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Pronunciation lesson 18: Stress in long words · Set 502 · 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 “community”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) COM-mu-ni-ty (1st) (b) com-mu-ni-TY (4th) (c) com-MU-ni-ty (2nd)
  2. 2.Listen to “magnetic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) mag-net-IC (3rd) (b) MAG-net-ic (1st) (c) mag-NET-ic (2nd)
  3. 3.Which syllable is stressed in “explanation”? (a) EX-pla-na-tion (1st) (b) ex-PLA-na-tion (2nd) (c) ex-pla-NA-tion (3rd)
  4. 4.Which syllable is stressed in “celebration”? (a) cel-e-BRA-tion (3rd) (b) CEL-e-bra-tion (1st) (c) cel-E-bra-tion (2nd)
  5. 5.Listen to “academic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ac-A-dem-ic (2nd) (b) AC-a-dem-ic (1st) (c) ac-a-DEM-ic (3rd)
  6. 6.Which syllable is stressed in “revolution”? (a) rev-O-lu-tion (2nd) (b) rev-o-LU-tion (3rd) (c) rev-o-lu-TION (4th)
  7. 7.Listen to “athletic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ath-LET-ic (2nd) (b) ath-let-IC (3rd) (c) ATH-let-ic (1st)
  8. 8.Listen to “curiosity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) cu-RI-os-i-ty (2nd) (b) CU-ri-os-i-ty (1st) (c) cu-ri-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  9. 9.Which syllable is stressed in “information”? (a) in-for-MA-tion (3rd) (b) IN-for-ma-tion (1st) (c) in-for-ma-TION (4th)
  10. 10.Listen to “education”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ed-u-CA-tion (3rd) (b) ed-u-ca-TION (4th) (c) ED-u-ca-tion (1st)
  11. 11.Listen to “decision”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) DE-ci-sion (1st) (b) de-ci-SION (3rd) (c) de-CI-sion (2nd)
  12. 12.Which syllable is stressed in “humanity”? (a) HU-man-i-ty (1st) (b) hu-MAN-i-ty (2nd) (c) hu-man-I-ty (3rd)
  13. 13.Which syllable is stressed in “exhibition”? (a) ex-HI-bi-tion (2nd) (b) ex-hi-BI-tion (3rd) (c) ex-hi-bi-TION (4th)
  14. 14.Listen to “public”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) PUB-lic (1st) (b) pub-LIC (2nd)
  15. 15.Listen to “activity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) AC-tiv-i-ty (1st) (b) ac-tiv-I-ty (3rd) (c) ac-TIV-i-ty (2nd)
  16. 16.Listen to “security”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) se-CUR-i-ty (2nd) (b) SE-cur-i-ty (1st) (c) se-cur-I-ty (3rd)
  17. 17.Which syllable is stressed in “democratic”? (a) dem-o-CRAT-ic (3rd) (b) dem-O-crat-ic (2nd) (c) DEM-o-crat-ic (1st)
  18. 18.Which syllable is stressed in “personality”? (a) per-SON-al-i-ty (2nd) (b) per-son-AL-i-ty (3rd) (c) PER-son-al-i-ty (1st)
  19. 19.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)
  20. 20.Listen to “artistic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) AR-tis-tic (1st) (b) ar-tis-TIC (3rd) (c) ar-TIS-tic (2nd)
  21. 21.Which syllable is stressed in “tradition”? (a) TRA-di-tion (1st) (b) tra-di-TION (3rd) (c) tra-DI-tion (2nd)
  22. 22.Which syllable is stressed in “possibility”? (a) pos-SI-bil-i-ty (2nd) (b) pos-si-bil-I-ty (4th) (c) pos-si-BIL-i-ty (3rd)
  23. 23.Listen to “capacity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ca-pac-i-TY (4th) (b) ca-pac-I-ty (3rd) (c) ca-PAC-i-ty (2nd)
  24. 24.Which syllable is stressed in “public”? (a) pub-LIC (2nd) (b) PUB-lic (1st)
  25. 25.Which syllable is stressed in “magic”? (a) mag-IC (2nd) (b) MAG-ic (1st)
  26. 26.Listen to “explanation”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ex-PLA-na-tion (2nd) (b) ex-pla-na-TION (4th) (c) ex-pla-NA-tion (3rd)
  27. 27.Which syllable is stressed in “discussion”? (a) dis-cus-SION (3rd) (b) dis-CUS-sion (2nd) (c) DIS-cus-sion (1st)
  28. 28.Listen to “pronunciation”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pro-nun-CI-a-tion (3rd) (b) pro-nun-ci-a-TION (5th) (c) pro-nun-ci-A-tion (4th)
  29. 29.Listen to “conversation”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) con-VER-sa-tion (2nd) (b) con-ver-SA-tion (3rd) (c) CON-ver-sa-tion (1st)
  30. 30.Listen to “photography”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pho-TOG-ra-phy (2nd) (b) pho-tog-ra-PHY (4th) (c) pho-tog-RA-phy (3rd)
  31. 31.Which syllable is stressed in “quality”? (a) QUAL-i-ty (1st) (b) qual-I-ty (2nd) (c) qual-i-TY (3rd)
  32. 32.Which syllable is stressed in “curiosity”? (a) cu-ri-os-i-TY (5th) (b) cu-ri-OS-i-ty (3rd) (c) cu-ri-os-I-ty (4th)
  33. 33.Listen to “solution”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) so-lu-TION (3rd) (b) SO-lu-tion (1st) (c) so-LU-tion (2nd)
  34. 34.Listen to “collection”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) col-lec-TION (3rd) (b) COL-lec-tion (1st) (c) col-LEC-tion (2nd)
  35. 35.Listen to “characteristic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) char-ac-ter-is-TIC (5th) (b) char-ac-ter-IS-tic (4th) (c) CHAR-ac-ter-is-tic (1st)
  36. 36.Listen to “personality”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) per-son-AL-i-ty (3rd) (b) PER-son-al-i-ty (1st) (c) per-son-al-i-TY (5th)
  37. 37.Listen to “possibility”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) POS-si-bil-i-ty (1st) (b) pos-si-BIL-i-ty (3rd) (c) pos-si-bil-I-ty (4th)
  38. 38.Which syllable is stressed in “comprehension”? (a) com-pre-hen-SION (4th) (b) COM-pre-hen-sion (1st) (c) com-pre-HEN-sion (3rd)
  39. 39.Which syllable is stressed in “plastic”? (a) PLAS-tic (1st) (b) plas-TIC (2nd)
  40. 40.Which syllable is stressed in “similarity”? (a) sim-i-lar-I-ty (4th) (b) sim-i-lar-i-TY (5th) (c) sim-i-LAR-i-ty (3rd)

