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Pronunciation lesson 18: Stress in long words · Set 481 · 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 “pronunciation”? (a) pro-nun-CI-a-tion (3rd) (b) pro-nun-ci-A-tion (4th) (c) PRO-nun-ci-a-tion (1st)
  2. 2.Listen to “energetic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) en-ER-get-ic (2nd) (b) en-er-get-IC (4th) (c) en-er-GET-ic (3rd)
  3. 3.Listen to “solution”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) so-LU-tion (2nd) (b) SO-lu-tion (1st) (c) so-lu-TION (3rd)
  4. 4.Which syllable is stressed in “photographic”? (a) pho-to-GRAPH-ic (3rd) (b) PHO-to-graph-ic (1st) (c) pho-TO-graph-ic (2nd)
  5. 5.Which syllable is stressed in “direction”? (a) di-rec-TION (3rd) (b) di-REC-tion (2nd) (c) DI-rec-tion (1st)
  6. 6.Which syllable is stressed in “nationality”? (a) na-TION-al-i-ty (2nd) (b) na-tion-AL-i-ty (3rd) (c) na-tion-al-i-TY (5th)
  7. 7.Listen to “exhibition”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ex-hi-bi-TION (4th) (b) ex-hi-BI-tion (3rd) (c) ex-HI-bi-tion (2nd)
  8. 8.Listen to “historic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) his-tor-IC (3rd) (b) his-TOR-ic (2nd) (c) HIS-tor-ic (1st)
  9. 9.Which syllable is stressed in “music”? (a) mu-SIC (2nd) (b) MU-sic (1st)
  10. 10.Listen to “nationality”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) na-tion-al-i-TY (5th) (b) na-tion-al-I-ty (4th) (c) na-tion-AL-i-ty (3rd)
  11. 11.Which syllable is stressed in “curiosity”? (a) cu-ri-OS-i-ty (3rd) (b) cu-ri-os-I-ty (4th) (c) cu-ri-os-i-TY (5th)
  12. 12.Listen to “creativity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) cre-a-TIV-i-ty (3rd) (b) cre-a-tiv-i-TY (5th) (c) CRE-a-tiv-i-ty (1st)
  13. 13.Which syllable is stressed in “information”? (a) IN-for-ma-tion (1st) (b) in-for-MA-tion (3rd) (c) in-for-ma-TION (4th)
  14. 14.Listen to “terrific”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) TER-rif-ic (1st) (b) ter-RIF-ic (2nd) (c) ter-rif-IC (3rd)
  15. 15.Listen to “community”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) com-mu-NI-ty (3rd) (b) com-MU-ni-ty (2nd) (c) COM-mu-ni-ty (1st)
  16. 16.Which syllable is stressed in “gigantic”? (a) gi-GAN-tic (2nd) (b) GI-gan-tic (1st) (c) gi-gan-TIC (3rd)
  17. 17.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)
  18. 18.Which syllable is stressed in “terrific”? (a) TER-rif-ic (1st) (b) ter-RIF-ic (2nd) (c) ter-rif-IC (3rd)
  19. 19.Which syllable is stressed in “similarity”? (a) sim-i-LAR-i-ty (3rd) (b) sim-i-lar-I-ty (4th) (c) sim-I-lar-i-ty (2nd)
  20. 20.Which syllable is stressed in “revolution”? (a) REV-o-lu-tion (1st) (b) rev-o-lu-TION (4th) (c) rev-o-LU-tion (3rd)
  21. 21.Which syllable is stressed in “democratic”? (a) dem-O-crat-ic (2nd) (b) dem-o-crat-IC (4th) (c) dem-o-CRAT-ic (3rd)
  22. 22.Listen to “generosity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) gen-er-os-i-TY (5th) (b) gen-er-OS-i-ty (3rd) (c) gen-er-os-I-ty (4th)
  23. 23.Which syllable is stressed in “humanity”? (a) HU-man-i-ty (1st) (b) hu-MAN-i-ty (2nd) (c) hu-man-i-TY (4th)
  24. 24.Which syllable is stressed in “activity”? (a) ac-tiv-i-TY (4th) (b) ac-tiv-I-ty (3rd) (c) ac-TIV-i-ty (2nd)
  25. 25.Listen to “popularity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pop-u-lar-i-TY (5th) (b) POP-u-lar-i-ty (1st) (c) pop-u-LAR-i-ty (3rd)
  26. 26.Which syllable is stressed in “scientific”? (a) sci-en-TIF-ic (3rd) (b) sci-EN-tif-ic (2nd) (c) sci-en-tif-IC (4th)
  27. 27.Which syllable is stressed in “publicity”? (a) pub-lic-I-ty (3rd) (b) pub-lic-i-TY (4th) (c) pub-LIC-i-ty (2nd)
  28. 28.Which syllable is stressed in “population”? (a) pop-u-LA-tion (3rd) (b) POP-u-la-tion (1st) (c) pop-U-la-tion (2nd)
  29. 29.Listen to “fantastic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) fan-TAS-tic (2nd) (b) fan-tas-TIC (3rd) (c) FAN-tas-tic (1st)
  30. 30.Which syllable is stressed in “symbolic”? (a) sym-bol-IC (3rd) (b) sym-BOL-ic (2nd) (c) SYM-bol-ic (1st)
  31. 31.Which syllable is stressed in “discussion”? (a) DIS-cus-sion (1st) (b) dis-cus-SION (3rd) (c) dis-CUS-sion (2nd)
  32. 32.Listen to “traffic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) TRAF-fic (1st) (b) traf-FIC (2nd)
  33. 33.Which syllable is stressed in “characteristic”? (a) char-ac-ter-IS-tic (4th) (b) char-AC-ter-is-tic (2nd) (c) CHAR-ac-ter-is-tic (1st)
  34. 34.Which syllable is stressed in “artistic”? (a) ar-tis-TIC (3rd) (b) ar-TIS-tic (2nd) (c) AR-tis-tic (1st)
  35. 35.Listen to “information”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) in-FOR-ma-tion (2nd) (b) in-for-MA-tion (3rd) (c) IN-for-ma-tion (1st)
  36. 36.Which syllable is stressed in “celebration”? (a) cel-e-bra-TION (4th) (b) cel-e-BRA-tion (3rd) (c) cel-E-bra-tion (2nd)
  37. 37.Listen to “population”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pop-u-LA-tion (3rd) (b) POP-u-la-tion (1st) (c) pop-U-la-tion (2nd)
  38. 38.Which syllable is stressed in “solution”? (a) so-lu-TION (3rd) (b) so-LU-tion (2nd) (c) SO-lu-tion (1st)
  39. 39.Which syllable is stressed in “photographer”? (a) pho-tog-RA-pher (3rd) (b) pho-TOG-ra-pher (2nd) (c) PHO-tog-ra-pher (1st)
  40. 40.Which syllable is stressed in “plastic”? (a) PLAS-tic (1st) (b) plas-TIC (2nd)

