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Pronunciation lesson 18: Stress in long words · Set 509 · 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 “gigantic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) GI-gan-tic (1st) (b) gi-gan-TIC (3rd) (c) gi-GAN-tic (2nd)
  2. 2.Listen to “invitation”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) in-vi-ta-TION (4th) (b) IN-vi-ta-tion (1st) (c) in-vi-TA-tion (3rd)
  3. 3.Which syllable is stressed in “explanation”? (a) ex-PLA-na-tion (2nd) (b) EX-pla-na-tion (1st) (c) ex-pla-NA-tion (3rd)
  4. 4.Which syllable is stressed in “generosity”? (a) gen-er-os-I-ty (4th) (b) gen-er-OS-i-ty (3rd) (c) GEN-er-os-i-ty (1st)
  5. 5.Which syllable is stressed in “revolution”? (a) rev-o-LU-tion (3rd) (b) REV-o-lu-tion (1st) (c) rev-o-lu-TION (4th)
  6. 6.Listen to “democratic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) dem-o-crat-IC (4th) (b) dem-o-CRAT-ic (3rd) (c) DEM-o-crat-ic (1st)
  7. 7.Which syllable is stressed in “similarity”? (a) sim-i-LAR-i-ty (3rd) (b) SIM-i-lar-i-ty (1st) (c) sim-i-lar-I-ty (4th)
  8. 8.Listen to “automatic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) au-TO-mat-ic (2nd) (b) au-to-MAT-ic (3rd) (c) au-to-mat-IC (4th)
  9. 9.Which syllable is stressed in “creativity”? (a) cre-a-TIV-i-ty (3rd) (b) cre-a-tiv-i-TY (5th) (c) cre-a-tiv-I-ty (4th)
  10. 10.Which syllable is stressed in “competition”? (a) com-pe-ti-TION (4th) (b) com-PE-ti-tion (2nd) (c) com-pe-TI-tion (3rd)
  11. 11.Which syllable is stressed in “photographer”? (a) PHO-tog-ra-pher (1st) (b) pho-tog-ra-PHER (4th) (c) pho-TOG-ra-pher (2nd)
  12. 12.Which syllable is stressed in “fantastic”? (a) FAN-tas-tic (1st) (b) fan-tas-TIC (3rd) (c) fan-TAS-tic (2nd)
  13. 13.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 (2nd)
  14. 14.Listen to “photograph”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pho-TO-graph (2nd) (b) PHO-to-graph (1st) (c) pho-to-GRAPH (3rd)
  15. 15.Listen to “traffic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) traf-FIC (2nd) (b) TRAF-fic (1st)
  16. 16.Which syllable is stressed in “condition”? (a) con-DI-tion (2nd) (b) con-di-TION (3rd) (c) CON-di-tion (1st)
  17. 17.Listen to “reality”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) RE-al-i-ty (1st) (b) re-AL-i-ty (2nd) (c) re-al-I-ty (3rd)
  18. 18.Listen to “similarity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) sim-i-lar-I-ty (4th) (b) SIM-i-lar-i-ty (1st) (c) sim-i-LAR-i-ty (3rd)
  19. 19.Which syllable is stressed in “invitation”? (a) in-vi-TA-tion (3rd) (b) in-vi-ta-TION (4th) (c) in-VI-ta-tion (2nd)
  20. 20.Listen to “energetic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) en-er-GET-ic (3rd) (b) EN-er-get-ic (1st) (c) en-er-get-IC (4th)
  21. 21.Listen to “popularity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) POP-u-lar-i-ty (1st) (b) pop-u-LAR-i-ty (3rd) (c) pop-u-lar-I-ty (4th)
  22. 22.Which syllable is stressed in “direction”? (a) di-REC-tion (2nd) (b) di-rec-TION (3rd) (c) DI-rec-tion (1st)
  23. 23.Listen to “education”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ed-u-ca-TION (4th) (b) ed-u-CA-tion (3rd) (c) ed-U-ca-tion (2nd)
  24. 24.Listen to “population”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pop-u-LA-tion (3rd) (b) pop-U-la-tion (2nd) (c) POP-u-la-tion (1st)
  25. 25.Listen to “capacity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) CA-pac-i-ty (1st) (b) ca-PAC-i-ty (2nd) (c) ca-pac-i-TY (4th)
  26. 26.Listen to “community”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) com-mu-NI-ty (3rd) (b) COM-mu-ni-ty (1st) (c) com-MU-ni-ty (2nd)
  27. 27.Which syllable is stressed in “traffic”? (a) traf-FIC (2nd) (b) TRAF-fic (1st)
  28. 28.Which syllable is stressed in “music”? (a) mu-SIC (2nd) (b) MU-sic (1st)
  29. 29.Which syllable is stressed in “romantic”? (a) ro-man-TIC (3rd) (b) RO-man-tic (1st) (c) ro-MAN-tic (2nd)
  30. 30.Which syllable is stressed in “magic”? (a) MAG-ic (1st) (b) mag-IC (2nd)
  31. 31.Listen to “photographic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) PHO-to-graph-ic (1st) (b) pho-to-GRAPH-ic (3rd) (c) pho-to-graph-IC (4th)
  32. 32.Listen to “exhibition”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ex-hi-BI-tion (3rd) (b) ex-hi-bi-TION (4th) (c) ex-HI-bi-tion (2nd)
  33. 33.Listen to “artistic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) AR-tis-tic (1st) (b) ar-tis-TIC (3rd) (c) ar-TIS-tic (2nd)
  34. 34.Listen to “music”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) mu-SIC (2nd) (b) MU-sic (1st)
  35. 35.Which syllable is stressed in “decision”? (a) de-CI-sion (2nd) (b) DE-ci-sion (1st) (c) de-ci-SION (3rd)
  36. 36.Which syllable is stressed in “plastic”? (a) plas-TIC (2nd) (b) PLAS-tic (1st)
  37. 37.Listen to “photographer”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pho-tog-RA-pher (3rd) (b) pho-tog-ra-PHER (4th) (c) pho-TOG-ra-pher (2nd)
  38. 38.Listen to “photography”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pho-tog-ra-PHY (4th) (b) PHO-tog-ra-phy (1st) (c) pho-TOG-ra-phy (2nd)
  39. 39.Listen to “solution”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) SO-lu-tion (1st) (b) so-lu-TION (3rd) (c) so-LU-tion (2nd)
  40. 40.Listen to “magic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) mag-IC (2nd) (b) MAG-ic (1st)

