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Pronunciation lesson 18: Stress in long words · Set 710 · 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 “democratic”? (a) dem-o-crat-IC (4th) (b) dem-O-crat-ic (2nd) (c) dem-o-CRAT-ic (3rd)
  2. 2.Which syllable is stressed in “examination”? (a) ex-AM-i-na-tion (2nd) (b) EX-am-i-na-tion (1st) (c) ex-am-i-NA-tion (4th)
  3. 3.Which syllable is stressed in “activity”? (a) ac-TIV-i-ty (2nd) (b) AC-tiv-i-ty (1st) (c) ac-tiv-i-TY (4th)
  4. 4.Listen to “discussion”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) dis-cus-SION (3rd) (b) DIS-cus-sion (1st) (c) dis-CUS-sion (2nd)
  5. 5.Which syllable is stressed in “condition”? (a) CON-di-tion (1st) (b) con-DI-tion (2nd) (c) con-di-TION (3rd)
  6. 6.Listen to “fantastic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) fan-TAS-tic (2nd) (b) fan-tas-TIC (3rd) (c) FAN-tas-tic (1st)
  7. 7.Which syllable is stressed in “humanity”? (a) hu-MAN-i-ty (2nd) (b) hu-man-I-ty (3rd) (c) hu-man-i-TY (4th)
  8. 8.Listen to “celebration”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) cel-E-bra-tion (2nd) (b) cel-e-BRA-tion (3rd) (c) cel-e-bra-TION (4th)
  9. 9.Listen to “energetic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) en-er-GET-ic (3rd) (b) en-ER-get-ic (2nd) (c) en-er-get-IC (4th)
  10. 10.Listen to “invitation”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) in-vi-TA-tion (3rd) (b) in-VI-ta-tion (2nd) (c) in-vi-ta-TION (4th)
  11. 11.Which syllable is stressed in “tradition”? (a) tra-DI-tion (2nd) (b) TRA-di-tion (1st) (c) tra-di-TION (3rd)
  12. 12.Listen to “athletic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ATH-let-ic (1st) (b) ath-LET-ic (2nd) (c) ath-let-IC (3rd)
  13. 13.Which syllable is stressed in “discussion”? (a) dis-CUS-sion (2nd) (b) DIS-cus-sion (1st) (c) dis-cus-SION (3rd)
  14. 14.Which syllable is stressed in “magic”? (a) MAG-ic (1st) (b) mag-IC (2nd)
  15. 15.Listen to “photographer”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pho-tog-ra-PHER (4th) (b) PHO-tog-ra-pher (1st) (c) pho-TOG-ra-pher (2nd)
  16. 16.Which syllable is stressed in “traffic”? (a) traf-FIC (2nd) (b) TRAF-fic (1st)
  17. 17.Listen to “comprehension”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) com-PRE-hen-sion (2nd) (b) com-pre-hen-SION (4th) (c) com-pre-HEN-sion (3rd)
  18. 18.Listen to “direction”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) di-REC-tion (2nd) (b) DI-rec-tion (1st) (c) di-rec-TION (3rd)
  19. 19.Listen to “scientific”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) SCI-en-tif-ic (1st) (b) sci-EN-tif-ic (2nd) (c) sci-en-TIF-ic (3rd)
  20. 20.Listen to “capacity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ca-pac-i-TY (4th) (b) ca-PAC-i-ty (2nd) (c) CA-pac-i-ty (1st)
  21. 21.Which syllable is stressed in “magnetic”? (a) mag-net-IC (3rd) (b) MAG-net-ic (1st) (c) mag-NET-ic (2nd)
  22. 22.Listen to “quality”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) qual-i-TY (3rd) (b) QUAL-i-ty (1st) (c) qual-I-ty (2nd)
  23. 23.Which syllable is stressed in “quality”? (a) QUAL-i-ty (1st) (b) qual-i-TY (3rd) (c) qual-I-ty (2nd)
  24. 24.Which syllable is stressed in “information”? (a) IN-for-ma-tion (1st) (b) in-for-ma-TION (4th) (c) in-for-MA-tion (3rd)
  25. 25.Which syllable is stressed in “photographer”? (a) PHO-tog-ra-pher (1st) (b) pho-tog-ra-PHER (4th) (c) pho-TOG-ra-pher (2nd)
  26. 26.Listen to “traffic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) TRAF-fic (1st) (b) traf-FIC (2nd)
  27. 27.Which syllable is stressed in “possibility”? (a) POS-si-bil-i-ty (1st) (b) pos-si-bil-I-ty (4th) (c) pos-si-BIL-i-ty (3rd)
  28. 28.Which syllable is stressed in “romantic”? (a) ro-MAN-tic (2nd) (b) ro-man-TIC (3rd) (c) RO-man-tic (1st)
  29. 29.Which syllable is stressed in “reality”? (a) re-AL-i-ty (2nd) (b) re-al-i-TY (4th) (c) re-al-I-ty (3rd)
  30. 30.Which syllable is stressed in “collection”? (a) col-LEC-tion (2nd) (b) COL-lec-tion (1st) (c) col-lec-TION (3rd)
  31. 31.Which syllable is stressed in “photography”? (a) pho-tog-RA-phy (3rd) (b) pho-tog-ra-PHY (4th) (c) pho-TOG-ra-phy (2nd)
  32. 32.Listen to “academic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ac-A-dem-ic (2nd) (b) ac-a-DEM-ic (3rd) (c) AC-a-dem-ic (1st)
  33. 33.Listen to “popularity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pop-U-lar-i-ty (2nd) (b) pop-u-lar-i-TY (5th) (c) pop-u-LAR-i-ty (3rd)
  34. 34.Listen to “decision”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) DE-ci-sion (1st) (b) de-ci-SION (3rd) (c) de-CI-sion (2nd)
  35. 35.Listen to “plastic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) PLAS-tic (1st) (b) plas-TIC (2nd)
  36. 36.Which syllable is stressed in “direction”? (a) DI-rec-tion (1st) (b) di-rec-TION (3rd) (c) di-REC-tion (2nd)
  37. 37.Which syllable is stressed in “comprehension”? (a) com-pre-HEN-sion (3rd) (b) com-PRE-hen-sion (2nd) (c) com-pre-hen-SION (4th)
  38. 38.Listen to “dramatic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) dra-MAT-ic (2nd) (b) DRA-mat-ic (1st) (c) dra-mat-IC (3rd)
  39. 39.Listen to “curiosity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) cu-ri-os-i-TY (5th) (b) cu-RI-os-i-ty (2nd) (c) cu-ri-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  40. 40.Listen to “photography”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pho-TOG-ra-phy (2nd) (b) pho-tog-RA-phy (3rd) (c) pho-tog-ra-PHY (4th)

