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Pronunciation lesson 18: Stress in long words · Set 769 · 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 “possibility”? (a) pos-si-bil-i-TY (5th) (b) POS-si-bil-i-ty (1st) (c) pos-si-BIL-i-ty (3rd)
  2. 2.Listen to “historic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) HIS-tor-ic (1st) (b) his-TOR-ic (2nd) (c) his-tor-IC (3rd)
  3. 3.Which syllable is stressed in “competition”? (a) com-pe-TI-tion (3rd) (b) com-PE-ti-tion (2nd) (c) COM-pe-ti-tion (1st)
  4. 4.Which syllable is stressed in “examination”? (a) ex-am-I-na-tion (3rd) (b) ex-am-i-na-TION (5th) (c) ex-am-i-NA-tion (4th)
  5. 5.Which syllable is stressed in “exhibition”? (a) ex-hi-BI-tion (3rd) (b) ex-HI-bi-tion (2nd) (c) EX-hi-bi-tion (1st)
  6. 6.Which syllable is stressed in “scientific”? (a) sci-en-TIF-ic (3rd) (b) sci-en-tif-IC (4th) (c) SCI-en-tif-ic (1st)
  7. 7.Listen to “publicity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pub-lic-I-ty (3rd) (b) pub-lic-i-TY (4th) (c) pub-LIC-i-ty (2nd)
  8. 8.Listen to “curiosity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) cu-RI-os-i-ty (2nd) (b) cu-ri-os-i-TY (5th) (c) cu-ri-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  9. 9.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 (4th)
  10. 10.Listen to “magnetic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) MAG-net-ic (1st) (b) mag-NET-ic (2nd) (c) mag-net-IC (3rd)
  11. 11.Which syllable is stressed in “symbolic”? (a) sym-bol-IC (3rd) (b) sym-BOL-ic (2nd) (c) SYM-bol-ic (1st)
  12. 12.Which syllable is stressed in “democratic”? (a) dem-o-CRAT-ic (3rd) (b) DEM-o-crat-ic (1st) (c) dem-o-crat-IC (4th)
  13. 13.Which syllable is stressed in “discussion”? (a) DIS-cus-sion (1st) (b) dis-cus-SION (3rd) (c) dis-CUS-sion (2nd)
  14. 14.Listen to “music”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) mu-SIC (2nd) (b) MU-sic (1st)
  15. 15.Listen to “scientific”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) sci-EN-tif-ic (2nd) (b) sci-en-tif-IC (4th) (c) sci-en-TIF-ic (3rd)
  16. 16.Which syllable is stressed in “explanation”? (a) ex-pla-na-TION (4th) (b) EX-pla-na-tion (1st) (c) ex-pla-NA-tion (3rd)
  17. 17.Which syllable is stressed in “charity”? (a) char-I-ty (2nd) (b) char-i-TY (3rd) (c) CHAR-i-ty (1st)
  18. 18.Which syllable is stressed in “photograph”? (a) pho-to-GRAPH (3rd) (b) PHO-to-graph (1st) (c) pho-TO-graph (2nd)
  19. 19.Which syllable is stressed in “population”? (a) POP-u-la-tion (1st) (b) pop-U-la-tion (2nd) (c) pop-u-LA-tion (3rd)
  20. 20.Listen to “invitation”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) in-vi-ta-TION (4th) (b) IN-vi-ta-tion (1st) (c) in-vi-TA-tion (3rd)
  21. 21.Which syllable is stressed in “reality”? (a) re-al-I-ty (3rd) (b) re-AL-i-ty (2nd) (c) re-al-i-TY (4th)
  22. 22.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 (2nd)
  23. 23.Which syllable is stressed in “photography”? (a) PHO-tog-ra-phy (1st) (b) pho-tog-ra-PHY (4th) (c) pho-TOG-ra-phy (2nd)
  24. 24.Which syllable is stressed in “education”? (a) ed-u-ca-TION (4th) (b) ed-u-CA-tion (3rd) (c) ed-U-ca-tion (2nd)
  25. 25.Listen to “competition”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) com-PE-ti-tion (2nd) (b) com-pe-ti-TION (4th) (c) com-pe-TI-tion (3rd)
  26. 26.Listen to “condition”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) CON-di-tion (1st) (b) con-di-TION (3rd) (c) con-DI-tion (2nd)
  27. 27.Which syllable is stressed in “metallic”? (a) me-TAL-lic (2nd) (b) me-tal-LIC (3rd) (c) ME-tal-lic (1st)
  28. 28.Which syllable is stressed in “collection”? (a) col-lec-TION (3rd) (b) col-LEC-tion (2nd) (c) COL-lec-tion (1st)
  29. 29.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)
  30. 30.Which syllable is stressed in “celebration”? (a) cel-E-bra-tion (2nd) (b) cel-e-BRA-tion (3rd) (c) CEL-e-bra-tion (1st)
  31. 31.Which syllable is stressed in “public”? (a) pub-LIC (2nd) (b) PUB-lic (1st)
  32. 32.Which syllable is stressed in “humanity”? (a) hu-MAN-i-ty (2nd) (b) hu-man-I-ty (3rd) (c) hu-man-i-TY (4th)
  33. 33.Which syllable is stressed in “comprehension”? (a) com-pre-hen-SION (4th) (b) com-PRE-hen-sion (2nd) (c) com-pre-HEN-sion (3rd)
  34. 34.Which syllable is stressed in “revolution”? (a) rev-o-LU-tion (3rd) (b) REV-o-lu-tion (1st) (c) rev-O-lu-tion (2nd)
  35. 35.Listen to “quality”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) qual-I-ty (2nd) (b) qual-i-TY (3rd) (c) QUAL-i-ty (1st)
  36. 36.Which syllable is stressed in “community”? (a) com-mu-ni-TY (4th) (b) com-mu-NI-ty (3rd) (c) com-MU-ni-ty (2nd)
  37. 37.Listen to “photographic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pho-TO-graph-ic (2nd) (b) PHO-to-graph-ic (1st) (c) pho-to-GRAPH-ic (3rd)
  38. 38.Which syllable is stressed in “magic”? (a) mag-IC (2nd) (b) MAG-ic (1st)
  39. 39.Listen to “community”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) COM-mu-ni-ty (1st) (b) com-MU-ni-ty (2nd) (c) com-mu-ni-TY (4th)
  40. 40.Which syllable is stressed in “magnetic”? (a) MAG-net-ic (1st) (b) mag-net-IC (3rd) (c) mag-NET-ic (2nd)

