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Pronunciation lesson 18: Stress in long words · Set 807 · 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 “population”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) POP-u-la-tion (1st) (b) pop-U-la-tion (2nd) (c) pop-u-LA-tion (3rd)
  2. 2.Which syllable is stressed in “exhibition”? (a) ex-hi-BI-tion (3rd) (b) ex-hi-bi-TION (4th) (c) EX-hi-bi-tion (1st)
  3. 3.Listen to “revolution”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) rev-O-lu-tion (2nd) (b) rev-o-LU-tion (3rd) (c) REV-o-lu-tion (1st)
  4. 4.Listen to “conversation”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) con-VER-sa-tion (2nd) (b) CON-ver-sa-tion (1st) (c) con-ver-SA-tion (3rd)
  5. 5.Listen to “majority”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ma-jor-I-ty (3rd) (b) ma-jor-i-TY (4th) (c) ma-JOR-i-ty (2nd)
  6. 6.Which syllable is stressed in “discussion”? (a) dis-cus-SION (3rd) (b) DIS-cus-sion (1st) (c) dis-CUS-sion (2nd)
  7. 7.Which syllable is stressed in “security”? (a) se-cur-I-ty (3rd) (b) se-cur-i-TY (4th) (c) se-CUR-i-ty (2nd)
  8. 8.Which syllable is stressed in “terrific”? (a) ter-RIF-ic (2nd) (b) TER-rif-ic (1st) (c) ter-rif-IC (3rd)
  9. 9.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)
  10. 10.Which syllable is stressed in “population”? (a) pop-U-la-tion (2nd) (b) pop-u-LA-tion (3rd) (c) pop-u-la-TION (4th)
  11. 11.Listen to “metallic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ME-tal-lic (1st) (b) me-tal-LIC (3rd) (c) me-TAL-lic (2nd)
  12. 12.Listen to “exhibition”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ex-HI-bi-tion (2nd) (b) EX-hi-bi-tion (1st) (c) ex-hi-BI-tion (3rd)
  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 “security”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) se-CUR-i-ty (2nd) (b) SE-cur-i-ty (1st) (c) se-cur-i-TY (4th)
  15. 15.Which syllable is stressed in “photograph”? (a) PHO-to-graph (1st) (b) pho-TO-graph (2nd) (c) pho-to-GRAPH (3rd)
  16. 16.Listen to “competition”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) com-PE-ti-tion (2nd) (b) COM-pe-ti-tion (1st) (c) com-pe-TI-tion (3rd)
  17. 17.Which syllable is stressed in “characteristic”? (a) CHAR-ac-ter-is-tic (1st) (b) char-ac-ter-is-TIC (5th) (c) char-ac-ter-IS-tic (4th)
  18. 18.Listen to “possibility”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pos-si-bil-I-ty (4th) (b) pos-si-BIL-i-ty (3rd) (c) POS-si-bil-i-ty (1st)
  19. 19.Which syllable is stressed in “presentation”? (a) PRE-sen-ta-tion (1st) (b) pre-sen-TA-tion (3rd) (c) pre-sen-ta-TION (4th)
  20. 20.Which syllable is stressed in “tradition”? (a) tra-di-TION (3rd) (b) TRA-di-tion (1st) (c) tra-DI-tion (2nd)
  21. 21.Which syllable is stressed in “pronunciation”? (a) pro-NUN-ci-a-tion (2nd) (b) PRO-nun-ci-a-tion (1st) (c) pro-nun-ci-A-tion (4th)
  22. 22.Which syllable is stressed in “examination”? (a) ex-am-i-NA-tion (4th) (b) ex-AM-i-na-tion (2nd) (c) ex-am-i-na-TION (5th)
  23. 23.Which syllable is stressed in “education”? (a) ed-u-ca-TION (4th) (b) ED-u-ca-tion (1st) (c) ed-u-CA-tion (3rd)
  24. 24.Which syllable is stressed in “capacity”? (a) ca-PAC-i-ty (2nd) (b) ca-pac-i-TY (4th) (c) ca-pac-I-ty (3rd)
  25. 25.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 (2nd)
  26. 26.Listen to “energetic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) en-er-GET-ic (3rd) (b) EN-er-get-ic (1st) (c) en-ER-get-ic (2nd)
  27. 27.Listen to “democratic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) DEM-o-crat-ic (1st) (b) dem-o-CRAT-ic (3rd) (c) dem-O-crat-ic (2nd)
  28. 28.Which syllable is stressed in “information”? (a) in-for-MA-tion (3rd) (b) IN-for-ma-tion (1st) (c) in-FOR-ma-tion (2nd)
  29. 29.Which syllable is stressed in “scientific”? (a) SCI-en-tif-ic (1st) (b) sci-en-TIF-ic (3rd) (c) sci-en-tif-IC (4th)
  30. 30.Which syllable is stressed in “invitation”? (a) in-VI-ta-tion (2nd) (b) in-vi-ta-TION (4th) (c) in-vi-TA-tion (3rd)
  31. 31.Listen to “nationality”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) na-tion-AL-i-ty (3rd) (b) na-tion-al-i-TY (5th) (c) na-TION-al-i-ty (2nd)
  32. 32.Listen to “symbolic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) sym-bol-IC (3rd) (b) SYM-bol-ic (1st) (c) sym-BOL-ic (2nd)
  33. 33.Listen to “gigantic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) GI-gan-tic (1st) (b) gi-GAN-tic (2nd) (c) gi-gan-TIC (3rd)
  34. 34.Which syllable is stressed in “plastic”? (a) PLAS-tic (1st) (b) plas-TIC (2nd)
  35. 35.Listen to “plastic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) PLAS-tic (1st) (b) plas-TIC (2nd)
  36. 36.Listen to “direction”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) DI-rec-tion (1st) (b) di-rec-TION (3rd) (c) di-REC-tion (2nd)
  37. 37.Listen to “academic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ac-a-dem-IC (4th) (b) ac-a-DEM-ic (3rd) (c) AC-a-dem-ic (1st)
  38. 38.Which syllable is stressed in “possibility”? (a) pos-si-BIL-i-ty (3rd) (b) pos-si-bil-I-ty (4th) (c) POS-si-bil-i-ty (1st)
  39. 39.Listen to “comprehension”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) com-pre-hen-SION (4th) (b) com-pre-HEN-sion (3rd) (c) com-PRE-hen-sion (2nd)
  40. 40.Which syllable is stressed in “romantic”? (a) ro-man-TIC (3rd) (b) RO-man-tic (1st) (c) ro-MAN-tic (2nd)

