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Pronunciation lesson 18: Stress in long words · Set 744 · 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 (4th) (c) COM-pre-hen-sion (1st)
  2. 2.Listen to “presentation”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) PRE-sen-ta-tion (1st) (b) pre-SEN-ta-tion (2nd) (c) pre-sen-TA-tion (3rd)
  3. 3.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)
  4. 4.Which syllable is stressed in “traffic”? (a) traf-FIC (2nd) (b) TRAF-fic (1st)
  5. 5.Which syllable is stressed in “population”? (a) pop-u-LA-tion (3rd) (b) pop-U-la-tion (2nd) (c) pop-u-la-TION (4th)
  6. 6.Listen to “curiosity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) cu-RI-os-i-ty (2nd) (b) CU-ri-os-i-ty (1st) (c) cu-ri-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  7. 7.Which syllable is stressed in “solution”? (a) SO-lu-tion (1st) (b) so-LU-tion (2nd) (c) so-lu-TION (3rd)
  8. 8.Listen to “symbolic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) SYM-bol-ic (1st) (b) sym-BOL-ic (2nd) (c) sym-bol-IC (3rd)
  9. 9.Listen to “exhibition”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ex-hi-BI-tion (3rd) (b) ex-HI-bi-tion (2nd) (c) ex-hi-bi-TION (4th)
  10. 10.Which syllable is stressed in “decision”? (a) de-ci-SION (3rd) (b) DE-ci-sion (1st) (c) de-CI-sion (2nd)
  11. 11.Listen to “democratic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) dem-o-CRAT-ic (3rd) (b) dem-O-crat-ic (2nd) (c) DEM-o-crat-ic (1st)
  12. 12.Which syllable is stressed in “conversation”? (a) CON-ver-sa-tion (1st) (b) con-VER-sa-tion (2nd) (c) con-ver-SA-tion (3rd)
  13. 13.Listen to “scientific”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) SCI-en-tif-ic (1st) (b) sci-en-TIF-ic (3rd) (c) sci-en-tif-IC (4th)
  14. 14.Which syllable is stressed in “charity”? (a) char-I-ty (2nd) (b) char-i-TY (3rd) (c) CHAR-i-ty (1st)
  15. 15.Which syllable is stressed in “invitation”? (a) in-VI-ta-tion (2nd) (b) IN-vi-ta-tion (1st) (c) in-vi-TA-tion (3rd)
  16. 16.Listen to “reality”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) re-al-i-TY (4th) (b) RE-al-i-ty (1st) (c) re-AL-i-ty (2nd)
  17. 17.Which syllable is stressed in “generosity”? (a) gen-er-os-i-TY (5th) (b) gen-er-os-I-ty (4th) (c) gen-er-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  18. 18.Which syllable is stressed in “direction”? (a) di-REC-tion (2nd) (b) DI-rec-tion (1st) (c) di-rec-TION (3rd)
  19. 19.Which syllable is stressed in “reality”? (a) re-AL-i-ty (2nd) (b) re-al-I-ty (3rd) (c) re-al-i-TY (4th)
  20. 20.Listen to “revolution”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) rev-o-LU-tion (3rd) (b) rev-O-lu-tion (2nd) (c) REV-o-lu-tion (1st)
  21. 21.Listen to “condition”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) con-DI-tion (2nd) (b) con-di-TION (3rd) (c) CON-di-tion (1st)
  22. 22.Listen to “majority”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ma-jor-i-TY (4th) (b) ma-JOR-i-ty (2nd) (c) ma-jor-I-ty (3rd)
  23. 23.Which syllable is stressed in “examination”? (a) ex-am-i-na-TION (5th) (b) ex-am-i-NA-tion (4th) (c) ex-AM-i-na-tion (2nd)
  24. 24.Listen to “traffic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) traf-FIC (2nd) (b) TRAF-fic (1st)
  25. 25.Which syllable is stressed in “democratic”? (a) DEM-o-crat-ic (1st) (b) dem-o-crat-IC (4th) (c) dem-o-CRAT-ic (3rd)
  26. 26.Listen to “automatic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) AU-to-mat-ic (1st) (b) au-TO-mat-ic (2nd) (c) au-to-MAT-ic (3rd)
  27. 27.Listen to “photography”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pho-TOG-ra-phy (2nd) (b) pho-tog-ra-PHY (4th) (c) pho-tog-RA-phy (3rd)
  28. 28.Listen to “romantic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ro-man-TIC (3rd) (b) ro-MAN-tic (2nd) (c) RO-man-tic (1st)
  29. 29.Listen to “metallic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ME-tal-lic (1st) (b) me-tal-LIC (3rd) (c) me-TAL-lic (2nd)
  30. 30.Listen to “discussion”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) dis-cus-SION (3rd) (b) DIS-cus-sion (1st) (c) dis-CUS-sion (2nd)
  31. 31.Which syllable is stressed in “characteristic”? (a) CHAR-ac-ter-is-tic (1st) (b) char-ac-ter-IS-tic (4th) (c) char-ac-ter-is-TIC (5th)
  32. 32.Listen to “explanation”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) EX-pla-na-tion (1st) (b) ex-pla-na-TION (4th) (c) ex-pla-NA-tion (3rd)
  33. 33.Which syllable is stressed in “quality”? (a) qual-i-TY (3rd) (b) QUAL-i-ty (1st) (c) qual-I-ty (2nd)
  34. 34.Which syllable is stressed in “similarity”? (a) sim-i-LAR-i-ty (3rd) (b) sim-i-lar-i-TY (5th) (c) sim-I-lar-i-ty (2nd)
  35. 35.Listen to “characteristic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) char-ac-ter-IS-tic (4th) (b) char-AC-ter-is-tic (2nd) (c) char-ac-TER-is-tic (3rd)
  36. 36.Listen to “direction”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) DI-rec-tion (1st) (b) di-rec-TION (3rd) (c) di-REC-tion (2nd)
  37. 37.Which syllable is stressed in “tradition”? (a) TRA-di-tion (1st) (b) tra-DI-tion (2nd) (c) tra-di-TION (3rd)
  38. 38.Listen to “information”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) IN-for-ma-tion (1st) (b) in-for-MA-tion (3rd) (c) in-for-ma-TION (4th)
  39. 39.Which syllable is stressed in “artistic”? (a) ar-tis-TIC (3rd) (b) AR-tis-tic (1st) (c) ar-TIS-tic (2nd)
  40. 40.Listen to “security”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) SE-cur-i-ty (1st) (b) se-cur-i-TY (4th) (c) se-CUR-i-ty (2nd)

