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Pronunciation lesson 18: Stress in long words · Set 655 · 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 “solution”? (a) so-LU-tion (2nd) (b) so-lu-TION (3rd) (c) SO-lu-tion (1st)
  2. 2.Listen to “scientific”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) sci-EN-tif-ic (2nd) (b) SCI-en-tif-ic (1st) (c) sci-en-TIF-ic (3rd)
  3. 3.Listen to “majority”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ma-jor-i-TY (4th) (b) ma-JOR-i-ty (2nd) (c) ma-jor-I-ty (3rd)
  4. 4.Which syllable is stressed in “gigantic”? (a) GI-gan-tic (1st) (b) gi-GAN-tic (2nd) (c) gi-gan-TIC (3rd)
  5. 5.Which syllable is stressed in “plastic”? (a) PLAS-tic (1st) (b) plas-TIC (2nd)
  6. 6.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)
  7. 7.Listen to “energetic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) EN-er-get-ic (1st) (b) en-er-get-IC (4th) (c) en-er-GET-ic (3rd)
  8. 8.Which syllable is stressed in “presentation”? (a) PRE-sen-ta-tion (1st) (b) pre-SEN-ta-tion (2nd) (c) pre-sen-TA-tion (3rd)
  9. 9.Which syllable is stressed in “education”? (a) ed-U-ca-tion (2nd) (b) ed-u-ca-TION (4th) (c) ed-u-CA-tion (3rd)
  10. 10.Listen to “quality”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) QUAL-i-ty (1st) (b) qual-I-ty (2nd) (c) qual-i-TY (3rd)
  11. 11.Listen to “explanation”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ex-pla-na-TION (4th) (b) ex-PLA-na-tion (2nd) (c) ex-pla-NA-tion (3rd)
  12. 12.Listen to “conversation”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) con-VER-sa-tion (2nd) (b) con-ver-SA-tion (3rd) (c) con-ver-sa-TION (4th)
  13. 13.Which syllable is stressed in “public”? (a) PUB-lic (1st) (b) pub-LIC (2nd)
  14. 14.Which syllable is stressed in “energetic”? (a) en-er-GET-ic (3rd) (b) en-ER-get-ic (2nd) (c) EN-er-get-ic (1st)
  15. 15.Which syllable is stressed in “academic”? (a) ac-A-dem-ic (2nd) (b) AC-a-dem-ic (1st) (c) ac-a-DEM-ic (3rd)
  16. 16.Which syllable is stressed in “scientific”? (a) sci-en-tif-IC (4th) (b) sci-en-TIF-ic (3rd) (c) sci-EN-tif-ic (2nd)
  17. 17.Listen to “capacity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ca-pac-i-TY (4th) (b) ca-pac-I-ty (3rd) (c) ca-PAC-i-ty (2nd)
  18. 18.Listen to “discussion”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) dis-cus-SION (3rd) (b) DIS-cus-sion (1st) (c) dis-CUS-sion (2nd)
  19. 19.Listen to “collection”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) col-lec-TION (3rd) (b) COL-lec-tion (1st) (c) col-LEC-tion (2nd)
  20. 20.Listen to “humanity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) hu-man-i-TY (4th) (b) hu-man-I-ty (3rd) (c) hu-MAN-i-ty (2nd)
  21. 21.Listen to “curiosity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) cu-ri-os-i-TY (5th) (b) cu-ri-OS-i-ty (3rd) (c) CU-ri-os-i-ty (1st)
  22. 22.Which syllable is stressed in “photographer”? (a) pho-tog-ra-PHER (4th) (b) pho-TOG-ra-pher (2nd) (c) PHO-tog-ra-pher (1st)
  23. 23.Which syllable is stressed in “dramatic”? (a) dra-MAT-ic (2nd) (b) dra-mat-IC (3rd) (c) DRA-mat-ic (1st)
  24. 24.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)
  25. 25.Which syllable is stressed in “exhibition”? (a) ex-hi-bi-TION (4th) (b) ex-hi-BI-tion (3rd) (c) ex-HI-bi-tion (2nd)
  26. 26.Listen to “plastic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) PLAS-tic (1st) (b) plas-TIC (2nd)
  27. 27.Which syllable is stressed in “metallic”? (a) me-TAL-lic (2nd) (b) me-tal-LIC (3rd) (c) ME-tal-lic (1st)
  28. 28.Which syllable is stressed in “democratic”? (a) dem-o-CRAT-ic (3rd) (b) DEM-o-crat-ic (1st) (c) dem-O-crat-ic (2nd)
  29. 29.Listen to “direction”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) di-REC-tion (2nd) (b) di-rec-TION (3rd) (c) DI-rec-tion (1st)
  30. 30.Which syllable is stressed in “community”? (a) com-mu-NI-ty (3rd) (b) COM-mu-ni-ty (1st) (c) com-MU-ni-ty (2nd)
  31. 31.Which syllable is stressed in “condition”? (a) CON-di-tion (1st) (b) con-DI-tion (2nd) (c) con-di-TION (3rd)
  32. 32.Listen to “security”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) se-CUR-i-ty (2nd) (b) se-cur-i-TY (4th) (c) SE-cur-i-ty (1st)
  33. 33.Which syllable is stressed in “magic”? (a) mag-IC (2nd) (b) MAG-ic (1st)
  34. 34.Listen to “academic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ac-a-dem-IC (4th) (b) ac-A-dem-ic (2nd) (c) ac-a-DEM-ic (3rd)
  35. 35.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)
  36. 36.Which syllable is stressed in “information”? (a) in-for-ma-TION (4th) (b) IN-for-ma-tion (1st) (c) in-for-MA-tion (3rd)
  37. 37.Listen to “athletic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ath-LET-ic (2nd) (b) ATH-let-ic (1st) (c) ath-let-IC (3rd)
  38. 38.Listen to “celebration”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) cel-e-bra-TION (4th) (b) cel-E-bra-tion (2nd) (c) cel-e-BRA-tion (3rd)
  39. 39.Listen to “public”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) PUB-lic (1st) (b) pub-LIC (2nd)
  40. 40.Which syllable is stressed in “invitation”? (a) in-VI-ta-tion (2nd) (b) in-vi-TA-tion (3rd) (c) IN-vi-ta-tion (1st)

