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Pronunciation lesson 18: Stress in long words · Set 603 · 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 “explanation”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ex-pla-NA-tion (3rd) (b) ex-pla-na-TION (4th) (c) EX-pla-na-tion (1st)
  2. 2.Which syllable is stressed in “generosity”? (a) GEN-er-os-i-ty (1st) (b) gen-er-OS-i-ty (3rd) (c) gen-er-os-i-TY (5th)
  3. 3.Listen to “similarity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) sim-i-lar-i-TY (5th) (b) sim-i-lar-I-ty (4th) (c) sim-i-LAR-i-ty (3rd)
  4. 4.Which syllable is stressed in “magnetic”? (a) mag-net-IC (3rd) (b) mag-NET-ic (2nd) (c) MAG-net-ic (1st)
  5. 5.Listen to “collection”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) COL-lec-tion (1st) (b) col-LEC-tion (2nd) (c) col-lec-TION (3rd)
  6. 6.Listen to “characteristic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) char-ac-ter-IS-tic (4th) (b) char-ac-TER-is-tic (3rd) (c) char-AC-ter-is-tic (2nd)
  7. 7.Which syllable is stressed in “curiosity”? (a) cu-ri-OS-i-ty (3rd) (b) cu-ri-os-i-TY (5th) (c) cu-ri-os-I-ty (4th)
  8. 8.Which syllable is stressed in “revolution”? (a) REV-o-lu-tion (1st) (b) rev-o-LU-tion (3rd) (c) rev-O-lu-tion (2nd)
  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 “plastic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) PLAS-tic (1st) (b) plas-TIC (2nd)
  11. 11.Which syllable is stressed in “reality”? (a) re-al-i-TY (4th) (b) RE-al-i-ty (1st) (c) re-AL-i-ty (2nd)
  12. 12.Which syllable is stressed in “characteristic”? (a) char-ac-TER-is-tic (3rd) (b) char-AC-ter-is-tic (2nd) (c) char-ac-ter-IS-tic (4th)
  13. 13.Which syllable is stressed in “artistic”? (a) ar-TIS-tic (2nd) (b) ar-tis-TIC (3rd) (c) AR-tis-tic (1st)
  14. 14.Listen to “romantic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) RO-man-tic (1st) (b) ro-MAN-tic (2nd) (c) ro-man-TIC (3rd)
  15. 15.Which syllable is stressed in “publicity”? (a) PUB-lic-i-ty (1st) (b) pub-LIC-i-ty (2nd) (c) pub-lic-I-ty (3rd)
  16. 16.Which syllable is stressed in “quality”? (a) qual-I-ty (2nd) (b) qual-i-TY (3rd) (c) QUAL-i-ty (1st)
  17. 17.Which syllable is stressed in “photographer”? (a) pho-tog-ra-PHER (4th) (b) PHO-tog-ra-pher (1st) (c) pho-TOG-ra-pher (2nd)
  18. 18.Listen to “population”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pop-U-la-tion (2nd) (b) pop-u-LA-tion (3rd) (c) pop-u-la-TION (4th)
  19. 19.Listen to “terrific”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ter-rif-IC (3rd) (b) TER-rif-ic (1st) (c) ter-RIF-ic (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 “tradition”? (a) tra-DI-tion (2nd) (b) TRA-di-tion (1st) (c) tra-di-TION (3rd)
  22. 22.Which syllable is stressed in “public”? (a) PUB-lic (1st) (b) pub-LIC (2nd)
  23. 23.Listen to “discussion”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) dis-cus-SION (3rd) (b) dis-CUS-sion (2nd) (c) DIS-cus-sion (1st)
  24. 24.Listen to “pronunciation”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pro-nun-CI-a-tion (3rd) (b) pro-nun-ci-A-tion (4th) (c) PRO-nun-ci-a-tion (1st)
  25. 25.Listen to “magic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) MAG-ic (1st) (b) mag-IC (2nd)
  26. 26.Which syllable is stressed in “information”? (a) in-for-MA-tion (3rd) (b) in-FOR-ma-tion (2nd) (c) IN-for-ma-tion (1st)
  27. 27.Listen to “athletic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ath-let-IC (3rd) (b) ATH-let-ic (1st) (c) ath-LET-ic (2nd)
  28. 28.Which syllable is stressed in “personality”? (a) per-son-al-i-TY (5th) (b) per-SON-al-i-ty (2nd) (c) per-son-AL-i-ty (3rd)
  29. 29.Which syllable is stressed in “exhibition”? (a) ex-hi-bi-TION (4th) (b) ex-hi-BI-tion (3rd) (c) ex-HI-bi-tion (2nd)
  30. 30.Listen to “information”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) in-FOR-ma-tion (2nd) (b) in-for-ma-TION (4th) (c) in-for-MA-tion (3rd)
  31. 31.Which syllable is stressed in “conversation”? (a) con-ver-SA-tion (3rd) (b) con-VER-sa-tion (2nd) (c) con-ver-sa-TION (4th)
  32. 32.Which syllable is stressed in “direction”? (a) DI-rec-tion (1st) (b) di-rec-TION (3rd) (c) di-REC-tion (2nd)
  33. 33.Which syllable is stressed in “photograph”? (a) pho-to-GRAPH (3rd) (b) pho-TO-graph (2nd) (c) PHO-to-graph (1st)
  34. 34.Which syllable is stressed in “community”? (a) com-mu-ni-TY (4th) (b) com-MU-ni-ty (2nd) (c) com-mu-NI-ty (3rd)
  35. 35.Listen to “competition”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) COM-pe-ti-tion (1st) (b) com-pe-TI-tion (3rd) (c) com-pe-ti-TION (4th)
  36. 36.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)
  37. 37.Which syllable is stressed in “invitation”? (a) in-vi-ta-TION (4th) (b) in-vi-TA-tion (3rd) (c) in-VI-ta-tion (2nd)
  38. 38.Listen to “condition”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) con-DI-tion (2nd) (b) CON-di-tion (1st) (c) con-di-TION (3rd)
  39. 39.Which syllable is stressed in “terrific”? (a) TER-rif-ic (1st) (b) ter-rif-IC (3rd) (c) ter-RIF-ic (2nd)
  40. 40.Listen to “music”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) mu-SIC (2nd) (b) MU-sic (1st)

