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Pronunciation lesson 18: Stress in long words · Set 771 · 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 “personality”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) per-son-AL-i-ty (3rd) (b) per-SON-al-i-ty (2nd) (c) per-son-al-I-ty (4th)
  2. 2.Listen to “public”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pub-LIC (2nd) (b) PUB-lic (1st)
  3. 3.Which syllable is stressed in “scientific”? (a) sci-en-tif-IC (4th) (b) SCI-en-tif-ic (1st) (c) sci-en-TIF-ic (3rd)
  4. 4.Which syllable is stressed in “competition”? (a) com-pe-ti-TION (4th) (b) com-PE-ti-tion (2nd) (c) com-pe-TI-tion (3rd)
  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.Listen to “magnetic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) mag-net-IC (3rd) (b) mag-NET-ic (2nd) (c) MAG-net-ic (1st)
  7. 7.Listen to “similarity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) sim-i-LAR-i-ty (3rd) (b) sim-i-lar-i-TY (5th) (c) sim-i-lar-I-ty (4th)
  8. 8.Listen to “humanity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) HU-man-i-ty (1st) (b) hu-MAN-i-ty (2nd) (c) hu-man-i-TY (4th)
  9. 9.Listen to “solution”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) so-lu-TION (3rd) (b) SO-lu-tion (1st) (c) so-LU-tion (2nd)
  10. 10.Listen to “fantastic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) FAN-tas-tic (1st) (b) fan-TAS-tic (2nd) (c) fan-tas-TIC (3rd)
  11. 11.Listen to “capacity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ca-pac-i-TY (4th) (b) ca-pac-I-ty (3rd) (c) ca-PAC-i-ty (2nd)
  12. 12.Which syllable is stressed in “nationality”? (a) na-TION-al-i-ty (2nd) (b) na-tion-al-I-ty (4th) (c) na-tion-AL-i-ty (3rd)
  13. 13.Which syllable is stressed in “metallic”? (a) me-TAL-lic (2nd) (b) ME-tal-lic (1st) (c) me-tal-LIC (3rd)
  14. 14.Which syllable is stressed in “public”? (a) pub-LIC (2nd) (b) PUB-lic (1st)
  15. 15.Which syllable is stressed in “discussion”? (a) dis-cus-SION (3rd) (b) DIS-cus-sion (1st) (c) dis-CUS-sion (2nd)
  16. 16.Listen to “metallic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) me-tal-LIC (3rd) (b) me-TAL-lic (2nd) (c) ME-tal-lic (1st)
  17. 17.Which syllable is stressed in “magic”? (a) MAG-ic (1st) (b) mag-IC (2nd)
  18. 18.Listen to “terrific”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ter-rif-IC (3rd) (b) ter-RIF-ic (2nd) (c) TER-rif-ic (1st)
  19. 19.Listen to “explanation”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ex-pla-na-TION (4th) (b) ex-PLA-na-tion (2nd) (c) ex-pla-NA-tion (3rd)
  20. 20.Which syllable is stressed in “capacity”? (a) ca-pac-i-TY (4th) (b) CA-pac-i-ty (1st) (c) ca-PAC-i-ty (2nd)
  21. 21.Which syllable is stressed in “presentation”? (a) pre-sen-ta-TION (4th) (b) pre-sen-TA-tion (3rd) (c) PRE-sen-ta-tion (1st)
  22. 22.Listen to “invitation”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) IN-vi-ta-tion (1st) (b) in-vi-TA-tion (3rd) (c) in-VI-ta-tion (2nd)
  23. 23.Which syllable is stressed in “revolution”? (a) rev-o-LU-tion (3rd) (b) rev-O-lu-tion (2nd) (c) REV-o-lu-tion (1st)
  24. 24.Which syllable is stressed in “academic”? (a) ac-A-dem-ic (2nd) (b) ac-a-DEM-ic (3rd) (c) ac-a-dem-IC (4th)
  25. 25.Listen to “historic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) his-TOR-ic (2nd) (b) his-tor-IC (3rd) (c) HIS-tor-ic (1st)
  26. 26.Listen to “revolution”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) REV-o-lu-tion (1st) (b) rev-O-lu-tion (2nd) (c) rev-o-LU-tion (3rd)
  27. 27.Listen to “decision”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) DE-ci-sion (1st) (b) de-CI-sion (2nd) (c) de-ci-SION (3rd)
  28. 28.Listen to “generosity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) gen-er-os-I-ty (4th) (b) gen-ER-os-i-ty (2nd) (c) gen-er-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  29. 29.Which syllable is stressed in “information”? (a) in-for-MA-tion (3rd) (b) in-for-ma-TION (4th) (c) IN-for-ma-tion (1st)
  30. 30.Listen to “conversation”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) con-ver-SA-tion (3rd) (b) CON-ver-sa-tion (1st) (c) con-VER-sa-tion (2nd)
  31. 31.Which syllable is stressed in “celebration”? (a) CEL-e-bra-tion (1st) (b) cel-E-bra-tion (2nd) (c) cel-e-BRA-tion (3rd)
  32. 32.Listen to “artistic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ar-tis-TIC (3rd) (b) ar-TIS-tic (2nd) (c) AR-tis-tic (1st)
  33. 33.Which syllable is stressed in “collection”? (a) col-LEC-tion (2nd) (b) col-lec-TION (3rd) (c) COL-lec-tion (1st)
  34. 34.Which syllable is stressed in “plastic”? (a) PLAS-tic (1st) (b) plas-TIC (2nd)
  35. 35.Which syllable is stressed in “community”? (a) com-MU-ni-ty (2nd) (b) com-mu-NI-ty (3rd) (c) com-mu-ni-TY (4th)
  36. 36.Listen to “presentation”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pre-sen-TA-tion (3rd) (b) pre-sen-ta-TION (4th) (c) PRE-sen-ta-tion (1st)
  37. 37.Which syllable is stressed in “photographic”? (a) PHO-to-graph-ic (1st) (b) pho-to-GRAPH-ic (3rd) (c) pho-to-graph-IC (4th)
  38. 38.Listen to “characteristic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) char-AC-ter-is-tic (2nd) (b) CHAR-ac-ter-is-tic (1st) (c) char-ac-ter-IS-tic (4th)
  39. 39.Which syllable is stressed in “athletic”? (a) ath-let-IC (3rd) (b) ath-LET-ic (2nd) (c) ATH-let-ic (1st)
  40. 40.Which syllable is stressed in “curiosity”? (a) CU-ri-os-i-ty (1st) (b) cu-ri-OS-i-ty (3rd) (c) cu-RI-os-i-ty (2nd)