Answer key

  1. pos-si-BIL-i-ty (3rd)
  2. his-TOR-ic (2nd)
  3. com-pe-TI-tion (3rd)
  4. ex-am-i-NA-tion (4th)
  5. ex-hi-BI-tion (3rd)
  6. sci-en-TIF-ic (3rd)
  7. pub-LIC-i-ty (2nd)
  8. cu-ri-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  9. cu-ri-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  10. mag-NET-ic (2nd)
  11. sym-BOL-ic (2nd)
  12. dem-o-CRAT-ic (3rd)
  13. dis-CUS-sion (2nd)
  14. MU-sic (1st)
  15. sci-en-TIF-ic (3rd)
  16. ex-pla-NA-tion (3rd)
  17. CHAR-i-ty (1st)
  18. PHO-to-graph (1st)
  19. pop-u-LA-tion (3rd)
  20. in-vi-TA-tion (3rd)
  21. re-AL-i-ty (2nd)
  22. pro-nun-ci-A-tion (4th)
  23. pho-TOG-ra-phy (2nd)
  24. ed-u-CA-tion (3rd)
  25. com-pe-TI-tion (3rd)
  26. con-DI-tion (2nd)
  27. me-TAL-lic (2nd)
  28. col-LEC-tion (2nd)
  29. cel-e-BRA-tion (3rd)
  30. cel-e-BRA-tion (3rd)
  31. PUB-lic (1st)
  32. hu-MAN-i-ty (2nd)
  33. com-pre-HEN-sion (3rd)
  34. rev-o-LU-tion (3rd)
  35. QUAL-i-ty (1st)
  36. com-MU-ni-ty (2nd)
  37. pho-to-GRAPH-ic (3rd)
  38. MAG-ic (1st)
  39. com-MU-ni-ty (2nd)
  40. mag-NET-ic (2nd)

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