Answer key

  1. ex-pla-NA-tion (3rd)
  2. gen-er-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  3. sim-i-LAR-i-ty (3rd)
  4. mag-NET-ic (2nd)
  5. col-LEC-tion (2nd)
  6. char-ac-ter-IS-tic (4th)
  7. cu-ri-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  8. rev-o-LU-tion (3rd)
  9. QUAL-i-ty (1st)
  10. PLAS-tic (1st)
  11. re-AL-i-ty (2nd)
  12. char-ac-ter-IS-tic (4th)
  13. ar-TIS-tic (2nd)
  14. ro-MAN-tic (2nd)
  15. pub-LIC-i-ty (2nd)
  16. QUAL-i-ty (1st)
  17. pho-TOG-ra-pher (2nd)
  18. pop-u-LA-tion (3rd)
  19. ter-RIF-ic (2nd)
  20. sym-BOL-ic (2nd)
  21. tra-DI-tion (2nd)
  22. PUB-lic (1st)
  23. dis-CUS-sion (2nd)
  24. pro-nun-ci-A-tion (4th)
  25. MAG-ic (1st)
  26. in-for-MA-tion (3rd)
  27. ath-LET-ic (2nd)
  28. per-son-AL-i-ty (3rd)
  29. ex-hi-BI-tion (3rd)
  30. in-for-MA-tion (3rd)
  31. con-ver-SA-tion (3rd)
  32. di-REC-tion (2nd)
  33. PHO-to-graph (1st)
  34. com-MU-ni-ty (2nd)
  35. com-pe-TI-tion (3rd)
  36. rev-o-LU-tion (3rd)
  37. in-vi-TA-tion (3rd)
  38. con-DI-tion (2nd)
  39. ter-RIF-ic (2nd)
  40. MU-sic (1st)

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