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Pronunciation lesson 18: Stress in long words · Set 501 · 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 “invitation”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) in-vi-TA-tion (3rd) (b) IN-vi-ta-tion (1st) (c) in-vi-ta-TION (4th)
  2. 2.Which syllable is stressed in “publicity”? (a) pub-lic-i-TY (4th) (b) pub-lic-I-ty (3rd) (c) pub-LIC-i-ty (2nd)
  3. 3.Listen to “possibility”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pos-si-bil-i-TY (5th) (b) POS-si-bil-i-ty (1st) (c) pos-si-BIL-i-ty (3rd)
  4. 4.Listen to “athletic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ath-let-IC (3rd) (b) ATH-let-ic (1st) (c) ath-LET-ic (2nd)
  5. 5.Listen to “quality”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) qual-I-ty (2nd) (b) qual-i-TY (3rd) (c) QUAL-i-ty (1st)
  6. 6.Which syllable is stressed in “generosity”? (a) gen-er-os-i-TY (5th) (b) gen-ER-os-i-ty (2nd) (c) gen-er-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  7. 7.Listen to “information”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) IN-for-ma-tion (1st) (b) in-for-ma-TION (4th) (c) in-for-MA-tion (3rd)
  8. 8.Listen to “presentation”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pre-sen-ta-TION (4th) (b) pre-sen-TA-tion (3rd) (c) PRE-sen-ta-tion (1st)
  9. 9.Which syllable is stressed in “activity”? (a) AC-tiv-i-ty (1st) (b) ac-TIV-i-ty (2nd) (c) ac-tiv-I-ty (3rd)
  10. 10.Listen to “security”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) se-cur-i-TY (4th) (b) SE-cur-i-ty (1st) (c) se-CUR-i-ty (2nd)
  11. 11.Which syllable is stressed in “direction”? (a) di-REC-tion (2nd) (b) di-rec-TION (3rd) (c) DI-rec-tion (1st)
  12. 12.Listen to “terrific”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) TER-rif-ic (1st) (b) ter-rif-IC (3rd) (c) ter-RIF-ic (2nd)
  13. 13.Listen to “pronunciation”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pro-nun-CI-a-tion (3rd) (b) pro-nun-ci-A-tion (4th) (c) pro-NUN-ci-a-tion (2nd)
  14. 14.Which syllable is stressed in “music”? (a) mu-SIC (2nd) (b) MU-sic (1st)
  15. 15.Which syllable is stressed in “popularity”? (a) POP-u-lar-i-ty (1st) (b) pop-u-lar-I-ty (4th) (c) pop-u-LAR-i-ty (3rd)
  16. 16.Which syllable is stressed in “traffic”? (a) traf-FIC (2nd) (b) TRAF-fic (1st)
  17. 17.Which syllable is stressed in “capacity”? (a) ca-pac-i-TY (4th) (b) CA-pac-i-ty (1st) (c) ca-PAC-i-ty (2nd)
  18. 18.Listen to “activity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ac-tiv-I-ty (3rd) (b) ac-TIV-i-ty (2nd) (c) AC-tiv-i-ty (1st)
  19. 19.Listen to “photograph”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pho-TO-graph (2nd) (b) PHO-to-graph (1st) (c) pho-to-GRAPH (3rd)
  20. 20.Which syllable is stressed in “quality”? (a) qual-i-TY (3rd) (b) qual-I-ty (2nd) (c) QUAL-i-ty (1st)
  21. 21.Which syllable is stressed in “possibility”? (a) pos-si-bil-I-ty (4th) (b) pos-SI-bil-i-ty (2nd) (c) pos-si-BIL-i-ty (3rd)
  22. 22.Listen to “collection”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) col-LEC-tion (2nd) (b) col-lec-TION (3rd) (c) COL-lec-tion (1st)
  23. 23.Which syllable is stressed in “public”? (a) PUB-lic (1st) (b) pub-LIC (2nd)
  24. 24.Which syllable is stressed in “pronunciation”? (a) pro-NUN-ci-a-tion (2nd) (b) pro-nun-CI-a-tion (3rd) (c) pro-nun-ci-A-tion (4th)
  25. 25.Which syllable is stressed in “romantic”? (a) ro-MAN-tic (2nd) (b) ro-man-TIC (3rd) (c) RO-man-tic (1st)
  26. 26.Listen to “magic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) MAG-ic (1st) (b) mag-IC (2nd)
  27. 27.Listen to “fantastic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) FAN-tas-tic (1st) (b) fan-tas-TIC (3rd) (c) fan-TAS-tic (2nd)
  28. 28.Which syllable is stressed in “artistic”? (a) AR-tis-tic (1st) (b) ar-TIS-tic (2nd) (c) ar-tis-TIC (3rd)
  29. 29.Which syllable is stressed in “solution”? (a) so-LU-tion (2nd) (b) SO-lu-tion (1st) (c) so-lu-TION (3rd)
  30. 30.Which syllable is stressed in “explanation”? (a) ex-PLA-na-tion (2nd) (b) ex-pla-NA-tion (3rd) (c) EX-pla-na-tion (1st)
  31. 31.Which syllable is stressed in “energetic”? (a) en-er-GET-ic (3rd) (b) EN-er-get-ic (1st) (c) en-er-get-IC (4th)
  32. 32.Listen to “population”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pop-u-la-TION (4th) (b) pop-u-LA-tion (3rd) (c) POP-u-la-tion (1st)
  33. 33.Which syllable is stressed in “personality”? (a) per-son-AL-i-ty (3rd) (b) per-SON-al-i-ty (2nd) (c) PER-son-al-i-ty (1st)
  34. 34.Listen to “scientific”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) sci-en-TIF-ic (3rd) (b) sci-EN-tif-ic (2nd) (c) SCI-en-tif-ic (1st)
  35. 35.Listen to “nationality”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) na-tion-al-i-TY (5th) (b) na-tion-al-I-ty (4th) (c) na-tion-AL-i-ty (3rd)
  36. 36.Which syllable is stressed in “metallic”? (a) ME-tal-lic (1st) (b) me-tal-LIC (3rd) (c) me-TAL-lic (2nd)
  37. 37.Which syllable is stressed in “celebration”? (a) cel-e-BRA-tion (3rd) (b) cel-e-bra-TION (4th) (c) CEL-e-bra-tion (1st)
  38. 38.Listen to “photographic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pho-to-graph-IC (4th) (b) pho-TO-graph-ic (2nd) (c) pho-to-GRAPH-ic (3rd)
  39. 39.Which syllable is stressed in “tradition”? (a) TRA-di-tion (1st) (b) tra-di-TION (3rd) (c) tra-DI-tion (2nd)
  40. 40.Which syllable is stressed in “magnetic”? (a) mag-net-IC (3rd) (b) mag-NET-ic (2nd) (c) MAG-net-ic (1st)

