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Pronunciation lesson 18: Stress in long words · Set 633 · 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 “nationality”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) NA-tion-al-i-ty (1st) (b) na-TION-al-i-ty (2nd) (c) na-tion-AL-i-ty (3rd)
  2. 2.Listen to “historic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) his-tor-IC (3rd) (b) HIS-tor-ic (1st) (c) his-TOR-ic (2nd)
  3. 3.Which syllable is stressed in “information”? (a) in-FOR-ma-tion (2nd) (b) in-for-MA-tion (3rd) (c) IN-for-ma-tion (1st)
  4. 4.Listen to “examination”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ex-AM-i-na-tion (2nd) (b) EX-am-i-na-tion (1st) (c) ex-am-i-NA-tion (4th)
  5. 5.Listen to “terrific”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ter-rif-IC (3rd) (b) TER-rif-ic (1st) (c) ter-RIF-ic (2nd)
  6. 6.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)
  7. 7.Which syllable is stressed in “generosity”? (a) gen-er-OS-i-ty (3rd) (b) gen-er-os-i-TY (5th) (c) GEN-er-os-i-ty (1st)
  8. 8.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)
  9. 9.Listen to “humanity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) HU-man-i-ty (1st) (b) hu-man-I-ty (3rd) (c) hu-MAN-i-ty (2nd)
  10. 10.Listen to “curiosity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) cu-RI-os-i-ty (2nd) (b) cu-ri-OS-i-ty (3rd) (c) cu-ri-os-I-ty (4th)
  11. 11.Which syllable is stressed in “collection”? (a) COL-lec-tion (1st) (b) col-lec-TION (3rd) (c) col-LEC-tion (2nd)
  12. 12.Which syllable is stressed in “presentation”? (a) pre-SEN-ta-tion (2nd) (b) PRE-sen-ta-tion (1st) (c) pre-sen-TA-tion (3rd)
  13. 13.Which syllable is stressed in “community”? (a) com-mu-ni-TY (4th) (b) com-mu-NI-ty (3rd) (c) com-MU-ni-ty (2nd)
  14. 14.Which syllable is stressed in “population”? (a) POP-u-la-tion (1st) (b) pop-u-la-TION (4th) (c) pop-u-LA-tion (3rd)
  15. 15.Which syllable is stressed in “photographic”? (a) pho-to-graph-IC (4th) (b) pho-to-GRAPH-ic (3rd) (c) PHO-to-graph-ic (1st)
  16. 16.Listen to “decision”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) de-ci-SION (3rd) (b) de-CI-sion (2nd) (c) DE-ci-sion (1st)
  17. 17.Listen to “explanation”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ex-PLA-na-tion (2nd) (b) ex-pla-NA-tion (3rd) (c) ex-pla-na-TION (4th)
  18. 18.Listen to “population”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pop-U-la-tion (2nd) (b) POP-u-la-tion (1st) (c) pop-u-LA-tion (3rd)
  19. 19.Which syllable is stressed in “historic”? (a) his-tor-IC (3rd) (b) his-TOR-ic (2nd) (c) HIS-tor-ic (1st)
  20. 20.Which syllable is stressed in “competition”? (a) com-pe-TI-tion (3rd) (b) COM-pe-ti-tion (1st) (c) com-PE-ti-tion (2nd)
  21. 21.Listen to “direction”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) DI-rec-tion (1st) (b) di-REC-tion (2nd) (c) di-rec-TION (3rd)
  22. 22.Listen to “symbolic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) sym-bol-IC (3rd) (b) sym-BOL-ic (2nd) (c) SYM-bol-ic (1st)
  23. 23.Which syllable is stressed in “pronunciation”? (a) PRO-nun-ci-a-tion (1st) (b) pro-NUN-ci-a-tion (2nd) (c) pro-nun-ci-A-tion (4th)
  24. 24.Listen to “gigantic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) GI-gan-tic (1st) (b) gi-gan-TIC (3rd) (c) gi-GAN-tic (2nd)
  25. 25.Which syllable is stressed in “examination”? (a) ex-am-I-na-tion (3rd) (b) ex-am-i-na-TION (5th) (c) ex-am-i-NA-tion (4th)
  26. 26.Listen to “magic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) MAG-ic (1st) (b) mag-IC (2nd)
  27. 27.Which syllable is stressed in “athletic”? (a) ATH-let-ic (1st) (b) ath-let-IC (3rd) (c) ath-LET-ic (2nd)
  28. 28.Listen to “energetic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) en-er-get-IC (4th) (b) EN-er-get-ic (1st) (c) en-er-GET-ic (3rd)
  29. 29.Listen to “celebration”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) cel-e-BRA-tion (3rd) (b) cel-e-bra-TION (4th) (c) cel-E-bra-tion (2nd)
  30. 30.Listen to “information”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) in-for-MA-tion (3rd) (b) in-for-ma-TION (4th) (c) in-FOR-ma-tion (2nd)
  31. 31.Which syllable is stressed in “romantic”? (a) ro-man-TIC (3rd) (b) ro-MAN-tic (2nd) (c) RO-man-tic (1st)
  32. 32.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)
  33. 33.Listen to “public”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pub-LIC (2nd) (b) PUB-lic (1st)
  34. 34.Which syllable is stressed in “magnetic”? (a) MAG-net-ic (1st) (b) mag-NET-ic (2nd) (c) mag-net-IC (3rd)
  35. 35.Which syllable is stressed in “fantastic”? (a) fan-tas-TIC (3rd) (b) FAN-tas-tic (1st) (c) fan-TAS-tic (2nd)
  36. 36.Listen to “security”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) SE-cur-i-ty (1st) (b) se-cur-i-TY (4th) (c) se-CUR-i-ty (2nd)
  37. 37.Which syllable is stressed in “activity”? (a) ac-TIV-i-ty (2nd) (b) ac-tiv-I-ty (3rd) (c) ac-tiv-i-TY (4th)
  38. 38.Which syllable is stressed in “possibility”? (a) pos-si-bil-I-ty (4th) (b) POS-si-bil-i-ty (1st) (c) pos-si-BIL-i-ty (3rd)
  39. 39.Which syllable is stressed in “music”? (a) mu-SIC (2nd) (b) MU-sic (1st)
  40. 40.Which syllable is stressed in “nationality”? (a) na-tion-al-I-ty (4th) (b) na-tion-al-i-TY (5th) (c) na-tion-AL-i-ty (3rd)

