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Pronunciation lesson 18: Stress in long words · Set 695 · 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 “academic”? (a) ac-a-dem-IC (4th) (b) ac-a-DEM-ic (3rd) (c) AC-a-dem-ic (1st)
  2. 2.Which syllable is stressed in “possibility”? (a) pos-si-bil-I-ty (4th) (b) pos-SI-bil-i-ty (2nd) (c) pos-si-BIL-i-ty (3rd)
  3. 3.Which syllable is stressed in “conversation”? (a) con-VER-sa-tion (2nd) (b) con-ver-SA-tion (3rd) (c) CON-ver-sa-tion (1st)
  4. 4.Listen to “publicity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pub-LIC-i-ty (2nd) (b) pub-lic-I-ty (3rd) (c) PUB-lic-i-ty (1st)
  5. 5.Listen to “collection”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) COL-lec-tion (1st) (b) col-lec-TION (3rd) (c) col-LEC-tion (2nd)
  6. 6.Which syllable is stressed in “fantastic”? (a) fan-tas-TIC (3rd) (b) FAN-tas-tic (1st) (c) fan-TAS-tic (2nd)
  7. 7.Listen to “capacity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) CA-pac-i-ty (1st) (b) ca-PAC-i-ty (2nd) (c) ca-pac-i-TY (4th)
  8. 8.Which syllable is stressed in “automatic”? (a) AU-to-mat-ic (1st) (b) au-to-MAT-ic (3rd) (c) au-to-mat-IC (4th)
  9. 9.Which syllable is stressed in “solution”? (a) so-lu-TION (3rd) (b) SO-lu-tion (1st) (c) so-LU-tion (2nd)
  10. 10.Listen to “population”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) POP-u-la-tion (1st) (b) pop-u-LA-tion (3rd) (c) pop-u-la-TION (4th)
  11. 11.Listen to “symbolic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) sym-BOL-ic (2nd) (b) SYM-bol-ic (1st) (c) sym-bol-IC (3rd)
  12. 12.Listen to “academic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) AC-a-dem-ic (1st) (b) ac-A-dem-ic (2nd) (c) ac-a-DEM-ic (3rd)
  13. 13.Which syllable is stressed in “information”? (a) in-FOR-ma-tion (2nd) (b) in-for-ma-TION (4th) (c) in-for-MA-tion (3rd)
  14. 14.Which syllable is stressed in “gigantic”? (a) gi-GAN-tic (2nd) (b) GI-gan-tic (1st) (c) gi-gan-TIC (3rd)
  15. 15.Listen to “condition”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) CON-di-tion (1st) (b) con-di-TION (3rd) (c) con-DI-tion (2nd)
  16. 16.Listen to “generosity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) gen-er-os-i-TY (5th) (b) gen-er-OS-i-ty (3rd) (c) GEN-er-os-i-ty (1st)
  17. 17.Which syllable is stressed in “education”? (a) ed-U-ca-tion (2nd) (b) ed-u-ca-TION (4th) (c) ed-u-CA-tion (3rd)
  18. 18.Which syllable is stressed in “exhibition”? (a) ex-hi-BI-tion (3rd) (b) EX-hi-bi-tion (1st) (c) ex-hi-bi-TION (4th)
  19. 19.Which syllable is stressed in “symbolic”? (a) sym-BOL-ic (2nd) (b) sym-bol-IC (3rd) (c) SYM-bol-ic (1st)
  20. 20.Which syllable is stressed in “decision”? (a) de-CI-sion (2nd) (b) de-ci-SION (3rd) (c) DE-ci-sion (1st)
  21. 21.Listen to “reality”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) RE-al-i-ty (1st) (b) re-AL-i-ty (2nd) (c) re-al-I-ty (3rd)
  22. 22.Listen to “personality”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) per-son-AL-i-ty (3rd) (b) per-SON-al-i-ty (2nd) (c) per-son-al-i-TY (5th)
  23. 23.Listen to “dramatic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) dra-mat-IC (3rd) (b) DRA-mat-ic (1st) (c) dra-MAT-ic (2nd)
  24. 24.Which syllable is stressed in “reality”? (a) re-AL-i-ty (2nd) (b) RE-al-i-ty (1st) (c) re-al-i-TY (4th)
  25. 25.Which syllable is stressed in “artistic”? (a) ar-tis-TIC (3rd) (b) AR-tis-tic (1st) (c) ar-TIS-tic (2nd)
  26. 26.Listen to “traffic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) TRAF-fic (1st) (b) traf-FIC (2nd)
  27. 27.Listen to “information”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) IN-for-ma-tion (1st) (b) in-for-MA-tion (3rd) (c) in-FOR-ma-tion (2nd)
  28. 28.Listen to “celebration”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) CEL-e-bra-tion (1st) (b) cel-e-BRA-tion (3rd) (c) cel-e-bra-TION (4th)
  29. 29.Which syllable is stressed in “community”? (a) com-MU-ni-ty (2nd) (b) com-mu-ni-TY (4th) (c) COM-mu-ni-ty (1st)
  30. 30.Which syllable is stressed in “condition”? (a) CON-di-tion (1st) (b) con-di-TION (3rd) (c) con-DI-tion (2nd)
  31. 31.Which syllable is stressed in “scientific”? (a) sci-en-tif-IC (4th) (b) SCI-en-tif-ic (1st) (c) sci-en-TIF-ic (3rd)
  32. 32.Which syllable is stressed in “nationality”? (a) na-TION-al-i-ty (2nd) (b) na-tion-AL-i-ty (3rd) (c) na-tion-al-i-TY (5th)
  33. 33.Which syllable is stressed in “examination”? (a) ex-am-i-NA-tion (4th) (b) EX-am-i-na-tion (1st) (c) ex-AM-i-na-tion (2nd)
  34. 34.Which syllable is stressed in “quality”? (a) qual-i-TY (3rd) (b) QUAL-i-ty (1st) (c) qual-I-ty (2nd)
  35. 35.Which syllable is stressed in “historic”? (a) his-TOR-ic (2nd) (b) his-tor-IC (3rd) (c) HIS-tor-ic (1st)
  36. 36.Listen to “solution”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) so-LU-tion (2nd) (b) SO-lu-tion (1st) (c) so-lu-TION (3rd)
  37. 37.Listen to “similarity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) sim-i-lar-I-ty (4th) (b) SIM-i-lar-i-ty (1st) (c) sim-i-LAR-i-ty (3rd)
  38. 38.Listen to “energetic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) en-er-get-IC (4th) (b) en-er-GET-ic (3rd) (c) en-ER-get-ic (2nd)
  39. 39.Which syllable is stressed in “metallic”? (a) me-TAL-lic (2nd) (b) me-tal-LIC (3rd) (c) ME-tal-lic (1st)
  40. 40.Which syllable is stressed in “democratic”? (a) dem-O-crat-ic (2nd) (b) DEM-o-crat-ic (1st) (c) dem-o-CRAT-ic (3rd)

