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Pronunciation lesson 18: Stress in long words · Set 533 · 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 “revolution”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) rev-O-lu-tion (2nd) (b) rev-o-LU-tion (3rd) (c) rev-o-lu-TION (4th)
  2. 2.Listen to “conversation”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) con-VER-sa-tion (2nd) (b) con-ver-sa-TION (4th) (c) con-ver-SA-tion (3rd)
  3. 3.Which syllable is stressed in “traffic”? (a) traf-FIC (2nd) (b) TRAF-fic (1st)
  4. 4.Which syllable is stressed in “revolution”? (a) rev-o-LU-tion (3rd) (b) rev-O-lu-tion (2nd) (c) REV-o-lu-tion (1st)
  5. 5.Which syllable is stressed in “artistic”? (a) AR-tis-tic (1st) (b) ar-TIS-tic (2nd) (c) ar-tis-TIC (3rd)
  6. 6.Listen to “generosity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) gen-er-OS-i-ty (3rd) (b) gen-er-os-i-TY (5th) (c) gen-ER-os-i-ty (2nd)
  7. 7.Listen to “information”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) in-FOR-ma-tion (2nd) (b) in-for-MA-tion (3rd) (c) IN-for-ma-tion (1st)
  8. 8.Which syllable is stressed in “collection”? (a) col-lec-TION (3rd) (b) col-LEC-tion (2nd) (c) COL-lec-tion (1st)
  9. 9.Which syllable is stressed in “direction”? (a) di-rec-TION (3rd) (b) DI-rec-tion (1st) (c) di-REC-tion (2nd)
  10. 10.Listen to “publicity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pub-LIC-i-ty (2nd) (b) PUB-lic-i-ty (1st) (c) pub-lic-i-TY (4th)
  11. 11.Listen to “popularity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pop-u-lar-I-ty (4th) (b) pop-u-LAR-i-ty (3rd) (c) POP-u-lar-i-ty (1st)
  12. 12.Listen to “democratic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) DEM-o-crat-ic (1st) (b) dem-O-crat-ic (2nd) (c) dem-o-CRAT-ic (3rd)
  13. 13.Listen to “exhibition”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ex-HI-bi-tion (2nd) (b) ex-hi-BI-tion (3rd) (c) EX-hi-bi-tion (1st)
  14. 14.Which syllable is stressed in “education”? (a) ed-u-ca-TION (4th) (b) ed-u-CA-tion (3rd) (c) ED-u-ca-tion (1st)
  15. 15.Listen to “pronunciation”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) PRO-nun-ci-a-tion (1st) (b) pro-nun-ci-A-tion (4th) (c) pro-nun-CI-a-tion (3rd)
  16. 16.Listen to “charity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) char-i-TY (3rd) (b) char-I-ty (2nd) (c) CHAR-i-ty (1st)
  17. 17.Listen to “activity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ac-TIV-i-ty (2nd) (b) ac-tiv-I-ty (3rd) (c) AC-tiv-i-ty (1st)
  18. 18.Listen to “possibility”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pos-SI-bil-i-ty (2nd) (b) POS-si-bil-i-ty (1st) (c) pos-si-BIL-i-ty (3rd)
  19. 19.Which syllable is stressed in “decision”? (a) DE-ci-sion (1st) (b) de-CI-sion (2nd) (c) de-ci-SION (3rd)
  20. 20.Listen to “presentation”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) PRE-sen-ta-tion (1st) (b) pre-sen-ta-TION (4th) (c) pre-sen-TA-tion (3rd)
  21. 21.Listen to “plastic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) plas-TIC (2nd) (b) PLAS-tic (1st)
  22. 22.Listen to “public”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pub-LIC (2nd) (b) PUB-lic (1st)
  23. 23.Which syllable is stressed in “photography”? (a) PHO-tog-ra-phy (1st) (b) pho-TOG-ra-phy (2nd) (c) pho-tog-ra-PHY (4th)
  24. 24.Which syllable is stressed in “celebration”? (a) CEL-e-bra-tion (1st) (b) cel-E-bra-tion (2nd) (c) cel-e-BRA-tion (3rd)
  25. 25.Which syllable is stressed in “automatic”? (a) au-to-MAT-ic (3rd) (b) AU-to-mat-ic (1st) (c) au-to-mat-IC (4th)
  26. 26.Which syllable is stressed in “romantic”? (a) ro-man-TIC (3rd) (b) ro-MAN-tic (2nd) (c) RO-man-tic (1st)
  27. 27.Listen to “romantic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ro-MAN-tic (2nd) (b) ro-man-TIC (3rd) (c) RO-man-tic (1st)
  28. 28.Listen to “magnetic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) mag-net-IC (3rd) (b) MAG-net-ic (1st) (c) mag-NET-ic (2nd)
  29. 29.Listen to “tradition”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) tra-di-TION (3rd) (b) TRA-di-tion (1st) (c) tra-DI-tion (2nd)
  30. 30.Which syllable is stressed in “charity”? (a) CHAR-i-ty (1st) (b) char-I-ty (2nd) (c) char-i-TY (3rd)
  31. 31.Which syllable is stressed in “publicity”? (a) pub-lic-I-ty (3rd) (b) PUB-lic-i-ty (1st) (c) pub-LIC-i-ty (2nd)
  32. 32.Listen to “characteristic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) char-AC-ter-is-tic (2nd) (b) CHAR-ac-ter-is-tic (1st) (c) char-ac-ter-IS-tic (4th)
  33. 33.Listen to “solution”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) SO-lu-tion (1st) (b) so-lu-TION (3rd) (c) so-LU-tion (2nd)
  34. 34.Which syllable is stressed in “invitation”? (a) IN-vi-ta-tion (1st) (b) in-vi-TA-tion (3rd) (c) in-VI-ta-tion (2nd)
  35. 35.Which syllable is stressed in “humanity”? (a) hu-man-i-TY (4th) (b) hu-man-I-ty (3rd) (c) hu-MAN-i-ty (2nd)
  36. 36.Which syllable is stressed in “generosity”? (a) gen-er-OS-i-ty (3rd) (b) gen-er-os-i-TY (5th) (c) GEN-er-os-i-ty (1st)
  37. 37.Which syllable is stressed in “personality”? (a) per-son-al-I-ty (4th) (b) per-son-AL-i-ty (3rd) (c) PER-son-al-i-ty (1st)
  38. 38.Listen to “music”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) mu-SIC (2nd) (b) MU-sic (1st)
  39. 39.Which syllable is stressed in “information”? (a) in-for-MA-tion (3rd) (b) in-for-ma-TION (4th) (c) in-FOR-ma-tion (2nd)
  40. 40.Listen to “symbolic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) sym-BOL-ic (2nd) (b) sym-bol-IC (3rd) (c) SYM-bol-ic (1st)

