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Pronunciation lesson 18: Stress in long words · Set 790 · 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 “metallic”? (a) me-tal-LIC (3rd) (b) ME-tal-lic (1st) (c) me-TAL-lic (2nd)
  2. 2.Which syllable is stressed in “direction”? (a) di-rec-TION (3rd) (b) DI-rec-tion (1st) (c) di-REC-tion (2nd)
  3. 3.Listen to “creativity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) cre-a-tiv-I-ty (4th) (b) cre-A-tiv-i-ty (2nd) (c) cre-a-TIV-i-ty (3rd)
  4. 4.Which syllable is stressed in “energetic”? (a) en-er-GET-ic (3rd) (b) en-er-get-IC (4th) (c) en-ER-get-ic (2nd)
  5. 5.Which syllable is stressed in “collection”? (a) col-LEC-tion (2nd) (b) COL-lec-tion (1st) (c) col-lec-TION (3rd)
  6. 6.Listen to “community”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) com-mu-ni-TY (4th) (b) com-MU-ni-ty (2nd) (c) COM-mu-ni-ty (1st)
  7. 7.Which syllable is stressed in “humanity”? (a) hu-man-I-ty (3rd) (b) HU-man-i-ty (1st) (c) hu-MAN-i-ty (2nd)
  8. 8.Listen to “traffic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) TRAF-fic (1st) (b) traf-FIC (2nd)
  9. 9.Listen to “democratic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) dem-o-crat-IC (4th) (b) DEM-o-crat-ic (1st) (c) dem-o-CRAT-ic (3rd)
  10. 10.Listen to “condition”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) CON-di-tion (1st) (b) con-di-TION (3rd) (c) con-DI-tion (2nd)
  11. 11.Listen to “personality”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) PER-son-al-i-ty (1st) (b) per-son-AL-i-ty (3rd) (c) per-son-al-i-TY (5th)
  12. 12.Listen to “population”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pop-u-LA-tion (3rd) (b) pop-u-la-TION (4th) (c) POP-u-la-tion (1st)
  13. 13.Which syllable is stressed in “nationality”? (a) na-TION-al-i-ty (2nd) (b) NA-tion-al-i-ty (1st) (c) na-tion-AL-i-ty (3rd)
  14. 14.Listen to “popularity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pop-u-LAR-i-ty (3rd) (b) pop-u-lar-I-ty (4th) (c) pop-U-lar-i-ty (2nd)
  15. 15.Which syllable is stressed in “music”? (a) MU-sic (1st) (b) mu-SIC (2nd)
  16. 16.Listen to “exhibition”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ex-HI-bi-tion (2nd) (b) ex-hi-bi-TION (4th) (c) ex-hi-BI-tion (3rd)
  17. 17.Listen to “competition”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) com-PE-ti-tion (2nd) (b) com-pe-TI-tion (3rd) (c) COM-pe-ti-tion (1st)
  18. 18.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)
  19. 19.Listen to “presentation”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pre-sen-TA-tion (3rd) (b) pre-SEN-ta-tion (2nd) (c) PRE-sen-ta-tion (1st)
  20. 20.Listen to “photography”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pho-tog-ra-PHY (4th) (b) PHO-tog-ra-phy (1st) (c) pho-TOG-ra-phy (2nd)
  21. 21.Which syllable is stressed in “majority”? (a) MA-jor-i-ty (1st) (b) ma-JOR-i-ty (2nd) (c) ma-jor-I-ty (3rd)
  22. 22.Listen to “revolution”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) rev-o-LU-tion (3rd) (b) rev-O-lu-tion (2nd) (c) REV-o-lu-tion (1st)
  23. 23.Listen to “celebration”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) cel-E-bra-tion (2nd) (b) cel-e-BRA-tion (3rd) (c) cel-e-bra-TION (4th)
  24. 24.Which syllable is stressed in “comprehension”? (a) COM-pre-hen-sion (1st) (b) com-PRE-hen-sion (2nd) (c) com-pre-HEN-sion (3rd)
  25. 25.Which syllable is stressed in “academic”? (a) ac-a-dem-IC (4th) (b) AC-a-dem-ic (1st) (c) ac-a-DEM-ic (3rd)
  26. 26.Which syllable is stressed in “democratic”? (a) dem-o-CRAT-ic (3rd) (b) dem-o-crat-IC (4th) (c) dem-O-crat-ic (2nd)
  27. 27.Which syllable is stressed in “revolution”? (a) rev-o-LU-tion (3rd) (b) rev-o-lu-TION (4th) (c) rev-O-lu-tion (2nd)
  28. 28.Which syllable is stressed in “presentation”? (a) PRE-sen-ta-tion (1st) (b) pre-SEN-ta-tion (2nd) (c) pre-sen-TA-tion (3rd)
  29. 29.Which syllable is stressed in “celebration”? (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 “population”? (a) pop-U-la-tion (2nd) (b) pop-u-LA-tion (3rd) (c) POP-u-la-tion (1st)
  31. 31.Which syllable is stressed in “explanation”? (a) ex-pla-na-TION (4th) (b) EX-pla-na-tion (1st) (c) ex-pla-NA-tion (3rd)
  32. 32.Which syllable is stressed in “photographer”? (a) pho-tog-RA-pher (3rd) (b) pho-tog-ra-PHER (4th) (c) pho-TOG-ra-pher (2nd)
  33. 33.Listen to “conversation”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) con-VER-sa-tion (2nd) (b) con-ver-SA-tion (3rd) (c) CON-ver-sa-tion (1st)
  34. 34.Which syllable is stressed in “security”? (a) se-cur-I-ty (3rd) (b) se-CUR-i-ty (2nd) (c) SE-cur-i-ty (1st)
  35. 35.Listen to “similarity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) sim-i-lar-i-TY (5th) (b) sim-i-LAR-i-ty (3rd) (c) sim-i-lar-I-ty (4th)
  36. 36.Listen to “pronunciation”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pro-nun-ci-a-TION (5th) (b) pro-NUN-ci-a-tion (2nd) (c) pro-nun-ci-A-tion (4th)
  37. 37.Listen to “symbolic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) sym-BOL-ic (2nd) (b) sym-bol-IC (3rd) (c) SYM-bol-ic (1st)
  38. 38.Which syllable is stressed in “information”? (a) in-for-ma-TION (4th) (b) in-for-MA-tion (3rd) (c) in-FOR-ma-tion (2nd)
  39. 39.Which syllable is stressed in “symbolic”? (a) sym-BOL-ic (2nd) (b) SYM-bol-ic (1st) (c) sym-bol-IC (3rd)
  40. 40.Listen to “tradition”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) TRA-di-tion (1st) (b) tra-DI-tion (2nd) (c) tra-di-TION (3rd)

