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Pronunciation lesson 18: Stress in long words · Set 514 · 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 “examination”? (a) ex-am-I-na-tion (3rd) (b) EX-am-i-na-tion (1st) (c) ex-am-i-NA-tion (4th)
  2. 2.Which syllable is stressed in “magnetic”? (a) mag-net-IC (3rd) (b) MAG-net-ic (1st) (c) mag-NET-ic (2nd)
  3. 3.Listen to “competition”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) com-pe-ti-TION (4th) (b) com-pe-TI-tion (3rd) (c) COM-pe-ti-tion (1st)
  4. 4.Which syllable is stressed in “terrific”? (a) ter-RIF-ic (2nd) (b) TER-rif-ic (1st) (c) ter-rif-IC (3rd)
  5. 5.Which syllable is stressed in “discussion”? (a) dis-CUS-sion (2nd) (b) DIS-cus-sion (1st) (c) dis-cus-SION (3rd)
  6. 6.Which syllable is stressed in “photographic”? (a) pho-TO-graph-ic (2nd) (b) PHO-to-graph-ic (1st) (c) pho-to-GRAPH-ic (3rd)
  7. 7.Which syllable is stressed in “pronunciation”? (a) PRO-nun-ci-a-tion (1st) (b) pro-nun-ci-a-TION (5th) (c) pro-nun-ci-A-tion (4th)
  8. 8.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)
  9. 9.Listen to “celebration”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) cel-e-BRA-tion (3rd) (b) cel-e-bra-TION (4th) (c) cel-E-bra-tion (2nd)
  10. 10.Which syllable is stressed in “decision”? (a) de-ci-SION (3rd) (b) DE-ci-sion (1st) (c) de-CI-sion (2nd)
  11. 11.Which syllable is stressed in “presentation”? (a) PRE-sen-ta-tion (1st) (b) pre-sen-TA-tion (3rd) (c) pre-sen-ta-TION (4th)
  12. 12.Which syllable is stressed in “symbolic”? (a) SYM-bol-ic (1st) (b) sym-bol-IC (3rd) (c) sym-BOL-ic (2nd)
  13. 13.Listen to “tradition”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) tra-DI-tion (2nd) (b) TRA-di-tion (1st) (c) tra-di-TION (3rd)
  14. 14.Listen to “population”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) POP-u-la-tion (1st) (b) pop-U-la-tion (2nd) (c) pop-u-LA-tion (3rd)
  15. 15.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)
  16. 16.Listen to “majority”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ma-jor-i-TY (4th) (b) ma-JOR-i-ty (2nd) (c) MA-jor-i-ty (1st)
  17. 17.Listen to “photograph”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pho-TO-graph (2nd) (b) pho-to-GRAPH (3rd) (c) PHO-to-graph (1st)
  18. 18.Which syllable is stressed in “nationality”? (a) na-tion-al-I-ty (4th) (b) na-tion-AL-i-ty (3rd) (c) na-tion-al-i-TY (5th)
  19. 19.Which syllable is stressed in “charity”? (a) char-I-ty (2nd) (b) char-i-TY (3rd) (c) CHAR-i-ty (1st)
  20. 20.Listen to “solution”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) so-LU-tion (2nd) (b) SO-lu-tion (1st) (c) so-lu-TION (3rd)
  21. 21.Which syllable is stressed in “scientific”? (a) sci-en-TIF-ic (3rd) (b) sci-EN-tif-ic (2nd) (c) sci-en-tif-IC (4th)
  22. 22.Which syllable is stressed in “historic”? (a) his-tor-IC (3rd) (b) his-TOR-ic (2nd) (c) HIS-tor-ic (1st)
  23. 23.Which syllable is stressed in “direction”? (a) di-rec-TION (3rd) (b) di-REC-tion (2nd) (c) DI-rec-tion (1st)
  24. 24.Listen to “security”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) se-CUR-i-ty (2nd) (b) se-cur-i-TY (4th) (c) SE-cur-i-ty (1st)
  25. 25.Which syllable is stressed in “quality”? (a) qual-i-TY (3rd) (b) QUAL-i-ty (1st) (c) qual-I-ty (2nd)
  26. 26.Which syllable is stressed in “artistic”? (a) ar-tis-TIC (3rd) (b) AR-tis-tic (1st) (c) ar-TIS-tic (2nd)
  27. 27.Which syllable is stressed in “activity”? (a) ac-tiv-i-TY (4th) (b) ac-TIV-i-ty (2nd) (c) ac-tiv-I-ty (3rd)
  28. 28.Which syllable is stressed in “photographer”? (a) pho-tog-RA-pher (3rd) (b) pho-tog-ra-PHER (4th) (c) pho-TOG-ra-pher (2nd)
  29. 29.Which syllable is stressed in “security”? (a) SE-cur-i-ty (1st) (b) se-cur-i-TY (4th) (c) se-CUR-i-ty (2nd)
  30. 30.Listen to “romantic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ro-MAN-tic (2nd) (b) ro-man-TIC (3rd) (c) RO-man-tic (1st)
  31. 31.Which syllable is stressed in “academic”? (a) ac-a-DEM-ic (3rd) (b) ac-a-dem-IC (4th) (c) AC-a-dem-ic (1st)
  32. 32.Listen to “conversation”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) CON-ver-sa-tion (1st) (b) con-ver-sa-TION (4th) (c) con-ver-SA-tion (3rd)
  33. 33.Listen to “artistic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ar-tis-TIC (3rd) (b) AR-tis-tic (1st) (c) ar-TIS-tic (2nd)
  34. 34.Listen to “photographic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pho-TO-graph-ic (2nd) (b) pho-to-GRAPH-ic (3rd) (c) PHO-to-graph-ic (1st)
  35. 35.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)
  36. 36.Which syllable is stressed in “romantic”? (a) ro-MAN-tic (2nd) (b) ro-man-TIC (3rd) (c) RO-man-tic (1st)
  37. 37.Which syllable is stressed in “music”? (a) mu-SIC (2nd) (b) MU-sic (1st)
  38. 38.Listen to “personality”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) per-SON-al-i-ty (2nd) (b) PER-son-al-i-ty (1st) (c) per-son-AL-i-ty (3rd)
  39. 39.Which syllable is stressed in “publicity”? (a) pub-lic-I-ty (3rd) (b) PUB-lic-i-ty (1st) (c) pub-LIC-i-ty (2nd)
  40. 40.Which syllable is stressed in “gigantic”? (a) gi-gan-TIC (3rd) (b) GI-gan-tic (1st) (c) gi-GAN-tic (2nd)