Answer key

  1. com-pre-HEN-sion (3rd)
  2. pre-sen-TA-tion (3rd)
  3. cre-a-TIV-i-ty (3rd)
  4. TRAF-fic (1st)
  5. pop-u-LA-tion (3rd)
  6. cu-ri-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  7. so-LU-tion (2nd)
  8. sym-BOL-ic (2nd)
  9. ex-hi-BI-tion (3rd)
  10. de-CI-sion (2nd)
  11. dem-o-CRAT-ic (3rd)
  12. con-ver-SA-tion (3rd)
  13. sci-en-TIF-ic (3rd)
  14. CHAR-i-ty (1st)
  15. in-vi-TA-tion (3rd)
  16. re-AL-i-ty (2nd)
  17. gen-er-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  18. di-REC-tion (2nd)
  19. re-AL-i-ty (2nd)
  20. rev-o-LU-tion (3rd)
  21. con-DI-tion (2nd)
  22. ma-JOR-i-ty (2nd)
  23. ex-am-i-NA-tion (4th)
  24. TRAF-fic (1st)
  25. dem-o-CRAT-ic (3rd)
  26. au-to-MAT-ic (3rd)
  27. pho-TOG-ra-phy (2nd)
  28. ro-MAN-tic (2nd)
  29. me-TAL-lic (2nd)
  30. dis-CUS-sion (2nd)
  31. char-ac-ter-IS-tic (4th)
  32. ex-pla-NA-tion (3rd)
  33. QUAL-i-ty (1st)
  34. sim-i-LAR-i-ty (3rd)
  35. char-ac-ter-IS-tic (4th)
  36. di-REC-tion (2nd)
  37. tra-DI-tion (2nd)
  38. in-for-MA-tion (3rd)
  39. ar-TIS-tic (2nd)
  40. se-CUR-i-ty (2nd)

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