19.Listen to “decision”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) de-CI-sion (2nd) (b) DE-ci-sion (1st) (c) de-ci-SION (3rd)
  20. 20.Listen to “energetic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) en-er-GET-ic (3rd) (b) en-ER-get-ic (2nd) (c) en-er-get-IC (4th)
  21. 21.Listen to “magic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) mag-IC (2nd) (b) MAG-ic (1st)
  22. 22.Listen to “discussion”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) dis-CUS-sion (2nd) (b) DIS-cus-sion (1st) (c) dis-cus-SION (3rd)
  23. 23.Which syllable is stressed in “education”? (a) ed-u-CA-tion (3rd) (b) ED-u-ca-tion (1st) (c) ed-U-ca-tion (2nd)
  24. 24.Listen to “invitation”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) IN-vi-ta-tion (1st) (b) in-vi-TA-tion (3rd) (c) in-vi-ta-TION (4th)
  25. 25.Listen to “personality”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) per-SON-al-i-ty (2nd) (b) per-son-AL-i-ty (3rd) (c) per-son-al-i-TY (5th)
  26. 26.Which syllable is stressed in “condition”? (a) CON-di-tion (1st) (b) con-di-TION (3rd) (c) con-DI-tion (2nd)
  27. 27.Which syllable is stressed in “community”? (a) com-mu-NI-ty (3rd) (b) com-MU-ni-ty (2nd) (c) COM-mu-ni-ty (1st)
  28. 28.Listen to “solution”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) so-LU-tion (2nd) (b) SO-lu-tion (1st) (c) so-lu-TION (3rd)
  29. 29.Listen to “examination”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ex-am-I-na-tion (3rd) (b) ex-AM-i-na-tion (2nd) (c) ex-am-i-NA-tion (4th)
  30. 30.Which syllable is stressed in “democratic”? (a) dem-o-crat-IC (4th) (b) dem-o-CRAT-ic (3rd) (c) DEM-o-crat-ic (1st)
  31. 31.Which syllable is stressed in “pronunciation”? (a) pro-nun-ci-a-TION (5th) (b) pro-nun-ci-A-tion (4th) (c) pro-nun-CI-a-tion (3rd)
  32. 32.Which syllable is stressed in “security”? (a) SE-cur-i-ty (1st) (b) se-cur-I-ty (3rd) (c) se-CUR-i-ty (2nd)
  33. 33.Listen to “competition”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) com-PE-ti-tion (2nd) (b) com-pe-TI-tion (3rd) (c) com-pe-ti-TION (4th)
  34. 34.Listen to “nationality”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) na-tion-al-i-TY (5th) (b) na-tion-AL-i-ty (3rd) (c) na-tion-al-I-ty (4th)
  35. 35.Which syllable is stressed in “academic”? (a) ac-a-DEM-ic (3rd) (b) AC-a-dem-ic (1st) (c) ac-a-dem-IC (4th)
  36. 36.Listen to “traffic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) TRAF-fic (1st) (b) traf-FIC (2nd)
  37. 37.Which syllable is stressed in “traffic”? (a) TRAF-fic (1st) (b) traf-FIC (2nd)
  38. 38.Listen to “information”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) in-FOR-ma-tion (2nd) (b) IN-for-ma-tion (1st) (c) in-for-MA-tion (3rd)
  39. 39.Which syllable is stressed in “romantic”? (a) ro-MAN-tic (2nd) (b) RO-man-tic (1st) (c) ro-man-TIC (3rd)
  40. 40.Which syllable is stressed in “decision”? (a) de-CI-sion (2nd) (b) DE-ci-sion (1st) (c) de-ci-SION (3rd)

Answer key

  1. na-tion-AL-i-ty (3rd)
  2. QUAL-i-ty (1st)
  3. ed-u-CA-tion (3rd)
  4. di-REC-tion (2nd)
  5. in-for-MA-tion (3rd)
  6. sci-en-TIF-ic (3rd)
  7. ter-RIF-ic (2nd)
  8. com-pre-HEN-sion (3rd)
  9. sym-BOL-ic (2nd)
  10. con-DI-tion (2nd)
  11. pho-TOG-ra-phy (2nd)
  12. re-AL-i-ty (2nd)
  13. ca-PAC-i-ty (2nd)
  14. di-REC-tion (2nd)
  15. pos-si-BIL-i-ty (3rd)
  16. ex-hi-BI-tion (3rd)
  17. pho-TOG-ra-pher (2nd)
  18. ar-TIS-tic (2nd)
  19. de-CI-sion (2nd)
  20. en-er-GET-ic (3rd)
  21. MAG-ic (1st)
  22. dis-CUS-sion (2nd)
  23. ed-u-CA-tion (3rd)
  24. in-vi-TA-tion (3rd)
  25. per-son-AL-i-ty (3rd)
  26. con-DI-tion (2nd)
  27. com-MU-ni-ty (2nd)
  28. so-LU-tion (2nd)
  29. ex-am-i-NA-tion (4th)
  30. dem-o-CRAT-ic (3rd)
  31. pro-nun-ci-A-tion (4th)
  32. se-CUR-i-ty (2nd)
  33. com-pe-TI-tion (3rd)
  34. na-tion-AL-i-ty (3rd)
  35. ac-a-DEM-ic (3rd)
  36. TRAF-fic (1st)
  37. TRAF-fic (1st)
  38. in-for-MA-tion (3rd)
  39. ro-MAN-tic (2nd)
  40. de-CI-sion (2nd)

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