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Pronunciation lesson 18: Stress in long words · Set 51 · 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 “metallic”? (a) me-tal-LIC (3rd) (b) me-TAL-lic (2nd) (c) ME-tal-lic (1st)
  2. 2.Which syllable is stressed in “information”? (a) in-for-ma-TION (4th) (b) in-FOR-ma-tion (2nd) (c) in-for-MA-tion (3rd)
  3. 3.Which syllable is stressed in “discussion”? (a) dis-cus-SION (3rd) (b) dis-CUS-sion (2nd) (c) DIS-cus-sion (1st)
  4. 4.Which syllable is stressed in “public”? (a) pub-LIC (2nd) (b) PUB-lic (1st)
  5. 5.Listen to “dramatic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) dra-MAT-ic (2nd) (b) DRA-mat-ic (1st) (c) dra-mat-IC (3rd)
  6. 6.Which syllable is stressed in “fantastic”? (a) FAN-tas-tic (1st) (b) fan-TAS-tic (2nd) (c) fan-tas-TIC (3rd)
  7. 7.Which syllable is stressed in “invitation”? (a) in-VI-ta-tion (2nd) (b) IN-vi-ta-tion (1st) (c) in-vi-TA-tion (3rd)
  8. 8.Which syllable is stressed in “democratic”? (a) dem-o-CRAT-ic (3rd) (b) dem-O-crat-ic (2nd) (c) DEM-o-crat-ic (1st)
  9. 9.Which syllable is stressed in “charity”? (a) char-i-TY (3rd) (b) char-I-ty (2nd) (c) CHAR-i-ty (1st)
  10. 10.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)
  11. 11.Listen to “nationality”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) na-TION-al-i-ty (2nd) (b) na-tion-AL-i-ty (3rd) (c) na-tion-al-i-TY (5th)
  12. 12.Listen to “artistic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ar-tis-TIC (3rd) (b) AR-tis-tic (1st) (c) ar-TIS-tic (2nd)
  13. 13.Listen to “celebration”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) cel-e-BRA-tion (3rd) (b) CEL-e-bra-tion (1st) (c) cel-e-bra-TION (4th)
  14. 14.Which syllable is stressed in “community”? (a) com-mu-NI-ty (3rd) (b) com-MU-ni-ty (2nd) (c) COM-mu-ni-ty (1st)
  15. 15.Which syllable is stressed in “characteristic”? (a) char-ac-ter-IS-tic (4th) (b) char-ac-TER-is-tic (3rd) (c) CHAR-ac-ter-is-tic (1st)
  16. 16.Listen to “characteristic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) CHAR-ac-ter-is-tic (1st) (b) char-ac-TER-is-tic (3rd) (c) char-ac-ter-IS-tic (4th)
  17. 17.Which syllable is stressed in “education”? (a) ED-u-ca-tion (1st) (b) ed-u-ca-TION (4th) (c) ed-u-CA-tion (3rd)
  18. 18.Which syllable is stressed in “academic”? (a) AC-a-dem-ic (1st) (b) ac-a-dem-IC (4th) (c) ac-a-DEM-ic (3rd)
  19. 19.Listen to “invitation”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) in-vi-TA-tion (3rd) (b) in-vi-ta-TION (4th) (c) IN-vi-ta-tion (1st)
  20. 20.Which syllable is stressed in “photography”? (a) PHO-tog-ra-phy (1st) (b) pho-tog-RA-phy (3rd) (c) pho-TOG-ra-phy (2nd)
  21. 21.Listen to “historic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) HIS-tor-ic (1st) (b) his-tor-IC (3rd) (c) his-TOR-ic (2nd)
  22. 22.Which syllable is stressed in “athletic”? (a) ATH-let-ic (1st) (b) ath-LET-ic (2nd) (c) ath-let-IC (3rd)
  23. 23.Listen to “explanation”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ex-pla-NA-tion (3rd) (b) EX-pla-na-tion (1st) (c) ex-pla-na-TION (4th)
  24. 24.Which syllable is stressed in “celebration”? (a) cel-E-bra-tion (2nd) (b) cel-e-BRA-tion (3rd) (c) CEL-e-bra-tion (1st)
  25. 25.Which syllable is stressed in “plastic”? (a) plas-TIC (2nd) (b) PLAS-tic (1st)
  26. 26.Which syllable is stressed in “presentation”? (a) pre-SEN-ta-tion (2nd) (b) pre-sen-TA-tion (3rd) (c) pre-sen-ta-TION (4th)
  27. 27.Which syllable is stressed in “explanation”? (a) ex-pla-na-TION (4th) (b) ex-PLA-na-tion (2nd) (c) ex-pla-NA-tion (3rd)
  28. 28.Listen to “solution”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) SO-lu-tion (1st) (b) so-LU-tion (2nd) (c) so-lu-TION (3rd)
  29. 29.Listen to “condition”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) CON-di-tion (1st) (b) con-di-TION (3rd) (c) con-DI-tion (2nd)
  30. 30.Which syllable is stressed in “popularity”? (a) pop-u-lar-i-TY (5th) (b) pop-u-LAR-i-ty (3rd) (c) pop-u-lar-I-ty (4th)
  31. 31.Listen to “conversation”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) con-ver-sa-TION (4th) (b) con-VER-sa-tion (2nd) (c) con-ver-SA-tion (3rd)
  32. 32.Which syllable is stressed in “security”? (a) se-cur-i-TY (4th) (b) SE-cur-i-ty (1st) (c) se-CUR-i-ty (2nd)
  33. 33.Listen to “photographer”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pho-tog-ra-PHER (4th) (b) PHO-tog-ra-pher (1st) (c) pho-TOG-ra-pher (2nd)
  34. 34.Listen to “photographic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pho-to-GRAPH-ic (3rd) (b) pho-TO-graph-ic (2nd) (c) pho-to-graph-IC (4th)
  35. 35.Which syllable is stressed in “quality”? (a) QUAL-i-ty (1st) (b) qual-i-TY (3rd) (c) qual-I-ty (2nd)
  36. 36.Which syllable is stressed in “examination”? (a) ex-am-I-na-tion (3rd) (b) ex-am-i-NA-tion (4th) (c) ex-am-i-na-TION (5th)
  37. 37.Which syllable is stressed in “artistic”? (a) ar-tis-TIC (3rd) (b) ar-TIS-tic (2nd) (c) AR-tis-tic (1st)
  38. 38.Listen to “automatic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) au-to-MAT-ic (3rd) (b) au-to-mat-IC (4th) (c) au-TO-mat-ic (2nd)
  39. 39.Which syllable is stressed in “dramatic”? (a) dra-MAT-ic (2nd) (b) dra-mat-IC (3rd) (c) DRA-mat-ic (1st)
  40. 40.Listen to “examination”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ex-am-I-na-tion (3rd) (b) ex-am-i-NA-tion (4th) (c) ex-am-i-na-TION (5th)

