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Pronunciation lesson 18: Stress in long words · Set 718 · 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 “charity”? (a) char-I-ty (2nd) (b) char-i-TY (3rd) (c) CHAR-i-ty (1st)
  2. 2.Listen to “discussion”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) dis-cus-SION (3rd) (b) dis-CUS-sion (2nd) (c) DIS-cus-sion (1st)
  3. 3.Which syllable is stressed in “condition”? (a) CON-di-tion (1st) (b) con-DI-tion (2nd) (c) con-di-TION (3rd)
  4. 4.Listen to “activity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) AC-tiv-i-ty (1st) (b) ac-tiv-I-ty (3rd) (c) ac-TIV-i-ty (2nd)
  5. 5.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)
  6. 6.Listen to “comprehension”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) com-PRE-hen-sion (2nd) (b) com-pre-HEN-sion (3rd) (c) COM-pre-hen-sion (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.Which syllable is stressed in “information”? (a) in-for-ma-TION (4th) (b) in-for-MA-tion (3rd) (c) in-FOR-ma-tion (2nd)
  9. 9.Which syllable is stressed in “romantic”? (a) RO-man-tic (1st) (b) ro-MAN-tic (2nd) (c) ro-man-TIC (3rd)
  10. 10.Listen to “education”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ed-u-ca-TION (4th) (b) ED-u-ca-tion (1st) (c) ed-u-CA-tion (3rd)
  11. 11.Listen to “generosity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) gen-er-OS-i-ty (3rd) (b) gen-er-os-I-ty (4th) (c) gen-er-os-i-TY (5th)
  12. 12.Which syllable is stressed in “metallic”? (a) ME-tal-lic (1st) (b) me-TAL-lic (2nd) (c) me-tal-LIC (3rd)
  13. 13.Listen to “conversation”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) con-VER-sa-tion (2nd) (b) con-ver-sa-TION (4th) (c) con-ver-SA-tion (3rd)
  14. 14.Listen to “scientific”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) sci-EN-tif-ic (2nd) (b) sci-en-TIF-ic (3rd) (c) sci-en-tif-IC (4th)
  15. 15.Listen to “traffic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) traf-FIC (2nd) (b) TRAF-fic (1st)
  16. 16.Which syllable is stressed in “dramatic”? (a) dra-MAT-ic (2nd) (b) DRA-mat-ic (1st) (c) dra-mat-IC (3rd)
  17. 17.Listen to “historic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) his-tor-IC (3rd) (b) his-TOR-ic (2nd) (c) HIS-tor-ic (1st)
  18. 18.Which syllable is stressed in “fantastic”? (a) fan-TAS-tic (2nd) (b) fan-tas-TIC (3rd) (c) FAN-tas-tic (1st)
  19. 19.Which syllable is stressed in “terrific”? (a) ter-rif-IC (3rd) (b) TER-rif-ic (1st) (c) ter-RIF-ic (2nd)
  20. 20.Listen to “photographic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pho-to-graph-IC (4th) (b) pho-TO-graph-ic (2nd) (c) pho-to-GRAPH-ic (3rd)
  21. 21.Listen to “presentation”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pre-sen-TA-tion (3rd) (b) PRE-sen-ta-tion (1st) (c) pre-SEN-ta-tion (2nd)
  22. 22.Listen to “direction”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) DI-rec-tion (1st) (b) di-rec-TION (3rd) (c) di-REC-tion (2nd)
  23. 23.Listen to “automatic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) AU-to-mat-ic (1st) (b) au-to-MAT-ic (3rd) (c) au-to-mat-IC (4th)
  24. 24.Which syllable is stressed in “capacity”? (a) CA-pac-i-ty (1st) (b) ca-PAC-i-ty (2nd) (c) ca-pac-I-ty (3rd)
  25. 25.Listen to “public”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pub-LIC (2nd) (b) PUB-lic (1st)
  26. 26.Which syllable is stressed in “examination”? (a) EX-am-i-na-tion (1st) (b) ex-am-i-NA-tion (4th) (c) ex-am-I-na-tion (3rd)
  27. 27.Which syllable is stressed in “security”? (a) se-cur-i-TY (4th) (b) se-CUR-i-ty (2nd) (c) se-cur-I-ty (3rd)
  28. 28.Listen to “examination”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ex-am-I-na-tion (3rd) (b) ex-AM-i-na-tion (2nd) (c) ex-am-i-NA-tion (4th)
  29. 29.Which syllable is stressed in “decision”? (a) de-ci-SION (3rd) (b) de-CI-sion (2nd) (c) DE-ci-sion (1st)
  30. 30.Which syllable is stressed in “discussion”? (a) DIS-cus-sion (1st) (b) dis-cus-SION (3rd) (c) dis-CUS-sion (2nd)
  31. 31.Listen to “curiosity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) CU-ri-os-i-ty (1st) (b) cu-ri-os-i-TY (5th) (c) cu-ri-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  32. 32.Listen to “population”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pop-u-la-TION (4th) (b) pop-U-la-tion (2nd) (c) pop-u-LA-tion (3rd)
  33. 33.Which syllable is stressed in “athletic”? (a) ath-let-IC (3rd) (b) ATH-let-ic (1st) (c) ath-LET-ic (2nd)
  34. 34.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 (5th)
  35. 35.Which syllable is stressed in “creativity”? (a) cre-a-tiv-I-ty (4th) (b) cre-a-tiv-i-TY (5th) (c) cre-a-TIV-i-ty (3rd)
  36. 36.Which syllable is stressed in “revolution”? (a) rev-o-LU-tion (3rd) (b) rev-o-lu-TION (4th) (c) rev-O-lu-tion (2nd)
  37. 37.Which syllable is stressed in “invitation”? (a) in-vi-ta-TION (4th) (b) in-VI-ta-tion (2nd) (c) in-vi-TA-tion (3rd)
  38. 38.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)
  39. 39.Listen to “music”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) mu-SIC (2nd) (b) MU-sic (1st)
  40. 40.Listen to “magnetic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) mag-NET-ic (2nd) (b) MAG-net-ic (1st) (c) mag-net-IC (3rd)

