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Pronunciation lesson 18: Stress in long words · Set 677 · 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 “humanity”? (a) hu-MAN-i-ty (2nd) (b) HU-man-i-ty (1st) (c) hu-man-I-ty (3rd)
  2. 2.Listen to “examination”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ex-am-i-na-TION (5th) (b) ex-am-I-na-tion (3rd) (c) ex-am-i-NA-tion (4th)
  3. 3.Listen to “automatic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) au-to-MAT-ic (3rd) (b) au-TO-mat-ic (2nd) (c) au-to-mat-IC (4th)
  4. 4.Listen to “invitation”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) in-vi-TA-tion (3rd) (b) IN-vi-ta-tion (1st) (c) in-vi-ta-TION (4th)
  5. 5.Which syllable is stressed in “energetic”? (a) EN-er-get-ic (1st) (b) en-er-get-IC (4th) (c) en-er-GET-ic (3rd)
  6. 6.Which syllable is stressed in “music”? (a) mu-SIC (2nd) (b) MU-sic (1st)
  7. 7.Listen to “condition”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) con-di-TION (3rd) (b) con-DI-tion (2nd) (c) CON-di-tion (1st)
  8. 8.Listen to “activity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ac-tiv-I-ty (3rd) (b) AC-tiv-i-ty (1st) (c) ac-TIV-i-ty (2nd)
  9. 9.Which syllable is stressed in “historic”? (a) his-tor-IC (3rd) (b) his-TOR-ic (2nd) (c) HIS-tor-ic (1st)
  10. 10.Listen to “gigantic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) gi-gan-TIC (3rd) (b) GI-gan-tic (1st) (c) gi-GAN-tic (2nd)
  11. 11.Listen to “traffic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) TRAF-fic (1st) (b) traf-FIC (2nd)
  12. 12.Which syllable is stressed in “discussion”? (a) dis-CUS-sion (2nd) (b) DIS-cus-sion (1st) (c) dis-cus-SION (3rd)
  13. 13.Which syllable is stressed in “information”? (a) in-for-ma-TION (4th) (b) in-FOR-ma-tion (2nd) (c) in-for-MA-tion (3rd)
  14. 14.Listen to “music”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) mu-SIC (2nd) (b) MU-sic (1st)
  15. 15.Listen to “information”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) in-FOR-ma-tion (2nd) (b) IN-for-ma-tion (1st) (c) in-for-MA-tion (3rd)
  16. 16.Listen to “athletic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ath-LET-ic (2nd) (b) ath-let-IC (3rd) (c) ATH-let-ic (1st)
  17. 17.Which syllable is stressed in “celebration”? (a) cel-e-bra-TION (4th) (b) cel-e-BRA-tion (3rd) (c) cel-E-bra-tion (2nd)
  18. 18.Which syllable is stressed in “photographer”? (a) PHO-tog-ra-pher (1st) (b) pho-tog-ra-PHER (4th) (c) pho-TOG-ra-pher (2nd)
  19. 19.Listen to “democratic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) dem-o-crat-IC (4th) (b) dem-O-crat-ic (2nd) (c) dem-o-CRAT-ic (3rd)
  20. 20.Listen to “majority”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) MA-jor-i-ty (1st) (b) ma-JOR-i-ty (2nd) (c) ma-jor-I-ty (3rd)
  21. 21.Which syllable is stressed in “metallic”? (a) me-tal-LIC (3rd) (b) ME-tal-lic (1st) (c) me-TAL-lic (2nd)
  22. 22.Which syllable is stressed in “examination”? (a) EX-am-i-na-tion (1st) (b) ex-AM-i-na-tion (2nd) (c) ex-am-i-NA-tion (4th)
  23. 23.Listen to “education”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ed-u-CA-tion (3rd) (b) ed-U-ca-tion (2nd) (c) ED-u-ca-tion (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.Listen to “romantic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ro-man-TIC (3rd) (b) RO-man-tic (1st) (c) ro-MAN-tic (2nd)
  26. 26.Listen to “discussion”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) dis-CUS-sion (2nd) (b) DIS-cus-sion (1st) (c) dis-cus-SION (3rd)
  27. 27.Listen to “magnetic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) mag-NET-ic (2nd) (b) MAG-net-ic (1st) (c) mag-net-IC (3rd)
  28. 28.Which syllable is stressed in “popularity”? (a) pop-u-lar-i-TY (5th) (b) pop-u-LAR-i-ty (3rd) (c) pop-U-lar-i-ty (2nd)
  29. 29.Which syllable is stressed in “democratic”? (a) dem-o-CRAT-ic (3rd) (b) dem-o-crat-IC (4th) (c) dem-O-crat-ic (2nd)
  30. 30.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)
  31. 31.Listen to “creativity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) cre-a-tiv-i-TY (5th) (b) CRE-a-tiv-i-ty (1st) (c) cre-a-TIV-i-ty (3rd)
  32. 32.Which syllable is stressed in “publicity”? (a) pub-lic-I-ty (3rd) (b) pub-lic-i-TY (4th) (c) pub-LIC-i-ty (2nd)
  33. 33.Which syllable is stressed in “direction”? (a) DI-rec-tion (1st) (b) di-rec-TION (3rd) (c) di-REC-tion (2nd)
  34. 34.Listen to “direction”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) di-rec-TION (3rd) (b) DI-rec-tion (1st) (c) di-REC-tion (2nd)
  35. 35.Listen to “revolution”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) rev-o-LU-tion (3rd) (b) REV-o-lu-tion (1st) (c) rev-o-lu-TION (4th)
  36. 36.Listen to “curiosity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) CU-ri-os-i-ty (1st) (b) cu-ri-OS-i-ty (3rd) (c) cu-ri-os-I-ty (4th)
  37. 37.Which syllable is stressed in “revolution”? (a) REV-o-lu-tion (1st) (b) rev-o-LU-tion (3rd) (c) rev-o-lu-TION (4th)
  38. 38.Listen to “decision”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) DE-ci-sion (1st) (b) de-CI-sion (2nd) (c) de-ci-SION (3rd)
  39. 39.Which syllable is stressed in “majority”? (a) MA-jor-i-ty (1st) (b) ma-JOR-i-ty (2nd) (c) ma-jor-I-ty (3rd)
  40. 40.Which syllable is stressed in “automatic”? (a) AU-to-mat-ic (1st) (b) au-to-MAT-ic (3rd) (c) au-to-mat-IC (4th)

