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Pronunciation lesson 18: Stress in long words · Set 536 · 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 “direction”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) di-REC-tion (2nd) (b) DI-rec-tion (1st) (c) di-rec-TION (3rd)
  2. 2.Listen to “examination”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ex-am-I-na-tion (3rd) (b) EX-am-i-na-tion (1st) (c) ex-am-i-NA-tion (4th)
  3. 3.Listen to “solution”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) so-LU-tion (2nd) (b) so-lu-TION (3rd) (c) SO-lu-tion (1st)
  4. 4.Which syllable is stressed in “photograph”? (a) pho-TO-graph (2nd) (b) pho-to-GRAPH (3rd) (c) PHO-to-graph (1st)
  5. 5.Which syllable is stressed in “nationality”? (a) na-tion-al-i-TY (5th) (b) na-tion-al-I-ty (4th) (c) na-tion-AL-i-ty (3rd)
  6. 6.Listen to “generosity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) gen-er-os-I-ty (4th) (b) GEN-er-os-i-ty (1st) (c) gen-er-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  7. 7.Which syllable is stressed in “curiosity”? (a) cu-RI-os-i-ty (2nd) (b) cu-ri-os-I-ty (4th) (c) cu-ri-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  8. 8.Which syllable is stressed in “capacity”? (a) CA-pac-i-ty (1st) (b) ca-pac-I-ty (3rd) (c) ca-PAC-i-ty (2nd)
  9. 9.Listen to “fantastic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) fan-tas-TIC (3rd) (b) FAN-tas-tic (1st) (c) fan-TAS-tic (2nd)
  10. 10.Listen to “reality”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) re-al-I-ty (3rd) (b) RE-al-i-ty (1st) (c) re-AL-i-ty (2nd)
  11. 11.Which syllable is stressed in “magnetic”? (a) mag-net-IC (3rd) (b) MAG-net-ic (1st) (c) mag-NET-ic (2nd)
  12. 12.Listen to “magic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) MAG-ic (1st) (b) mag-IC (2nd)
  13. 13.Listen to “scientific”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) sci-en-tif-IC (4th) (b) sci-en-TIF-ic (3rd) (c) SCI-en-tif-ic (1st)
  14. 14.Listen to “explanation”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ex-pla-NA-tion (3rd) (b) ex-PLA-na-tion (2nd) (c) ex-pla-na-TION (4th)
  15. 15.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)
  16. 16.Which syllable is stressed in “historic”? (a) HIS-tor-ic (1st) (b) his-TOR-ic (2nd) (c) his-tor-IC (3rd)
  17. 17.Which syllable is stressed in “personality”? (a) per-son-al-i-TY (5th) (b) PER-son-al-i-ty (1st) (c) per-son-AL-i-ty (3rd)
  18. 18.Listen to “similarity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) sim-i-LAR-i-ty (3rd) (b) sim-i-lar-I-ty (4th) (c) SIM-i-lar-i-ty (1st)
  19. 19.Listen to “pronunciation”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pro-nun-ci-A-tion (4th) (b) PRO-nun-ci-a-tion (1st) (c) pro-nun-CI-a-tion (3rd)
  20. 20.Which syllable is stressed in “humanity”? (a) hu-MAN-i-ty (2nd) (b) hu-man-i-TY (4th) (c) HU-man-i-ty (1st)
  21. 21.Which syllable is stressed in “publicity”? (a) pub-LIC-i-ty (2nd) (b) PUB-lic-i-ty (1st) (c) pub-lic-i-TY (4th)
  22. 22.Listen to “dramatic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) dra-mat-IC (3rd) (b) DRA-mat-ic (1st) (c) dra-MAT-ic (2nd)
  23. 23.Listen to “possibility”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pos-SI-bil-i-ty (2nd) (b) pos-si-bil-I-ty (4th) (c) pos-si-BIL-i-ty (3rd)
  24. 24.Which syllable is stressed in “decision”? (a) de-ci-SION (3rd) (b) de-CI-sion (2nd) (c) DE-ci-sion (1st)
  25. 25.Listen to “music”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) mu-SIC (2nd) (b) MU-sic (1st)
  26. 26.Which syllable is stressed in “tradition”? (a) tra-di-TION (3rd) (b) tra-DI-tion (2nd) (c) TRA-di-tion (1st)
  27. 27.Listen to “education”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ED-u-ca-tion (1st) (b) ed-U-ca-tion (2nd) (c) ed-u-CA-tion (3rd)
  28. 28.Which syllable is stressed in “traffic”? (a) TRAF-fic (1st) (b) traf-FIC (2nd)
  29. 29.Which syllable is stressed in “activity”? (a) ac-tiv-I-ty (3rd) (b) AC-tiv-i-ty (1st) (c) ac-TIV-i-ty (2nd)
  30. 30.Which syllable is stressed in “quality”? (a) qual-i-TY (3rd) (b) qual-I-ty (2nd) (c) QUAL-i-ty (1st)
  31. 31.Which syllable is stressed in “artistic”? (a) ar-TIS-tic (2nd) (b) AR-tis-tic (1st) (c) ar-tis-TIC (3rd)
  32. 32.Listen to “collection”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) col-LEC-tion (2nd) (b) COL-lec-tion (1st) (c) col-lec-TION (3rd)
  33. 33.Which syllable is stressed in “photography”? (a) pho-TOG-ra-phy (2nd) (b) pho-tog-RA-phy (3rd) (c) PHO-tog-ra-phy (1st)
  34. 34.Listen to “historic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) his-TOR-ic (2nd) (b) HIS-tor-ic (1st) (c) his-tor-IC (3rd)
  35. 35.Listen to “revolution”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) REV-o-lu-tion (1st) (b) rev-o-lu-TION (4th) (c) rev-o-LU-tion (3rd)
  36. 36.Listen to “public”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pub-LIC (2nd) (b) PUB-lic (1st)
  37. 37.Listen to “majority”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) MA-jor-i-ty (1st) (b) ma-JOR-i-ty (2nd) (c) ma-jor-I-ty (3rd)
  38. 38.Which syllable is stressed in “explanation”? (a) ex-pla-na-TION (4th) (b) ex-pla-NA-tion (3rd) (c) ex-PLA-na-tion (2nd)
  39. 39.Listen to “plastic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) PLAS-tic (1st) (b) plas-TIC (2nd)
  40. 40.Which syllable is stressed in “creativity”? (a) CRE-a-tiv-i-ty (1st) (b) cre-a-TIV-i-ty (3rd) (c) cre-a-tiv-I-ty (4th)