Answer key

  1. CHAR-i-ty (1st)
  2. dis-CUS-sion (2nd)
  3. con-DI-tion (2nd)
  4. ac-TIV-i-ty (2nd)
  5. en-er-GET-ic (3rd)
  6. com-pre-HEN-sion (3rd)
  7. hu-MAN-i-ty (2nd)
  8. in-for-MA-tion (3rd)
  9. ro-MAN-tic (2nd)
  10. ed-u-CA-tion (3rd)
  11. gen-er-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  12. me-TAL-lic (2nd)
  13. con-ver-SA-tion (3rd)
  14. sci-en-TIF-ic (3rd)
  15. TRAF-fic (1st)
  16. dra-MAT-ic (2nd)
  17. his-TOR-ic (2nd)
  18. fan-TAS-tic (2nd)
  19. ter-RIF-ic (2nd)
  20. pho-to-GRAPH-ic (3rd)
  21. pre-sen-TA-tion (3rd)
  22. di-REC-tion (2nd)
  23. au-to-MAT-ic (3rd)
  24. ca-PAC-i-ty (2nd)
  25. PUB-lic (1st)
  26. ex-am-i-NA-tion (4th)
  27. se-CUR-i-ty (2nd)
  28. ex-am-i-NA-tion (4th)
  29. de-CI-sion (2nd)
  30. dis-CUS-sion (2nd)
  31. cu-ri-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  32. pop-u-LA-tion (3rd)
  33. ath-LET-ic (2nd)
  34. cu-ri-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  35. cre-a-TIV-i-ty (3rd)
  36. rev-o-LU-tion (3rd)
  37. in-vi-TA-tion (3rd)
  38. char-ac-ter-IS-tic (4th)
  39. MU-sic (1st)
  40. mag-NET-ic (2nd)

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