Answer key

  1. hu-MAN-i-ty (2nd)
  2. ex-am-i-NA-tion (4th)
  3. au-to-MAT-ic (3rd)
  4. in-vi-TA-tion (3rd)
  5. en-er-GET-ic (3rd)
  6. MU-sic (1st)
  7. con-DI-tion (2nd)
  8. ac-TIV-i-ty (2nd)
  9. his-TOR-ic (2nd)
  10. gi-GAN-tic (2nd)
  11. TRAF-fic (1st)
  12. dis-CUS-sion (2nd)
  13. in-for-MA-tion (3rd)
  14. MU-sic (1st)
  15. in-for-MA-tion (3rd)
  16. ath-LET-ic (2nd)
  17. cel-e-BRA-tion (3rd)
  18. pho-TOG-ra-pher (2nd)
  19. dem-o-CRAT-ic (3rd)
  20. ma-JOR-i-ty (2nd)
  21. me-TAL-lic (2nd)
  22. ex-am-i-NA-tion (4th)
  23. ed-u-CA-tion (3rd)
  24. pho-TOG-ra-phy (2nd)
  25. ro-MAN-tic (2nd)
  26. dis-CUS-sion (2nd)
  27. mag-NET-ic (2nd)
  28. pop-u-LAR-i-ty (3rd)
  29. dem-o-CRAT-ic (3rd)
  30. pro-nun-ci-A-tion (4th)
  31. cre-a-TIV-i-ty (3rd)
  32. pub-LIC-i-ty (2nd)
  33. di-REC-tion (2nd)
  34. di-REC-tion (2nd)
  35. rev-o-LU-tion (3rd)
  36. cu-ri-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  37. rev-o-LU-tion (3rd)
  38. de-CI-sion (2nd)
  39. ma-JOR-i-ty (2nd)
  40. au-to-MAT-ic (3rd)

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