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Pronunciation lesson 18: Stress in long words · Set 772 · 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 “conversation”? (a) con-ver-SA-tion (3rd) (b) con-VER-sa-tion (2nd) (c) CON-ver-sa-tion (1st)
  2. 2.Which syllable is stressed in “characteristic”? (a) char-ac-ter-is-TIC (5th) (b) char-ac-ter-IS-tic (4th) (c) char-ac-TER-is-tic (3rd)
  3. 3.Which syllable is stressed in “information”? (a) IN-for-ma-tion (1st) (b) in-for-ma-TION (4th) (c) in-for-MA-tion (3rd)
  4. 4.Which syllable is stressed in “competition”? (a) COM-pe-ti-tion (1st) (b) com-pe-TI-tion (3rd) (c) com-PE-ti-tion (2nd)
  5. 5.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)
  6. 6.Which syllable is stressed in “democratic”? (a) dem-o-CRAT-ic (3rd) (b) dem-o-crat-IC (4th) (c) DEM-o-crat-ic (1st)
  7. 7.Which syllable is stressed in “collection”? (a) COL-lec-tion (1st) (b) col-LEC-tion (2nd) (c) col-lec-TION (3rd)
  8. 8.Listen to “plastic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) plas-TIC (2nd) (b) PLAS-tic (1st)
  9. 9.Listen to “revolution”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) rev-o-lu-TION (4th) (b) rev-o-LU-tion (3rd) (c) REV-o-lu-tion (1st)
  10. 10.Which syllable is stressed in “photography”? (a) pho-TOG-ra-phy (2nd) (b) PHO-tog-ra-phy (1st) (c) pho-tog-RA-phy (3rd)
  11. 11.Which syllable is stressed in “comprehension”? (a) com-PRE-hen-sion (2nd) (b) com-pre-HEN-sion (3rd) (c) COM-pre-hen-sion (1st)
  12. 12.Which syllable is stressed in “invitation”? (a) in-vi-ta-TION (4th) (b) in-vi-TA-tion (3rd) (c) in-VI-ta-tion (2nd)
  13. 13.Listen to “exhibition”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) EX-hi-bi-tion (1st) (b) ex-hi-BI-tion (3rd) (c) ex-hi-bi-TION (4th)
  14. 14.Listen to “publicity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pub-lic-i-TY (4th) (b) PUB-lic-i-ty (1st) (c) pub-LIC-i-ty (2nd)
  15. 15.Which syllable is stressed in “magic”? (a) mag-IC (2nd) (b) MAG-ic (1st)
  16. 16.Listen to “scientific”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) sci-en-tif-IC (4th) (b) sci-en-TIF-ic (3rd) (c) sci-EN-tif-ic (2nd)
  17. 17.Listen to “decision”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) de-CI-sion (2nd) (b) de-ci-SION (3rd) (c) DE-ci-sion (1st)
  18. 18.Which syllable is stressed in “energetic”? (a) en-ER-get-ic (2nd) (b) en-er-GET-ic (3rd) (c) en-er-get-IC (4th)
  19. 19.Which syllable is stressed in “decision”? (a) de-ci-SION (3rd) (b) DE-ci-sion (1st) (c) de-CI-sion (2nd)
  20. 20.Which syllable is stressed in “capacity”? (a) ca-PAC-i-ty (2nd) (b) ca-pac-i-TY (4th) (c) ca-pac-I-ty (3rd)
  21. 21.Which syllable is stressed in “athletic”? (a) ATH-let-ic (1st) (b) ath-LET-ic (2nd) (c) ath-let-IC (3rd)
  22. 22.Listen to “community”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) com-mu-NI-ty (3rd) (b) COM-mu-ni-ty (1st) (c) com-MU-ni-ty (2nd)
  23. 23.Which syllable is stressed in “similarity”? (a) sim-i-LAR-i-ty (3rd) (b) sim-i-lar-I-ty (4th) (c) SIM-i-lar-i-ty (1st)
  24. 24.Which syllable is stressed in “charity”? (a) CHAR-i-ty (1st) (b) char-i-TY (3rd) (c) char-I-ty (2nd)
  25. 25.Listen to “dramatic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) dra-MAT-ic (2nd) (b) dra-mat-IC (3rd) (c) DRA-mat-ic (1st)
  26. 26.Listen to “photograph”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pho-to-GRAPH (3rd) (b) pho-TO-graph (2nd) (c) PHO-to-graph (1st)
  27. 27.Which syllable is stressed in “public”? (a) pub-LIC (2nd) (b) PUB-lic (1st)
  28. 28.Listen to “public”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pub-LIC (2nd) (b) PUB-lic (1st)
  29. 29.Listen to “direction”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) di-rec-TION (3rd) (b) di-REC-tion (2nd) (c) DI-rec-tion (1st)
  30. 30.Which syllable is stressed in “romantic”? (a) ro-man-TIC (3rd) (b) RO-man-tic (1st) (c) ro-MAN-tic (2nd)
  31. 31.Which syllable is stressed in “artistic”? (a) AR-tis-tic (1st) (b) ar-TIS-tic (2nd) (c) ar-tis-TIC (3rd)
  32. 32.Which syllable is stressed in “publicity”? (a) pub-lic-I-ty (3rd) (b) pub-LIC-i-ty (2nd) (c) pub-lic-i-TY (4th)
  33. 33.Which syllable is stressed in “examination”? (a) ex-am-I-na-tion (3rd) (b) EX-am-i-na-tion (1st) (c) ex-am-i-NA-tion (4th)
  34. 34.Which syllable is stressed in “security”? (a) se-cur-i-TY (4th) (b) se-CUR-i-ty (2nd) (c) se-cur-I-ty (3rd)
  35. 35.Listen to “automatic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) au-to-mat-IC (4th) (b) au-TO-mat-ic (2nd) (c) au-to-MAT-ic (3rd)
  36. 36.Listen to “condition”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) con-di-TION (3rd) (b) CON-di-tion (1st) (c) con-DI-tion (2nd)
  37. 37.Which syllable is stressed in “discussion”? (a) dis-cus-SION (3rd) (b) dis-CUS-sion (2nd) (c) DIS-cus-sion (1st)
  38. 38.Listen to “majority”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) MA-jor-i-ty (1st) (b) ma-JOR-i-ty (2nd) (c) ma-jor-i-TY (4th)
  39. 39.Which syllable is stressed in “education”? (a) ED-u-ca-tion (1st) (b) ed-U-ca-tion (2nd) (c) ed-u-CA-tion (3rd)
  40. 40.Listen to “terrific”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ter-RIF-ic (2nd) (b) ter-rif-IC (3rd) (c) TER-rif-ic (1st)

