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Pronunciation lesson 18: Stress in long words · Set 767 · 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 “revolution”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) REV-o-lu-tion (1st) (b) rev-o-LU-tion (3rd) (c) rev-o-lu-TION (4th)
  2. 2.Which syllable is stressed in “explanation”? (a) ex-PLA-na-tion (2nd) (b) EX-pla-na-tion (1st) (c) ex-pla-NA-tion (3rd)
  3. 3.Listen to “characteristic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) char-ac-ter-IS-tic (4th) (b) char-ac-ter-is-TIC (5th) (c) char-AC-ter-is-tic (2nd)
  4. 4.Which syllable is stressed in “automatic”? (a) au-to-MAT-ic (3rd) (b) au-to-mat-IC (4th) (c) au-TO-mat-ic (2nd)
  5. 5.Which syllable is stressed in “direction”? (a) di-REC-tion (2nd) (b) di-rec-TION (3rd) (c) DI-rec-tion (1st)
  6. 6.Listen to “similarity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) sim-i-lar-i-TY (5th) (b) sim-i-LAR-i-ty (3rd) (c) SIM-i-lar-i-ty (1st)
  7. 7.Listen to “examination”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ex-AM-i-na-tion (2nd) (b) ex-am-i-na-TION (5th) (c) ex-am-i-NA-tion (4th)
  8. 8.Listen to “magnetic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) mag-NET-ic (2nd) (b) mag-net-IC (3rd) (c) MAG-net-ic (1st)
  9. 9.Which syllable is stressed in “presentation”? (a) pre-sen-ta-TION (4th) (b) PRE-sen-ta-tion (1st) (c) pre-sen-TA-tion (3rd)
  10. 10.Listen to “pronunciation”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pro-nun-CI-a-tion (3rd) (b) pro-nun-ci-A-tion (4th) (c) pro-NUN-ci-a-tion (2nd)
  11. 11.Listen to “solution”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) so-lu-TION (3rd) (b) SO-lu-tion (1st) (c) so-LU-tion (2nd)
  12. 12.Listen to “humanity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) HU-man-i-ty (1st) (b) hu-man-i-TY (4th) (c) hu-MAN-i-ty (2nd)
  13. 13.Which syllable is stressed in “dramatic”? (a) dra-MAT-ic (2nd) (b) DRA-mat-ic (1st) (c) dra-mat-IC (3rd)
  14. 14.Which syllable is stressed in “photographer”? (a) pho-TOG-ra-pher (2nd) (b) pho-tog-ra-PHER (4th) (c) PHO-tog-ra-pher (1st)
  15. 15.Listen to “dramatic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) DRA-mat-ic (1st) (b) dra-mat-IC (3rd) (c) dra-MAT-ic (2nd)
  16. 16.Listen to “decision”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) de-CI-sion (2nd) (b) de-ci-SION (3rd) (c) DE-ci-sion (1st)
  17. 17.Listen to “celebration”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) cel-e-BRA-tion (3rd) (b) cel-e-bra-TION (4th) (c) cel-E-bra-tion (2nd)
  18. 18.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)
  19. 19.Which syllable is stressed in “pronunciation”? (a) pro-NUN-ci-a-tion (2nd) (b) pro-nun-ci-a-TION (5th) (c) pro-nun-ci-A-tion (4th)
  20. 20.Which syllable is stressed in “information”? (a) in-for-MA-tion (3rd) (b) in-FOR-ma-tion (2nd) (c) IN-for-ma-tion (1st)
  21. 21.Which syllable is stressed in “democratic”? (a) dem-o-CRAT-ic (3rd) (b) dem-O-crat-ic (2nd) (c) DEM-o-crat-ic (1st)
  22. 22.Listen to “plastic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) plas-TIC (2nd) (b) PLAS-tic (1st)
  23. 23.Which syllable is stressed in “athletic”? (a) ath-LET-ic (2nd) (b) ATH-let-ic (1st) (c) ath-let-IC (3rd)
  24. 24.Which syllable is stressed in “magnetic”? (a) mag-net-IC (3rd) (b) mag-NET-ic (2nd) (c) MAG-net-ic (1st)
  25. 25.Which syllable is stressed in “security”? (a) SE-cur-i-ty (1st) (b) se-CUR-i-ty (2nd) (c) se-cur-I-ty (3rd)
  26. 26.Which syllable is stressed in “decision”? (a) DE-ci-sion (1st) (b) de-CI-sion (2nd) (c) de-ci-SION (3rd)
  27. 27.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)
  28. 28.Listen to “reality”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) RE-al-i-ty (1st) (b) re-al-i-TY (4th) (c) re-AL-i-ty (2nd)
  29. 29.Which syllable is stressed in “symbolic”? (a) SYM-bol-ic (1st) (b) sym-BOL-ic (2nd) (c) sym-bol-IC (3rd)
  30. 30.Listen to “competition”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) COM-pe-ti-tion (1st) (b) com-pe-TI-tion (3rd) (c) com-pe-ti-TION (4th)
  31. 31.Which syllable is stressed in “condition”? (a) con-DI-tion (2nd) (b) con-di-TION (3rd) (c) CON-di-tion (1st)
  32. 32.Which syllable is stressed in “magic”? (a) MAG-ic (1st) (b) mag-IC (2nd)
  33. 33.Which syllable is stressed in “photography”? (a) pho-tog-RA-phy (3rd) (b) pho-tog-ra-PHY (4th) (c) pho-TOG-ra-phy (2nd)
  34. 34.Which syllable is stressed in “traffic”? (a) traf-FIC (2nd) (b) TRAF-fic (1st)
  35. 35.Which syllable is stressed in “population”? (a) pop-u-la-TION (4th) (b) pop-u-LA-tion (3rd) (c) pop-U-la-tion (2nd)
  36. 36.Which syllable is stressed in “energetic”? (a) en-er-GET-ic (3rd) (b) EN-er-get-ic (1st) (c) en-er-get-IC (4th)
  37. 37.Which syllable is stressed in “photograph”? (a) PHO-to-graph (1st) (b) pho-TO-graph (2nd) (c) pho-to-GRAPH (3rd)
  38. 38.Listen to “photograph”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) PHO-to-graph (1st) (b) pho-TO-graph (2nd) (c) pho-to-GRAPH (3rd)
  39. 39.Which syllable is stressed in “invitation”? (a) in-vi-TA-tion (3rd) (b) IN-vi-ta-tion (1st) (c) in-vi-ta-TION (4th)
  40. 40.Listen to “creativity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) cre-a-tiv-I-ty (4th) (b) CRE-a-tiv-i-ty (1st) (c) cre-a-TIV-i-ty (3rd)

