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Pronunciation lesson 18: Stress in long words · Set 605 · 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 “comprehension”? (a) com-pre-HEN-sion (3rd) (b) com-PRE-hen-sion (2nd) (c) COM-pre-hen-sion (1st)
  2. 2.Listen to “security”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) se-CUR-i-ty (2nd) (b) se-cur-I-ty (3rd) (c) SE-cur-i-ty (1st)
  3. 3.Listen to “publicity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pub-LIC-i-ty (2nd) (b) pub-lic-I-ty (3rd) (c) PUB-lic-i-ty (1st)
  4. 4.Listen to “photography”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pho-TOG-ra-phy (2nd) (b) pho-tog-RA-phy (3rd) (c) PHO-tog-ra-phy (1st)
  5. 5.Listen to “revolution”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) rev-O-lu-tion (2nd) (b) rev-o-LU-tion (3rd) (c) REV-o-lu-tion (1st)
  6. 6.Which syllable is stressed in “conversation”? (a) con-ver-SA-tion (3rd) (b) CON-ver-sa-tion (1st) (c) con-ver-sa-TION (4th)
  7. 7.Listen to “similarity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) sim-i-lar-i-TY (5th) (b) SIM-i-lar-i-ty (1st) (c) sim-i-LAR-i-ty (3rd)
  8. 8.Which syllable is stressed in “security”? (a) se-cur-I-ty (3rd) (b) se-CUR-i-ty (2nd) (c) SE-cur-i-ty (1st)
  9. 9.Listen to “community”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) com-mu-ni-TY (4th) (b) COM-mu-ni-ty (1st) (c) com-MU-ni-ty (2nd)
  10. 10.Which syllable is stressed in “automatic”? (a) au-to-mat-IC (4th) (b) AU-to-mat-ic (1st) (c) au-to-MAT-ic (3rd)
  11. 11.Listen to “personality”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) per-son-al-i-TY (5th) (b) per-son-AL-i-ty (3rd) (c) per-SON-al-i-ty (2nd)
  12. 12.Which syllable is stressed in “scientific”? (a) sci-en-tif-IC (4th) (b) SCI-en-tif-ic (1st) (c) sci-en-TIF-ic (3rd)
  13. 13.Which syllable is stressed in “democratic”? (a) dem-o-crat-IC (4th) (b) dem-O-crat-ic (2nd) (c) dem-o-CRAT-ic (3rd)
  14. 14.Listen to “popularity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) POP-u-lar-i-ty (1st) (b) pop-u-lar-i-TY (5th) (c) pop-u-LAR-i-ty (3rd)
  15. 15.Which syllable is stressed in “direction”? (a) DI-rec-tion (1st) (b) di-rec-TION (3rd) (c) di-REC-tion (2nd)
  16. 16.Which syllable is stressed in “artistic”? (a) ar-tis-TIC (3rd) (b) AR-tis-tic (1st) (c) ar-TIS-tic (2nd)
  17. 17.Listen to “energetic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) en-ER-get-ic (2nd) (b) en-er-GET-ic (3rd) (c) EN-er-get-ic (1st)
  18. 18.Listen to “reality”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) re-al-I-ty (3rd) (b) re-al-i-TY (4th) (c) re-AL-i-ty (2nd)
  19. 19.Listen to “discussion”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) DIS-cus-sion (1st) (b) dis-CUS-sion (2nd) (c) dis-cus-SION (3rd)
  20. 20.Which syllable is stressed in “nationality”? (a) NA-tion-al-i-ty (1st) (b) na-tion-AL-i-ty (3rd) (c) na-TION-al-i-ty (2nd)
  21. 21.Listen to “condition”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) con-di-TION (3rd) (b) con-DI-tion (2nd) (c) CON-di-tion (1st)
  22. 22.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 (1st)
  23. 23.Listen to “fantastic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) FAN-tas-tic (1st) (b) fan-tas-TIC (3rd) (c) fan-TAS-tic (2nd)
  24. 24.Which syllable is stressed in “generosity”? (a) gen-ER-os-i-ty (2nd) (b) gen-er-OS-i-ty (3rd) (c) gen-er-os-i-TY (5th)
  25. 25.Which syllable is stressed in “magnetic”? (a) MAG-net-ic (1st) (b) mag-NET-ic (2nd) (c) mag-net-IC (3rd)
  26. 26.Which syllable is stressed in “community”? (a) com-mu-NI-ty (3rd) (b) COM-mu-ni-ty (1st) (c) com-MU-ni-ty (2nd)
  27. 27.Which syllable is stressed in “terrific”? (a) TER-rif-ic (1st) (b) ter-RIF-ic (2nd) (c) ter-rif-IC (3rd)
  28. 28.Which syllable is stressed in “academic”? (a) ac-a-dem-IC (4th) (b) ac-A-dem-ic (2nd) (c) ac-a-DEM-ic (3rd)
  29. 29.Listen to “examination”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ex-am-i-NA-tion (4th) (b) ex-am-i-na-TION (5th) (c) EX-am-i-na-tion (1st)
  30. 30.Listen to “presentation”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) PRE-sen-ta-tion (1st) (b) pre-sen-ta-TION (4th) (c) pre-sen-TA-tion (3rd)
  31. 31.Which syllable is stressed in “historic”? (a) his-TOR-ic (2nd) (b) his-tor-IC (3rd) (c) HIS-tor-ic (1st)
  32. 32.Listen to “humanity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) hu-MAN-i-ty (2nd) (b) HU-man-i-ty (1st) (c) hu-man-i-TY (4th)
  33. 33.Listen to “photographic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) PHO-to-graph-ic (1st) (b) pho-TO-graph-ic (2nd) (c) pho-to-GRAPH-ic (3rd)
  34. 34.Which syllable is stressed in “tradition”? (a) TRA-di-tion (1st) (b) tra-di-TION (3rd) (c) tra-DI-tion (2nd)
  35. 35.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)
  36. 36.Which syllable is stressed in “reality”? (a) re-al-I-ty (3rd) (b) RE-al-i-ty (1st) (c) re-AL-i-ty (2nd)
  37. 37.Listen to “quality”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) QUAL-i-ty (1st) (b) qual-I-ty (2nd) (c) qual-i-TY (3rd)
  38. 38.Which syllable is stressed in “curiosity”? (a) cu-ri-OS-i-ty (3rd) (b) cu-ri-os-I-ty (4th) (c) cu-RI-os-i-ty (2nd)
  39. 39.Listen to “traffic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) TRAF-fic (1st) (b) traf-FIC (2nd)
  40. 40.Which syllable is stressed in “condition”? (a) CON-di-tion (1st) (b) con-DI-tion (2nd) (c) con-di-TION (3rd)

