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Pronunciation lesson 18: Stress in long words · Set 484 · 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 “terrific”? (a) TER-rif-ic (1st) (b) ter-RIF-ic (2nd) (c) ter-rif-IC (3rd)
  2. 2.Which syllable is stressed in “possibility”? (a) pos-si-bil-I-ty (4th) (b) pos-si-BIL-i-ty (3rd) (c) pos-si-bil-i-TY (5th)
  3. 3.Which syllable is stressed in “reality”? (a) re-al-I-ty (3rd) (b) re-al-i-TY (4th) (c) re-AL-i-ty (2nd)
  4. 4.Listen to “characteristic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) char-ac-ter-IS-tic (4th) (b) char-ac-ter-is-TIC (5th) (c) CHAR-ac-ter-is-tic (1st)
  5. 5.Listen to “presentation”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) PRE-sen-ta-tion (1st) (b) pre-sen-TA-tion (3rd) (c) pre-sen-ta-TION (4th)
  6. 6.Which syllable is stressed in “gigantic”? (a) gi-gan-TIC (3rd) (b) GI-gan-tic (1st) (c) gi-GAN-tic (2nd)
  7. 7.Which syllable is stressed in “direction”? (a) di-rec-TION (3rd) (b) DI-rec-tion (1st) (c) di-REC-tion (2nd)
  8. 8.Which syllable is stressed in “personality”? (a) per-son-al-i-TY (5th) (b) per-son-AL-i-ty (3rd) (c) PER-son-al-i-ty (1st)
  9. 9.Listen to “majority”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ma-JOR-i-ty (2nd) (b) ma-jor-I-ty (3rd) (c) MA-jor-i-ty (1st)
  10. 10.Which syllable is stressed in “celebration”? (a) cel-e-bra-TION (4th) (b) cel-e-BRA-tion (3rd) (c) CEL-e-bra-tion (1st)
  11. 11.Which syllable is stressed in “community”? (a) COM-mu-ni-ty (1st) (b) com-mu-NI-ty (3rd) (c) com-MU-ni-ty (2nd)
  12. 12.Which syllable is stressed in “scientific”? (a) sci-en-TIF-ic (3rd) (b) sci-EN-tif-ic (2nd) (c) SCI-en-tif-ic (1st)
  13. 13.Which syllable is stressed in “conversation”? (a) con-ver-SA-tion (3rd) (b) con-VER-sa-tion (2nd) (c) con-ver-sa-TION (4th)
  14. 14.Listen to “automatic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) au-to-MAT-ic (3rd) (b) AU-to-mat-ic (1st) (c) au-to-mat-IC (4th)
  15. 15.Which syllable is stressed in “pronunciation”? (a) pro-nun-ci-A-tion (4th) (b) PRO-nun-ci-a-tion (1st) (c) pro-NUN-ci-a-tion (2nd)
  16. 16.Listen to “gigantic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) gi-gan-TIC (3rd) (b) gi-GAN-tic (2nd) (c) GI-gan-tic (1st)
  17. 17.Listen to “plastic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) plas-TIC (2nd) (b) PLAS-tic (1st)
  18. 18.Which syllable is stressed in “solution”? (a) SO-lu-tion (1st) (b) so-lu-TION (3rd) (c) so-LU-tion (2nd)
  19. 19.Listen to “magnetic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) mag-NET-ic (2nd) (b) mag-net-IC (3rd) (c) MAG-net-ic (1st)
  20. 20.Listen to “generosity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) gen-ER-os-i-ty (2nd) (b) GEN-er-os-i-ty (1st) (c) gen-er-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  21. 21.Listen to “exhibition”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ex-HI-bi-tion (2nd) (b) EX-hi-bi-tion (1st) (c) ex-hi-BI-tion (3rd)
  22. 22.Listen to “invitation”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) IN-vi-ta-tion (1st) (b) in-vi-ta-TION (4th) (c) in-vi-TA-tion (3rd)
  23. 23.Which syllable is stressed in “security”? (a) se-cur-I-ty (3rd) (b) se-CUR-i-ty (2nd) (c) SE-cur-i-ty (1st)
  24. 24.Listen to “explanation”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) EX-pla-na-tion (1st) (b) ex-PLA-na-tion (2nd) (c) ex-pla-NA-tion (3rd)
  25. 25.Which syllable is stressed in “romantic”? (a) RO-man-tic (1st) (b) ro-MAN-tic (2nd) (c) ro-man-TIC (3rd)
  26. 26.Listen to “artistic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ar-TIS-tic (2nd) (b) AR-tis-tic (1st) (c) ar-tis-TIC (3rd)
  27. 27.Which syllable is stressed in “charity”? (a) char-I-ty (2nd) (b) char-i-TY (3rd) (c) CHAR-i-ty (1st)
  28. 28.Which syllable is stressed in “capacity”? (a) ca-pac-i-TY (4th) (b) CA-pac-i-ty (1st) (c) ca-PAC-i-ty (2nd)
  29. 29.Which syllable is stressed in “generosity”? (a) gen-er-os-i-TY (5th) (b) GEN-er-os-i-ty (1st) (c) gen-er-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  30. 30.Listen to “democratic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) dem-O-crat-ic (2nd) (b) dem-o-CRAT-ic (3rd) (c) dem-o-crat-IC (4th)
  31. 31.Listen to “direction”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) di-REC-tion (2nd) (b) DI-rec-tion (1st) (c) di-rec-TION (3rd)
  32. 32.Listen to “comprehension”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) com-pre-HEN-sion (3rd) (b) COM-pre-hen-sion (1st) (c) com-PRE-hen-sion (2nd)
  33. 33.Which syllable is stressed in “public”? (a) PUB-lic (1st) (b) pub-LIC (2nd)
  34. 34.Which syllable is stressed in “artistic”? (a) AR-tis-tic (1st) (b) ar-tis-TIC (3rd) (c) ar-TIS-tic (2nd)
  35. 35.Which syllable is stressed in “photographer”? (a) pho-TOG-ra-pher (2nd) (b) pho-tog-RA-pher (3rd) (c) PHO-tog-ra-pher (1st)
  36. 36.Listen to “revolution”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) rev-O-lu-tion (2nd) (b) REV-o-lu-tion (1st) (c) rev-o-LU-tion (3rd)
  37. 37.Listen to “condition”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) CON-di-tion (1st) (b) con-DI-tion (2nd) (c) con-di-TION (3rd)
  38. 38.Which syllable is stressed in “historic”? (a) HIS-tor-ic (1st) (b) his-tor-IC (3rd) (c) his-TOR-ic (2nd)
  39. 39.Listen to “academic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ac-a-dem-IC (4th) (b) ac-A-dem-ic (2nd) (c) ac-a-DEM-ic (3rd)
  40. 40.Which syllable is stressed in “music”? (a) MU-sic (1st) (b) mu-SIC (2nd)

