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Pronunciation lesson 18: Stress in long words · Set 569 · 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 “nationality”? (a) na-TION-al-i-ty (2nd) (b) na-tion-al-I-ty (4th) (c) na-tion-AL-i-ty (3rd)
  2. 2.Listen to “photographic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pho-TO-graph-ic (2nd) (b) pho-to-GRAPH-ic (3rd) (c) pho-to-graph-IC (4th)
  3. 3.Which syllable is stressed in “decision”? (a) de-CI-sion (2nd) (b) de-ci-SION (3rd) (c) DE-ci-sion (1st)
  4. 4.Listen to “examination”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) EX-am-i-na-tion (1st) (b) ex-am-i-NA-tion (4th) (c) ex-am-I-na-tion (3rd)
  5. 5.Which syllable is stressed in “academic”? (a) ac-A-dem-ic (2nd) (b) AC-a-dem-ic (1st) (c) ac-a-DEM-ic (3rd)
  6. 6.Which syllable is stressed in “publicity”? (a) PUB-lic-i-ty (1st) (b) pub-LIC-i-ty (2nd) (c) pub-lic-i-TY (4th)
  7. 7.Listen to “creativity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) cre-a-tiv-i-TY (5th) (b) cre-a-TIV-i-ty (3rd) (c) CRE-a-tiv-i-ty (1st)
  8. 8.Listen to “personality”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) per-son-AL-i-ty (3rd) (b) per-son-al-I-ty (4th) (c) per-SON-al-i-ty (2nd)
  9. 9.Which syllable is stressed in “education”? (a) ed-U-ca-tion (2nd) (b) ed-u-CA-tion (3rd) (c) ED-u-ca-tion (1st)
  10. 10.Listen to “revolution”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) rev-O-lu-tion (2nd) (b) REV-o-lu-tion (1st) (c) rev-o-LU-tion (3rd)
  11. 11.Listen to “direction”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) di-REC-tion (2nd) (b) di-rec-TION (3rd) (c) DI-rec-tion (1st)
  12. 12.Listen to “discussion”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) DIS-cus-sion (1st) (b) dis-cus-SION (3rd) (c) dis-CUS-sion (2nd)
  13. 13.Which syllable is stressed in “metallic”? (a) ME-tal-lic (1st) (b) me-tal-LIC (3rd) (c) me-TAL-lic (2nd)
  14. 14.Which syllable is stressed in “conversation”? (a) con-VER-sa-tion (2nd) (b) CON-ver-sa-tion (1st) (c) con-ver-SA-tion (3rd)
  15. 15.Listen to “metallic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) me-tal-LIC (3rd) (b) ME-tal-lic (1st) (c) me-TAL-lic (2nd)
  16. 16.Which syllable is stressed in “historic”? (a) his-tor-IC (3rd) (b) his-TOR-ic (2nd) (c) HIS-tor-ic (1st)
  17. 17.Which syllable is stressed in “capacity”? (a) ca-PAC-i-ty (2nd) (b) ca-pac-I-ty (3rd) (c) CA-pac-i-ty (1st)
  18. 18.Listen to “reality”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) re-al-i-TY (4th) (b) re-AL-i-ty (2nd) (c) RE-al-i-ty (1st)
  19. 19.Listen to “community”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) com-mu-ni-TY (4th) (b) com-MU-ni-ty (2nd) (c) COM-mu-ni-ty (1st)
  20. 20.Listen to “terrific”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) TER-rif-ic (1st) (b) ter-RIF-ic (2nd) (c) ter-rif-IC (3rd)
  21. 21.Listen to “majority”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ma-jor-I-ty (3rd) (b) ma-jor-i-TY (4th) (c) ma-JOR-i-ty (2nd)
  22. 22.Listen to “plastic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) PLAS-tic (1st) (b) plas-TIC (2nd)
  23. 23.Listen to “conversation”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) CON-ver-sa-tion (1st) (b) con-VER-sa-tion (2nd) (c) con-ver-SA-tion (3rd)
  24. 24.Which syllable is stressed in “artistic”? (a) ar-tis-TIC (3rd) (b) ar-TIS-tic (2nd) (c) AR-tis-tic (1st)
  25. 25.Listen to “photograph”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pho-TO-graph (2nd) (b) pho-to-GRAPH (3rd) (c) PHO-to-graph (1st)
  26. 26.Which syllable is stressed in “photographer”? (a) PHO-tog-ra-pher (1st) (b) pho-TOG-ra-pher (2nd) (c) pho-tog-ra-PHER (4th)
  27. 27.Listen to “academic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ac-a-dem-IC (4th) (b) ac-a-DEM-ic (3rd) (c) AC-a-dem-ic (1st)
  28. 28.Listen to “public”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pub-LIC (2nd) (b) PUB-lic (1st)
  29. 29.Which syllable is stressed in “explanation”? (a) ex-pla-na-TION (4th) (b) EX-pla-na-tion (1st) (c) ex-pla-NA-tion (3rd)
  30. 30.Which syllable is stressed in “examination”? (a) ex-am-i-NA-tion (4th) (b) ex-am-i-na-TION (5th) (c) EX-am-i-na-tion (1st)
  31. 31.Which syllable is stressed in “revolution”? (a) REV-o-lu-tion (1st) (b) rev-O-lu-tion (2nd) (c) rev-o-LU-tion (3rd)
  32. 32.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)
  33. 33.Listen to “information”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) in-for-ma-TION (4th) (b) in-FOR-ma-tion (2nd) (c) in-for-MA-tion (3rd)
  34. 34.Which syllable is stressed in “pronunciation”? (a) PRO-nun-ci-a-tion (1st) (b) pro-nun-ci-A-tion (4th) (c) pro-nun-ci-a-TION (5th)
  35. 35.Which syllable is stressed in “information”? (a) IN-for-ma-tion (1st) (b) in-FOR-ma-tion (2nd) (c) in-for-MA-tion (3rd)
  36. 36.Which syllable is stressed in “tradition”? (a) TRA-di-tion (1st) (b) tra-di-TION (3rd) (c) tra-DI-tion (2nd)
  37. 37.Which syllable is stressed in “scientific”? (a) SCI-en-tif-ic (1st) (b) sci-en-tif-IC (4th) (c) sci-en-TIF-ic (3rd)
  38. 38.Which syllable is stressed in “solution”? (a) so-LU-tion (2nd) (b) SO-lu-tion (1st) (c) so-lu-TION (3rd)
  39. 39.Listen to “scientific”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) SCI-en-tif-ic (1st) (b) sci-en-TIF-ic (3rd) (c) sci-EN-tif-ic (2nd)
  40. 40.Which syllable is stressed in “romantic”? (a) RO-man-tic (1st) (b) ro-MAN-tic (2nd) (c) ro-man-TIC (3rd)

