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Pronunciation lesson 18: Stress in long words · Set 676 · 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 “athletic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ath-let-IC (3rd) (b) ATH-let-ic (1st) (c) ath-LET-ic (2nd)
  2. 2.Listen to “metallic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) me-tal-LIC (3rd) (b) ME-tal-lic (1st) (c) me-TAL-lic (2nd)
  3. 3.Which syllable is stressed in “photograph”? (a) pho-to-GRAPH (3rd) (b) pho-TO-graph (2nd) (c) PHO-to-graph (1st)
  4. 4.Listen to “presentation”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pre-sen-TA-tion (3rd) (b) pre-SEN-ta-tion (2nd) (c) PRE-sen-ta-tion (1st)
  5. 5.Which syllable is stressed in “dramatic”? (a) DRA-mat-ic (1st) (b) dra-mat-IC (3rd) (c) dra-MAT-ic (2nd)
  6. 6.Which syllable is stressed in “capacity”? (a) CA-pac-i-ty (1st) (b) ca-PAC-i-ty (2nd) (c) ca-pac-I-ty (3rd)
  7. 7.Listen to “invitation”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) IN-vi-ta-tion (1st) (b) in-VI-ta-tion (2nd) (c) in-vi-TA-tion (3rd)
  8. 8.Which syllable is stressed in “education”? (a) ed-u-ca-TION (4th) (b) ed-u-CA-tion (3rd) (c) ED-u-ca-tion (1st)
  9. 9.Which syllable is stressed in “curiosity”? (a) CU-ri-os-i-ty (1st) (b) cu-ri-OS-i-ty (3rd) (c) cu-RI-os-i-ty (2nd)
  10. 10.Which syllable is stressed in “reality”? (a) re-al-I-ty (3rd) (b) re-AL-i-ty (2nd) (c) RE-al-i-ty (1st)
  11. 11.Which syllable is stressed in “activity”? (a) ac-tiv-i-TY (4th) (b) AC-tiv-i-ty (1st) (c) ac-TIV-i-ty (2nd)
  12. 12.Listen to “photographer”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pho-tog-ra-PHER (4th) (b) pho-TOG-ra-pher (2nd) (c) PHO-tog-ra-pher (1st)
  13. 13.Listen to “community”. Which syllable is stressed? (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 “pronunciation”? (a) pro-nun-ci-a-TION (5th) (b) pro-nun-ci-A-tion (4th) (c) PRO-nun-ci-a-tion (1st)
  15. 15.Which syllable is stressed in “creativity”? (a) cre-a-tiv-I-ty (4th) (b) cre-a-TIV-i-ty (3rd) (c) cre-A-tiv-i-ty (2nd)
  16. 16.Which syllable is stressed in “gigantic”? (a) gi-GAN-tic (2nd) (b) gi-gan-TIC (3rd) (c) GI-gan-tic (1st)
  17. 17.Which syllable is stressed in “possibility”? (a) pos-si-bil-i-TY (5th) (b) pos-si-BIL-i-ty (3rd) (c) pos-SI-bil-i-ty (2nd)
  18. 18.Listen to “democratic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) dem-o-CRAT-ic (3rd) (b) dem-O-crat-ic (2nd) (c) DEM-o-crat-ic (1st)
  19. 19.Which syllable is stressed in “energetic”? (a) en-er-get-IC (4th) (b) EN-er-get-ic (1st) (c) en-er-GET-ic (3rd)
  20. 20.Listen to “scientific”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) sci-en-TIF-ic (3rd) (b) SCI-en-tif-ic (1st) (c) sci-EN-tif-ic (2nd)
  21. 21.Listen to “generosity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) gen-er-OS-i-ty (3rd) (b) GEN-er-os-i-ty (1st) (c) gen-er-os-i-TY (5th)
  22. 22.Listen to “public”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) PUB-lic (1st) (b) pub-LIC (2nd)
  23. 23.Listen to “information”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) in-for-ma-TION (4th) (b) in-for-MA-tion (3rd) (c) IN-for-ma-tion (1st)
  24. 24.Which syllable is stressed in “publicity”? (a) pub-lic-i-TY (4th) (b) pub-LIC-i-ty (2nd) (c) pub-lic-I-ty (3rd)
  25. 25.Listen to “photograph”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pho-TO-graph (2nd) (b) PHO-to-graph (1st) (c) pho-to-GRAPH (3rd)
  26. 26.Which syllable is stressed in “artistic”? (a) ar-tis-TIC (3rd) (b) AR-tis-tic (1st) (c) ar-TIS-tic (2nd)
  27. 27.Which syllable is stressed in “conversation”? (a) con-ver-SA-tion (3rd) (b) CON-ver-sa-tion (1st) (c) con-VER-sa-tion (2nd)
  28. 28.Which syllable is stressed in “personality”? (a) per-son-al-i-TY (5th) (b) PER-son-al-i-ty (1st) (c) per-son-AL-i-ty (3rd)
  29. 29.Listen to “discussion”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) dis-CUS-sion (2nd) (b) dis-cus-SION (3rd) (c) DIS-cus-sion (1st)
  30. 30.Which syllable is stressed in “direction”? (a) di-rec-TION (3rd) (b) di-REC-tion (2nd) (c) DI-rec-tion (1st)
  31. 31.Listen to “academic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) AC-a-dem-ic (1st) (b) ac-a-DEM-ic (3rd) (c) ac-A-dem-ic (2nd)
  32. 32.Which syllable is stressed in “revolution”? (a) REV-o-lu-tion (1st) (b) rev-o-lu-TION (4th) (c) rev-o-LU-tion (3rd)
  33. 33.Which syllable is stressed in “photographic”? (a) PHO-to-graph-ic (1st) (b) pho-to-graph-IC (4th) (c) pho-to-GRAPH-ic (3rd)
  34. 34.Listen to “fantastic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) fan-TAS-tic (2nd) (b) fan-tas-TIC (3rd) (c) FAN-tas-tic (1st)
  35. 35.Which syllable is stressed in “discussion”? (a) dis-cus-SION (3rd) (b) DIS-cus-sion (1st) (c) dis-CUS-sion (2nd)
  36. 36.Listen to “humanity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) hu-MAN-i-ty (2nd) (b) hu-man-I-ty (3rd) (c) hu-man-i-TY (4th)
  37. 37.Which syllable is stressed in “scientific”? (a) SCI-en-tif-ic (1st) (b) sci-en-TIF-ic (3rd) (c) sci-en-tif-IC (4th)
  38. 38.Which syllable is stressed in “music”? (a) mu-SIC (2nd) (b) MU-sic (1st)
  39. 39.Listen to “capacity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ca-pac-i-TY (4th) (b) ca-PAC-i-ty (2nd) (c) ca-pac-I-ty (3rd)
  40. 40.Listen to “plastic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) plas-TIC (2nd) (b) PLAS-tic (1st)

