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Pronunciation lesson 18: Stress in long words · Set 565 · 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 “reality”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) RE-al-i-ty (1st) (b) re-al-I-ty (3rd) (c) re-AL-i-ty (2nd)
  2. 2.Listen to “athletic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ATH-let-ic (1st) (b) ath-let-IC (3rd) (c) ath-LET-ic (2nd)
  3. 3.Which syllable is stressed in “historic”? (a) HIS-tor-ic (1st) (b) his-tor-IC (3rd) (c) his-TOR-ic (2nd)
  4. 4.Listen to “exhibition”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) EX-hi-bi-tion (1st) (b) ex-hi-bi-TION (4th) (c) ex-hi-BI-tion (3rd)
  5. 5.Listen to “community”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) COM-mu-ni-ty (1st) (b) com-mu-NI-ty (3rd) (c) com-MU-ni-ty (2nd)
  6. 6.Listen to “condition”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) con-di-TION (3rd) (b) con-DI-tion (2nd) (c) CON-di-tion (1st)
  7. 7.Which syllable is stressed in “fantastic”? (a) fan-tas-TIC (3rd) (b) fan-TAS-tic (2nd) (c) FAN-tas-tic (1st)
  8. 8.Listen to “historic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) HIS-tor-ic (1st) (b) his-tor-IC (3rd) (c) his-TOR-ic (2nd)
  9. 9.Which syllable is stressed in “discussion”? (a) dis-cus-SION (3rd) (b) dis-CUS-sion (2nd) (c) DIS-cus-sion (1st)
  10. 10.Listen to “creativity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) cre-a-TIV-i-ty (3rd) (b) cre-A-tiv-i-ty (2nd) (c) cre-a-tiv-i-TY (5th)
  11. 11.Listen to “personality”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) per-son-AL-i-ty (3rd) (b) PER-son-al-i-ty (1st) (c) per-SON-al-i-ty (2nd)
  12. 12.Which syllable is stressed in “reality”? (a) re-al-i-TY (4th) (b) re-AL-i-ty (2nd) (c) re-al-I-ty (3rd)
  13. 13.Listen to “metallic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) me-TAL-lic (2nd) (b) ME-tal-lic (1st) (c) me-tal-LIC (3rd)
  14. 14.Listen to “academic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ac-a-DEM-ic (3rd) (b) ac-a-dem-IC (4th) (c) ac-A-dem-ic (2nd)
  15. 15.Which syllable is stressed in “characteristic”? (a) CHAR-ac-ter-is-tic (1st) (b) char-AC-ter-is-tic (2nd) (c) char-ac-ter-IS-tic (4th)
  16. 16.Listen to “artistic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ar-TIS-tic (2nd) (b) AR-tis-tic (1st) (c) ar-tis-TIC (3rd)
  17. 17.Which syllable is stressed in “generosity”? (a) gen-er-OS-i-ty (3rd) (b) GEN-er-os-i-ty (1st) (c) gen-er-os-I-ty (4th)
  18. 18.Listen to “gigantic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) gi-gan-TIC (3rd) (b) gi-GAN-tic (2nd) (c) GI-gan-tic (1st)
  19. 19.Which syllable is stressed in “presentation”? (a) pre-sen-ta-TION (4th) (b) pre-sen-TA-tion (3rd) (c) pre-SEN-ta-tion (2nd)
  20. 20.Which syllable is stressed in “symbolic”? (a) sym-BOL-ic (2nd) (b) SYM-bol-ic (1st) (c) sym-bol-IC (3rd)
  21. 21.Which syllable is stressed in “humanity”? (a) hu-man-I-ty (3rd) (b) hu-MAN-i-ty (2nd) (c) hu-man-i-TY (4th)
  22. 22.Listen to “direction”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) DI-rec-tion (1st) (b) di-rec-TION (3rd) (c) di-REC-tion (2nd)
  23. 23.Which syllable is stressed in “popularity”? (a) pop-u-lar-i-TY (5th) (b) pop-u-lar-I-ty (4th) (c) pop-u-LAR-i-ty (3rd)
  24. 24.Which syllable is stressed in “academic”? (a) AC-a-dem-ic (1st) (b) ac-A-dem-ic (2nd) (c) ac-a-DEM-ic (3rd)
  25. 25.Which syllable is stressed in “music”? (a) mu-SIC (2nd) (b) MU-sic (1st)
  26. 26.Listen to “competition”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) com-pe-TI-tion (3rd) (b) com-pe-ti-TION (4th) (c) COM-pe-ti-tion (1st)
  27. 27.Which syllable is stressed in “pronunciation”? (a) PRO-nun-ci-a-tion (1st) (b) pro-nun-CI-a-tion (3rd) (c) pro-nun-ci-A-tion (4th)
  28. 28.Which syllable is stressed in “quality”? (a) qual-I-ty (2nd) (b) qual-i-TY (3rd) (c) QUAL-i-ty (1st)
  29. 29.Which syllable is stressed in “population”? (a) POP-u-la-tion (1st) (b) pop-u-la-TION (4th) (c) pop-u-LA-tion (3rd)
  30. 30.Listen to “generosity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) gen-ER-os-i-ty (2nd) (b) gen-er-OS-i-ty (3rd) (c) GEN-er-os-i-ty (1st)
  31. 31.Listen to “solution”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) so-LU-tion (2nd) (b) so-lu-TION (3rd) (c) SO-lu-tion (1st)
  32. 32.Which syllable is stressed in “condition”? (a) con-DI-tion (2nd) (b) con-di-TION (3rd) (c) CON-di-tion (1st)
  33. 33.Which syllable is stressed in “photographic”? (a) pho-TO-graph-ic (2nd) (b) pho-to-GRAPH-ic (3rd) (c) pho-to-graph-IC (4th)
  34. 34.Listen to “music”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) MU-sic (1st) (b) mu-SIC (2nd)
  35. 35.Listen to “invitation”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) in-VI-ta-tion (2nd) (b) in-vi-TA-tion (3rd) (c) in-vi-ta-TION (4th)
  36. 36.Listen to “activity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ac-tiv-i-TY (4th) (b) ac-TIV-i-ty (2nd) (c) AC-tiv-i-ty (1st)
  37. 37.Which syllable is stressed in “invitation”? (a) in-vi-ta-TION (4th) (b) in-VI-ta-tion (2nd) (c) in-vi-TA-tion (3rd)
  38. 38.Listen to “celebration”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) cel-e-bra-TION (4th) (b) CEL-e-bra-tion (1st) (c) cel-e-BRA-tion (3rd)
  39. 39.Listen to “automatic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) au-to-mat-IC (4th) (b) au-to-MAT-ic (3rd) (c) au-TO-mat-ic (2nd)
  40. 40.Which syllable is stressed in “activity”? (a) AC-tiv-i-ty (1st) (b) ac-TIV-i-ty (2nd) (c) ac-tiv-I-ty (3rd)