Answer key

  1. dem-o-CRAT-ic (3rd)
  2. ex-am-i-NA-tion (4th)
  3. ac-TIV-i-ty (2nd)
  4. dis-CUS-sion (2nd)
  5. con-DI-tion (2nd)
  6. fan-TAS-tic (2nd)
  7. hu-MAN-i-ty (2nd)
  8. cel-e-BRA-tion (3rd)
  9. en-er-GET-ic (3rd)
  10. in-vi-TA-tion (3rd)
  11. tra-DI-tion (2nd)
  12. ath-LET-ic (2nd)
  13. dis-CUS-sion (2nd)
  14. MAG-ic (1st)
  15. pho-TOG-ra-pher (2nd)
  16. TRAF-fic (1st)
  17. com-pre-HEN-sion (3rd)
  18. di-REC-tion (2nd)
  19. sci-en-TIF-ic (3rd)
  20. ca-PAC-i-ty (2nd)
  21. mag-NET-ic (2nd)
  22. QUAL-i-ty (1st)
  23. QUAL-i-ty (1st)
  24. in-for-MA-tion (3rd)
  25. pho-TOG-ra-pher (2nd)
  26. TRAF-fic (1st)
  27. pos-si-BIL-i-ty (3rd)
  28. ro-MAN-tic (2nd)
  29. re-AL-i-ty (2nd)
  30. col-LEC-tion (2nd)
  31. pho-TOG-ra-phy (2nd)
  32. ac-a-DEM-ic (3rd)
  33. pop-u-LAR-i-ty (3rd)
  34. de-CI-sion (2nd)
  35. PLAS-tic (1st)
  36. di-REC-tion (2nd)
  37. com-pre-HEN-sion (3rd)
  38. dra-MAT-ic (2nd)
  39. cu-ri-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  40. pho-TOG-ra-phy (2nd)

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