Answer key

  1. com-MU-ni-ty (2nd)
  2. mag-NET-ic (2nd)
  3. ex-pla-NA-tion (3rd)
  4. cel-e-BRA-tion (3rd)
  5. ac-a-DEM-ic (3rd)
  6. rev-o-LU-tion (3rd)
  7. ath-LET-ic (2nd)
  8. cu-ri-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  9. in-for-MA-tion (3rd)
  10. ed-u-CA-tion (3rd)
  11. de-CI-sion (2nd)
  12. hu-MAN-i-ty (2nd)
  13. ex-hi-BI-tion (3rd)
  14. PUB-lic (1st)
  15. ac-TIV-i-ty (2nd)
  16. se-CUR-i-ty (2nd)
  17. dem-o-CRAT-ic (3rd)
  18. per-son-AL-i-ty (3rd)
  19. com-pe-TI-tion (3rd)
  20. ar-TIS-tic (2nd)
  21. tra-DI-tion (2nd)
  22. pos-si-BIL-i-ty (3rd)
  23. ca-PAC-i-ty (2nd)
  24. PUB-lic (1st)
  25. MAG-ic (1st)
  26. ex-pla-NA-tion (3rd)
  27. dis-CUS-sion (2nd)
  28. pro-nun-ci-A-tion (4th)
  29. con-ver-SA-tion (3rd)
  30. pho-TOG-ra-phy (2nd)
  31. QUAL-i-ty (1st)
  32. cu-ri-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  33. so-LU-tion (2nd)
  34. col-LEC-tion (2nd)
  35. char-ac-ter-IS-tic (4th)
  36. per-son-AL-i-ty (3rd)
  37. pos-si-BIL-i-ty (3rd)
  38. com-pre-HEN-sion (3rd)
  39. PLAS-tic (1st)
  40. sim-i-LAR-i-ty (3rd)

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