Answer key

  1. per-son-AL-i-ty (3rd)
  2. PUB-lic (1st)
  3. sci-en-TIF-ic (3rd)
  4. com-pe-TI-tion (3rd)
  5. pop-u-LA-tion (3rd)
  6. mag-NET-ic (2nd)
  7. sim-i-LAR-i-ty (3rd)
  8. hu-MAN-i-ty (2nd)
  9. so-LU-tion (2nd)
  10. fan-TAS-tic (2nd)
  11. ca-PAC-i-ty (2nd)
  12. na-tion-AL-i-ty (3rd)
  13. me-TAL-lic (2nd)
  14. PUB-lic (1st)
  15. dis-CUS-sion (2nd)
  16. me-TAL-lic (2nd)
  17. MAG-ic (1st)
  18. ter-RIF-ic (2nd)
  19. ex-pla-NA-tion (3rd)
  20. ca-PAC-i-ty (2nd)
  21. pre-sen-TA-tion (3rd)
  22. in-vi-TA-tion (3rd)
  23. rev-o-LU-tion (3rd)
  24. ac-a-DEM-ic (3rd)
  25. his-TOR-ic (2nd)
  26. rev-o-LU-tion (3rd)
  27. de-CI-sion (2nd)
  28. gen-er-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  29. in-for-MA-tion (3rd)
  30. con-ver-SA-tion (3rd)
  31. cel-e-BRA-tion (3rd)
  32. ar-TIS-tic (2nd)
  33. col-LEC-tion (2nd)
  34. PLAS-tic (1st)
  35. com-MU-ni-ty (2nd)
  36. pre-sen-TA-tion (3rd)
  37. pho-to-GRAPH-ic (3rd)
  38. char-ac-ter-IS-tic (4th)
  39. ath-LET-ic (2nd)
  40. cu-ri-OS-i-ty (3rd)

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