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Pronunciation lesson 18: Stress in long words · Set 49 · 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 “fantastic”? (a) FAN-tas-tic (1st) (b) fan-tas-TIC (3rd) (c) fan-TAS-tic (2nd)
  2. 2.Which syllable is stressed in “education”? (a) ed-u-CA-tion (3rd) (b) ed-u-ca-TION (4th) (c) ED-u-ca-tion (1st)
  3. 3.Which syllable is stressed in “explanation”? (a) ex-pla-na-TION (4th) (b) ex-pla-NA-tion (3rd) (c) ex-PLA-na-tion (2nd)
  4. 4.Listen to “gigantic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) gi-GAN-tic (2nd) (b) GI-gan-tic (1st) (c) gi-gan-TIC (3rd)
  5. 5.Which syllable is stressed in “terrific”? (a) ter-RIF-ic (2nd) (b) ter-rif-IC (3rd) (c) TER-rif-ic (1st)
  6. 6.Listen to “symbolic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) sym-bol-IC (3rd) (b) SYM-bol-ic (1st) (c) sym-BOL-ic (2nd)
  7. 7.Which syllable is stressed in “curiosity”? (a) cu-ri-OS-i-ty (3rd) (b) CU-ri-os-i-ty (1st) (c) cu-ri-os-I-ty (4th)
  8. 8.Which syllable is stressed in “charity”? (a) CHAR-i-ty (1st) (b) char-i-TY (3rd) (c) char-I-ty (2nd)
  9. 9.Listen to “dramatic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) dra-MAT-ic (2nd) (b) DRA-mat-ic (1st) (c) dra-mat-IC (3rd)
  10. 10.Which syllable is stressed in “decision”? (a) de-CI-sion (2nd) (b) de-ci-SION (3rd) (c) DE-ci-sion (1st)
  11. 11.Listen to “examination”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ex-am-i-NA-tion (4th) (b) ex-am-i-na-TION (5th) (c) ex-AM-i-na-tion (2nd)
  12. 12.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)
  13. 13.Listen to “decision”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) DE-ci-sion (1st) (b) de-ci-SION (3rd) (c) de-CI-sion (2nd)
  14. 14.Which syllable is stressed in “discussion”? (a) dis-CUS-sion (2nd) (b) DIS-cus-sion (1st) (c) dis-cus-SION (3rd)
  15. 15.Which syllable is stressed in “competition”? (a) com-pe-TI-tion (3rd) (b) com-pe-ti-TION (4th) (c) com-PE-ti-tion (2nd)
  16. 16.Which syllable is stressed in “publicity”? (a) pub-lic-i-TY (4th) (b) PUB-lic-i-ty (1st) (c) pub-LIC-i-ty (2nd)
  17. 17.Listen to “scientific”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) sci-en-TIF-ic (3rd) (b) sci-en-tif-IC (4th) (c) SCI-en-tif-ic (1st)
  18. 18.Which syllable is stressed in “possibility”? (a) pos-si-bil-i-TY (5th) (b) pos-si-BIL-i-ty (3rd) (c) POS-si-bil-i-ty (1st)
  19. 19.Listen to “explanation”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ex-PLA-na-tion (2nd) (b) EX-pla-na-tion (1st) (c) ex-pla-NA-tion (3rd)
  20. 20.Which syllable is stressed in “photographic”? (a) pho-to-graph-IC (4th) (b) pho-to-GRAPH-ic (3rd) (c) pho-TO-graph-ic (2nd)
  21. 21.Listen to “magnetic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) MAG-net-ic (1st) (b) mag-NET-ic (2nd) (c) mag-net-IC (3rd)
  22. 22.Which syllable is stressed in “celebration”? (a) CEL-e-bra-tion (1st) (b) cel-E-bra-tion (2nd) (c) cel-e-BRA-tion (3rd)
  23. 23.Listen to “athletic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ATH-let-ic (1st) (b) ath-let-IC (3rd) (c) ath-LET-ic (2nd)
  24. 24.Which syllable is stressed in “automatic”? (a) au-to-mat-IC (4th) (b) au-to-MAT-ic (3rd) (c) AU-to-mat-ic (1st)
  25. 25.Which syllable is stressed in “solution”? (a) SO-lu-tion (1st) (b) so-LU-tion (2nd) (c) so-lu-TION (3rd)
  26. 26.Listen to “public”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pub-LIC (2nd) (b) PUB-lic (1st)
  27. 27.Listen to “condition”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) CON-di-tion (1st) (b) con-DI-tion (2nd) (c) con-di-TION (3rd)
  28. 28.Which syllable is stressed in “capacity”? (a) CA-pac-i-ty (1st) (b) ca-PAC-i-ty (2nd) (c) ca-pac-I-ty (3rd)
  29. 29.Listen to “collection”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) col-lec-TION (3rd) (b) col-LEC-tion (2nd) (c) COL-lec-tion (1st)
  30. 30.Listen to “photographic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pho-to-graph-IC (4th) (b) pho-to-GRAPH-ic (3rd) (c) PHO-to-graph-ic (1st)
  31. 31.Listen to “solution”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) so-lu-TION (3rd) (b) SO-lu-tion (1st) (c) so-LU-tion (2nd)
  32. 32.Which syllable is stressed in “pronunciation”? (a) pro-NUN-ci-a-tion (2nd) (b) pro-nun-ci-a-TION (5th) (c) pro-nun-ci-A-tion (4th)
  33. 33.Which syllable is stressed in “information”? (a) in-for-MA-tion (3rd) (b) IN-for-ma-tion (1st) (c) in-FOR-ma-tion (2nd)
  34. 34.Listen to “artistic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ar-TIS-tic (2nd) (b) ar-tis-TIC (3rd) (c) AR-tis-tic (1st)
  35. 35.Listen to “invitation”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) in-vi-ta-TION (4th) (b) in-vi-TA-tion (3rd) (c) in-VI-ta-tion (2nd)
  36. 36.Which syllable is stressed in “condition”? (a) con-di-TION (3rd) (b) con-DI-tion (2nd) (c) CON-di-tion (1st)
  37. 37.Which syllable is stressed in “reality”? (a) RE-al-i-ty (1st) (b) re-al-i-TY (4th) (c) re-AL-i-ty (2nd)
  38. 38.Which syllable is stressed in “examination”? (a) ex-am-I-na-tion (3rd) (b) ex-am-i-NA-tion (4th) (c) EX-am-i-na-tion (1st)
  39. 39.Which syllable is stressed in “similarity”? (a) SIM-i-lar-i-ty (1st) (b) sim-I-lar-i-ty (2nd) (c) sim-i-LAR-i-ty (3rd)
  40. 40.Which syllable is stressed in “democratic”? (a) DEM-o-crat-ic (1st) (b) dem-o-CRAT-ic (3rd) (c) dem-O-crat-ic (2nd)

