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Pronunciation lesson 18: Stress in long words · Set 493 · 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.Listen to “nationality”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) na-tion-AL-i-ty (3rd) (b) na-TION-al-i-ty (2nd) (c) na-tion-al-i-TY (5th)
  2. 2.Which syllable is stressed in “security”? (a) se-cur-i-TY (4th) (b) se-CUR-i-ty (2nd) (c) SE-cur-i-ty (1st)
  3. 3.Which syllable is stressed in “comprehension”? (a) COM-pre-hen-sion (1st) (b) com-PRE-hen-sion (2nd) (c) com-pre-HEN-sion (3rd)
  4. 4.Which syllable is stressed in “education”? (a) ed-U-ca-tion (2nd) (b) ed-u-CA-tion (3rd) (c) ed-u-ca-TION (4th)
  5. 5.Which syllable is stressed in “charity”? (a) char-I-ty (2nd) (b) char-i-TY (3rd) (c) CHAR-i-ty (1st)
  6. 6.Which syllable is stressed in “quality”? (a) QUAL-i-ty (1st) (b) qual-i-TY (3rd) (c) qual-I-ty (2nd)
  7. 7.Listen to “majority”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) MA-jor-i-ty (1st) (b) ma-jor-i-TY (4th) (c) ma-JOR-i-ty (2nd)
  8. 8.Which syllable is stressed in “solution”? (a) SO-lu-tion (1st) (b) so-lu-TION (3rd) (c) so-LU-tion (2nd)
  9. 9.Which syllable is stressed in “historic”? (a) HIS-tor-ic (1st) (b) his-TOR-ic (2nd) (c) his-tor-IC (3rd)
  10. 10.Which syllable is stressed in “public”? (a) PUB-lic (1st) (b) pub-LIC (2nd)
  11. 11.Listen to “conversation”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) CON-ver-sa-tion (1st) (b) con-ver-SA-tion (3rd) (c) con-VER-sa-tion (2nd)
  12. 12.Listen to “direction”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) di-REC-tion (2nd) (b) di-rec-TION (3rd) (c) DI-rec-tion (1st)
  13. 13.Listen to “automatic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) au-to-mat-IC (4th) (b) au-to-MAT-ic (3rd) (c) au-TO-mat-ic (2nd)
  14. 14.Listen to “publicity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) PUB-lic-i-ty (1st) (b) pub-LIC-i-ty (2nd) (c) pub-lic-i-TY (4th)
  15. 15.Listen to “education”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ed-u-ca-TION (4th) (b) ed-u-CA-tion (3rd) (c) ED-u-ca-tion (1st)
  16. 16.Listen to “reality”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) re-AL-i-ty (2nd) (b) re-al-i-TY (4th) (c) RE-al-i-ty (1st)
  17. 17.Which syllable is stressed in “popularity”? (a) pop-U-lar-i-ty (2nd) (b) pop-u-lar-i-TY (5th) (c) pop-u-LAR-i-ty (3rd)
  18. 18.Listen to “condition”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) con-DI-tion (2nd) (b) CON-di-tion (1st) (c) con-di-TION (3rd)
  19. 19.Listen to “solution”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) so-LU-tion (2nd) (b) so-lu-TION (3rd) (c) SO-lu-tion (1st)
  20. 20.Which syllable is stressed in “presentation”? (a) pre-SEN-ta-tion (2nd) (b) PRE-sen-ta-tion (1st) (c) pre-sen-TA-tion (3rd)
  21. 21.Listen to “metallic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) me-tal-LIC (3rd) (b) ME-tal-lic (1st) (c) me-TAL-lic (2nd)
  22. 22.Which syllable is stressed in “decision”? (a) de-ci-SION (3rd) (b) de-CI-sion (2nd) (c) DE-ci-sion (1st)
  23. 23.Which syllable is stressed in “athletic”? (a) ath-LET-ic (2nd) (b) ath-let-IC (3rd) (c) ATH-let-ic (1st)
  24. 24.Which syllable is stressed in “pronunciation”? (a) PRO-nun-ci-a-tion (1st) (b) pro-NUN-ci-a-tion (2nd) (c) pro-nun-ci-A-tion (4th)
  25. 25.Listen to “humanity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) hu-MAN-i-ty (2nd) (b) HU-man-i-ty (1st) (c) hu-man-I-ty (3rd)
  26. 26.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)
  27. 27.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)
  28. 28.Which syllable is stressed in “exhibition”? (a) ex-hi-BI-tion (3rd) (b) ex-hi-bi-TION (4th) (c) ex-HI-bi-tion (2nd)
  29. 29.Which syllable is stressed in “capacity”? (a) CA-pac-i-ty (1st) (b) ca-PAC-i-ty (2nd) (c) ca-pac-i-TY (4th)
  30. 30.Which syllable is stressed in “publicity”? (a) pub-lic-i-TY (4th) (b) pub-lic-I-ty (3rd) (c) pub-LIC-i-ty (2nd)
  31. 31.Listen to “academic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ac-a-DEM-ic (3rd) (b) ac-A-dem-ic (2nd) (c) AC-a-dem-ic (1st)
  32. 32.Listen to “competition”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) COM-pe-ti-tion (1st) (b) com-pe-ti-TION (4th) (c) com-pe-TI-tion (3rd)
  33. 33.Which syllable is stressed in “invitation”? (a) in-vi-TA-tion (3rd) (b) in-vi-ta-TION (4th) (c) in-VI-ta-tion (2nd)
  34. 34.Listen to “democratic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) dem-o-crat-IC (4th) (b) dem-o-CRAT-ic (3rd) (c) dem-O-crat-ic (2nd)
  35. 35.Listen to “charity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) char-I-ty (2nd) (b) CHAR-i-ty (1st) (c) char-i-TY (3rd)
  36. 36.Which syllable is stressed in “information”? (a) IN-for-ma-tion (1st) (b) in-for-ma-TION (4th) (c) in-for-MA-tion (3rd)
  37. 37.Which syllable is stressed in “tradition”? (a) tra-di-TION (3rd) (b) TRA-di-tion (1st) (c) tra-DI-tion (2nd)
  38. 38.Which syllable is stressed in “scientific”? (a) sci-EN-tif-ic (2nd) (b) sci-en-TIF-ic (3rd) (c) SCI-en-tif-ic (1st)
  39. 39.Listen to “presentation”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pre-SEN-ta-tion (2nd) (b) PRE-sen-ta-tion (1st) (c) pre-sen-TA-tion (3rd)
  40. 40.Which syllable is stressed in “discussion”? (a) dis-cus-SION (3rd) (b) DIS-cus-sion (1st) (c) dis-CUS-sion (2nd)

