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Pronunciation lesson 18: Stress in long words · Set 776 · 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 “condition”? (a) con-di-TION (3rd) (b) CON-di-tion (1st) (c) con-DI-tion (2nd)
  2. 2.Listen to “publicity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pub-LIC-i-ty (2nd) (b) pub-lic-i-TY (4th) (c) pub-lic-I-ty (3rd)
  3. 3.Which syllable is stressed in “reality”? (a) re-AL-i-ty (2nd) (b) re-al-I-ty (3rd) (c) RE-al-i-ty (1st)
  4. 4.Which syllable is stressed in “examination”? (a) ex-am-I-na-tion (3rd) (b) ex-AM-i-na-tion (2nd) (c) ex-am-i-NA-tion (4th)
  5. 5.Which syllable is stressed in “comprehension”? (a) com-PRE-hen-sion (2nd) (b) COM-pre-hen-sion (1st) (c) com-pre-HEN-sion (3rd)
  6. 6.Listen to “personality”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) per-son-AL-i-ty (3rd) (b) PER-son-al-i-ty (1st) (c) per-son-al-i-TY (5th)
  7. 7.Which syllable is stressed in “popularity”? (a) pop-u-LAR-i-ty (3rd) (b) POP-u-lar-i-ty (1st) (c) pop-U-lar-i-ty (2nd)
  8. 8.Which syllable is stressed in “automatic”? (a) au-TO-mat-ic (2nd) (b) au-to-mat-IC (4th) (c) au-to-MAT-ic (3rd)
  9. 9.Which syllable is stressed in “solution”? (a) so-LU-tion (2nd) (b) so-lu-TION (3rd) (c) SO-lu-tion (1st)
  10. 10.Which syllable is stressed in “characteristic”? (a) char-ac-ter-IS-tic (4th) (b) CHAR-ac-ter-is-tic (1st) (c) char-AC-ter-is-tic (2nd)
  11. 11.Listen to “collection”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) COL-lec-tion (1st) (b) col-lec-TION (3rd) (c) col-LEC-tion (2nd)
  12. 12.Listen to “explanation”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ex-PLA-na-tion (2nd) (b) EX-pla-na-tion (1st) (c) ex-pla-NA-tion (3rd)
  13. 13.Listen to “characteristic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) char-ac-ter-is-TIC (5th) (b) char-ac-ter-IS-tic (4th) (c) char-AC-ter-is-tic (2nd)
  14. 14.Which syllable is stressed in “collection”? (a) COL-lec-tion (1st) (b) col-lec-TION (3rd) (c) col-LEC-tion (2nd)
  15. 15.Listen to “photographer”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pho-tog-ra-PHER (4th) (b) PHO-tog-ra-pher (1st) (c) pho-TOG-ra-pher (2nd)
  16. 16.Which syllable is stressed in “photograph”? (a) pho-TO-graph (2nd) (b) PHO-to-graph (1st) (c) pho-to-GRAPH (3rd)
  17. 17.Listen to “reality”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) re-al-I-ty (3rd) (b) re-al-i-TY (4th) (c) re-AL-i-ty (2nd)
  18. 18.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)
  19. 19.Which syllable is stressed in “scientific”? (a) SCI-en-tif-ic (1st) (b) sci-en-tif-IC (4th) (c) sci-en-TIF-ic (3rd)
  20. 20.Which syllable is stressed in “direction”? (a) di-REC-tion (2nd) (b) DI-rec-tion (1st) (c) di-rec-TION (3rd)
  21. 21.Which syllable is stressed in “athletic”? (a) ath-LET-ic (2nd) (b) ath-let-IC (3rd) (c) ATH-let-ic (1st)
  22. 22.Which syllable is stressed in “romantic”? (a) ro-man-TIC (3rd) (b) RO-man-tic (1st) (c) ro-MAN-tic (2nd)
  23. 23.Listen to “fantastic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) fan-TAS-tic (2nd) (b) fan-tas-TIC (3rd) (c) FAN-tas-tic (1st)
  24. 24.Which syllable is stressed in “public”? (a) PUB-lic (1st) (b) pub-LIC (2nd)
  25. 25.Listen to “pronunciation”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pro-nun-ci-A-tion (4th) (b) pro-nun-CI-a-tion (3rd) (c) PRO-nun-ci-a-tion (1st)
  26. 26.Which syllable is stressed in “historic”? (a) his-TOR-ic (2nd) (b) HIS-tor-ic (1st) (c) his-tor-IC (3rd)
  27. 27.Listen to “activity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) AC-tiv-i-ty (1st) (b) ac-tiv-I-ty (3rd) (c) ac-TIV-i-ty (2nd)
  28. 28.Listen to “photography”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pho-TOG-ra-phy (2nd) (b) PHO-tog-ra-phy (1st) (c) pho-tog-ra-PHY (4th)
  29. 29.Listen to “direction”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) DI-rec-tion (1st) (b) di-rec-TION (3rd) (c) di-REC-tion (2nd)
  30. 30.Listen to “traffic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) TRAF-fic (1st) (b) traf-FIC (2nd)
  31. 31.Which syllable is stressed in “photographer”? (a) pho-tog-ra-PHER (4th) (b) pho-TOG-ra-pher (2nd) (c) PHO-tog-ra-pher (1st)
  32. 32.Listen to “historic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) his-tor-IC (3rd) (b) his-TOR-ic (2nd) (c) HIS-tor-ic (1st)
  33. 33.Listen to “exhibition”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ex-hi-bi-TION (4th) (b) ex-hi-BI-tion (3rd) (c) EX-hi-bi-tion (1st)
  34. 34.Listen to “magnetic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) mag-NET-ic (2nd) (b) MAG-net-ic (1st) (c) mag-net-IC (3rd)
  35. 35.Which syllable is stressed in “discussion”? (a) dis-cus-SION (3rd) (b) DIS-cus-sion (1st) (c) dis-CUS-sion (2nd)
  36. 36.Listen to “similarity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) SIM-i-lar-i-ty (1st) (b) sim-i-LAR-i-ty (3rd) (c) sim-I-lar-i-ty (2nd)
  37. 37.Listen to “public”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) PUB-lic (1st) (b) pub-LIC (2nd)
  38. 38.Listen to “possibility”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pos-SI-bil-i-ty (2nd) (b) pos-si-BIL-i-ty (3rd) (c) POS-si-bil-i-ty (1st)
  39. 39.Listen to “security”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) SE-cur-i-ty (1st) (b) se-cur-I-ty (3rd) (c) se-CUR-i-ty (2nd)
  40. 40.Which syllable is stressed in “competition”? (a) com-PE-ti-tion (2nd) (b) com-pe-ti-TION (4th) (c) com-pe-TI-tion (3rd)

