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Pronunciation lesson 18: Stress in long words · Set 817 · 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 “invitation”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) in-VI-ta-tion (2nd) (b) in-vi-TA-tion (3rd) (c) in-vi-ta-TION (4th)
  2. 2.Listen to “metallic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ME-tal-lic (1st) (b) me-tal-LIC (3rd) (c) me-TAL-lic (2nd)
  3. 3.Listen to “plastic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) PLAS-tic (1st) (b) plas-TIC (2nd)
  4. 4.Which syllable is stressed in “music”? (a) mu-SIC (2nd) (b) MU-sic (1st)
  5. 5.Which syllable is stressed in “population”? (a) pop-u-la-TION (4th) (b) pop-u-LA-tion (3rd) (c) POP-u-la-tion (1st)
  6. 6.Listen to “comprehension”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) com-pre-HEN-sion (3rd) (b) COM-pre-hen-sion (1st) (c) com-PRE-hen-sion (2nd)
  7. 7.Which syllable is stressed in “terrific”? (a) ter-rif-IC (3rd) (b) ter-RIF-ic (2nd) (c) TER-rif-ic (1st)
  8. 8.Which syllable is stressed in “celebration”? (a) cel-E-bra-tion (2nd) (b) CEL-e-bra-tion (1st) (c) cel-e-BRA-tion (3rd)
  9. 9.Listen to “majority”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ma-JOR-i-ty (2nd) (b) MA-jor-i-ty (1st) (c) ma-jor-i-TY (4th)
  10. 10.Listen to “magnetic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) MAG-net-ic (1st) (b) mag-net-IC (3rd) (c) mag-NET-ic (2nd)
  11. 11.Which syllable is stressed in “community”? (a) COM-mu-ni-ty (1st) (b) com-MU-ni-ty (2nd) (c) com-mu-NI-ty (3rd)
  12. 12.Which syllable is stressed in “magnetic”? (a) mag-NET-ic (2nd) (b) MAG-net-ic (1st) (c) mag-net-IC (3rd)
  13. 13.Listen to “security”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) se-cur-i-TY (4th) (b) se-CUR-i-ty (2nd) (c) se-cur-I-ty (3rd)
  14. 14.Which syllable is stressed in “scientific”? (a) SCI-en-tif-ic (1st) (b) sci-en-TIF-ic (3rd) (c) sci-en-tif-IC (4th)
  15. 15.Which syllable is stressed in “information”? (a) IN-for-ma-tion (1st) (b) in-for-MA-tion (3rd) (c) in-for-ma-TION (4th)
  16. 16.Which syllable is stressed in “characteristic”? (a) char-AC-ter-is-tic (2nd) (b) char-ac-TER-is-tic (3rd) (c) char-ac-ter-IS-tic (4th)
  17. 17.Which syllable is stressed in “pronunciation”? (a) pro-nun-ci-A-tion (4th) (b) pro-NUN-ci-a-tion (2nd) (c) PRO-nun-ci-a-tion (1st)
  18. 18.Listen to “dramatic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) DRA-mat-ic (1st) (b) dra-mat-IC (3rd) (c) dra-MAT-ic (2nd)
  19. 19.Which syllable is stressed in “symbolic”? (a) SYM-bol-ic (1st) (b) sym-bol-IC (3rd) (c) sym-BOL-ic (2nd)
  20. 20.Which syllable is stressed in “activity”? (a) ac-tiv-i-TY (4th) (b) ac-TIV-i-ty (2nd) (c) AC-tiv-i-ty (1st)
  21. 21.Which syllable is stressed in “generosity”? (a) gen-er-OS-i-ty (3rd) (b) gen-er-os-I-ty (4th) (c) gen-ER-os-i-ty (2nd)
  22. 22.Listen to “democratic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) DEM-o-crat-ic (1st) (b) dem-O-crat-ic (2nd) (c) dem-o-CRAT-ic (3rd)
  23. 23.Which syllable is stressed in “conversation”? (a) con-ver-SA-tion (3rd) (b) con-VER-sa-tion (2nd) (c) CON-ver-sa-tion (1st)
  24. 24.Listen to “fantastic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) FAN-tas-tic (1st) (b) fan-TAS-tic (2nd) (c) fan-tas-TIC (3rd)
  25. 25.Which syllable is stressed in “competition”? (a) com-pe-TI-tion (3rd) (b) com-PE-ti-tion (2nd) (c) COM-pe-ti-tion (1st)
  26. 26.Which syllable is stressed in “invitation”? (a) in-vi-ta-TION (4th) (b) IN-vi-ta-tion (1st) (c) in-vi-TA-tion (3rd)
  27. 27.Listen to “gigantic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) gi-gan-TIC (3rd) (b) GI-gan-tic (1st) (c) gi-GAN-tic (2nd)
  28. 28.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)
  29. 29.Listen to “popularity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pop-u-lar-I-ty (4th) (b) POP-u-lar-i-ty (1st) (c) pop-u-LAR-i-ty (3rd)
  30. 30.Which syllable is stressed in “solution”? (a) so-lu-TION (3rd) (b) SO-lu-tion (1st) (c) so-LU-tion (2nd)
  31. 31.Listen to “photography”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) PHO-tog-ra-phy (1st) (b) pho-TOG-ra-phy (2nd) (c) pho-tog-RA-phy (3rd)
  32. 32.Which syllable is stressed in “discussion”? (a) DIS-cus-sion (1st) (b) dis-cus-SION (3rd) (c) dis-CUS-sion (2nd)
  33. 33.Which syllable is stressed in “personality”? (a) per-son-AL-i-ty (3rd) (b) per-son-al-I-ty (4th) (c) per-SON-al-i-ty (2nd)
  34. 34.Which syllable is stressed in “majority”? (a) ma-jor-I-ty (3rd) (b) MA-jor-i-ty (1st) (c) ma-JOR-i-ty (2nd)
  35. 35.Which syllable is stressed in “revolution”? (a) rev-o-LU-tion (3rd) (b) rev-O-lu-tion (2nd) (c) REV-o-lu-tion (1st)
  36. 36.Listen to “photograph”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pho-TO-graph (2nd) (b) pho-to-GRAPH (3rd) (c) PHO-to-graph (1st)
  37. 37.Which syllable is stressed in “democratic”? (a) dem-o-crat-IC (4th) (b) dem-o-CRAT-ic (3rd) (c) DEM-o-crat-ic (1st)
  38. 38.Which syllable is stressed in “energetic”? (a) EN-er-get-ic (1st) (b) en-er-GET-ic (3rd) (c) en-ER-get-ic (2nd)
  39. 39.Which syllable is stressed in “plastic”? (a) PLAS-tic (1st) (b) plas-TIC (2nd)
  40. 40.Which syllable is stressed in “automatic”? (a) au-TO-mat-ic (2nd) (b) au-to-MAT-ic (3rd) (c) au-to-mat-IC (4th)

