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Pronunciation lesson 18: Stress in long words · Set 700 · 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 “comprehension”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) com-pre-HEN-sion (3rd) (b) COM-pre-hen-sion (1st) (c) com-pre-hen-SION (4th)
  2. 2.Which syllable is stressed in “humanity”? (a) HU-man-i-ty (1st) (b) hu-MAN-i-ty (2nd) (c) hu-man-I-ty (3rd)
  3. 3.Which syllable is stressed in “invitation”? (a) in-vi-ta-TION (4th) (b) in-vi-TA-tion (3rd) (c) in-VI-ta-tion (2nd)
  4. 4.Which syllable is stressed in “energetic”? (a) en-er-get-IC (4th) (b) en-er-GET-ic (3rd) (c) EN-er-get-ic (1st)
  5. 5.Listen to “similarity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) SIM-i-lar-i-ty (1st) (b) sim-i-LAR-i-ty (3rd) (c) sim-i-lar-I-ty (4th)
  6. 6.Which syllable is stressed in “magic”? (a) MAG-ic (1st) (b) mag-IC (2nd)
  7. 7.Which syllable is stressed in “metallic”? (a) me-tal-LIC (3rd) (b) ME-tal-lic (1st) (c) me-TAL-lic (2nd)
  8. 8.Which syllable is stressed in “tradition”? (a) tra-di-TION (3rd) (b) tra-DI-tion (2nd) (c) TRA-di-tion (1st)
  9. 9.Which syllable is stressed in “information”? (a) IN-for-ma-tion (1st) (b) in-for-MA-tion (3rd) (c) in-for-ma-TION (4th)
  10. 10.Listen to “education”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ed-U-ca-tion (2nd) (b) ED-u-ca-tion (1st) (c) ed-u-CA-tion (3rd)
  11. 11.Listen to “direction”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) DI-rec-tion (1st) (b) di-REC-tion (2nd) (c) di-rec-TION (3rd)
  12. 12.Which syllable is stressed in “symbolic”? (a) sym-BOL-ic (2nd) (b) SYM-bol-ic (1st) (c) sym-bol-IC (3rd)
  13. 13.Which syllable is stressed in “revolution”? (a) rev-o-lu-TION (4th) (b) rev-O-lu-tion (2nd) (c) rev-o-LU-tion (3rd)
  14. 14.Which syllable is stressed in “romantic”? (a) ro-man-TIC (3rd) (b) RO-man-tic (1st) (c) ro-MAN-tic (2nd)
  15. 15.Listen to “creativity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) CRE-a-tiv-i-ty (1st) (b) cre-a-TIV-i-ty (3rd) (c) cre-a-tiv-i-TY (5th)
  16. 16.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)
  17. 17.Listen to “explanation”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ex-pla-na-TION (4th) (b) ex-PLA-na-tion (2nd) (c) ex-pla-NA-tion (3rd)
  18. 18.Listen to “terrific”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ter-rif-IC (3rd) (b) TER-rif-ic (1st) (c) ter-RIF-ic (2nd)
  19. 19.Listen to “discussion”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) dis-CUS-sion (2nd) (b) dis-cus-SION (3rd) (c) DIS-cus-sion (1st)
  20. 20.Listen to “characteristic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) char-ac-ter-IS-tic (4th) (b) CHAR-ac-ter-is-tic (1st) (c) char-ac-ter-is-TIC (5th)
  21. 21.Listen to “solution”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) SO-lu-tion (1st) (b) so-LU-tion (2nd) (c) so-lu-TION (3rd)
  22. 22.Listen to “activity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ac-TIV-i-ty (2nd) (b) AC-tiv-i-ty (1st) (c) ac-tiv-I-ty (3rd)
  23. 23.Listen to “magnetic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) mag-net-IC (3rd) (b) mag-NET-ic (2nd) (c) MAG-net-ic (1st)
  24. 24.Which syllable is stressed in “democratic”? (a) dem-o-crat-IC (4th) (b) dem-o-CRAT-ic (3rd) (c) dem-O-crat-ic (2nd)
  25. 25.Listen to “exhibition”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) EX-hi-bi-tion (1st) (b) ex-HI-bi-tion (2nd) (c) ex-hi-BI-tion (3rd)
  26. 26.Which syllable is stressed in “gigantic”? (a) GI-gan-tic (1st) (b) gi-gan-TIC (3rd) (c) gi-GAN-tic (2nd)
  27. 27.Listen to “charity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) CHAR-i-ty (1st) (b) char-i-TY (3rd) (c) char-I-ty (2nd)
  28. 28.Listen to “romantic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) RO-man-tic (1st) (b) ro-MAN-tic (2nd) (c) ro-man-TIC (3rd)
  29. 29.Which syllable is stressed in “condition”? (a) CON-di-tion (1st) (b) con-DI-tion (2nd) (c) con-di-TION (3rd)
  30. 30.Which syllable is stressed in “presentation”? (a) pre-sen-TA-tion (3rd) (b) PRE-sen-ta-tion (1st) (c) pre-SEN-ta-tion (2nd)
  31. 31.Which syllable is stressed in “historic”? (a) his-TOR-ic (2nd) (b) his-tor-IC (3rd) (c) HIS-tor-ic (1st)
  32. 32.Which syllable is stressed in “photographer”? (a) PHO-tog-ra-pher (1st) (b) pho-TOG-ra-pher (2nd) (c) pho-tog-ra-PHER (4th)
  33. 33.Listen to “presentation”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pre-SEN-ta-tion (2nd) (b) PRE-sen-ta-tion (1st) (c) pre-sen-TA-tion (3rd)
  34. 34.Which syllable is stressed in “celebration”? (a) CEL-e-bra-tion (1st) (b) cel-e-BRA-tion (3rd) (c) cel-e-bra-TION (4th)
  35. 35.Which syllable is stressed in “nationality”? (a) na-TION-al-i-ty (2nd) (b) na-tion-al-i-TY (5th) (c) na-tion-AL-i-ty (3rd)
  36. 36.Listen to “celebration”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) cel-e-BRA-tion (3rd) (b) CEL-e-bra-tion (1st) (c) cel-E-bra-tion (2nd)
  37. 37.Listen to “pronunciation”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pro-nun-ci-A-tion (4th) (b) pro-nun-CI-a-tion (3rd) (c) PRO-nun-ci-a-tion (1st)
  38. 38.Which syllable is stressed in “athletic”? (a) ath-let-IC (3rd) (b) ATH-let-ic (1st) (c) ath-LET-ic (2nd)
  39. 39.Listen to “fantastic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) fan-tas-TIC (3rd) (b) FAN-tas-tic (1st) (c) fan-TAS-tic (2nd)
  40. 40.Which syllable is stressed in “examination”? (a) ex-am-i-NA-tion (4th) (b) ex-AM-i-na-tion (2nd) (c) ex-am-I-na-tion (3rd)