Answer key

  1. con-DI-tion (2nd)
  2. pub-LIC-i-ty (2nd)
  3. re-AL-i-ty (2nd)
  4. ex-am-i-NA-tion (4th)
  5. com-pre-HEN-sion (3rd)
  6. per-son-AL-i-ty (3rd)
  7. pop-u-LAR-i-ty (3rd)
  8. au-to-MAT-ic (3rd)
  9. so-LU-tion (2nd)
  10. char-ac-ter-IS-tic (4th)
  11. col-LEC-tion (2nd)
  12. ex-pla-NA-tion (3rd)
  13. char-ac-ter-IS-tic (4th)
  14. col-LEC-tion (2nd)
  15. pho-TOG-ra-pher (2nd)
  16. PHO-to-graph (1st)
  17. re-AL-i-ty (2nd)
  18. sci-en-TIF-ic (3rd)
  19. sci-en-TIF-ic (3rd)
  20. di-REC-tion (2nd)
  21. ath-LET-ic (2nd)
  22. ro-MAN-tic (2nd)
  23. fan-TAS-tic (2nd)
  24. PUB-lic (1st)
  25. pro-nun-ci-A-tion (4th)
  26. his-TOR-ic (2nd)
  27. ac-TIV-i-ty (2nd)
  28. pho-TOG-ra-phy (2nd)
  29. di-REC-tion (2nd)
  30. TRAF-fic (1st)
  31. pho-TOG-ra-pher (2nd)
  32. his-TOR-ic (2nd)
  33. ex-hi-BI-tion (3rd)
  34. mag-NET-ic (2nd)
  35. dis-CUS-sion (2nd)
  36. sim-i-LAR-i-ty (3rd)
  37. PUB-lic (1st)
  38. pos-si-BIL-i-ty (3rd)
  39. se-CUR-i-ty (2nd)
  40. com-pe-TI-tion (3rd)

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