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Pronunciation lesson 18: Stress in long words · Set 764 · 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 “fantastic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) fan-tas-TIC (3rd) (b) fan-TAS-tic (2nd) (c) FAN-tas-tic (1st)
  2. 2.Which syllable is stressed in “competition”? (a) COM-pe-ti-tion (1st) (b) com-pe-TI-tion (3rd) (c) com-PE-ti-tion (2nd)
  3. 3.Listen to “gigantic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) gi-GAN-tic (2nd) (b) GI-gan-tic (1st) (c) gi-gan-TIC (3rd)
  4. 4.Which syllable is stressed in “photographer”? (a) pho-TOG-ra-pher (2nd) (b) pho-tog-ra-PHER (4th) (c) PHO-tog-ra-pher (1st)
  5. 5.Which syllable is stressed in “metallic”? (a) ME-tal-lic (1st) (b) me-TAL-lic (2nd) (c) me-tal-LIC (3rd)
  6. 6.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 (3rd)
  7. 7.Which syllable is stressed in “public”? (a) pub-LIC (2nd) (b) PUB-lic (1st)
  8. 8.Listen to “humanity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) hu-MAN-i-ty (2nd) (b) HU-man-i-ty (1st) (c) hu-man-I-ty (3rd)
  9. 9.Listen to “music”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) mu-SIC (2nd) (b) MU-sic (1st)
  10. 10.Which syllable is stressed in “terrific”? (a) ter-RIF-ic (2nd) (b) TER-rif-ic (1st) (c) ter-rif-IC (3rd)
  11. 11.Which syllable is stressed in “curiosity”? (a) cu-ri-os-i-TY (5th) (b) cu-ri-os-I-ty (4th) (c) cu-ri-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  12. 12.Which syllable is stressed in “symbolic”? (a) SYM-bol-ic (1st) (b) sym-bol-IC (3rd) (c) sym-BOL-ic (2nd)
  13. 13.Listen to “metallic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ME-tal-lic (1st) (b) me-tal-LIC (3rd) (c) me-TAL-lic (2nd)
  14. 14.Listen to “condition”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) CON-di-tion (1st) (b) con-di-TION (3rd) (c) con-DI-tion (2nd)
  15. 15.Which syllable is stressed in “charity”? (a) char-I-ty (2nd) (b) CHAR-i-ty (1st) (c) char-i-TY (3rd)
  16. 16.Listen to “direction”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) di-REC-tion (2nd) (b) DI-rec-tion (1st) (c) di-rec-TION (3rd)
  17. 17.Listen to “romantic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ro-man-TIC (3rd) (b) ro-MAN-tic (2nd) (c) RO-man-tic (1st)
  18. 18.Which syllable is stressed in “condition”? (a) con-di-TION (3rd) (b) con-DI-tion (2nd) (c) CON-di-tion (1st)
  19. 19.Listen to “competition”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) com-pe-ti-TION (4th) (b) com-pe-TI-tion (3rd) (c) com-PE-ti-tion (2nd)
  20. 20.Which syllable is stressed in “information”? (a) in-for-ma-TION (4th) (b) in-for-MA-tion (3rd) (c) IN-for-ma-tion (1st)
  21. 21.Which syllable is stressed in “decision”? (a) de-ci-SION (3rd) (b) DE-ci-sion (1st) (c) de-CI-sion (2nd)
  22. 22.Which syllable is stressed in “generosity”? (a) GEN-er-os-i-ty (1st) (b) gen-er-OS-i-ty (3rd) (c) gen-ER-os-i-ty (2nd)
  23. 23.Listen to “characteristic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) CHAR-ac-ter-is-tic (1st) (b) char-ac-ter-IS-tic (4th) (c) char-ac-ter-is-TIC (5th)
  24. 24.Listen to “dramatic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) DRA-mat-ic (1st) (b) dra-MAT-ic (2nd) (c) dra-mat-IC (3rd)
  25. 25.Which syllable is stressed in “presentation”? (a) pre-sen-TA-tion (3rd) (b) pre-SEN-ta-tion (2nd) (c) pre-sen-ta-TION (4th)
  26. 26.Listen to “possibility”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) POS-si-bil-i-ty (1st) (b) pos-SI-bil-i-ty (2nd) (c) pos-si-BIL-i-ty (3rd)
  27. 27.Listen to “scientific”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) sci-en-TIF-ic (3rd) (b) SCI-en-tif-ic (1st) (c) sci-EN-tif-ic (2nd)
  28. 28.Which syllable is stressed in “solution”? (a) SO-lu-tion (1st) (b) so-LU-tion (2nd) (c) so-lu-TION (3rd)
  29. 29.Listen to “charity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) char-I-ty (2nd) (b) char-i-TY (3rd) (c) CHAR-i-ty (1st)
  30. 30.Which syllable is stressed in “quality”? (a) qual-I-ty (2nd) (b) qual-i-TY (3rd) (c) QUAL-i-ty (1st)
  31. 31.Which syllable is stressed in “pronunciation”? (a) PRO-nun-ci-a-tion (1st) (b) pro-nun-ci-A-tion (4th) (c) pro-nun-CI-a-tion (3rd)
  32. 32.Which syllable is stressed in “possibility”? (a) pos-si-BIL-i-ty (3rd) (b) POS-si-bil-i-ty (1st) (c) pos-si-bil-I-ty (4th)
  33. 33.Listen to “examination”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ex-am-i-NA-tion (4th) (b) ex-am-I-na-tion (3rd) (c) ex-AM-i-na-tion (2nd)
  34. 34.Which syllable is stressed in “population”? (a) POP-u-la-tion (1st) (b) pop-u-la-TION (4th) (c) pop-u-LA-tion (3rd)
  35. 35.Listen to “explanation”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ex-pla-na-TION (4th) (b) ex-pla-NA-tion (3rd) (c) EX-pla-na-tion (1st)
  36. 36.Which syllable is stressed in “music”? (a) mu-SIC (2nd) (b) MU-sic (1st)
  37. 37.Listen to “popularity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pop-U-lar-i-ty (2nd) (b) POP-u-lar-i-ty (1st) (c) pop-u-LAR-i-ty (3rd)
  38. 38.Which syllable is stressed in “photographic”? (a) pho-to-GRAPH-ic (3rd) (b) pho-TO-graph-ic (2nd) (c) PHO-to-graph-ic (1st)
  39. 39.Listen to “revolution”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) rev-O-lu-tion (2nd) (b) rev-o-lu-TION (4th) (c) rev-o-LU-tion (3rd)
  40. 40.Which syllable is stressed in “historic”? (a) his-tor-IC (3rd) (b) HIS-tor-ic (1st) (c) his-TOR-ic (2nd)

