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Pronunciation lesson 18: Stress in long words · Set 495 · 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 “romantic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) RO-man-tic (1st) (b) ro-MAN-tic (2nd) (c) ro-man-TIC (3rd)
  2. 2.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)
  3. 3.Which syllable is stressed in “reality”? (a) re-AL-i-ty (2nd) (b) re-al-I-ty (3rd) (c) re-al-i-TY (4th)
  4. 4.Listen to “condition”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) CON-di-tion (1st) (b) con-di-TION (3rd) (c) con-DI-tion (2nd)
  5. 5.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)
  6. 6.Which syllable is stressed in “exhibition”? (a) EX-hi-bi-tion (1st) (b) ex-hi-BI-tion (3rd) (c) ex-HI-bi-tion (2nd)
  7. 7.Listen to “publicity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) PUB-lic-i-ty (1st) (b) pub-lic-i-TY (4th) (c) pub-LIC-i-ty (2nd)
  8. 8.Listen to “energetic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) EN-er-get-ic (1st) (b) en-ER-get-ic (2nd) (c) en-er-GET-ic (3rd)
  9. 9.Which syllable is stressed in “revolution”? (a) REV-o-lu-tion (1st) (b) rev-o-LU-tion (3rd) (c) rev-O-lu-tion (2nd)
  10. 10.Listen to “invitation”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) IN-vi-ta-tion (1st) (b) in-vi-TA-tion (3rd) (c) in-vi-ta-TION (4th)
  11. 11.Which syllable is stressed in “magnetic”? (a) mag-NET-ic (2nd) (b) mag-net-IC (3rd) (c) MAG-net-ic (1st)
  12. 12.Listen to “personality”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) per-son-al-i-TY (5th) (b) per-son-AL-i-ty (3rd) (c) per-son-al-I-ty (4th)
  13. 13.Listen to “music”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) mu-SIC (2nd) (b) MU-sic (1st)
  14. 14.Listen to “education”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ed-u-CA-tion (3rd) (b) ED-u-ca-tion (1st) (c) ed-u-ca-TION (4th)
  15. 15.Which syllable is stressed in “direction”? (a) di-rec-TION (3rd) (b) di-REC-tion (2nd) (c) DI-rec-tion (1st)
  16. 16.Which syllable is stressed in “scientific”? (a) sci-en-TIF-ic (3rd) (b) sci-en-tif-IC (4th) (c) sci-EN-tif-ic (2nd)
  17. 17.Listen to “capacity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ca-pac-i-TY (4th) (b) ca-PAC-i-ty (2nd) (c) ca-pac-I-ty (3rd)
  18. 18.Which syllable is stressed in “humanity”? (a) hu-man-I-ty (3rd) (b) hu-MAN-i-ty (2nd) (c) hu-man-i-TY (4th)
  19. 19.Which syllable is stressed in “plastic”? (a) plas-TIC (2nd) (b) PLAS-tic (1st)
  20. 20.Which syllable is stressed in “creativity”? (a) cre-a-TIV-i-ty (3rd) (b) cre-a-tiv-I-ty (4th) (c) cre-a-tiv-i-TY (5th)
  21. 21.Which syllable is stressed in “condition”? (a) con-di-TION (3rd) (b) CON-di-tion (1st) (c) con-DI-tion (2nd)
  22. 22.Listen to “public”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pub-LIC (2nd) (b) PUB-lic (1st)
  23. 23.Which syllable is stressed in “solution”? (a) so-lu-TION (3rd) (b) so-LU-tion (2nd) (c) SO-lu-tion (1st)
  24. 24.Which syllable is stressed in “majority”? (a) ma-jor-i-TY (4th) (b) ma-JOR-i-ty (2nd) (c) MA-jor-i-ty (1st)
  25. 25.Listen to “collection”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) COL-lec-tion (1st) (b) col-lec-TION (3rd) (c) col-LEC-tion (2nd)
  26. 26.Listen to “photography”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pho-TOG-ra-phy (2nd) (b) pho-tog-RA-phy (3rd) (c) pho-tog-ra-PHY (4th)
  27. 27.Listen to “magic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) MAG-ic (1st) (b) mag-IC (2nd)
  28. 28.Which syllable is stressed in “symbolic”? (a) sym-bol-IC (3rd) (b) sym-BOL-ic (2nd) (c) SYM-bol-ic (1st)
  29. 29.Listen to “photograph”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pho-to-GRAPH (3rd) (b) pho-TO-graph (2nd) (c) PHO-to-graph (1st)
  30. 30.Which syllable is stressed in “public”? (a) pub-LIC (2nd) (b) PUB-lic (1st)
  31. 31.Which syllable is stressed in “security”? (a) se-cur-I-ty (3rd) (b) se-CUR-i-ty (2nd) (c) se-cur-i-TY (4th)
  32. 32.Which syllable is stressed in “personality”? (a) per-son-al-I-ty (4th) (b) PER-son-al-i-ty (1st) (c) per-son-AL-i-ty (3rd)
  33. 33.Listen to “decision”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) de-ci-SION (3rd) (b) DE-ci-sion (1st) (c) de-CI-sion (2nd)
  34. 34.Which syllable is stressed in “decision”? (a) de-CI-sion (2nd) (b) de-ci-SION (3rd) (c) DE-ci-sion (1st)
  35. 35.Which syllable is stressed in “invitation”? (a) in-vi-ta-TION (4th) (b) IN-vi-ta-tion (1st) (c) in-vi-TA-tion (3rd)
  36. 36.Listen to “curiosity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) cu-RI-os-i-ty (2nd) (b) cu-ri-os-i-TY (5th) (c) cu-ri-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  37. 37.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 (3rd)
  38. 38.Which syllable is stressed in “traffic”? (a) TRAF-fic (1st) (b) traf-FIC (2nd)
  39. 39.Which syllable is stressed in “conversation”? (a) con-VER-sa-tion (2nd) (b) con-ver-sa-TION (4th) (c) con-ver-SA-tion (3rd)
  40. 40.Listen to “pronunciation”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) PRO-nun-ci-a-tion (1st) (b) pro-nun-CI-a-tion (3rd) (c) pro-nun-ci-A-tion (4th)

