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Pronunciation lesson 18: Stress in long words · Set 696 · 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 “energetic”? (a) EN-er-get-ic (1st) (b) en-ER-get-ic (2nd) (c) en-er-GET-ic (3rd)
  2. 2.Listen to “photographic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pho-to-graph-IC (4th) (b) pho-to-GRAPH-ic (3rd) (c) PHO-to-graph-ic (1st)
  3. 3.Listen to “conversation”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) CON-ver-sa-tion (1st) (b) con-ver-sa-TION (4th) (c) con-ver-SA-tion (3rd)
  4. 4.Listen to “direction”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) di-rec-TION (3rd) (b) di-REC-tion (2nd) (c) DI-rec-tion (1st)
  5. 5.Which syllable is stressed in “revolution”? (a) rev-o-LU-tion (3rd) (b) rev-O-lu-tion (2nd) (c) REV-o-lu-tion (1st)
  6. 6.Listen to “scientific”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) sci-en-tif-IC (4th) (b) sci-en-TIF-ic (3rd) (c) sci-EN-tif-ic (2nd)
  7. 7.Which syllable is stressed in “artistic”? (a) ar-tis-TIC (3rd) (b) ar-TIS-tic (2nd) (c) AR-tis-tic (1st)
  8. 8.Listen to “plastic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) PLAS-tic (1st) (b) plas-TIC (2nd)
  9. 9.Which syllable is stressed in “magic”? (a) mag-IC (2nd) (b) MAG-ic (1st)
  10. 10.Which syllable is stressed in “reality”? (a) RE-al-i-ty (1st) (b) re-al-I-ty (3rd) (c) re-AL-i-ty (2nd)
  11. 11.Listen to “examination”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ex-am-i-na-TION (5th) (b) ex-am-i-NA-tion (4th) (c) EX-am-i-na-tion (1st)
  12. 12.Which syllable is stressed in “fantastic”? (a) fan-tas-TIC (3rd) (b) fan-TAS-tic (2nd) (c) FAN-tas-tic (1st)
  13. 13.Which syllable is stressed in “athletic”? (a) ath-let-IC (3rd) (b) ath-LET-ic (2nd) (c) ATH-let-ic (1st)
  14. 14.Listen to “music”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) MU-sic (1st) (b) mu-SIC (2nd)
  15. 15.Which syllable is stressed in “metallic”? (a) me-tal-LIC (3rd) (b) ME-tal-lic (1st) (c) me-TAL-lic (2nd)
  16. 16.Listen to “terrific”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ter-rif-IC (3rd) (b) TER-rif-ic (1st) (c) ter-RIF-ic (2nd)
  17. 17.Which syllable is stressed in “creativity”? (a) cre-A-tiv-i-ty (2nd) (b) CRE-a-tiv-i-ty (1st) (c) cre-a-TIV-i-ty (3rd)
  18. 18.Listen to “energetic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) en-ER-get-ic (2nd) (b) EN-er-get-ic (1st) (c) en-er-GET-ic (3rd)
  19. 19.Which syllable is stressed in “security”? (a) se-CUR-i-ty (2nd) (b) SE-cur-i-ty (1st) (c) se-cur-i-TY (4th)
  20. 20.Listen to “publicity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pub-lic-I-ty (3rd) (b) PUB-lic-i-ty (1st) (c) pub-LIC-i-ty (2nd)
  21. 21.Listen to “capacity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ca-pac-I-ty (3rd) (b) CA-pac-i-ty (1st) (c) ca-PAC-i-ty (2nd)
  22. 22.Listen to “solution”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) so-LU-tion (2nd) (b) SO-lu-tion (1st) (c) so-lu-TION (3rd)
  23. 23.Which syllable is stressed in “publicity”? (a) pub-LIC-i-ty (2nd) (b) pub-lic-I-ty (3rd) (c) pub-lic-i-TY (4th)
  24. 24.Which syllable is stressed in “democratic”? (a) dem-O-crat-ic (2nd) (b) DEM-o-crat-ic (1st) (c) dem-o-CRAT-ic (3rd)
  25. 25.Which syllable is stressed in “popularity”? (a) pop-u-LAR-i-ty (3rd) (b) pop-u-lar-I-ty (4th) (c) POP-u-lar-i-ty (1st)
  26. 26.Listen to “discussion”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) dis-cus-SION (3rd) (b) dis-CUS-sion (2nd) (c) DIS-cus-sion (1st)
  27. 27.Listen to “personality”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) per-son-al-i-TY (5th) (b) per-son-AL-i-ty (3rd) (c) per-SON-al-i-ty (2nd)
  28. 28.Which syllable is stressed in “humanity”? (a) hu-MAN-i-ty (2nd) (b) hu-man-i-TY (4th) (c) hu-man-I-ty (3rd)
  29. 29.Which syllable is stressed in “photographic”? (a) pho-TO-graph-ic (2nd) (b) PHO-to-graph-ic (1st) (c) pho-to-GRAPH-ic (3rd)
  30. 30.Which syllable is stressed in “condition”? (a) con-di-TION (3rd) (b) con-DI-tion (2nd) (c) CON-di-tion (1st)
  31. 31.Which syllable is stressed in “tradition”? (a) tra-di-TION (3rd) (b) TRA-di-tion (1st) (c) tra-DI-tion (2nd)
  32. 32.Which syllable is stressed in “traffic”? (a) TRAF-fic (1st) (b) traf-FIC (2nd)
  33. 33.Listen to “decision”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) de-CI-sion (2nd) (b) DE-ci-sion (1st) (c) de-ci-SION (3rd)
  34. 34.Listen to “possibility”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) POS-si-bil-i-ty (1st) (b) pos-si-BIL-i-ty (3rd) (c) pos-si-bil-i-TY (5th)
  35. 35.Which syllable is stressed in “symbolic”? (a) SYM-bol-ic (1st) (b) sym-bol-IC (3rd) (c) sym-BOL-ic (2nd)
  36. 36.Which syllable is stressed in “characteristic”? (a) char-ac-ter-IS-tic (4th) (b) char-ac-TER-is-tic (3rd) (c) char-AC-ter-is-tic (2nd)
  37. 37.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)
  38. 38.Which syllable is stressed in “discussion”? (a) dis-cus-SION (3rd) (b) dis-CUS-sion (2nd) (c) DIS-cus-sion (1st)
  39. 39.Which syllable is stressed in “academic”? (a) ac-a-DEM-ic (3rd) (b) AC-a-dem-ic (1st) (c) ac-A-dem-ic (2nd)
  40. 40.Listen to “competition”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) com-pe-ti-TION (4th) (b) COM-pe-ti-tion (1st) (c) com-pe-TI-tion (3rd)