Answer key

  1. fan-TAS-tic (2nd)
  2. ed-u-CA-tion (3rd)
  3. ex-pla-NA-tion (3rd)
  4. gi-GAN-tic (2nd)
  5. ter-RIF-ic (2nd)
  6. sym-BOL-ic (2nd)
  7. cu-ri-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  8. CHAR-i-ty (1st)
  9. dra-MAT-ic (2nd)
  10. de-CI-sion (2nd)
  11. ex-am-i-NA-tion (4th)
  12. na-tion-AL-i-ty (3rd)
  13. de-CI-sion (2nd)
  14. dis-CUS-sion (2nd)
  15. com-pe-TI-tion (3rd)
  16. pub-LIC-i-ty (2nd)
  17. sci-en-TIF-ic (3rd)
  18. pos-si-BIL-i-ty (3rd)
  19. ex-pla-NA-tion (3rd)
  20. pho-to-GRAPH-ic (3rd)
  21. mag-NET-ic (2nd)
  22. cel-e-BRA-tion (3rd)
  23. ath-LET-ic (2nd)
  24. au-to-MAT-ic (3rd)
  25. so-LU-tion (2nd)
  26. PUB-lic (1st)
  27. con-DI-tion (2nd)
  28. ca-PAC-i-ty (2nd)
  29. col-LEC-tion (2nd)
  30. pho-to-GRAPH-ic (3rd)
  31. so-LU-tion (2nd)
  32. pro-nun-ci-A-tion (4th)
  33. in-for-MA-tion (3rd)
  34. ar-TIS-tic (2nd)
  35. in-vi-TA-tion (3rd)
  36. con-DI-tion (2nd)
  37. re-AL-i-ty (2nd)
  38. ex-am-i-NA-tion (4th)
  39. sim-i-LAR-i-ty (3rd)
  40. dem-o-CRAT-ic (3rd)

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