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Pronunciation lesson 18: Stress in long words · Set 574 · 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 “pronunciation”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pro-nun-CI-a-tion (3rd) (b) pro-nun-ci-a-TION (5th) (c) pro-nun-ci-A-tion (4th)
  2. 2.Listen to “traffic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) traf-FIC (2nd) (b) TRAF-fic (1st)
  3. 3.Listen to “photograph”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pho-TO-graph (2nd) (b) pho-to-GRAPH (3rd) (c) PHO-to-graph (1st)
  4. 4.Listen to “personality”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) PER-son-al-i-ty (1st) (b) per-son-AL-i-ty (3rd) (c) per-son-al-i-TY (5th)
  5. 5.Which syllable is stressed in “majority”? (a) ma-jor-i-TY (4th) (b) MA-jor-i-ty (1st) (c) ma-JOR-i-ty (2nd)
  6. 6.Listen to “characteristic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) char-ac-TER-is-tic (3rd) (b) char-ac-ter-IS-tic (4th) (c) char-AC-ter-is-tic (2nd)
  7. 7.Listen to “comprehension”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) com-PRE-hen-sion (2nd) (b) COM-pre-hen-sion (1st) (c) com-pre-HEN-sion (3rd)
  8. 8.Which syllable is stressed in “scientific”? (a) SCI-en-tif-ic (1st) (b) sci-en-TIF-ic (3rd) (c) sci-EN-tif-ic (2nd)
  9. 9.Listen to “humanity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) hu-man-I-ty (3rd) (b) hu-MAN-i-ty (2nd) (c) hu-man-i-TY (4th)
  10. 10.Listen to “plastic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) plas-TIC (2nd) (b) PLAS-tic (1st)
  11. 11.Which syllable is stressed in “photographic”? (a) pho-to-graph-IC (4th) (b) pho-TO-graph-ic (2nd) (c) pho-to-GRAPH-ic (3rd)
  12. 12.Listen to “romantic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ro-man-TIC (3rd) (b) RO-man-tic (1st) (c) ro-MAN-tic (2nd)
  13. 13.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 (2nd)
  14. 14.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)
  15. 15.Which syllable is stressed in “plastic”? (a) plas-TIC (2nd) (b) PLAS-tic (1st)
  16. 16.Which syllable is stressed in “comprehension”? (a) com-pre-HEN-sion (3rd) (b) COM-pre-hen-sion (1st) (c) com-pre-hen-SION (4th)
  17. 17.Which syllable is stressed in “reality”? (a) re-AL-i-ty (2nd) (b) RE-al-i-ty (1st) (c) re-al-i-TY (4th)
  18. 18.Listen to “scientific”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) sci-EN-tif-ic (2nd) (b) sci-en-tif-IC (4th) (c) sci-en-TIF-ic (3rd)
  19. 19.Listen to “magic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) MAG-ic (1st) (b) mag-IC (2nd)
  20. 20.Which syllable is stressed in “tradition”? (a) tra-DI-tion (2nd) (b) TRA-di-tion (1st) (c) tra-di-TION (3rd)
  21. 21.Which syllable is stressed in “population”? (a) pop-U-la-tion (2nd) (b) pop-u-LA-tion (3rd) (c) POP-u-la-tion (1st)
  22. 22.Which syllable is stressed in “condition”? (a) con-di-TION (3rd) (b) CON-di-tion (1st) (c) con-DI-tion (2nd)
  23. 23.Which syllable is stressed in “competition”? (a) COM-pe-ti-tion (1st) (b) com-pe-TI-tion (3rd) (c) com-pe-ti-TION (4th)
  24. 24.Listen to “condition”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) con-DI-tion (2nd) (b) CON-di-tion (1st) (c) con-di-TION (3rd)
  25. 25.Which syllable is stressed in “dramatic”? (a) dra-mat-IC (3rd) (b) DRA-mat-ic (1st) (c) dra-MAT-ic (2nd)
  26. 26.Listen to “automatic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) AU-to-mat-ic (1st) (b) au-to-MAT-ic (3rd) (c) au-TO-mat-ic (2nd)
  27. 27.Listen to “academic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ac-a-dem-IC (4th) (b) AC-a-dem-ic (1st) (c) ac-a-DEM-ic (3rd)
  28. 28.Listen to “revolution”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) REV-o-lu-tion (1st) (b) rev-o-LU-tion (3rd) (c) rev-O-lu-tion (2nd)
  29. 29.Listen to “photography”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pho-tog-ra-PHY (4th) (b) pho-TOG-ra-phy (2nd) (c) PHO-tog-ra-phy (1st)
  30. 30.Listen to “dramatic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) dra-mat-IC (3rd) (b) dra-MAT-ic (2nd) (c) DRA-mat-ic (1st)
  31. 31.Which syllable is stressed in “nationality”? (a) na-tion-AL-i-ty (3rd) (b) na-tion-al-i-TY (5th) (c) NA-tion-al-i-ty (1st)
  32. 32.Which syllable is stressed in “magic”? (a) MAG-ic (1st) (b) mag-IC (2nd)
  33. 33.Which syllable is stressed in “presentation”? (a) pre-sen-ta-TION (4th) (b) pre-sen-TA-tion (3rd) (c) PRE-sen-ta-tion (1st)
  34. 34.Which syllable is stressed in “revolution”? (a) rev-o-lu-TION (4th) (b) REV-o-lu-tion (1st) (c) rev-o-LU-tion (3rd)
  35. 35.Listen to “direction”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) DI-rec-tion (1st) (b) di-REC-tion (2nd) (c) di-rec-TION (3rd)
  36. 36.Listen to “nationality”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) na-tion-al-I-ty (4th) (b) na-tion-AL-i-ty (3rd) (c) NA-tion-al-i-ty (1st)
  37. 37.Which syllable is stressed in “similarity”? (a) sim-i-LAR-i-ty (3rd) (b) SIM-i-lar-i-ty (1st) (c) sim-i-lar-i-TY (5th)
  38. 38.Which syllable is stressed in “education”? (a) ed-u-CA-tion (3rd) (b) ed-u-ca-TION (4th) (c) ED-u-ca-tion (1st)
  39. 39.Listen to “generosity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) GEN-er-os-i-ty (1st) (b) gen-er-os-i-TY (5th) (c) gen-er-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  40. 40.Which syllable is stressed in “athletic”? (a) ath-LET-ic (2nd) (b) ATH-let-ic (1st) (c) ath-let-IC (3rd)

