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Pronunciation lesson 18: Stress in long words · Set 494 · 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 “scientific”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) sci-en-tif-IC (4th) (b) sci-EN-tif-ic (2nd) (c) sci-en-TIF-ic (3rd)
  2. 2.Which syllable is stressed in “information”? (a) in-for-MA-tion (3rd) (b) in-for-ma-TION (4th) (c) IN-for-ma-tion (1st)
  3. 3.Listen to “photographer”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pho-TOG-ra-pher (2nd) (b) pho-tog-RA-pher (3rd) (c) pho-tog-ra-PHER (4th)
  4. 4.Which syllable is stressed in “energetic”? (a) en-ER-get-ic (2nd) (b) en-er-GET-ic (3rd) (c) EN-er-get-ic (1st)
  5. 5.Which syllable is stressed in “curiosity”? (a) cu-RI-os-i-ty (2nd) (b) cu-ri-os-i-TY (5th) (c) cu-ri-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  6. 6.Listen to “examination”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ex-am-i-na-TION (5th) (b) ex-am-i-NA-tion (4th) (c) EX-am-i-na-tion (1st)
  7. 7.Listen to “celebration”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) cel-e-BRA-tion (3rd) (b) cel-E-bra-tion (2nd) (c) cel-e-bra-TION (4th)
  8. 8.Listen to “humanity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) HU-man-i-ty (1st) (b) hu-man-i-TY (4th) (c) hu-MAN-i-ty (2nd)
  9. 9.Listen to “condition”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) CON-di-tion (1st) (b) con-DI-tion (2nd) (c) con-di-TION (3rd)
  10. 10.Which syllable is stressed in “photographer”? (a) PHO-tog-ra-pher (1st) (b) pho-tog-ra-PHER (4th) (c) pho-TOG-ra-pher (2nd)
  11. 11.Listen to “magic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) mag-IC (2nd) (b) MAG-ic (1st)
  12. 12.Which syllable is stressed in “dramatic”? (a) DRA-mat-ic (1st) (b) dra-MAT-ic (2nd) (c) dra-mat-IC (3rd)
  13. 13.Which syllable is stressed in “tradition”? (a) TRA-di-tion (1st) (b) tra-di-TION (3rd) (c) tra-DI-tion (2nd)
  14. 14.Listen to “discussion”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) DIS-cus-sion (1st) (b) dis-CUS-sion (2nd) (c) dis-cus-SION (3rd)
  15. 15.Listen to “plastic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) plas-TIC (2nd) (b) PLAS-tic (1st)
  16. 16.Listen to “photograph”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pho-TO-graph (2nd) (b) pho-to-GRAPH (3rd) (c) PHO-to-graph (1st)
  17. 17.Which syllable is stressed in “humanity”? (a) hu-man-I-ty (3rd) (b) hu-MAN-i-ty (2nd) (c) HU-man-i-ty (1st)
  18. 18.Which syllable is stressed in “capacity”? (a) ca-PAC-i-ty (2nd) (b) ca-pac-i-TY (4th) (c) ca-pac-I-ty (3rd)
  19. 19.Listen to “historic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) his-tor-IC (3rd) (b) HIS-tor-ic (1st) (c) his-TOR-ic (2nd)
  20. 20.Which syllable is stressed in “security”? (a) se-CUR-i-ty (2nd) (b) se-cur-I-ty (3rd) (c) SE-cur-i-ty (1st)
  21. 21.Listen to “competition”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) com-pe-TI-tion (3rd) (b) com-pe-ti-TION (4th) (c) COM-pe-ti-tion (1st)
  22. 22.Which syllable is stressed in “metallic”? (a) me-tal-LIC (3rd) (b) me-TAL-lic (2nd) (c) ME-tal-lic (1st)
  23. 23.Which syllable is stressed in “collection”? (a) col-LEC-tion (2nd) (b) col-lec-TION (3rd) (c) COL-lec-tion (1st)
  24. 24.Which syllable is stressed in “music”? (a) MU-sic (1st) (b) mu-SIC (2nd)
  25. 25.Which syllable is stressed in “competition”? (a) com-pe-TI-tion (3rd) (b) COM-pe-ti-tion (1st) (c) com-PE-ti-tion (2nd)
  26. 26.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)
  27. 27.Which syllable is stressed in “fantastic”? (a) FAN-tas-tic (1st) (b) fan-tas-TIC (3rd) (c) fan-TAS-tic (2nd)
  28. 28.Listen to “tradition”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) tra-di-TION (3rd) (b) tra-DI-tion (2nd) (c) TRA-di-tion (1st)
  29. 29.Which syllable is stressed in “quality”? (a) QUAL-i-ty (1st) (b) qual-I-ty (2nd) (c) qual-i-TY (3rd)
  30. 30.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)
  31. 31.Listen to “publicity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pub-lic-I-ty (3rd) (b) pub-LIC-i-ty (2nd) (c) pub-lic-i-TY (4th)
  32. 32.Which syllable is stressed in “pronunciation”? (a) pro-nun-ci-A-tion (4th) (b) pro-nun-ci-a-TION (5th) (c) pro-NUN-ci-a-tion (2nd)
  33. 33.Listen to “photographic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) PHO-to-graph-ic (1st) (b) pho-TO-graph-ic (2nd) (c) pho-to-GRAPH-ic (3rd)
  34. 34.Listen to “energetic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) en-er-GET-ic (3rd) (b) en-er-get-IC (4th) (c) EN-er-get-ic (1st)
  35. 35.Which syllable is stressed in “activity”? (a) ac-tiv-I-ty (3rd) (b) ac-TIV-i-ty (2nd) (c) AC-tiv-i-ty (1st)
  36. 36.Listen to “presentation”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pre-sen-ta-TION (4th) (b) PRE-sen-ta-tion (1st) (c) pre-sen-TA-tion (3rd)
  37. 37.Which syllable is stressed in “popularity”? (a) POP-u-lar-i-ty (1st) (b) pop-u-LAR-i-ty (3rd) (c) pop-U-lar-i-ty (2nd)
  38. 38.Which syllable is stressed in “majority”? (a) MA-jor-i-ty (1st) (b) ma-JOR-i-ty (2nd) (c) ma-jor-i-TY (4th)
  39. 39.Listen to “generosity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) gen-er-OS-i-ty (3rd) (b) gen-er-os-I-ty (4th) (c) GEN-er-os-i-ty (1st)
  40. 40.Listen to “metallic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) me-tal-LIC (3rd) (b) me-TAL-lic (2nd) (c) ME-tal-lic (1st)