Answer key

  1. na-tion-AL-i-ty (3rd)
  2. se-CUR-i-ty (2nd)
  3. com-pre-HEN-sion (3rd)
  4. ed-u-CA-tion (3rd)
  5. CHAR-i-ty (1st)
  6. QUAL-i-ty (1st)
  7. ma-JOR-i-ty (2nd)
  8. so-LU-tion (2nd)
  9. his-TOR-ic (2nd)
  10. PUB-lic (1st)
  11. con-ver-SA-tion (3rd)
  12. di-REC-tion (2nd)
  13. au-to-MAT-ic (3rd)
  14. pub-LIC-i-ty (2nd)
  15. ed-u-CA-tion (3rd)
  16. re-AL-i-ty (2nd)
  17. pop-u-LAR-i-ty (3rd)
  18. con-DI-tion (2nd)
  19. so-LU-tion (2nd)
  20. pre-sen-TA-tion (3rd)
  21. me-TAL-lic (2nd)
  22. de-CI-sion (2nd)
  23. ath-LET-ic (2nd)
  24. pro-nun-ci-A-tion (4th)
  25. hu-MAN-i-ty (2nd)
  26. ex-am-i-NA-tion (4th)
  27. en-er-GET-ic (3rd)
  28. ex-hi-BI-tion (3rd)
  29. ca-PAC-i-ty (2nd)
  30. pub-LIC-i-ty (2nd)
  31. ac-a-DEM-ic (3rd)
  32. com-pe-TI-tion (3rd)
  33. in-vi-TA-tion (3rd)
  34. dem-o-CRAT-ic (3rd)
  35. CHAR-i-ty (1st)
  36. in-for-MA-tion (3rd)
  37. tra-DI-tion (2nd)
  38. sci-en-TIF-ic (3rd)
  39. pre-sen-TA-tion (3rd)
  40. dis-CUS-sion (2nd)

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