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Pronunciation lesson 18: Stress in long words · Set 498 · 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 “invitation”? (a) in-VI-ta-tion (2nd) (b) in-vi-TA-tion (3rd) (c) IN-vi-ta-tion (1st)
  2. 2.Which syllable is stressed in “tradition”? (a) tra-DI-tion (2nd) (b) TRA-di-tion (1st) (c) tra-di-TION (3rd)
  3. 3.Which syllable is stressed in “exhibition”? (a) ex-hi-BI-tion (3rd) (b) ex-hi-bi-TION (4th) (c) EX-hi-bi-tion (1st)
  4. 4.Which syllable is stressed in “creativity”? (a) cre-a-tiv-I-ty (4th) (b) cre-a-TIV-i-ty (3rd) (c) cre-A-tiv-i-ty (2nd)
  5. 5.Listen to “historic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) his-tor-IC (3rd) (b) HIS-tor-ic (1st) (c) his-TOR-ic (2nd)
  6. 6.Which syllable is stressed in “comprehension”? (a) com-pre-HEN-sion (3rd) (b) com-PRE-hen-sion (2nd) (c) com-pre-hen-SION (4th)
  7. 7.Listen to “dramatic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) DRA-mat-ic (1st) (b) dra-mat-IC (3rd) (c) dra-MAT-ic (2nd)
  8. 8.Listen to “reality”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) re-al-I-ty (3rd) (b) re-AL-i-ty (2nd) (c) re-al-i-TY (4th)
  9. 9.Which syllable is stressed in “decision”? (a) DE-ci-sion (1st) (b) de-CI-sion (2nd) (c) de-ci-SION (3rd)
  10. 10.Listen to “energetic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) EN-er-get-ic (1st) (b) en-er-get-IC (4th) (c) en-er-GET-ic (3rd)
  11. 11.Which syllable is stressed in “photographer”? (a) pho-tog-ra-PHER (4th) (b) PHO-tog-ra-pher (1st) (c) pho-TOG-ra-pher (2nd)
  12. 12.Which syllable is stressed in “similarity”? (a) sim-i-lar-i-TY (5th) (b) sim-I-lar-i-ty (2nd) (c) sim-i-LAR-i-ty (3rd)
  13. 13.Listen to “artistic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ar-tis-TIC (3rd) (b) ar-TIS-tic (2nd) (c) AR-tis-tic (1st)
  14. 14.Which syllable is stressed in “information”? (a) in-FOR-ma-tion (2nd) (b) IN-for-ma-tion (1st) (c) in-for-MA-tion (3rd)
  15. 15.Which syllable is stressed in “photography”? (a) pho-tog-RA-phy (3rd) (b) PHO-tog-ra-phy (1st) (c) pho-TOG-ra-phy (2nd)
  16. 16.Which syllable is stressed in “personality”? (a) PER-son-al-i-ty (1st) (b) per-son-AL-i-ty (3rd) (c) per-son-al-I-ty (4th)
  17. 17.Which syllable is stressed in “solution”? (a) so-lu-TION (3rd) (b) SO-lu-tion (1st) (c) so-LU-tion (2nd)
  18. 18.Which syllable is stressed in “public”? (a) pub-LIC (2nd) (b) PUB-lic (1st)
  19. 19.Listen to “characteristic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) char-ac-ter-is-TIC (5th) (b) char-AC-ter-is-tic (2nd) (c) char-ac-ter-IS-tic (4th)
  20. 20.Listen to “decision”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) de-CI-sion (2nd) (b) DE-ci-sion (1st) (c) de-ci-SION (3rd)
  21. 21.Which syllable is stressed in “dramatic”? (a) dra-mat-IC (3rd) (b) DRA-mat-ic (1st) (c) dra-MAT-ic (2nd)
  22. 22.Listen to “condition”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) con-DI-tion (2nd) (b) CON-di-tion (1st) (c) con-di-TION (3rd)
  23. 23.Listen to “publicity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) PUB-lic-i-ty (1st) (b) pub-lic-I-ty (3rd) (c) pub-LIC-i-ty (2nd)
  24. 24.Listen to “humanity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) hu-MAN-i-ty (2nd) (b) hu-man-i-TY (4th) (c) HU-man-i-ty (1st)
  25. 25.Which syllable is stressed in “reality”? (a) re-AL-i-ty (2nd) (b) re-al-I-ty (3rd) (c) RE-al-i-ty (1st)
  26. 26.Listen to “fantastic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) fan-tas-TIC (3rd) (b) fan-TAS-tic (2nd) (c) FAN-tas-tic (1st)
  27. 27.Which syllable is stressed in “explanation”? (a) EX-pla-na-tion (1st) (b) ex-pla-NA-tion (3rd) (c) ex-PLA-na-tion (2nd)
  28. 28.Which syllable is stressed in “revolution”? (a) rev-O-lu-tion (2nd) (b) rev-o-lu-TION (4th) (c) rev-o-LU-tion (3rd)
  29. 29.Which syllable is stressed in “discussion”? (a) dis-CUS-sion (2nd) (b) dis-cus-SION (3rd) (c) DIS-cus-sion (1st)
  30. 30.Which syllable is stressed in “artistic”? (a) ar-TIS-tic (2nd) (b) ar-tis-TIC (3rd) (c) AR-tis-tic (1st)
  31. 31.Which syllable is stressed in “photograph”? (a) PHO-to-graph (1st) (b) pho-to-GRAPH (3rd) (c) pho-TO-graph (2nd)
  32. 32.Listen to “information”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) in-FOR-ma-tion (2nd) (b) IN-for-ma-tion (1st) (c) in-for-MA-tion (3rd)
  33. 33.Listen to “plastic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) plas-TIC (2nd) (b) PLAS-tic (1st)
  34. 34.Listen to “comprehension”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) com-PRE-hen-sion (2nd) (b) com-pre-HEN-sion (3rd) (c) COM-pre-hen-sion (1st)
  35. 35.Listen to “metallic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ME-tal-lic (1st) (b) me-TAL-lic (2nd) (c) me-tal-LIC (3rd)
  36. 36.Which syllable is stressed in “terrific”? (a) TER-rif-ic (1st) (b) ter-rif-IC (3rd) (c) ter-RIF-ic (2nd)
  37. 37.Listen to “curiosity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) cu-ri-OS-i-ty (3rd) (b) cu-ri-os-I-ty (4th) (c) cu-RI-os-i-ty (2nd)
  38. 38.Listen to “symbolic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) sym-BOL-ic (2nd) (b) SYM-bol-ic (1st) (c) sym-bol-IC (3rd)
  39. 39.Which syllable is stressed in “examination”? (a) ex-am-i-NA-tion (4th) (b) ex-AM-i-na-tion (2nd) (c) EX-am-i-na-tion (1st)
  40. 40.Which syllable is stressed in “plastic”? (a) PLAS-tic (1st) (b) plas-TIC (2nd)

