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Pronunciation lesson 18: Stress in long words · Set 512 · 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 “activity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ac-tiv-I-ty (3rd) (b) AC-tiv-i-ty (1st) (c) ac-TIV-i-ty (2nd)
  2. 2.Listen to “quality”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) qual-I-ty (2nd) (b) qual-i-TY (3rd) (c) QUAL-i-ty (1st)
  3. 3.Listen to “artistic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ar-tis-TIC (3rd) (b) AR-tis-tic (1st) (c) ar-TIS-tic (2nd)
  4. 4.Listen to “magic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) MAG-ic (1st) (b) mag-IC (2nd)
  5. 5.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)
  6. 6.Which syllable is stressed in “plastic”? (a) plas-TIC (2nd) (b) PLAS-tic (1st)
  7. 7.Listen to “publicity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pub-lic-I-ty (3rd) (b) pub-LIC-i-ty (2nd) (c) pub-lic-i-TY (4th)
  8. 8.Which syllable is stressed in “reality”? (a) re-AL-i-ty (2nd) (b) RE-al-i-ty (1st) (c) re-al-i-TY (4th)
  9. 9.Listen to “comprehension”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) com-pre-HEN-sion (3rd) (b) com-PRE-hen-sion (2nd) (c) COM-pre-hen-sion (1st)
  10. 10.Listen to “condition”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) CON-di-tion (1st) (b) con-di-TION (3rd) (c) con-DI-tion (2nd)
  11. 11.Which syllable is stressed in “majority”? (a) ma-jor-I-ty (3rd) (b) MA-jor-i-ty (1st) (c) ma-JOR-i-ty (2nd)
  12. 12.Listen to “historic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) his-tor-IC (3rd) (b) his-TOR-ic (2nd) (c) HIS-tor-ic (1st)
  13. 13.Which syllable is stressed in “condition”? (a) CON-di-tion (1st) (b) con-di-TION (3rd) (c) con-DI-tion (2nd)
  14. 14.Listen to “automatic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) au-to-mat-IC (4th) (b) au-to-MAT-ic (3rd) (c) AU-to-mat-ic (1st)
  15. 15.Which syllable is stressed in “publicity”? (a) PUB-lic-i-ty (1st) (b) pub-lic-i-TY (4th) (c) pub-LIC-i-ty (2nd)
  16. 16.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)
  17. 17.Listen to “generosity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) GEN-er-os-i-ty (1st) (b) gen-er-OS-i-ty (3rd) (c) gen-ER-os-i-ty (2nd)
  18. 18.Listen to “gigantic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) gi-gan-TIC (3rd) (b) GI-gan-tic (1st) (c) gi-GAN-tic (2nd)
  19. 19.Listen to “majority”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ma-jor-i-TY (4th) (b) ma-jor-I-ty (3rd) (c) ma-JOR-i-ty (2nd)
  20. 20.Which syllable is stressed in “exhibition”? (a) ex-hi-BI-tion (3rd) (b) ex-hi-bi-TION (4th) (c) ex-HI-bi-tion (2nd)
  21. 21.Listen to “exhibition”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) EX-hi-bi-tion (1st) (b) ex-hi-BI-tion (3rd) (c) ex-hi-bi-TION (4th)
  22. 22.Listen to “reality”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) re-AL-i-ty (2nd) (b) RE-al-i-ty (1st) (c) re-al-i-TY (4th)
  23. 23.Which syllable is stressed in “photographic”? (a) PHO-to-graph-ic (1st) (b) pho-to-GRAPH-ic (3rd) (c) pho-TO-graph-ic (2nd)
  24. 24.Listen to “popularity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pop-u-LAR-i-ty (3rd) (b) pop-u-lar-i-TY (5th) (c) POP-u-lar-i-ty (1st)
  25. 25.Which syllable is stressed in “magic”? (a) mag-IC (2nd) (b) MAG-ic (1st)
  26. 26.Listen to “photographer”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pho-tog-RA-pher (3rd) (b) PHO-tog-ra-pher (1st) (c) pho-TOG-ra-pher (2nd)
  27. 27.Listen to “nationality”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) na-TION-al-i-ty (2nd) (b) na-tion-al-i-TY (5th) (c) na-tion-AL-i-ty (3rd)
  28. 28.Listen to “fantastic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) fan-TAS-tic (2nd) (b) FAN-tas-tic (1st) (c) fan-tas-TIC (3rd)
  29. 29.Which syllable is stressed in “explanation”? (a) ex-PLA-na-tion (2nd) (b) ex-pla-na-TION (4th) (c) ex-pla-NA-tion (3rd)
  30. 30.Which syllable is stressed in “nationality”? (a) na-TION-al-i-ty (2nd) (b) na-tion-AL-i-ty (3rd) (c) NA-tion-al-i-ty (1st)
  31. 31.Listen to “photograph”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pho-to-GRAPH (3rd) (b) pho-TO-graph (2nd) (c) PHO-to-graph (1st)
  32. 32.Which syllable is stressed in “popularity”? (a) pop-u-LAR-i-ty (3rd) (b) pop-u-lar-I-ty (4th) (c) POP-u-lar-i-ty (1st)
  33. 33.Listen to “athletic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ath-LET-ic (2nd) (b) ath-let-IC (3rd) (c) ATH-let-ic (1st)
  34. 34.Which syllable is stressed in “celebration”? (a) cel-E-bra-tion (2nd) (b) cel-e-BRA-tion (3rd) (c) cel-e-bra-TION (4th)
  35. 35.Listen to “magnetic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) MAG-net-ic (1st) (b) mag-NET-ic (2nd) (c) mag-net-IC (3rd)
  36. 36.Which syllable is stressed in “education”? (a) ED-u-ca-tion (1st) (b) ed-u-CA-tion (3rd) (c) ed-u-ca-TION (4th)
  37. 37.Which syllable is stressed in “collection”? (a) col-lec-TION (3rd) (b) COL-lec-tion (1st) (c) col-LEC-tion (2nd)
  38. 38.Listen to “conversation”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) con-ver-SA-tion (3rd) (b) CON-ver-sa-tion (1st) (c) con-ver-sa-TION (4th)
  39. 39.Which syllable is stressed in “artistic”? (a) ar-TIS-tic (2nd) (b) AR-tis-tic (1st) (c) ar-tis-TIC (3rd)
  40. 40.Listen to “creativity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) cre-a-TIV-i-ty (3rd) (b) CRE-a-tiv-i-ty (1st) (c) cre-a-tiv-I-ty (4th)