Answer key

  1. so-LU-tion (2nd)
  2. sci-en-TIF-ic (3rd)
  3. ma-JOR-i-ty (2nd)
  4. gi-GAN-tic (2nd)
  5. PLAS-tic (1st)
  6. gen-er-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  7. en-er-GET-ic (3rd)
  8. pre-sen-TA-tion (3rd)
  9. ed-u-CA-tion (3rd)
  10. QUAL-i-ty (1st)
  11. ex-pla-NA-tion (3rd)
  12. con-ver-SA-tion (3rd)
  13. PUB-lic (1st)
  14. en-er-GET-ic (3rd)
  15. ac-a-DEM-ic (3rd)
  16. sci-en-TIF-ic (3rd)
  17. ca-PAC-i-ty (2nd)
  18. dis-CUS-sion (2nd)
  19. col-LEC-tion (2nd)
  20. hu-MAN-i-ty (2nd)
  21. cu-ri-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  22. pho-TOG-ra-pher (2nd)
  23. dra-MAT-ic (2nd)
  24. pho-TOG-ra-phy (2nd)
  25. ex-hi-BI-tion (3rd)
  26. PLAS-tic (1st)
  27. me-TAL-lic (2nd)
  28. dem-o-CRAT-ic (3rd)
  29. di-REC-tion (2nd)
  30. com-MU-ni-ty (2nd)
  31. con-DI-tion (2nd)
  32. se-CUR-i-ty (2nd)
  33. MAG-ic (1st)
  34. ac-a-DEM-ic (3rd)
  35. na-tion-AL-i-ty (3rd)
  36. in-for-MA-tion (3rd)
  37. ath-LET-ic (2nd)
  38. cel-e-BRA-tion (3rd)
  39. PUB-lic (1st)
  40. in-vi-TA-tion (3rd)

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