Answer key

  1. con-ver-SA-tion (3rd)
  2. char-ac-ter-IS-tic (4th)
  3. in-for-MA-tion (3rd)
  4. com-pe-TI-tion (3rd)
  5. com-pe-TI-tion (3rd)
  6. dem-o-CRAT-ic (3rd)
  7. col-LEC-tion (2nd)
  8. PLAS-tic (1st)
  9. rev-o-LU-tion (3rd)
  10. pho-TOG-ra-phy (2nd)
  11. com-pre-HEN-sion (3rd)
  12. in-vi-TA-tion (3rd)
  13. ex-hi-BI-tion (3rd)
  14. pub-LIC-i-ty (2nd)
  15. MAG-ic (1st)
  16. sci-en-TIF-ic (3rd)
  17. de-CI-sion (2nd)
  18. en-er-GET-ic (3rd)
  19. de-CI-sion (2nd)
  20. ca-PAC-i-ty (2nd)
  21. ath-LET-ic (2nd)
  22. com-MU-ni-ty (2nd)
  23. sim-i-LAR-i-ty (3rd)
  24. CHAR-i-ty (1st)
  25. dra-MAT-ic (2nd)
  26. PHO-to-graph (1st)
  27. PUB-lic (1st)
  28. PUB-lic (1st)
  29. di-REC-tion (2nd)
  30. ro-MAN-tic (2nd)
  31. ar-TIS-tic (2nd)
  32. pub-LIC-i-ty (2nd)
  33. ex-am-i-NA-tion (4th)
  34. se-CUR-i-ty (2nd)
  35. au-to-MAT-ic (3rd)
  36. con-DI-tion (2nd)
  37. dis-CUS-sion (2nd)
  38. ma-JOR-i-ty (2nd)
  39. ed-u-CA-tion (3rd)
  40. ter-RIF-ic (2nd)

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