Answer key

  1. en-er-GET-ic (3rd)
  2. pho-to-GRAPH-ic (3rd)
  3. con-ver-SA-tion (3rd)
  4. di-REC-tion (2nd)
  5. rev-o-LU-tion (3rd)
  6. sci-en-TIF-ic (3rd)
  7. ar-TIS-tic (2nd)
  8. PLAS-tic (1st)
  9. MAG-ic (1st)
  10. re-AL-i-ty (2nd)
  11. ex-am-i-NA-tion (4th)
  12. fan-TAS-tic (2nd)
  13. ath-LET-ic (2nd)
  14. MU-sic (1st)
  15. me-TAL-lic (2nd)
  16. ter-RIF-ic (2nd)
  17. cre-a-TIV-i-ty (3rd)
  18. en-er-GET-ic (3rd)
  19. se-CUR-i-ty (2nd)
  20. pub-LIC-i-ty (2nd)
  21. ca-PAC-i-ty (2nd)
  22. so-LU-tion (2nd)
  23. pub-LIC-i-ty (2nd)
  24. dem-o-CRAT-ic (3rd)
  25. pop-u-LAR-i-ty (3rd)
  26. dis-CUS-sion (2nd)
  27. per-son-AL-i-ty (3rd)
  28. hu-MAN-i-ty (2nd)
  29. pho-to-GRAPH-ic (3rd)
  30. con-DI-tion (2nd)
  31. tra-DI-tion (2nd)
  32. TRAF-fic (1st)
  33. de-CI-sion (2nd)
  34. pos-si-BIL-i-ty (3rd)
  35. sym-BOL-ic (2nd)
  36. char-ac-ter-IS-tic (4th)
  37. re-AL-i-ty (2nd)
  38. dis-CUS-sion (2nd)
  39. ac-a-DEM-ic (3rd)
  40. com-pe-TI-tion (3rd)

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