Answer key

  1. ac-TIV-i-ty (2nd)
  2. QUAL-i-ty (1st)
  3. ar-TIS-tic (2nd)
  4. MAG-ic (1st)
  5. gen-er-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  6. PLAS-tic (1st)
  7. pub-LIC-i-ty (2nd)
  8. re-AL-i-ty (2nd)
  9. com-pre-HEN-sion (3rd)
  10. con-DI-tion (2nd)
  11. ma-JOR-i-ty (2nd)
  12. his-TOR-ic (2nd)
  13. con-DI-tion (2nd)
  14. au-to-MAT-ic (3rd)
  15. pub-LIC-i-ty (2nd)
  16. en-er-GET-ic (3rd)
  17. gen-er-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  18. gi-GAN-tic (2nd)
  19. ma-JOR-i-ty (2nd)
  20. ex-hi-BI-tion (3rd)
  21. ex-hi-BI-tion (3rd)
  22. re-AL-i-ty (2nd)
  23. pho-to-GRAPH-ic (3rd)
  24. pop-u-LAR-i-ty (3rd)
  25. MAG-ic (1st)
  26. pho-TOG-ra-pher (2nd)
  27. na-tion-AL-i-ty (3rd)
  28. fan-TAS-tic (2nd)
  29. ex-pla-NA-tion (3rd)
  30. na-tion-AL-i-ty (3rd)
  31. PHO-to-graph (1st)
  32. pop-u-LAR-i-ty (3rd)
  33. ath-LET-ic (2nd)
  34. cel-e-BRA-tion (3rd)
  35. mag-NET-ic (2nd)
  36. ed-u-CA-tion (3rd)
  37. col-LEC-tion (2nd)
  38. con-ver-SA-tion (3rd)
  39. ar-TIS-tic (2nd)
  40. cre-a-TIV-i-ty (3rd)

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