Answer key

  1. in-vi-TA-tion (3rd)
  2. pub-LIC-i-ty (2nd)
  3. pos-si-BIL-i-ty (3rd)
  4. ath-LET-ic (2nd)
  5. QUAL-i-ty (1st)
  6. gen-er-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  7. in-for-MA-tion (3rd)
  8. pre-sen-TA-tion (3rd)
  9. ac-TIV-i-ty (2nd)
  10. se-CUR-i-ty (2nd)
  11. di-REC-tion (2nd)
  12. ter-RIF-ic (2nd)
  13. pro-nun-ci-A-tion (4th)
  14. MU-sic (1st)
  15. pop-u-LAR-i-ty (3rd)
  16. TRAF-fic (1st)
  17. ca-PAC-i-ty (2nd)
  18. ac-TIV-i-ty (2nd)
  19. PHO-to-graph (1st)
  20. QUAL-i-ty (1st)
  21. pos-si-BIL-i-ty (3rd)
  22. col-LEC-tion (2nd)
  23. PUB-lic (1st)
  24. pro-nun-ci-A-tion (4th)
  25. ro-MAN-tic (2nd)
  26. MAG-ic (1st)
  27. fan-TAS-tic (2nd)
  28. ar-TIS-tic (2nd)
  29. so-LU-tion (2nd)
  30. ex-pla-NA-tion (3rd)
  31. en-er-GET-ic (3rd)
  32. pop-u-LA-tion (3rd)
  33. per-son-AL-i-ty (3rd)
  34. sci-en-TIF-ic (3rd)
  35. na-tion-AL-i-ty (3rd)
  36. me-TAL-lic (2nd)
  37. cel-e-BRA-tion (3rd)
  38. pho-to-GRAPH-ic (3rd)
  39. tra-DI-tion (2nd)
  40. mag-NET-ic (2nd)

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