Answer key

  1. ac-a-DEM-ic (3rd)
  2. pos-si-BIL-i-ty (3rd)
  3. con-ver-SA-tion (3rd)
  4. pub-LIC-i-ty (2nd)
  5. col-LEC-tion (2nd)
  6. fan-TAS-tic (2nd)
  7. ca-PAC-i-ty (2nd)
  8. au-to-MAT-ic (3rd)
  9. so-LU-tion (2nd)
  10. pop-u-LA-tion (3rd)
  11. sym-BOL-ic (2nd)
  12. ac-a-DEM-ic (3rd)
  13. in-for-MA-tion (3rd)
  14. gi-GAN-tic (2nd)
  15. con-DI-tion (2nd)
  16. gen-er-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  17. ed-u-CA-tion (3rd)
  18. ex-hi-BI-tion (3rd)
  19. sym-BOL-ic (2nd)
  20. de-CI-sion (2nd)
  21. re-AL-i-ty (2nd)
  22. per-son-AL-i-ty (3rd)
  23. dra-MAT-ic (2nd)
  24. re-AL-i-ty (2nd)
  25. ar-TIS-tic (2nd)
  26. TRAF-fic (1st)
  27. in-for-MA-tion (3rd)
  28. cel-e-BRA-tion (3rd)
  29. com-MU-ni-ty (2nd)
  30. con-DI-tion (2nd)
  31. sci-en-TIF-ic (3rd)
  32. na-tion-AL-i-ty (3rd)
  33. ex-am-i-NA-tion (4th)
  34. QUAL-i-ty (1st)
  35. his-TOR-ic (2nd)
  36. so-LU-tion (2nd)
  37. sim-i-LAR-i-ty (3rd)
  38. en-er-GET-ic (3rd)
  39. me-TAL-lic (2nd)
  40. dem-o-CRAT-ic (3rd)

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