Answer key

  1. pro-nun-ci-A-tion (4th)
  2. en-er-GET-ic (3rd)
  3. so-LU-tion (2nd)
  4. pho-to-GRAPH-ic (3rd)
  5. di-REC-tion (2nd)
  6. na-tion-AL-i-ty (3rd)
  7. ex-hi-BI-tion (3rd)
  8. his-TOR-ic (2nd)
  9. MU-sic (1st)
  10. na-tion-AL-i-ty (3rd)
  11. cu-ri-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  12. cre-a-TIV-i-ty (3rd)
  13. in-for-MA-tion (3rd)
  14. ter-RIF-ic (2nd)
  15. com-MU-ni-ty (2nd)
  16. gi-GAN-tic (2nd)
  17. ex-am-i-NA-tion (4th)
  18. ter-RIF-ic (2nd)
  19. sim-i-LAR-i-ty (3rd)
  20. rev-o-LU-tion (3rd)
  21. dem-o-CRAT-ic (3rd)
  22. gen-er-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  23. hu-MAN-i-ty (2nd)
  24. ac-TIV-i-ty (2nd)
  25. pop-u-LAR-i-ty (3rd)
  26. sci-en-TIF-ic (3rd)
  27. pub-LIC-i-ty (2nd)
  28. pop-u-LA-tion (3rd)
  29. fan-TAS-tic (2nd)
  30. sym-BOL-ic (2nd)
  31. dis-CUS-sion (2nd)
  32. TRAF-fic (1st)
  33. char-ac-ter-IS-tic (4th)
  34. ar-TIS-tic (2nd)
  35. in-for-MA-tion (3rd)
  36. cel-e-BRA-tion (3rd)
  37. pop-u-LA-tion (3rd)
  38. so-LU-tion (2nd)
  39. pho-TOG-ra-pher (2nd)
  40. PLAS-tic (1st)

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