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Pronunciation lesson 18: Stress in long words · Set 775 · 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 “photographic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pho-to-graph-IC (4th) (b) PHO-to-graph-ic (1st) (c) pho-to-GRAPH-ic (3rd)
  2. 2.Listen to “explanation”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ex-pla-NA-tion (3rd) (b) ex-pla-na-TION (4th) (c) EX-pla-na-tion (1st)
  3. 3.Which syllable is stressed in “music”? (a) mu-SIC (2nd) (b) MU-sic (1st)
  4. 4.Listen to “energetic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) en-er-get-IC (4th) (b) en-ER-get-ic (2nd) (c) en-er-GET-ic (3rd)
  5. 5.Which syllable is stressed in “decision”? (a) DE-ci-sion (1st) (b) de-CI-sion (2nd) (c) de-ci-SION (3rd)
  6. 6.Listen to “direction”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) di-REC-tion (2nd) (b) di-rec-TION (3rd) (c) DI-rec-tion (1st)
  7. 7.Listen to “public”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) PUB-lic (1st) (b) pub-LIC (2nd)
  8. 8.Which syllable is stressed in “scientific”? (a) sci-en-tif-IC (4th) (b) sci-en-TIF-ic (3rd) (c) sci-EN-tif-ic (2nd)
  9. 9.Listen to “majority”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ma-jor-I-ty (3rd) (b) ma-JOR-i-ty (2nd) (c) ma-jor-i-TY (4th)
  10. 10.Which syllable is stressed in “discussion”? (a) dis-cus-SION (3rd) (b) dis-CUS-sion (2nd) (c) DIS-cus-sion (1st)
  11. 11.Which syllable is stressed in “quality”? (a) QUAL-i-ty (1st) (b) qual-I-ty (2nd) (c) qual-i-TY (3rd)
  12. 12.Listen to “community”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) COM-mu-ni-ty (1st) (b) com-mu-NI-ty (3rd) (c) com-MU-ni-ty (2nd)
  13. 13.Which syllable is stressed in “athletic”? (a) ATH-let-ic (1st) (b) ath-LET-ic (2nd) (c) ath-let-IC (3rd)
  14. 14.Listen to “activity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ac-TIV-i-ty (2nd) (b) AC-tiv-i-ty (1st) (c) ac-tiv-I-ty (3rd)
  15. 15.Listen to “information”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) IN-for-ma-tion (1st) (b) in-for-ma-TION (4th) (c) in-for-MA-tion (3rd)
  16. 16.Listen to “automatic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) AU-to-mat-ic (1st) (b) au-to-mat-IC (4th) (c) au-to-MAT-ic (3rd)
  17. 17.Listen to “solution”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) so-LU-tion (2nd) (b) SO-lu-tion (1st) (c) so-lu-TION (3rd)
  18. 18.Which syllable is stressed in “competition”? (a) COM-pe-ti-tion (1st) (b) com-PE-ti-tion (2nd) (c) com-pe-TI-tion (3rd)
  19. 19.Which syllable is stressed in “direction”? (a) di-REC-tion (2nd) (b) di-rec-TION (3rd) (c) DI-rec-tion (1st)
  20. 20.Which syllable is stressed in “tradition”? (a) TRA-di-tion (1st) (b) tra-DI-tion (2nd) (c) tra-di-TION (3rd)
  21. 21.Which syllable is stressed in “magnetic”? (a) MAG-net-ic (1st) (b) mag-NET-ic (2nd) (c) mag-net-IC (3rd)
  22. 22.Listen to “invitation”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) in-vi-TA-tion (3rd) (b) in-vi-ta-TION (4th) (c) in-VI-ta-tion (2nd)
  23. 23.Listen to “possibility”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pos-si-bil-i-TY (5th) (b) POS-si-bil-i-ty (1st) (c) pos-si-BIL-i-ty (3rd)
  24. 24.Which syllable is stressed in “romantic”? (a) ro-man-TIC (3rd) (b) RO-man-tic (1st) (c) ro-MAN-tic (2nd)
  25. 25.Which syllable is stressed in “solution”? (a) so-LU-tion (2nd) (b) SO-lu-tion (1st) (c) so-lu-TION (3rd)
  26. 26.Which syllable is stressed in “dramatic”? (a) dra-mat-IC (3rd) (b) dra-MAT-ic (2nd) (c) DRA-mat-ic (1st)
  27. 27.Listen to “artistic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ar-tis-TIC (3rd) (b) AR-tis-tic (1st) (c) ar-TIS-tic (2nd)
  28. 28.Which syllable is stressed in “pronunciation”? (a) pro-nun-ci-a-TION (5th) (b) pro-nun-ci-A-tion (4th) (c) pro-nun-CI-a-tion (3rd)
  29. 29.Listen to “celebration”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) cel-E-bra-tion (2nd) (b) cel-e-bra-TION (4th) (c) cel-e-BRA-tion (3rd)
  30. 30.Which syllable is stressed in “majority”? (a) ma-jor-i-TY (4th) (b) ma-JOR-i-ty (2nd) (c) ma-jor-I-ty (3rd)
  31. 31.Which syllable is stressed in “automatic”? (a) au-TO-mat-ic (2nd) (b) au-to-MAT-ic (3rd) (c) AU-to-mat-ic (1st)
  32. 32.Which syllable is stressed in “education”? (a) ed-u-CA-tion (3rd) (b) ed-u-ca-TION (4th) (c) ED-u-ca-tion (1st)
  33. 33.Listen to “publicity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pub-LIC-i-ty (2nd) (b) pub-lic-I-ty (3rd) (c) PUB-lic-i-ty (1st)
  34. 34.Which syllable is stressed in “information”? (a) in-for-ma-TION (4th) (b) IN-for-ma-tion (1st) (c) in-for-MA-tion (3rd)
  35. 35.Which syllable is stressed in “photograph”? (a) pho-TO-graph (2nd) (b) PHO-to-graph (1st) (c) pho-to-GRAPH (3rd)
  36. 36.Listen to “reality”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) RE-al-i-ty (1st) (b) re-AL-i-ty (2nd) (c) re-al-i-TY (4th)
  37. 37.Listen to “gigantic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) gi-gan-TIC (3rd) (b) GI-gan-tic (1st) (c) gi-GAN-tic (2nd)
  38. 38.Which syllable is stressed in “conversation”? (a) con-ver-sa-TION (4th) (b) con-VER-sa-tion (2nd) (c) con-ver-SA-tion (3rd)
  39. 39.Listen to “athletic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ath-let-IC (3rd) (b) ath-LET-ic (2nd) (c) ATH-let-ic (1st)
  40. 40.Listen to “discussion”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) dis-cus-SION (3rd) (b) dis-CUS-sion (2nd) (c) DIS-cus-sion (1st)