Answer key

  1. sci-en-TIF-ic (3rd)
  2. in-for-MA-tion (3rd)
  3. pho-TOG-ra-pher (2nd)
  4. en-er-GET-ic (3rd)
  5. cu-ri-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  6. ex-am-i-NA-tion (4th)
  7. cel-e-BRA-tion (3rd)
  8. hu-MAN-i-ty (2nd)
  9. con-DI-tion (2nd)
  10. pho-TOG-ra-pher (2nd)
  11. MAG-ic (1st)
  12. dra-MAT-ic (2nd)
  13. tra-DI-tion (2nd)
  14. dis-CUS-sion (2nd)
  15. PLAS-tic (1st)
  16. PHO-to-graph (1st)
  17. hu-MAN-i-ty (2nd)
  18. ca-PAC-i-ty (2nd)
  19. his-TOR-ic (2nd)
  20. se-CUR-i-ty (2nd)
  21. com-pe-TI-tion (3rd)
  22. me-TAL-lic (2nd)
  23. col-LEC-tion (2nd)
  24. MU-sic (1st)
  25. com-pe-TI-tion (3rd)
  26. in-vi-TA-tion (3rd)
  27. fan-TAS-tic (2nd)
  28. tra-DI-tion (2nd)
  29. QUAL-i-ty (1st)
  30. na-tion-AL-i-ty (3rd)
  31. pub-LIC-i-ty (2nd)
  32. pro-nun-ci-A-tion (4th)
  33. pho-to-GRAPH-ic (3rd)
  34. en-er-GET-ic (3rd)
  35. ac-TIV-i-ty (2nd)
  36. pre-sen-TA-tion (3rd)
  37. pop-u-LAR-i-ty (3rd)
  38. ma-JOR-i-ty (2nd)
  39. gen-er-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  40. me-TAL-lic (2nd)

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