Answer key

  1. in-vi-TA-tion (3rd)
  2. me-TAL-lic (2nd)
  3. PLAS-tic (1st)
  4. MU-sic (1st)
  5. pop-u-LA-tion (3rd)
  6. com-pre-HEN-sion (3rd)
  7. ter-RIF-ic (2nd)
  8. cel-e-BRA-tion (3rd)
  9. ma-JOR-i-ty (2nd)
  10. mag-NET-ic (2nd)
  11. com-MU-ni-ty (2nd)
  12. mag-NET-ic (2nd)
  13. se-CUR-i-ty (2nd)
  14. sci-en-TIF-ic (3rd)
  15. in-for-MA-tion (3rd)
  16. char-ac-ter-IS-tic (4th)
  17. pro-nun-ci-A-tion (4th)
  18. dra-MAT-ic (2nd)
  19. sym-BOL-ic (2nd)
  20. ac-TIV-i-ty (2nd)
  21. gen-er-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  22. dem-o-CRAT-ic (3rd)
  23. con-ver-SA-tion (3rd)
  24. fan-TAS-tic (2nd)
  25. com-pe-TI-tion (3rd)
  26. in-vi-TA-tion (3rd)
  27. gi-GAN-tic (2nd)
  28. ex-pla-NA-tion (3rd)
  29. pop-u-LAR-i-ty (3rd)
  30. so-LU-tion (2nd)
  31. pho-TOG-ra-phy (2nd)
  32. dis-CUS-sion (2nd)
  33. per-son-AL-i-ty (3rd)
  34. ma-JOR-i-ty (2nd)
  35. rev-o-LU-tion (3rd)
  36. PHO-to-graph (1st)
  37. dem-o-CRAT-ic (3rd)
  38. en-er-GET-ic (3rd)
  39. PLAS-tic (1st)
  40. au-to-MAT-ic (3rd)

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