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Pronunciation lesson 18: Stress in long words · Set 821 · 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 “conversation”? (a) CON-ver-sa-tion (1st) (b) con-VER-sa-tion (2nd) (c) con-ver-SA-tion (3rd)
  2. 2.Which syllable is stressed in “explanation”? (a) ex-pla-na-TION (4th) (b) ex-pla-NA-tion (3rd) (c) EX-pla-na-tion (1st)
  3. 3.Which syllable is stressed in “creativity”? (a) cre-A-tiv-i-ty (2nd) (b) cre-a-tiv-i-TY (5th) (c) cre-a-TIV-i-ty (3rd)
  4. 4.Which syllable is stressed in “majority”? (a) ma-jor-I-ty (3rd) (b) ma-jor-i-TY (4th) (c) ma-JOR-i-ty (2nd)
  5. 5.Which syllable is stressed in “music”? (a) MU-sic (1st) (b) mu-SIC (2nd)
  6. 6.Which syllable is stressed in “nationality”? (a) na-tion-al-I-ty (4th) (b) na-tion-AL-i-ty (3rd) (c) NA-tion-al-i-ty (1st)
  7. 7.Which syllable is stressed in “magic”? (a) mag-IC (2nd) (b) MAG-ic (1st)
  8. 8.Listen to “quality”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) qual-i-TY (3rd) (b) qual-I-ty (2nd) (c) QUAL-i-ty (1st)
  9. 9.Which syllable is stressed in “photographer”? (a) pho-tog-ra-PHER (4th) (b) pho-TOG-ra-pher (2nd) (c) pho-tog-RA-pher (3rd)
  10. 10.Which syllable is stressed in “collection”? (a) col-LEC-tion (2nd) (b) col-lec-TION (3rd) (c) COL-lec-tion (1st)
  11. 11.Listen to “democratic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) dem-O-crat-ic (2nd) (b) DEM-o-crat-ic (1st) (c) dem-o-CRAT-ic (3rd)
  12. 12.Listen to “condition”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) con-di-TION (3rd) (b) CON-di-tion (1st) (c) con-DI-tion (2nd)
  13. 13.Which syllable is stressed in “democratic”? (a) dem-o-crat-IC (4th) (b) dem-o-CRAT-ic (3rd) (c) DEM-o-crat-ic (1st)
  14. 14.Listen to “athletic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ath-let-IC (3rd) (b) ath-LET-ic (2nd) (c) ATH-let-ic (1st)
  15. 15.Listen to “curiosity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) CU-ri-os-i-ty (1st) (b) cu-ri-OS-i-ty (3rd) (c) cu-RI-os-i-ty (2nd)
  16. 16.Which syllable is stressed in “historic”? (a) his-tor-IC (3rd) (b) HIS-tor-ic (1st) (c) his-TOR-ic (2nd)
  17. 17.Listen to “magic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) mag-IC (2nd) (b) MAG-ic (1st)
  18. 18.Listen to “pronunciation”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pro-NUN-ci-a-tion (2nd) (b) PRO-nun-ci-a-tion (1st) (c) pro-nun-ci-A-tion (4th)
  19. 19.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)
  20. 20.Listen to “metallic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) me-tal-LIC (3rd) (b) me-TAL-lic (2nd) (c) ME-tal-lic (1st)
  21. 21.Which syllable is stressed in “quality”? (a) qual-I-ty (2nd) (b) qual-i-TY (3rd) (c) QUAL-i-ty (1st)
  22. 22.Which syllable is stressed in “possibility”? (a) pos-si-BIL-i-ty (3rd) (b) pos-si-bil-i-TY (5th) (c) POS-si-bil-i-ty (1st)
  23. 23.Listen to “historic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) his-tor-IC (3rd) (b) HIS-tor-ic (1st) (c) his-TOR-ic (2nd)