Answer key

  1. pro-nun-ci-A-tion (4th)
  2. TRAF-fic (1st)
  3. PHO-to-graph (1st)
  4. per-son-AL-i-ty (3rd)
  5. ma-JOR-i-ty (2nd)
  6. char-ac-ter-IS-tic (4th)
  7. com-pre-HEN-sion (3rd)
  8. sci-en-TIF-ic (3rd)
  9. hu-MAN-i-ty (2nd)
  10. PLAS-tic (1st)
  11. pho-to-GRAPH-ic (3rd)
  12. ro-MAN-tic (2nd)
  13. ex-am-i-NA-tion (4th)
  14. pop-u-LAR-i-ty (3rd)
  15. PLAS-tic (1st)
  16. com-pre-HEN-sion (3rd)
  17. re-AL-i-ty (2nd)
  18. sci-en-TIF-ic (3rd)
  19. MAG-ic (1st)
  20. tra-DI-tion (2nd)
  21. pop-u-LA-tion (3rd)
  22. con-DI-tion (2nd)
  23. com-pe-TI-tion (3rd)
  24. con-DI-tion (2nd)
  25. dra-MAT-ic (2nd)
  26. au-to-MAT-ic (3rd)
  27. ac-a-DEM-ic (3rd)
  28. rev-o-LU-tion (3rd)
  29. pho-TOG-ra-phy (2nd)
  30. dra-MAT-ic (2nd)
  31. na-tion-AL-i-ty (3rd)
  32. MAG-ic (1st)
  33. pre-sen-TA-tion (3rd)
  34. rev-o-LU-tion (3rd)
  35. di-REC-tion (2nd)
  36. na-tion-AL-i-ty (3rd)
  37. sim-i-LAR-i-ty (3rd)
  38. ed-u-CA-tion (3rd)
  39. gen-er-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  40. ath-LET-ic (2nd)

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