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Pronunciation lesson 18: Stress in long words · Set 739 · 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 (1st) (b) com-pre-HEN-sion (3rd) (c) com-pre-hen-SION (4th)
  2. 2.Which syllable is stressed in “historic”? (a) his-tor-IC (3rd) (b) HIS-tor-ic (1st) (c) his-TOR-ic (2nd)
  3. 3.Listen to “photography”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pho-tog-ra-PHY (4th) (b) pho-tog-RA-phy (3rd) (c) pho-TOG-ra-phy (2nd)
  4. 4.Listen to “artistic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ar-tis-TIC (3rd) (b) AR-tis-tic (1st) (c) ar-TIS-tic (2nd)
  5. 5.Listen to “population”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) POP-u-la-tion (1st) (b) pop-U-la-tion (2nd) (c) pop-u-LA-tion (3rd)
  6. 6.Which syllable is stressed in “pronunciation”? (a) pro-nun-ci-A-tion (4th) (b) pro-NUN-ci-a-tion (2nd) (c) pro-nun-ci-a-TION (5th)
  7. 7.Listen to “majority”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ma-jor-I-ty (3rd) (b) MA-jor-i-ty (1st) (c) ma-JOR-i-ty (2nd)
  8. 8.Listen to “similarity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) SIM-i-lar-i-ty (1st) (b) sim-I-lar-i-ty (2nd) (c) sim-i-LAR-i-ty (3rd)
  9. 9.Which syllable is stressed in “romantic”? (a) ro-man-TIC (3rd) (b) RO-man-tic (1st) (c) ro-MAN-tic (2nd)
  10. 10.Which syllable is stressed in “terrific”? (a) TER-rif-ic (1st) (b) ter-RIF-ic (2nd) (c) ter-rif-IC (3rd)
  11. 11.Which syllable is stressed in “personality”? (a) PER-son-al-i-ty (1st) (b) per-son-AL-i-ty (3rd) (c) per-SON-al-i-ty (2nd)
  12. 12.Which syllable is stressed in “tradition”? (a) tra-di-TION (3rd) (b) TRA-di-tion (1st) (c) tra-DI-tion (2nd)
  13. 13.Which syllable is stressed in “majority”? (a) MA-jor-i-ty (1st) (b) ma-jor-I-ty (3rd) (c) ma-JOR-i-ty (2nd)
  14. 14.Listen to “energetic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) en-ER-get-ic (2nd) (b) en-er-get-IC (4th) (c) en-er-GET-ic (3rd)
  15. 15.Listen to “decision”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) de-CI-sion (2nd) (b) de-ci-SION (3rd) (c) DE-ci-sion (1st)
  16. 16.Listen to “magnetic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) mag-net-IC (3rd) (b) MAG-net-ic (1st) (c) mag-NET-ic (2nd)
  17. 17.Which syllable is stressed in “magic”? (a) mag-IC (2nd) (b) MAG-ic (1st)
  18. 18.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)
  19. 19.Listen to “metallic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ME-tal-lic (1st) (b) me-TAL-lic (2nd) (c) me-tal-LIC (3rd)
  20. 20.Listen to “exhibition”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ex-HI-bi-tion (2nd) (b) ex-hi-BI-tion (3rd) (c) EX-hi-bi-tion (1st)
  21. 21.Listen to “charity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) char-i-TY (3rd) (b) char-I-ty (2nd) (c) CHAR-i-ty (1st)
  22. 22.Which syllable is stressed in “traffic”? (a) traf-FIC (2nd) (b) TRAF-fic (1st)
  23. 23.Which syllable is stressed in “curiosity”? (a) cu-ri-os-I-ty (4th) (b) CU-ri-os-i-ty (1st) (c) cu-ri-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  24. 24.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)
  25. 25.Listen to “curiosity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) CU-ri-os-i-ty (1st) (b) cu-ri-OS-i-ty (3rd) (c) cu-ri-os-i-TY (5th)
  26. 26.Listen to “dramatic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) dra-mat-IC (3rd) (b) DRA-mat-ic (1st) (c) dra-MAT-ic (2nd)
  27. 27.Listen to “information”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) in-for-MA-tion (3rd) (b) IN-for-ma-tion (1st) (c) in-for-ma-TION (4th)
  28. 28.Listen to “conversation”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) con-ver-sa-TION (4th) (b) con-ver-SA-tion (3rd) (c) con-VER-sa-tion (2nd)
  29. 29.Which syllable is stressed in “fantastic”? (a) fan-tas-TIC (3rd) (b) fan-TAS-tic (2nd) (c) FAN-tas-tic (1st)
  30. 30.Which syllable is stressed in “information”? (a) IN-for-ma-tion (1st) (b) in-for-MA-tion (3rd) (c) in-FOR-ma-tion (2nd)
  31. 31.Listen to “public”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) PUB-lic (1st) (b) pub-LIC (2nd)
  32. 32.Which syllable is stressed in “gigantic”? (a) gi-gan-TIC (3rd) (b) gi-GAN-tic (2nd) (c) GI-gan-tic (1st)
  33. 33.Which syllable is stressed in “academic”? (a) ac-a-dem-IC (4th) (b) AC-a-dem-ic (1st) (c) ac-a-DEM-ic (3rd)
  34. 34.Listen to “invitation”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) IN-vi-ta-tion (1st) (b) in-vi-ta-TION (4th) (c) in-vi-TA-tion (3rd)
  35. 35.Which syllable is stressed in “popularity”? (a) pop-u-LAR-i-ty (3rd) (b) POP-u-lar-i-ty (1st) (c) pop-U-lar-i-ty (2nd)
  36. 36.Listen to “terrific”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ter-RIF-ic (2nd) (b) ter-rif-IC (3rd) (c) TER-rif-ic (1st)
  37. 37.Which syllable is stressed in “plastic”? (a) plas-TIC (2nd) (b) PLAS-tic (1st)
  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 “similarity”? (a) SIM-i-lar-i-ty (1st) (b) sim-i-LAR-i-ty (3rd) (c) sim-i-lar-I-ty (4th)
  40. 40.Listen to “scientific”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) sci-EN-tif-ic (2nd) (b) SCI-en-tif-ic (1st) (c) sci-en-TIF-ic (3rd)