Answer key

  1. na-tion-AL-i-ty (3rd)
  2. pho-to-GRAPH-ic (3rd)
  3. de-CI-sion (2nd)
  4. ex-am-i-NA-tion (4th)
  5. ac-a-DEM-ic (3rd)
  6. pub-LIC-i-ty (2nd)
  7. cre-a-TIV-i-ty (3rd)
  8. per-son-AL-i-ty (3rd)
  9. ed-u-CA-tion (3rd)
  10. rev-o-LU-tion (3rd)
  11. di-REC-tion (2nd)
  12. dis-CUS-sion (2nd)
  13. me-TAL-lic (2nd)
  14. con-ver-SA-tion (3rd)
  15. me-TAL-lic (2nd)
  16. his-TOR-ic (2nd)
  17. ca-PAC-i-ty (2nd)
  18. re-AL-i-ty (2nd)
  19. com-MU-ni-ty (2nd)
  20. ter-RIF-ic (2nd)
  21. ma-JOR-i-ty (2nd)
  22. PLAS-tic (1st)
  23. con-ver-SA-tion (3rd)
  24. ar-TIS-tic (2nd)
  25. PHO-to-graph (1st)
  26. pho-TOG-ra-pher (2nd)
  27. ac-a-DEM-ic (3rd)
  28. PUB-lic (1st)
  29. ex-pla-NA-tion (3rd)
  30. ex-am-i-NA-tion (4th)
  31. rev-o-LU-tion (3rd)
  32. cre-a-TIV-i-ty (3rd)
  33. in-for-MA-tion (3rd)
  34. pro-nun-ci-A-tion (4th)
  35. in-for-MA-tion (3rd)
  36. tra-DI-tion (2nd)
  37. sci-en-TIF-ic (3rd)
  38. so-LU-tion (2nd)
  39. sci-en-TIF-ic (3rd)
  40. ro-MAN-tic (2nd)

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