Answer key

  1. di-REC-tion (2nd)
  2. ex-am-i-NA-tion (4th)
  3. so-LU-tion (2nd)
  4. PHO-to-graph (1st)
  5. na-tion-AL-i-ty (3rd)
  6. gen-er-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  7. cu-ri-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  8. ca-PAC-i-ty (2nd)
  9. fan-TAS-tic (2nd)
  10. re-AL-i-ty (2nd)
  11. mag-NET-ic (2nd)
  12. MAG-ic (1st)
  13. sci-en-TIF-ic (3rd)
  14. ex-pla-NA-tion (3rd)
  15. pop-u-LAR-i-ty (3rd)
  16. his-TOR-ic (2nd)
  17. per-son-AL-i-ty (3rd)
  18. sim-i-LAR-i-ty (3rd)
  19. pro-nun-ci-A-tion (4th)
  20. hu-MAN-i-ty (2nd)
  21. pub-LIC-i-ty (2nd)
  22. dra-MAT-ic (2nd)
  23. pos-si-BIL-i-ty (3rd)
  24. de-CI-sion (2nd)
  25. MU-sic (1st)
  26. tra-DI-tion (2nd)
  27. ed-u-CA-tion (3rd)
  28. TRAF-fic (1st)
  29. ac-TIV-i-ty (2nd)
  30. QUAL-i-ty (1st)
  31. ar-TIS-tic (2nd)
  32. col-LEC-tion (2nd)
  33. pho-TOG-ra-phy (2nd)
  34. his-TOR-ic (2nd)
  35. rev-o-LU-tion (3rd)
  36. PUB-lic (1st)
  37. ma-JOR-i-ty (2nd)
  38. ex-pla-NA-tion (3rd)
  39. PLAS-tic (1st)
  40. cre-a-TIV-i-ty (3rd)

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