Answer key

  1. pho-to-GRAPH-ic (3rd)
  2. ex-pla-NA-tion (3rd)
  3. MU-sic (1st)
  4. en-er-GET-ic (3rd)
  5. de-CI-sion (2nd)
  6. di-REC-tion (2nd)
  7. PUB-lic (1st)
  8. sci-en-TIF-ic (3rd)
  9. ma-JOR-i-ty (2nd)
  10. dis-CUS-sion (2nd)
  11. QUAL-i-ty (1st)
  12. com-MU-ni-ty (2nd)
  13. ath-LET-ic (2nd)
  14. ac-TIV-i-ty (2nd)
  15. in-for-MA-tion (3rd)
  16. au-to-MAT-ic (3rd)
  17. so-LU-tion (2nd)
  18. com-pe-TI-tion (3rd)
  19. di-REC-tion (2nd)
  20. tra-DI-tion (2nd)
  21. mag-NET-ic (2nd)
  22. in-vi-TA-tion (3rd)
  23. pos-si-BIL-i-ty (3rd)
  24. ro-MAN-tic (2nd)
  25. so-LU-tion (2nd)
  26. dra-MAT-ic (2nd)
  27. ar-TIS-tic (2nd)
  28. pro-nun-ci-A-tion (4th)
  29. cel-e-BRA-tion (3rd)
  30. ma-JOR-i-ty (2nd)
  31. au-to-MAT-ic (3rd)
  32. ed-u-CA-tion (3rd)
  33. pub-LIC-i-ty (2nd)
  34. in-for-MA-tion (3rd)
  35. PHO-to-graph (1st)
  36. re-AL-i-ty (2nd)
  37. gi-GAN-tic (2nd)
  38. con-ver-SA-tion (3rd)
  39. ath-LET-ic (2nd)
  40. dis-CUS-sion (2nd)

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