Answer key

  1. ro-MAN-tic (2nd)
  2. con-ver-SA-tion (3rd)
  3. re-AL-i-ty (2nd)
  4. con-DI-tion (2nd)
  5. hu-MAN-i-ty (2nd)
  6. ex-hi-BI-tion (3rd)
  7. pub-LIC-i-ty (2nd)
  8. en-er-GET-ic (3rd)
  9. rev-o-LU-tion (3rd)
  10. in-vi-TA-tion (3rd)
  11. mag-NET-ic (2nd)
  12. per-son-AL-i-ty (3rd)
  13. MU-sic (1st)
  14. ed-u-CA-tion (3rd)
  15. di-REC-tion (2nd)
  16. sci-en-TIF-ic (3rd)
  17. ca-PAC-i-ty (2nd)
  18. hu-MAN-i-ty (2nd)
  19. PLAS-tic (1st)
  20. cre-a-TIV-i-ty (3rd)
  21. con-DI-tion (2nd)
  22. PUB-lic (1st)
  23. so-LU-tion (2nd)
  24. ma-JOR-i-ty (2nd)
  25. col-LEC-tion (2nd)
  26. pho-TOG-ra-phy (2nd)
  27. MAG-ic (1st)
  28. sym-BOL-ic (2nd)
  29. PHO-to-graph (1st)
  30. PUB-lic (1st)
  31. se-CUR-i-ty (2nd)
  32. per-son-AL-i-ty (3rd)
  33. de-CI-sion (2nd)
  34. de-CI-sion (2nd)
  35. in-vi-TA-tion (3rd)
  36. cu-ri-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  37. ex-am-i-NA-tion (4th)
  38. TRAF-fic (1st)
  39. con-ver-SA-tion (3rd)
  40. pro-nun-ci-A-tion (4th)

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