Answer key

  1. re-AL-i-ty (2nd)
  2. ath-LET-ic (2nd)
  3. his-TOR-ic (2nd)
  4. ex-hi-BI-tion (3rd)
  5. com-MU-ni-ty (2nd)
  6. con-DI-tion (2nd)
  7. fan-TAS-tic (2nd)
  8. his-TOR-ic (2nd)
  9. dis-CUS-sion (2nd)
  10. cre-a-TIV-i-ty (3rd)
  11. per-son-AL-i-ty (3rd)
  12. re-AL-i-ty (2nd)
  13. me-TAL-lic (2nd)
  14. ac-a-DEM-ic (3rd)
  15. char-ac-ter-IS-tic (4th)
  16. ar-TIS-tic (2nd)
  17. gen-er-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  18. gi-GAN-tic (2nd)
  19. pre-sen-TA-tion (3rd)
  20. sym-BOL-ic (2nd)
  21. hu-MAN-i-ty (2nd)
  22. di-REC-tion (2nd)
  23. pop-u-LAR-i-ty (3rd)
  24. ac-a-DEM-ic (3rd)
  25. MU-sic (1st)
  26. com-pe-TI-tion (3rd)
  27. pro-nun-ci-A-tion (4th)
  28. QUAL-i-ty (1st)
  29. pop-u-LA-tion (3rd)
  30. gen-er-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  31. so-LU-tion (2nd)
  32. con-DI-tion (2nd)
  33. pho-to-GRAPH-ic (3rd)
  34. MU-sic (1st)
  35. in-vi-TA-tion (3rd)
  36. ac-TIV-i-ty (2nd)
  37. in-vi-TA-tion (3rd)
  38. cel-e-BRA-tion (3rd)
  39. au-to-MAT-ic (3rd)
  40. ac-TIV-i-ty (2nd)

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