Answer key

  1. ath-LET-ic (2nd)
  2. me-TAL-lic (2nd)
  3. PHO-to-graph (1st)
  4. pre-sen-TA-tion (3rd)
  5. dra-MAT-ic (2nd)
  6. ca-PAC-i-ty (2nd)
  7. in-vi-TA-tion (3rd)
  8. ed-u-CA-tion (3rd)
  9. cu-ri-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  10. re-AL-i-ty (2nd)
  11. ac-TIV-i-ty (2nd)
  12. pho-TOG-ra-pher (2nd)
  13. com-MU-ni-ty (2nd)
  14. pro-nun-ci-A-tion (4th)
  15. cre-a-TIV-i-ty (3rd)
  16. gi-GAN-tic (2nd)
  17. pos-si-BIL-i-ty (3rd)
  18. dem-o-CRAT-ic (3rd)
  19. en-er-GET-ic (3rd)
  20. sci-en-TIF-ic (3rd)
  21. gen-er-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  22. PUB-lic (1st)
  23. in-for-MA-tion (3rd)
  24. pub-LIC-i-ty (2nd)
  25. PHO-to-graph (1st)
  26. ar-TIS-tic (2nd)
  27. con-ver-SA-tion (3rd)
  28. per-son-AL-i-ty (3rd)
  29. dis-CUS-sion (2nd)
  30. di-REC-tion (2nd)
  31. ac-a-DEM-ic (3rd)
  32. rev-o-LU-tion (3rd)
  33. pho-to-GRAPH-ic (3rd)
  34. fan-TAS-tic (2nd)
  35. dis-CUS-sion (2nd)
  36. hu-MAN-i-ty (2nd)
  37. sci-en-TIF-ic (3rd)
  38. MU-sic (1st)
  39. ca-PAC-i-ty (2nd)
  40. PLAS-tic (1st)

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