Answer key

  1. com-pre-HEN-sion (3rd)
  2. se-CUR-i-ty (2nd)
  3. pub-LIC-i-ty (2nd)
  4. pho-TOG-ra-phy (2nd)
  5. rev-o-LU-tion (3rd)
  6. con-ver-SA-tion (3rd)
  7. sim-i-LAR-i-ty (3rd)
  8. se-CUR-i-ty (2nd)
  9. com-MU-ni-ty (2nd)
  10. au-to-MAT-ic (3rd)
  11. per-son-AL-i-ty (3rd)
  12. sci-en-TIF-ic (3rd)
  13. dem-o-CRAT-ic (3rd)
  14. pop-u-LAR-i-ty (3rd)
  15. di-REC-tion (2nd)
  16. ar-TIS-tic (2nd)
  17. en-er-GET-ic (3rd)
  18. re-AL-i-ty (2nd)
  19. dis-CUS-sion (2nd)
  20. na-tion-AL-i-ty (3rd)
  21. con-DI-tion (2nd)
  22. pos-si-BIL-i-ty (3rd)
  23. fan-TAS-tic (2nd)
  24. gen-er-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  25. mag-NET-ic (2nd)
  26. com-MU-ni-ty (2nd)
  27. ter-RIF-ic (2nd)
  28. ac-a-DEM-ic (3rd)
  29. ex-am-i-NA-tion (4th)
  30. pre-sen-TA-tion (3rd)
  31. his-TOR-ic (2nd)
  32. hu-MAN-i-ty (2nd)
  33. pho-to-GRAPH-ic (3rd)
  34. tra-DI-tion (2nd)
  35. pop-u-LA-tion (3rd)
  36. re-AL-i-ty (2nd)
  37. QUAL-i-ty (1st)
  38. cu-ri-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  39. TRAF-fic (1st)
  40. con-DI-tion (2nd)

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