Answer key

  1. fan-TAS-tic (2nd)
  2. com-pe-TI-tion (3rd)
  3. gi-GAN-tic (2nd)
  4. pho-TOG-ra-pher (2nd)
  5. me-TAL-lic (2nd)
  6. ex-am-i-NA-tion (4th)
  7. PUB-lic (1st)
  8. hu-MAN-i-ty (2nd)
  9. MU-sic (1st)
  10. ter-RIF-ic (2nd)
  11. cu-ri-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  12. sym-BOL-ic (2nd)
  13. me-TAL-lic (2nd)
  14. con-DI-tion (2nd)
  15. CHAR-i-ty (1st)
  16. di-REC-tion (2nd)
  17. ro-MAN-tic (2nd)
  18. con-DI-tion (2nd)
  19. com-pe-TI-tion (3rd)
  20. in-for-MA-tion (3rd)
  21. de-CI-sion (2nd)
  22. gen-er-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  23. char-ac-ter-IS-tic (4th)
  24. dra-MAT-ic (2nd)
  25. pre-sen-TA-tion (3rd)
  26. pos-si-BIL-i-ty (3rd)
  27. sci-en-TIF-ic (3rd)
  28. so-LU-tion (2nd)
  29. CHAR-i-ty (1st)
  30. QUAL-i-ty (1st)
  31. pro-nun-ci-A-tion (4th)
  32. pos-si-BIL-i-ty (3rd)
  33. ex-am-i-NA-tion (4th)
  34. pop-u-LA-tion (3rd)
  35. ex-pla-NA-tion (3rd)
  36. MU-sic (1st)
  37. pop-u-LAR-i-ty (3rd)
  38. pho-to-GRAPH-ic (3rd)
  39. rev-o-LU-tion (3rd)
  40. his-TOR-ic (2nd)

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