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Pronunciation lesson 18: Stress in long words · Set 642 · 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 “gigantic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) GI-gan-tic (1st) (b) gi-GAN-tic (2nd) (c) gi-gan-TIC (3rd)
  2. 2.Listen to “collection”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) COL-lec-tion (1st) (b) col-lec-TION (3rd) (c) col-LEC-tion (2nd)
  3. 3.Listen to “romantic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) RO-man-tic (1st) (b) ro-MAN-tic (2nd) (c) ro-man-TIC (3rd)
  4. 4.Which syllable is stressed in “scientific”? (a) sci-en-TIF-ic (3rd) (b) sci-en-tif-IC (4th) (c) SCI-en-tif-ic (1st)
  5. 5.Listen to “personality”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) per-son-al-I-ty (4th) (b) PER-son-al-i-ty (1st) (c) per-son-AL-i-ty (3rd)
  6. 6.Which syllable is stressed in “discussion”? (a) DIS-cus-sion (1st) (b) dis-cus-SION (3rd) (c) dis-CUS-sion (2nd)
  7. 7.Listen to “creativity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) cre-A-tiv-i-ty (2nd) (b) cre-a-tiv-I-ty (4th) (c) cre-a-TIV-i-ty (3rd)
  8. 8.Which syllable is stressed in “explanation”? (a) EX-pla-na-tion (1st) (b) ex-pla-na-TION (4th) (c) ex-pla-NA-tion (3rd)
  9. 9.Listen to “similarity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) sim-i-lar-I-ty (4th) (b) sim-i-lar-i-TY (5th) (c) sim-i-LAR-i-ty (3rd)
  10. 10.Listen to “athletic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ath-let-IC (3rd) (b) ath-LET-ic (2nd) (c) ATH-let-ic (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 “majority”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ma-JOR-i-ty (2nd) (b) ma-jor-i-TY (4th) (c) MA-jor-i-ty (1st)
  13. 13.Which syllable is stressed in “pronunciation”? (a) pro-nun-CI-a-tion (3rd) (b) pro-nun-ci-A-tion (4th) (c) PRO-nun-ci-a-tion (1st)
  14. 14.Listen to “discussion”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) dis-cus-SION (3rd) (b) dis-CUS-sion (2nd) (c) DIS-cus-sion (1st)
  15. 15.Which syllable is stressed in “humanity”? (a) hu-MAN-i-ty (2nd) (b) HU-man-i-ty (1st) (c) hu-man-I-ty (3rd)
  16. 16.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 (1st)
  17. 17.Which syllable is stressed in “gigantic”? (a) GI-gan-tic (1st) (b) gi-GAN-tic (2nd) (c) gi-gan-TIC (3rd)
  18. 18.Which syllable is stressed in “decision”? (a) de-ci-SION (3rd) (b) DE-ci-sion (1st) (c) de-CI-sion (2nd)
  19. 19.Which syllable is stressed in “artistic”? (a) AR-tis-tic (1st) (b) ar-tis-TIC (3rd) (c) ar-TIS-tic (2nd)
  20. 20.Which syllable is stressed in “direction”? (a) di-rec-TION (3rd) (b) DI-rec-tion (1st) (c) di-REC-tion (2nd)
  21. 21.Listen to “nationality”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) na-tion-al-I-ty (4th) (b) NA-tion-al-i-ty (1st) (c) na-tion-AL-i-ty (3rd)
  22. 22.Which syllable is stressed in “quality”? (a) QUAL-i-ty (1st) (b) qual-i-TY (3rd) (c) qual-I-ty (2nd)
  23. 23.Which syllable is stressed in “activity”? (a) ac-tiv-I-ty (3rd) (b) ac-TIV-i-ty (2nd) (c) AC-tiv-i-ty (1st)
  24. 24.Listen to “solution”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) so-lu-TION (3rd) (b) SO-lu-tion (1st) (c) so-LU-tion (2nd)
  25. 25.Which syllable is stressed in “popularity”? (a) pop-u-LAR-i-ty (3rd) (b) pop-u-lar-i-TY (5th) (c) pop-u-lar-I-ty (4th)
  26. 26.Which syllable is stressed in “characteristic”? (a) char-ac-TER-is-tic (3rd) (b) CHAR-ac-ter-is-tic (1st) (c) char-ac-ter-IS-tic (4th)
  27. 27.Listen to “publicity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pub-lic-I-ty (3rd) (b) PUB-lic-i-ty (1st) (c) pub-LIC-i-ty (2nd)
  28. 28.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)
  29. 29.Which syllable is stressed in “romantic”? (a) ro-MAN-tic (2nd) (b) ro-man-TIC (3rd) (c) RO-man-tic (1st)
  30. 30.Which syllable is stressed in “solution”? (a) so-LU-tion (2nd) (b) SO-lu-tion (1st) (c) so-lu-TION (3rd)
  31. 31.Which syllable is stressed in “automatic”? (a) au-to-mat-IC (4th) (b) au-TO-mat-ic (2nd) (c) au-to-MAT-ic (3rd)
  32. 32.Listen to “competition”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) com-pe-ti-TION (4th) (b) com-PE-ti-tion (2nd) (c) com-pe-TI-tion (3rd)
  33. 33.Which syllable is stressed in “majority”? (a) MA-jor-i-ty (1st) (b) ma-jor-i-TY (4th) (c) ma-JOR-i-ty (2nd)
  34. 34.Which syllable is stressed in “celebration”? (a) cel-E-bra-tion (2nd) (b) cel-e-BRA-tion (3rd) (c) CEL-e-bra-tion (1st)
  35. 35.Which syllable is stressed in “symbolic”? (a) sym-BOL-ic (2nd) (b) sym-bol-IC (3rd) (c) SYM-bol-ic (1st)
  36. 36.Listen to “terrific”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ter-rif-IC (3rd) (b) ter-RIF-ic (2nd) (c) TER-rif-ic (1st)
  37. 37.Listen to “historic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) his-TOR-ic (2nd) (b) his-tor-IC (3rd) (c) HIS-tor-ic (1st)
  38. 38.Which syllable is stressed in “information”? (a) in-for-ma-TION (4th) (b) in-FOR-ma-tion (2nd) (c) in-for-MA-tion (3rd)
  39. 39.Which syllable is stressed in “photography”? (a) PHO-tog-ra-phy (1st) (b) pho-tog-ra-PHY (4th) (c) pho-TOG-ra-phy (2nd)
  40. 40.Which syllable is stressed in “academic”? (a) ac-a-DEM-ic (3rd) (b) AC-a-dem-ic (1st) (c) ac-A-dem-ic (2nd)