Answer key

  1. ex-am-i-NA-tion (4th)
  2. mag-NET-ic (2nd)
  3. com-pe-TI-tion (3rd)
  4. ter-RIF-ic (2nd)
  5. dis-CUS-sion (2nd)
  6. pho-to-GRAPH-ic (3rd)
  7. pro-nun-ci-A-tion (4th)
  8. in-for-MA-tion (3rd)
  9. cel-e-BRA-tion (3rd)
  10. de-CI-sion (2nd)
  11. pre-sen-TA-tion (3rd)
  12. sym-BOL-ic (2nd)
  13. tra-DI-tion (2nd)
  14. pop-u-LA-tion (3rd)
  15. ex-hi-BI-tion (3rd)
  16. ma-JOR-i-ty (2nd)
  17. PHO-to-graph (1st)
  18. na-tion-AL-i-ty (3rd)
  19. CHAR-i-ty (1st)
  20. so-LU-tion (2nd)
  21. sci-en-TIF-ic (3rd)
  22. his-TOR-ic (2nd)
  23. di-REC-tion (2nd)
  24. se-CUR-i-ty (2nd)
  25. QUAL-i-ty (1st)
  26. ar-TIS-tic (2nd)
  27. ac-TIV-i-ty (2nd)
  28. pho-TOG-ra-pher (2nd)
  29. se-CUR-i-ty (2nd)
  30. ro-MAN-tic (2nd)
  31. ac-a-DEM-ic (3rd)
  32. con-ver-SA-tion (3rd)
  33. ar-TIS-tic (2nd)
  34. pho-to-GRAPH-ic (3rd)
  35. pho-TOG-ra-phy (2nd)
  36. ro-MAN-tic (2nd)
  37. MU-sic (1st)
  38. per-son-AL-i-ty (3rd)
  39. pub-LIC-i-ty (2nd)
  40. gi-GAN-tic (2nd)

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