Answer key

  1. in-vi-TA-tion (3rd)
  2. tra-DI-tion (2nd)
  3. ex-hi-BI-tion (3rd)
  4. cre-a-TIV-i-ty (3rd)
  5. his-TOR-ic (2nd)
  6. com-pre-HEN-sion (3rd)
  7. dra-MAT-ic (2nd)
  8. re-AL-i-ty (2nd)
  9. de-CI-sion (2nd)
  10. en-er-GET-ic (3rd)
  11. pho-TOG-ra-pher (2nd)
  12. sim-i-LAR-i-ty (3rd)
  13. ar-TIS-tic (2nd)
  14. in-for-MA-tion (3rd)
  15. pho-TOG-ra-phy (2nd)
  16. per-son-AL-i-ty (3rd)
  17. so-LU-tion (2nd)
  18. PUB-lic (1st)
  19. char-ac-ter-IS-tic (4th)
  20. de-CI-sion (2nd)
  21. dra-MAT-ic (2nd)
  22. con-DI-tion (2nd)
  23. pub-LIC-i-ty (2nd)
  24. hu-MAN-i-ty (2nd)
  25. re-AL-i-ty (2nd)
  26. fan-TAS-tic (2nd)
  27. ex-pla-NA-tion (3rd)
  28. rev-o-LU-tion (3rd)
  29. dis-CUS-sion (2nd)
  30. ar-TIS-tic (2nd)
  31. PHO-to-graph (1st)
  32. in-for-MA-tion (3rd)
  33. PLAS-tic (1st)
  34. com-pre-HEN-sion (3rd)
  35. me-TAL-lic (2nd)
  36. ter-RIF-ic (2nd)
  37. cu-ri-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  38. sym-BOL-ic (2nd)
  39. ex-am-i-NA-tion (4th)
  40. PLAS-tic (1st)

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