Answer key

  1. com-pre-HEN-sion (3rd)
  2. hu-MAN-i-ty (2nd)
  3. in-vi-TA-tion (3rd)
  4. en-er-GET-ic (3rd)
  5. sim-i-LAR-i-ty (3rd)
  6. MAG-ic (1st)
  7. me-TAL-lic (2nd)
  8. tra-DI-tion (2nd)
  9. in-for-MA-tion (3rd)
  10. ed-u-CA-tion (3rd)
  11. di-REC-tion (2nd)
  12. sym-BOL-ic (2nd)
  13. rev-o-LU-tion (3rd)
  14. ro-MAN-tic (2nd)
  15. cre-a-TIV-i-ty (3rd)
  16. com-pe-TI-tion (3rd)
  17. ex-pla-NA-tion (3rd)
  18. ter-RIF-ic (2nd)
  19. dis-CUS-sion (2nd)
  20. char-ac-ter-IS-tic (4th)
  21. so-LU-tion (2nd)
  22. ac-TIV-i-ty (2nd)
  23. mag-NET-ic (2nd)
  24. dem-o-CRAT-ic (3rd)
  25. ex-hi-BI-tion (3rd)
  26. gi-GAN-tic (2nd)
  27. CHAR-i-ty (1st)
  28. ro-MAN-tic (2nd)
  29. con-DI-tion (2nd)
  30. pre-sen-TA-tion (3rd)
  31. his-TOR-ic (2nd)
  32. pho-TOG-ra-pher (2nd)
  33. pre-sen-TA-tion (3rd)
  34. cel-e-BRA-tion (3rd)
  35. na-tion-AL-i-ty (3rd)
  36. cel-e-BRA-tion (3rd)
  37. pro-nun-ci-A-tion (4th)
  38. ath-LET-ic (2nd)
  39. fan-TAS-tic (2nd)
  40. ex-am-i-NA-tion (4th)

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