Answer key

  1. na-tion-AL-i-ty (3rd)
  2. his-TOR-ic (2nd)
  3. in-for-MA-tion (3rd)
  4. ex-am-i-NA-tion (4th)
  5. ter-RIF-ic (2nd)
  6. com-MU-ni-ty (2nd)
  7. gen-er-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  8. pop-u-LAR-i-ty (3rd)
  9. hu-MAN-i-ty (2nd)
  10. cu-ri-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  11. col-LEC-tion (2nd)
  12. pre-sen-TA-tion (3rd)
  13. com-MU-ni-ty (2nd)
  14. pop-u-LA-tion (3rd)
  15. pho-to-GRAPH-ic (3rd)
  16. de-CI-sion (2nd)
  17. ex-pla-NA-tion (3rd)
  18. pop-u-LA-tion (3rd)
  19. his-TOR-ic (2nd)
  20. com-pe-TI-tion (3rd)
  21. di-REC-tion (2nd)
  22. sym-BOL-ic (2nd)
  23. pro-nun-ci-A-tion (4th)
  24. gi-GAN-tic (2nd)
  25. ex-am-i-NA-tion (4th)
  26. MAG-ic (1st)
  27. ath-LET-ic (2nd)
  28. en-er-GET-ic (3rd)
  29. cel-e-BRA-tion (3rd)
  30. in-for-MA-tion (3rd)
  31. ro-MAN-tic (2nd)
  32. per-son-AL-i-ty (3rd)
  33. PUB-lic (1st)
  34. mag-NET-ic (2nd)
  35. fan-TAS-tic (2nd)
  36. se-CUR-i-ty (2nd)
  37. ac-TIV-i-ty (2nd)
  38. pos-si-BIL-i-ty (3rd)
  39. MU-sic (1st)
  40. na-tion-AL-i-ty (3rd)

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