Answer key

  1. rev-o-LU-tion (3rd)
  2. con-ver-SA-tion (3rd)
  3. TRAF-fic (1st)
  4. rev-o-LU-tion (3rd)
  5. ar-TIS-tic (2nd)
  6. gen-er-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  7. in-for-MA-tion (3rd)
  8. col-LEC-tion (2nd)
  9. di-REC-tion (2nd)
  10. pub-LIC-i-ty (2nd)
  11. pop-u-LAR-i-ty (3rd)
  12. dem-o-CRAT-ic (3rd)
  13. ex-hi-BI-tion (3rd)
  14. ed-u-CA-tion (3rd)
  15. pro-nun-ci-A-tion (4th)
  16. CHAR-i-ty (1st)
  17. ac-TIV-i-ty (2nd)
  18. pos-si-BIL-i-ty (3rd)
  19. de-CI-sion (2nd)
  20. pre-sen-TA-tion (3rd)
  21. PLAS-tic (1st)
  22. PUB-lic (1st)
  23. pho-TOG-ra-phy (2nd)
  24. cel-e-BRA-tion (3rd)
  25. au-to-MAT-ic (3rd)
  26. ro-MAN-tic (2nd)
  27. ro-MAN-tic (2nd)
  28. mag-NET-ic (2nd)
  29. tra-DI-tion (2nd)
  30. CHAR-i-ty (1st)
  31. pub-LIC-i-ty (2nd)
  32. char-ac-ter-IS-tic (4th)
  33. so-LU-tion (2nd)
  34. in-vi-TA-tion (3rd)
  35. hu-MAN-i-ty (2nd)
  36. gen-er-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  37. per-son-AL-i-ty (3rd)
  38. MU-sic (1st)
  39. in-for-MA-tion (3rd)
  40. sym-BOL-ic (2nd)

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