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Pronunciation lesson 18: Stress in long words · Set 683 · 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 “activity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ac-tiv-I-ty (3rd) (b) AC-tiv-i-ty (1st) (c) ac-TIV-i-ty (2nd)
  2. 2.Which syllable is stressed in “photography”? (a) PHO-tog-ra-phy (1st) (b) pho-TOG-ra-phy (2nd) (c) pho-tog-ra-PHY (4th)
  3. 3.Which syllable is stressed in “population”? (a) POP-u-la-tion (1st) (b) pop-u-la-TION (4th) (c) pop-u-LA-tion (3rd)
  4. 4.Listen to “charity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) CHAR-i-ty (1st) (b) char-I-ty (2nd) (c) char-i-TY (3rd)
  5. 5.Listen to “decision”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) de-ci-SION (3rd) (b) de-CI-sion (2nd) (c) DE-ci-sion (1st)
  6. 6.Listen to “photographic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pho-to-graph-IC (4th) (b) PHO-to-graph-ic (1st) (c) pho-to-GRAPH-ic (3rd)
  7. 7.Which syllable is stressed in “characteristic”? (a) char-AC-ter-is-tic (2nd) (b) char-ac-ter-is-TIC (5th) (c) char-ac-ter-IS-tic (4th)
  8. 8.Listen to “generosity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) gen-er-os-I-ty (4th) (b) gen-er-OS-i-ty (3rd) (c) gen-er-os-i-TY (5th)
  9. 9.Listen to “revolution”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) rev-o-LU-tion (3rd) (b) rev-o-lu-TION (4th) (c) REV-o-lu-tion (1st)
  10. 10.Listen to “similarity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) sim-I-lar-i-ty (2nd) (b) sim-i-lar-I-ty (4th) (c) sim-i-LAR-i-ty (3rd)
  11. 11.Which syllable is stressed in “activity”? (a) ac-tiv-i-TY (4th) (b) ac-TIV-i-ty (2nd) (c) AC-tiv-i-ty (1st)
  12. 12.Which syllable is stressed in “exhibition”? (a) ex-hi-bi-TION (4th) (b) EX-hi-bi-tion (1st) (c) ex-hi-BI-tion (3rd)
  13. 13.Listen to “exhibition”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ex-hi-BI-tion (3rd) (b) ex-HI-bi-tion (2nd) (c) EX-hi-bi-tion (1st)
  14. 14.Which syllable is stressed in “publicity”? (a) pub-lic-I-ty (3rd) (b) pub-LIC-i-ty (2nd) (c) pub-lic-i-TY (4th)
  15. 15.Which syllable is stressed in “plastic”? (a) plas-TIC (2nd) (b) PLAS-tic (1st)
  16. 16.Which syllable is stressed in “creativity”? (a) cre-a-tiv-i-TY (5th) (b) cre-a-TIV-i-ty (3rd) (c) CRE-a-tiv-i-ty (1st)
  17. 17.Listen to “humanity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) hu-MAN-i-ty (2nd) (b) HU-man-i-ty (1st) (c) hu-man-i-TY (4th)
  18. 18.Listen to “romantic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) RO-man-tic (1st) (b) ro-MAN-tic (2nd) (c) ro-man-TIC (3rd)
  19. 19.Which syllable is stressed in “quality”? (a) QUAL-i-ty (1st) (b) qual-I-ty (2nd) (c) qual-i-TY (3rd)
  20. 20.Which syllable is stressed in “education”? (a) ED-u-ca-tion (1st) (b) ed-U-ca-tion (2nd) (c) ed-u-CA-tion (3rd)
  21. 21.Listen to “music”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) mu-SIC (2nd) (b) MU-sic (1st)
  22. 22.Which syllable is stressed in “academic”? (a) ac-a-DEM-ic (3rd) (b) AC-a-dem-ic (1st) (c) ac-a-dem-IC (4th)
  23. 23.Listen to “reality”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) RE-al-i-ty (1st) (b) re-AL-i-ty (2nd) (c) re-al-i-TY (4th)
  24. 24.Which syllable is stressed in “examination”? (a) ex-am-i-na-TION (5th) (b) ex-am-i-NA-tion (4th) (c) EX-am-i-na-tion (1st)
  25. 25.Listen to “public”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pub-LIC (2nd) (b) PUB-lic (1st)
  26. 26.Which syllable is stressed in “curiosity”? (a) cu-ri-OS-i-ty (3rd) (b) CU-ri-os-i-ty (1st) (c) cu-RI-os-i-ty (2nd)
  27. 27.Which syllable is stressed in “public”? (a) pub-LIC (2nd) (b) PUB-lic (1st)
  28. 28.Listen to “popularity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) POP-u-lar-i-ty (1st) (b) pop-U-lar-i-ty (2nd) (c) pop-u-LAR-i-ty (3rd)
  29. 29.Listen to “terrific”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ter-RIF-ic (2nd) (b) ter-rif-IC (3rd) (c) TER-rif-ic (1st)
  30. 30.Which syllable is stressed in “democratic”? (a) DEM-o-crat-ic (1st) (b) dem-O-crat-ic (2nd) (c) dem-o-CRAT-ic (3rd)
  31. 31.Which syllable is stressed in “information”? (a) in-for-ma-TION (4th) (b) in-for-MA-tion (3rd) (c) in-FOR-ma-tion (2nd)
  32. 32.Listen to “curiosity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) cu-ri-os-I-ty (4th) (b) cu-ri-os-i-TY (5th) (c) cu-ri-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  33. 33.Which syllable is stressed in “fantastic”? (a) FAN-tas-tic (1st) (b) fan-tas-TIC (3rd) (c) fan-TAS-tic (2nd)
  34. 34.Listen to “discussion”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) DIS-cus-sion (1st) (b) dis-cus-SION (3rd) (c) dis-CUS-sion (2nd)
  35. 35.Listen to “presentation”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pre-sen-TA-tion (3rd) (b) pre-SEN-ta-tion (2nd) (c) pre-sen-ta-TION (4th)
  36. 36.Listen to “photograph”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pho-to-GRAPH (3rd) (b) pho-TO-graph (2nd) (c) PHO-to-graph (1st)
  37. 37.Listen to “majority”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ma-JOR-i-ty (2nd) (b) MA-jor-i-ty (1st) (c) ma-jor-I-ty (3rd)
  38. 38.Listen to “possibility”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pos-si-bil-i-TY (5th) (b) POS-si-bil-i-ty (1st) (c) pos-si-BIL-i-ty (3rd)
  39. 39.Which syllable is stressed in “generosity”? (a) gen-er-os-I-ty (4th) (b) GEN-er-os-i-ty (1st) (c) gen-er-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  40. 40.Which syllable is stressed in “comprehension”? (a) COM-pre-hen-sion (1st) (b) com-PRE-hen-sion (2nd) (c) com-pre-HEN-sion (3rd)

