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Pronunciation lesson 18: Stress in long words · Set 587 · 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 “community”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) com-mu-ni-TY (4th) (b) com-mu-NI-ty (3rd) (c) com-MU-ni-ty (2nd)
  2. 2.Which syllable is stressed in “plastic”? (a) PLAS-tic (1st) (b) plas-TIC (2nd)
  3. 3.Which syllable is stressed in “public”? (a) pub-LIC (2nd) (b) PUB-lic (1st)
  4. 4.Listen to “public”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) PUB-lic (1st) (b) pub-LIC (2nd)
  5. 5.Listen to “historic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) HIS-tor-ic (1st) (b) his-tor-IC (3rd) (c) his-TOR-ic (2nd)
  6. 6.Which syllable is stressed in “direction”? (a) DI-rec-tion (1st) (b) di-rec-TION (3rd) (c) di-REC-tion (2nd)
  7. 7.Which syllable is stressed in “revolution”? (a) REV-o-lu-tion (1st) (b) rev-o-LU-tion (3rd) (c) rev-O-lu-tion (2nd)
  8. 8.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 (2nd)
  9. 9.Listen to “quality”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) qual-I-ty (2nd) (b) qual-i-TY (3rd) (c) QUAL-i-ty (1st)
  10. 10.Listen to “collection”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) col-LEC-tion (2nd) (b) col-lec-TION (3rd) (c) COL-lec-tion (1st)
  11. 11.Which syllable is stressed in “celebration”? (a) cel-e-BRA-tion (3rd) (b) CEL-e-bra-tion (1st) (c) cel-e-bra-TION (4th)
  12. 12.Which syllable is stressed in “generosity”? (a) gen-er-os-i-TY (5th) (b) gen-ER-os-i-ty (2nd) (c) gen-er-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  13. 13.Which syllable is stressed in “presentation”? (a) pre-sen-ta-TION (4th) (b) pre-sen-TA-tion (3rd) (c) PRE-sen-ta-tion (1st)
  14. 14.Which syllable is stressed in “creativity”? (a) cre-a-tiv-i-TY (5th) (b) cre-a-tiv-I-ty (4th) (c) cre-a-TIV-i-ty (3rd)
  15. 15.Listen to “humanity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) HU-man-i-ty (1st) (b) hu-MAN-i-ty (2nd) (c) hu-man-I-ty (3rd)
  16. 16.Which syllable is stressed in “energetic”? (a) EN-er-get-ic (1st) (b) en-er-GET-ic (3rd) (c) en-er-get-IC (4th)
  17. 17.Which syllable is stressed in “condition”? (a) CON-di-tion (1st) (b) con-di-TION (3rd) (c) con-DI-tion (2nd)
  18. 18.Listen to “metallic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ME-tal-lic (1st) (b) me-TAL-lic (2nd) (c) me-tal-LIC (3rd)
  19. 19.Which syllable is stressed in “symbolic”? (a) SYM-bol-ic (1st) (b) sym-BOL-ic (2nd) (c) sym-bol-IC (3rd)
  20. 20.Which syllable is stressed in “possibility”? (a) POS-si-bil-i-ty (1st) (b) pos-si-bil-I-ty (4th) (c) pos-si-BIL-i-ty (3rd)
  21. 21.Listen to “information”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) IN-for-ma-tion (1st) (b) in-for-MA-tion (3rd) (c) in-for-ma-TION (4th)
  22. 22.Listen to “capacity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) CA-pac-i-ty (1st) (b) ca-PAC-i-ty (2nd) (c) ca-pac-I-ty (3rd)
  23. 23.Which syllable is stressed in “conversation”? (a) con-ver-SA-tion (3rd) (b) con-ver-sa-TION (4th) (c) con-VER-sa-tion (2nd)
  24. 24.Which syllable is stressed in “nationality”? (a) NA-tion-al-i-ty (1st) (b) na-TION-al-i-ty (2nd) (c) na-tion-AL-i-ty (3rd)
  25. 25.Which syllable is stressed in “population”? (a) pop-u-LA-tion (3rd) (b) pop-U-la-tion (2nd) (c) pop-u-la-TION (4th)
  26. 26.Which syllable is stressed in “publicity”? (a) pub-lic-i-TY (4th) (b) pub-LIC-i-ty (2nd) (c) PUB-lic-i-ty (1st)
  27. 27.Which syllable is stressed in “photograph”? (a) pho-TO-graph (2nd) (b) pho-to-GRAPH (3rd) (c) PHO-to-graph (1st)
  28. 28.Listen to “celebration”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) CEL-e-bra-tion (1st) (b) cel-e-bra-TION (4th) (c) cel-e-BRA-tion (3rd)
  29. 29.Which syllable is stressed in “similarity”? (a) SIM-i-lar-i-ty (1st) (b) sim-i-LAR-i-ty (3rd) (c) sim-i-lar-i-TY (5th)
  30. 30.Which syllable is stressed in “exhibition”? (a) ex-hi-BI-tion (3rd) (b) EX-hi-bi-tion (1st) (c) ex-HI-bi-tion (2nd)
  31. 31.Which syllable is stressed in “explanation”? (a) ex-PLA-na-tion (2nd) (b) ex-pla-NA-tion (3rd) (c) ex-pla-na-TION (4th)
  32. 32.Listen to “curiosity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) cu-ri-OS-i-ty (3rd) (b) cu-ri-os-I-ty (4th) (c) cu-ri-os-i-TY (5th)
  33. 33.Which syllable is stressed in “community”? (a) com-mu-ni-TY (4th) (b) com-MU-ni-ty (2nd) (c) com-mu-NI-ty (3rd)
  34. 34.Listen to “automatic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) AU-to-mat-ic (1st) (b) au-to-mat-IC (4th) (c) au-to-MAT-ic (3rd)
  35. 35.Listen to “publicity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pub-LIC-i-ty (2nd) (b) pub-lic-i-TY (4th) (c) PUB-lic-i-ty (1st)
  36. 36.Which syllable is stressed in “magnetic”? (a) MAG-net-ic (1st) (b) mag-net-IC (3rd) (c) mag-NET-ic (2nd)
  37. 37.Which syllable is stressed in “charity”? (a) char-i-TY (3rd) (b) char-I-ty (2nd) (c) CHAR-i-ty (1st)
  38. 38.Listen to “revolution”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) rev-o-lu-TION (4th) (b) REV-o-lu-tion (1st) (c) rev-o-LU-tion (3rd)
  39. 39.Which syllable is stressed in “discussion”? (a) dis-cus-SION (3rd) (b) DIS-cus-sion (1st) (c) dis-CUS-sion (2nd)
  40. 40.Which syllable is stressed in “romantic”? (a) ro-man-TIC (3rd) (b) RO-man-tic (1st) (c) ro-MAN-tic (2nd)