Answer key

  1. ter-RIF-ic (2nd)
  2. pos-si-BIL-i-ty (3rd)
  3. re-AL-i-ty (2nd)
  4. char-ac-ter-IS-tic (4th)
  5. pre-sen-TA-tion (3rd)
  6. gi-GAN-tic (2nd)
  7. di-REC-tion (2nd)
  8. per-son-AL-i-ty (3rd)
  9. ma-JOR-i-ty (2nd)
  10. cel-e-BRA-tion (3rd)
  11. com-MU-ni-ty (2nd)
  12. sci-en-TIF-ic (3rd)
  13. con-ver-SA-tion (3rd)
  14. au-to-MAT-ic (3rd)
  15. pro-nun-ci-A-tion (4th)
  16. gi-GAN-tic (2nd)
  17. PLAS-tic (1st)
  18. so-LU-tion (2nd)
  19. mag-NET-ic (2nd)
  20. gen-er-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  21. ex-hi-BI-tion (3rd)
  22. in-vi-TA-tion (3rd)
  23. se-CUR-i-ty (2nd)
  24. ex-pla-NA-tion (3rd)
  25. ro-MAN-tic (2nd)
  26. ar-TIS-tic (2nd)
  27. CHAR-i-ty (1st)
  28. ca-PAC-i-ty (2nd)
  29. gen-er-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  30. dem-o-CRAT-ic (3rd)
  31. di-REC-tion (2nd)
  32. com-pre-HEN-sion (3rd)
  33. PUB-lic (1st)
  34. ar-TIS-tic (2nd)
  35. pho-TOG-ra-pher (2nd)
  36. rev-o-LU-tion (3rd)
  37. con-DI-tion (2nd)
  38. his-TOR-ic (2nd)
  39. ac-a-DEM-ic (3rd)
  40. MU-sic (1st)

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