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Pronunciation lesson 18: Stress in long words · Set 596 · 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 “athletic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ATH-let-ic (1st) (b) ath-let-IC (3rd) (c) ath-LET-ic (2nd)
  2. 2.Which syllable is stressed in “traffic”? (a) traf-FIC (2nd) (b) TRAF-fic (1st)
  3. 3.Listen to “pronunciation”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pro-NUN-ci-a-tion (2nd) (b) pro-nun-ci-a-TION (5th) (c) pro-nun-ci-A-tion (4th)
  4. 4.Which syllable is stressed in “humanity”? (a) hu-MAN-i-ty (2nd) (b) hu-man-i-TY (4th) (c) HU-man-i-ty (1st)
  5. 5.Which syllable is stressed in “conversation”? (a) con-ver-sa-TION (4th) (b) CON-ver-sa-tion (1st) (c) con-ver-SA-tion (3rd)
  6. 6.Listen to “photographer”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pho-tog-ra-PHER (4th) (b) PHO-tog-ra-pher (1st) (c) pho-TOG-ra-pher (2nd)
  7. 7.Listen to “characteristic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) CHAR-ac-ter-is-tic (1st) (b) char-ac-ter-IS-tic (4th) (c) char-AC-ter-is-tic (2nd)
  8. 8.Listen to “decision”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) de-CI-sion (2nd) (b) DE-ci-sion (1st) (c) de-ci-SION (3rd)
  9. 9.Listen to “quality”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) qual-i-TY (3rd) (b) qual-I-ty (2nd) (c) QUAL-i-ty (1st)
  10. 10.Listen to “traffic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) traf-FIC (2nd) (b) TRAF-fic (1st)
  11. 11.Which syllable is stressed in “dramatic”? (a) dra-mat-IC (3rd) (b) dra-MAT-ic (2nd) (c) DRA-mat-ic (1st)
  12. 12.Listen to “competition”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) com-pe-TI-tion (3rd) (b) com-pe-ti-TION (4th) (c) com-PE-ti-tion (2nd)
  13. 13.Which syllable is stressed in “population”? (a) pop-U-la-tion (2nd) (b) pop-u-LA-tion (3rd) (c) POP-u-la-tion (1st)
  14. 14.Which syllable is stressed in “collection”? (a) COL-lec-tion (1st) (b) col-lec-TION (3rd) (c) col-LEC-tion (2nd)
  15. 15.Listen to “nationality”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) na-TION-al-i-ty (2nd) (b) na-tion-AL-i-ty (3rd) (c) na-tion-al-i-TY (5th)
  16. 16.Which syllable is stressed in “possibility”? (a) pos-SI-bil-i-ty (2nd) (b) pos-si-BIL-i-ty (3rd) (c) pos-si-bil-i-TY (5th)
  17. 17.Which syllable is stressed in “scientific”? (a) SCI-en-tif-ic (1st) (b) sci-EN-tif-ic (2nd) (c) sci-en-TIF-ic (3rd)
  18. 18.Listen to “similarity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) sim-I-lar-i-ty (2nd) (b) sim-i-lar-I-ty (4th) (c) sim-i-LAR-i-ty (3rd)
  19. 19.Which syllable is stressed in “invitation”? (a) in-vi-ta-TION (4th) (b) IN-vi-ta-tion (1st) (c) in-vi-TA-tion (3rd)
  20. 20.Listen to “public”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pub-LIC (2nd) (b) PUB-lic (1st)
  21. 21.Listen to “examination”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ex-am-i-na-TION (5th) (b) ex-am-i-NA-tion (4th) (c) ex-AM-i-na-tion (2nd)
  22. 22.Listen to “popularity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pop-u-lar-I-ty (4th) (b) pop-U-lar-i-ty (2nd) (c) pop-u-LAR-i-ty (3rd)
  23. 23.Listen to “tradition”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) tra-DI-tion (2nd) (b) tra-di-TION (3rd) (c) TRA-di-tion (1st)
  24. 24.Listen to “invitation”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) in-VI-ta-tion (2nd) (b) IN-vi-ta-tion (1st) (c) in-vi-TA-tion (3rd)
  25. 25.Which syllable is stressed in “direction”? (a) di-REC-tion (2nd) (b) di-rec-TION (3rd) (c) DI-rec-tion (1st)
  26. 26.Which syllable is stressed in “metallic”? (a) ME-tal-lic (1st) (b) me-tal-LIC (3rd) (c) me-TAL-lic (2nd)
  27. 27.Which syllable is stressed in “examination”? (a) ex-AM-i-na-tion (2nd) (b) ex-am-i-NA-tion (4th) (c) ex-am-i-na-TION (5th)
  28. 28.Listen to “collection”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) col-lec-TION (3rd) (b) col-LEC-tion (2nd) (c) COL-lec-tion (1st)
  29. 29.Listen to “artistic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) AR-tis-tic (1st) (b) ar-TIS-tic (2nd) (c) ar-tis-TIC (3rd)
  30. 30.Listen to “fantastic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) fan-TAS-tic (2nd) (b) FAN-tas-tic (1st) (c) fan-tas-TIC (3rd)
  31. 31.Listen to “symbolic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) SYM-bol-ic (1st) (b) sym-BOL-ic (2nd) (c) sym-bol-IC (3rd)
  32. 32.Which syllable is stressed in “photography”? (a) pho-tog-RA-phy (3rd) (b) pho-TOG-ra-phy (2nd) (c) PHO-tog-ra-phy (1st)
  33. 33.Which syllable is stressed in “personality”? (a) PER-son-al-i-ty (1st) (b) per-SON-al-i-ty (2nd) (c) per-son-AL-i-ty (3rd)
  34. 34.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)
  35. 35.Listen to “creativity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) CRE-a-tiv-i-ty (1st) (b) cre-A-tiv-i-ty (2nd) (c) cre-a-TIV-i-ty (3rd)
  36. 36.Which syllable is stressed in “security”? (a) se-CUR-i-ty (2nd) (b) se-cur-i-TY (4th) (c) se-cur-I-ty (3rd)
  37. 37.Which syllable is stressed in “energetic”? (a) en-er-get-IC (4th) (b) en-ER-get-ic (2nd) (c) en-er-GET-ic (3rd)
  38. 38.Which syllable is stressed in “majority”? (a) ma-jor-I-ty (3rd) (b) MA-jor-i-ty (1st) (c) ma-JOR-i-ty (2nd)
  39. 39.Which syllable is stressed in “similarity”? (a) sim-i-LAR-i-ty (3rd) (b) sim-I-lar-i-ty (2nd) (c) SIM-i-lar-i-ty (1st)
  40. 40.Which syllable is stressed in “pronunciation”? (a) pro-nun-ci-A-tion (4th) (b) pro-nun-ci-a-TION (5th) (c) pro-NUN-ci-a-tion (2nd)