Answer key

  1. rev-o-LU-tion (3rd)
  2. ex-pla-NA-tion (3rd)
  3. char-ac-ter-IS-tic (4th)
  4. au-to-MAT-ic (3rd)
  5. di-REC-tion (2nd)
  6. sim-i-LAR-i-ty (3rd)
  7. ex-am-i-NA-tion (4th)
  8. mag-NET-ic (2nd)
  9. pre-sen-TA-tion (3rd)
  10. pro-nun-ci-A-tion (4th)
  11. so-LU-tion (2nd)
  12. hu-MAN-i-ty (2nd)
  13. dra-MAT-ic (2nd)
  14. pho-TOG-ra-pher (2nd)
  15. dra-MAT-ic (2nd)
  16. de-CI-sion (2nd)
  17. cel-e-BRA-tion (3rd)
  18. con-ver-SA-tion (3rd)
  19. pro-nun-ci-A-tion (4th)
  20. in-for-MA-tion (3rd)
  21. dem-o-CRAT-ic (3rd)
  22. PLAS-tic (1st)
  23. ath-LET-ic (2nd)
  24. mag-NET-ic (2nd)
  25. se-CUR-i-ty (2nd)
  26. de-CI-sion (2nd)
  27. cu-ri-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  28. re-AL-i-ty (2nd)
  29. sym-BOL-ic (2nd)
  30. com-pe-TI-tion (3rd)
  31. con-DI-tion (2nd)
  32. MAG-ic (1st)
  33. pho-TOG-ra-phy (2nd)
  34. TRAF-fic (1st)
  35. pop-u-LA-tion (3rd)
  36. en-er-GET-ic (3rd)
  37. PHO-to-graph (1st)
  38. PHO-to-graph (1st)
  39. in-vi-TA-tion (3rd)
  40. cre-a-TIV-i-ty (3rd)

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