Answer key

  1. gi-GAN-tic (2nd)
  2. col-LEC-tion (2nd)
  3. ro-MAN-tic (2nd)
  4. sci-en-TIF-ic (3rd)
  5. per-son-AL-i-ty (3rd)
  6. dis-CUS-sion (2nd)
  7. cre-a-TIV-i-ty (3rd)
  8. ex-pla-NA-tion (3rd)
  9. sim-i-LAR-i-ty (3rd)
  10. ath-LET-ic (2nd)
  11. dra-MAT-ic (2nd)
  12. ma-JOR-i-ty (2nd)
  13. pro-nun-ci-A-tion (4th)
  14. dis-CUS-sion (2nd)
  15. hu-MAN-i-ty (2nd)
  16. cu-ri-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  17. gi-GAN-tic (2nd)
  18. de-CI-sion (2nd)
  19. ar-TIS-tic (2nd)
  20. di-REC-tion (2nd)
  21. na-tion-AL-i-ty (3rd)
  22. QUAL-i-ty (1st)
  23. ac-TIV-i-ty (2nd)
  24. so-LU-tion (2nd)
  25. pop-u-LAR-i-ty (3rd)
  26. char-ac-ter-IS-tic (4th)
  27. pub-LIC-i-ty (2nd)
  28. pro-nun-ci-A-tion (4th)
  29. ro-MAN-tic (2nd)
  30. so-LU-tion (2nd)
  31. au-to-MAT-ic (3rd)
  32. com-pe-TI-tion (3rd)
  33. ma-JOR-i-ty (2nd)
  34. cel-e-BRA-tion (3rd)
  35. sym-BOL-ic (2nd)
  36. ter-RIF-ic (2nd)
  37. his-TOR-ic (2nd)
  38. in-for-MA-tion (3rd)
  39. pho-TOG-ra-phy (2nd)
  40. ac-a-DEM-ic (3rd)

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