Answer key

  1. gi-GAN-tic (2nd)
  2. in-vi-TA-tion (3rd)
  3. ex-pla-NA-tion (3rd)
  4. gen-er-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  5. rev-o-LU-tion (3rd)
  6. dem-o-CRAT-ic (3rd)
  7. sim-i-LAR-i-ty (3rd)
  8. au-to-MAT-ic (3rd)
  9. cre-a-TIV-i-ty (3rd)
  10. com-pe-TI-tion (3rd)
  11. pho-TOG-ra-pher (2nd)
  12. fan-TAS-tic (2nd)
  13. per-son-AL-i-ty (3rd)
  14. PHO-to-graph (1st)
  15. TRAF-fic (1st)
  16. con-DI-tion (2nd)
  17. re-AL-i-ty (2nd)
  18. sim-i-LAR-i-ty (3rd)
  19. in-vi-TA-tion (3rd)
  20. en-er-GET-ic (3rd)
  21. pop-u-LAR-i-ty (3rd)
  22. di-REC-tion (2nd)
  23. ed-u-CA-tion (3rd)
  24. pop-u-LA-tion (3rd)
  25. ca-PAC-i-ty (2nd)
  26. com-MU-ni-ty (2nd)
  27. TRAF-fic (1st)
  28. MU-sic (1st)
  29. ro-MAN-tic (2nd)
  30. MAG-ic (1st)
  31. pho-to-GRAPH-ic (3rd)
  32. ex-hi-BI-tion (3rd)
  33. ar-TIS-tic (2nd)
  34. MU-sic (1st)
  35. de-CI-sion (2nd)
  36. PLAS-tic (1st)
  37. pho-TOG-ra-pher (2nd)
  38. pho-TOG-ra-phy (2nd)
  39. so-LU-tion (2nd)
  40. MAG-ic (1st)

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