Answer key

  1. me-TAL-lic (2nd)
  2. di-REC-tion (2nd)
  3. cre-a-TIV-i-ty (3rd)
  4. en-er-GET-ic (3rd)
  5. col-LEC-tion (2nd)
  6. com-MU-ni-ty (2nd)
  7. hu-MAN-i-ty (2nd)
  8. TRAF-fic (1st)
  9. dem-o-CRAT-ic (3rd)
  10. con-DI-tion (2nd)
  11. per-son-AL-i-ty (3rd)
  12. pop-u-LA-tion (3rd)
  13. na-tion-AL-i-ty (3rd)
  14. pop-u-LAR-i-ty (3rd)
  15. MU-sic (1st)
  16. ex-hi-BI-tion (3rd)
  17. com-pe-TI-tion (3rd)
  18. re-AL-i-ty (2nd)
  19. pre-sen-TA-tion (3rd)
  20. pho-TOG-ra-phy (2nd)
  21. ma-JOR-i-ty (2nd)
  22. rev-o-LU-tion (3rd)
  23. cel-e-BRA-tion (3rd)
  24. com-pre-HEN-sion (3rd)
  25. ac-a-DEM-ic (3rd)
  26. dem-o-CRAT-ic (3rd)
  27. rev-o-LU-tion (3rd)
  28. pre-sen-TA-tion (3rd)
  29. cel-e-BRA-tion (3rd)
  30. pop-u-LA-tion (3rd)
  31. ex-pla-NA-tion (3rd)
  32. pho-TOG-ra-pher (2nd)
  33. con-ver-SA-tion (3rd)
  34. se-CUR-i-ty (2nd)
  35. sim-i-LAR-i-ty (3rd)
  36. pro-nun-ci-A-tion (4th)
  37. sym-BOL-ic (2nd)
  38. in-for-MA-tion (3rd)
  39. sym-BOL-ic (2nd)
  40. tra-DI-tion (2nd)

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