Answer key

  1. com-pre-HEN-sion (3rd)
  2. his-TOR-ic (2nd)
  3. pho-TOG-ra-phy (2nd)
  4. ar-TIS-tic (2nd)
  5. pop-u-LA-tion (3rd)
  6. pro-nun-ci-A-tion (4th)
  7. ma-JOR-i-ty (2nd)
  8. sim-i-LAR-i-ty (3rd)
  9. ro-MAN-tic (2nd)
  10. ter-RIF-ic (2nd)
  11. per-son-AL-i-ty (3rd)
  12. tra-DI-tion (2nd)
  13. ma-JOR-i-ty (2nd)
  14. en-er-GET-ic (3rd)
  15. de-CI-sion (2nd)
  16. mag-NET-ic (2nd)
  17. MAG-ic (1st)
  18. ex-am-i-NA-tion (4th)
  19. me-TAL-lic (2nd)
  20. ex-hi-BI-tion (3rd)
  21. CHAR-i-ty (1st)
  22. TRAF-fic (1st)
  23. cu-ri-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  24. ca-PAC-i-ty (2nd)
  25. cu-ri-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  26. dra-MAT-ic (2nd)
  27. in-for-MA-tion (3rd)
  28. con-ver-SA-tion (3rd)
  29. fan-TAS-tic (2nd)
  30. in-for-MA-tion (3rd)
  31. PUB-lic (1st)
  32. gi-GAN-tic (2nd)
  33. ac-a-DEM-ic (3rd)
  34. in-vi-TA-tion (3rd)
  35. pop-u-LAR-i-ty (3rd)
  36. ter-RIF-ic (2nd)
  37. PLAS-tic (1st)
  38. dis-CUS-sion (2nd)
  39. sim-i-LAR-i-ty (3rd)
  40. sci-en-TIF-ic (3rd)

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