Answer key

  1. pop-u-LA-tion (3rd)
  2. ex-hi-BI-tion (3rd)
  3. rev-o-LU-tion (3rd)
  4. con-ver-SA-tion (3rd)
  5. ma-JOR-i-ty (2nd)
  6. dis-CUS-sion (2nd)
  7. se-CUR-i-ty (2nd)
  8. ter-RIF-ic (2nd)
  9. pub-LIC-i-ty (2nd)
  10. pop-u-LA-tion (3rd)
  11. me-TAL-lic (2nd)
  12. ex-hi-BI-tion (3rd)
  13. na-tion-AL-i-ty (3rd)
  14. se-CUR-i-ty (2nd)
  15. PHO-to-graph (1st)
  16. com-pe-TI-tion (3rd)
  17. char-ac-ter-IS-tic (4th)
  18. pos-si-BIL-i-ty (3rd)
  19. pre-sen-TA-tion (3rd)
  20. tra-DI-tion (2nd)
  21. pro-nun-ci-A-tion (4th)
  22. ex-am-i-NA-tion (4th)
  23. ed-u-CA-tion (3rd)
  24. ca-PAC-i-ty (2nd)
  25. sim-i-LAR-i-ty (3rd)
  26. en-er-GET-ic (3rd)
  27. dem-o-CRAT-ic (3rd)
  28. in-for-MA-tion (3rd)
  29. sci-en-TIF-ic (3rd)
  30. in-vi-TA-tion (3rd)
  31. na-tion-AL-i-ty (3rd)
  32. sym-BOL-ic (2nd)
  33. gi-GAN-tic (2nd)
  34. PLAS-tic (1st)
  35. PLAS-tic (1st)
  36. di-REC-tion (2nd)
  37. ac-a-DEM-ic (3rd)
  38. pos-si-BIL-i-ty (3rd)
  39. com-pre-HEN-sion (3rd)
  40. ro-MAN-tic (2nd)

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