Answer key

  1. com-MU-ni-ty (2nd)
  2. PLAS-tic (1st)
  3. PUB-lic (1st)
  4. PUB-lic (1st)
  5. his-TOR-ic (2nd)
  6. di-REC-tion (2nd)
  7. rev-o-LU-tion (3rd)
  8. pro-nun-ci-A-tion (4th)
  9. QUAL-i-ty (1st)
  10. col-LEC-tion (2nd)
  11. cel-e-BRA-tion (3rd)
  12. gen-er-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  13. pre-sen-TA-tion (3rd)
  14. cre-a-TIV-i-ty (3rd)
  15. hu-MAN-i-ty (2nd)
  16. en-er-GET-ic (3rd)
  17. con-DI-tion (2nd)
  18. me-TAL-lic (2nd)
  19. sym-BOL-ic (2nd)
  20. pos-si-BIL-i-ty (3rd)
  21. in-for-MA-tion (3rd)
  22. ca-PAC-i-ty (2nd)
  23. con-ver-SA-tion (3rd)
  24. na-tion-AL-i-ty (3rd)
  25. pop-u-LA-tion (3rd)
  26. pub-LIC-i-ty (2nd)
  27. PHO-to-graph (1st)
  28. cel-e-BRA-tion (3rd)
  29. sim-i-LAR-i-ty (3rd)
  30. ex-hi-BI-tion (3rd)
  31. ex-pla-NA-tion (3rd)
  32. cu-ri-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  33. com-MU-ni-ty (2nd)
  34. au-to-MAT-ic (3rd)
  35. pub-LIC-i-ty (2nd)
  36. mag-NET-ic (2nd)
  37. CHAR-i-ty (1st)
  38. rev-o-LU-tion (3rd)
  39. dis-CUS-sion (2nd)
  40. ro-MAN-tic (2nd)

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