Answer key

  1. me-TAL-lic (2nd)
  2. in-for-MA-tion (3rd)
  3. dis-CUS-sion (2nd)
  4. PUB-lic (1st)
  5. dra-MAT-ic (2nd)
  6. fan-TAS-tic (2nd)
  7. in-vi-TA-tion (3rd)
  8. dem-o-CRAT-ic (3rd)
  9. CHAR-i-ty (1st)
  10. in-for-MA-tion (3rd)
  11. na-tion-AL-i-ty (3rd)
  12. ar-TIS-tic (2nd)
  13. cel-e-BRA-tion (3rd)
  14. com-MU-ni-ty (2nd)
  15. char-ac-ter-IS-tic (4th)
  16. char-ac-ter-IS-tic (4th)
  17. ed-u-CA-tion (3rd)
  18. ac-a-DEM-ic (3rd)
  19. in-vi-TA-tion (3rd)
  20. pho-TOG-ra-phy (2nd)
  21. his-TOR-ic (2nd)
  22. ath-LET-ic (2nd)
  23. ex-pla-NA-tion (3rd)
  24. cel-e-BRA-tion (3rd)
  25. PLAS-tic (1st)
  26. pre-sen-TA-tion (3rd)
  27. ex-pla-NA-tion (3rd)
  28. so-LU-tion (2nd)
  29. con-DI-tion (2nd)
  30. pop-u-LAR-i-ty (3rd)
  31. con-ver-SA-tion (3rd)
  32. se-CUR-i-ty (2nd)
  33. pho-TOG-ra-pher (2nd)
  34. pho-to-GRAPH-ic (3rd)
  35. QUAL-i-ty (1st)
  36. ex-am-i-NA-tion (4th)
  37. ar-TIS-tic (2nd)
  38. au-to-MAT-ic (3rd)
  39. dra-MAT-ic (2nd)
  40. ex-am-i-NA-tion (4th)

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