Answer key

  1. ac-TIV-i-ty (2nd)
  2. pho-TOG-ra-phy (2nd)
  3. pop-u-LA-tion (3rd)
  4. CHAR-i-ty (1st)
  5. de-CI-sion (2nd)
  6. pho-to-GRAPH-ic (3rd)
  7. char-ac-ter-IS-tic (4th)
  8. gen-er-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  9. rev-o-LU-tion (3rd)
  10. sim-i-LAR-i-ty (3rd)
  11. ac-TIV-i-ty (2nd)
  12. ex-hi-BI-tion (3rd)
  13. ex-hi-BI-tion (3rd)
  14. pub-LIC-i-ty (2nd)
  15. PLAS-tic (1st)
  16. cre-a-TIV-i-ty (3rd)
  17. hu-MAN-i-ty (2nd)
  18. ro-MAN-tic (2nd)
  19. QUAL-i-ty (1st)
  20. ed-u-CA-tion (3rd)
  21. MU-sic (1st)
  22. ac-a-DEM-ic (3rd)
  23. re-AL-i-ty (2nd)
  24. ex-am-i-NA-tion (4th)
  25. PUB-lic (1st)
  26. cu-ri-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  27. PUB-lic (1st)
  28. pop-u-LAR-i-ty (3rd)
  29. ter-RIF-ic (2nd)
  30. dem-o-CRAT-ic (3rd)
  31. in-for-MA-tion (3rd)
  32. cu-ri-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  33. fan-TAS-tic (2nd)
  34. dis-CUS-sion (2nd)
  35. pre-sen-TA-tion (3rd)
  36. PHO-to-graph (1st)
  37. ma-JOR-i-ty (2nd)
  38. pos-si-BIL-i-ty (3rd)
  39. gen-er-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  40. com-pre-HEN-sion (3rd)

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