Answer key

  1. ath-LET-ic (2nd)
  2. TRAF-fic (1st)
  3. pro-nun-ci-A-tion (4th)
  4. hu-MAN-i-ty (2nd)
  5. con-ver-SA-tion (3rd)
  6. pho-TOG-ra-pher (2nd)
  7. char-ac-ter-IS-tic (4th)
  8. de-CI-sion (2nd)
  9. QUAL-i-ty (1st)
  10. TRAF-fic (1st)
  11. dra-MAT-ic (2nd)
  12. com-pe-TI-tion (3rd)
  13. pop-u-LA-tion (3rd)
  14. col-LEC-tion (2nd)
  15. na-tion-AL-i-ty (3rd)
  16. pos-si-BIL-i-ty (3rd)
  17. sci-en-TIF-ic (3rd)
  18. sim-i-LAR-i-ty (3rd)
  19. in-vi-TA-tion (3rd)
  20. PUB-lic (1st)
  21. ex-am-i-NA-tion (4th)
  22. pop-u-LAR-i-ty (3rd)
  23. tra-DI-tion (2nd)
  24. in-vi-TA-tion (3rd)
  25. di-REC-tion (2nd)
  26. me-TAL-lic (2nd)
  27. ex-am-i-NA-tion (4th)
  28. col-LEC-tion (2nd)
  29. ar-TIS-tic (2nd)
  30. fan-TAS-tic (2nd)
  31. sym-BOL-ic (2nd)
  32. pho-TOG-ra-phy (2nd)
  33. per-son-AL-i-ty (3rd)
  34. rev-o-LU-tion (3rd)
  35. cre-a-TIV-i-ty (3rd)
  36. se-CUR-i-ty (2nd)
  37. en-er-GET-ic (3rd)
  38. ma-JOR-i-ty (2nd)
  39. sim-i-LAR-i-ty (3rd)
  40. pro-nun-ci-A-tion (4th)

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