  24. 24.Listen to “invitation”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) in-vi-ta-TION (4th) (b) in-VI-ta-tion (2nd) (c) in-vi-TA-tion (3rd)
  25. 25.Listen to “music”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) mu-SIC (2nd) (b) MU-sic (1st)
  26. 26.Listen to “photography”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pho-tog-ra-PHY (4th) (b) pho-tog-RA-phy (3rd) (c) pho-TOG-ra-phy (2nd)
  27. 27.Which syllable is stressed in “public”? (a) pub-LIC (2nd) (b) PUB-lic (1st)
  28. 28.Listen to “magnetic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) mag-NET-ic (2nd) (b) mag-net-IC (3rd) (c) MAG-net-ic (1st)
  29. 29.Listen to “traffic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) TRAF-fic (1st) (b) traf-FIC (2nd)
  30. 30.Listen to “photographer”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pho-TOG-ra-pher (2nd) (b) PHO-tog-ra-pher (1st) (c) pho-tog-ra-PHER (4th)
  31. 31.Which syllable is stressed in “plastic”? (a) plas-TIC (2nd) (b) PLAS-tic (1st)
  32. 32.Which syllable is stressed in “examination”? (a) ex-am-I-na-tion (3rd) (b) ex-am-i-NA-tion (4th) (c) ex-AM-i-na-tion (2nd)
  33. 33.Listen to “examination”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ex-am-i-NA-tion (4th) (b) EX-am-i-na-tion (1st) (c) ex-AM-i-na-tion (2nd)
  34. 34.Listen to “romantic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ro-MAN-tic (2nd) (b) ro-man-TIC (3rd) (c) RO-man-tic (1st)
  35. 35.Listen to “photograph”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pho-to-GRAPH (3rd) (b) pho-TO-graph (2nd) (c) PHO-to-graph (1st)
  36. 36.Listen to “gigantic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) gi-gan-TIC (3rd) (b) GI-gan-tic (1st) (c) gi-GAN-tic (2nd)
  37. 37.Listen to “information”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) in-FOR-ma-tion (2nd) (b) in-for-MA-tion (3rd) (c) in-for-ma-TION (4th)
  38. 38.Which syllable is stressed in “pronunciation”? (a) PRO-nun-ci-a-tion (1st) (b) pro-NUN-ci-a-tion (2nd) (c) pro-nun-ci-A-tion (4th)
  39. 39.Which syllable is stressed in “curiosity”? (a) cu-ri-OS-i-ty (3rd) (b) cu-ri-os-i-TY (5th) (c) CU-ri-os-i-ty (1st)
  40. 40.Listen to “tradition”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) TRA-di-tion (1st) (b) tra-di-TION (3rd) (c) tra-DI-tion (2nd)

Answer key

  1. con-ver-SA-tion (3rd)
  2. ex-pla-NA-tion (3rd)
  3. cre-a-TIV-i-ty (3rd)
  4. ma-JOR-i-ty (2nd)
  5. MU-sic (1st)
  6. na-tion-AL-i-ty (3rd)
  7. MAG-ic (1st)
  8. QUAL-i-ty (1st)
  9. pho-TOG-ra-pher (2nd)
  10. col-LEC-tion (2nd)
  11. dem-o-CRAT-ic (3rd)
  12. con-DI-tion (2nd)
  13. dem-o-CRAT-ic (3rd)
  14. ath-LET-ic (2nd)
  15. cu-ri-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  16. his-TOR-ic (2nd)
  17. MAG-ic (1st)
  18. pro-nun-ci-A-tion (4th)
  19. cre-a-TIV-i-ty (3rd)
  20. me-TAL-lic (2nd)
  21. QUAL-i-ty (1st)
  22. pos-si-BIL-i-ty (3rd)
  23. his-TOR-ic (2nd)
  24. in-vi-TA-tion (3rd)
  25. MU-sic (1st)
  26. pho-TOG-ra-phy (2nd)
  27. PUB-lic (1st)
  28. mag-NET-ic (2nd)
  29. TRAF-fic (1st)
  30. pho-TOG-ra-pher (2nd)
  31. PLAS-tic (1st)
  32. ex-am-i-NA-tion (4th)
  33. ex-am-i-NA-tion (4th)
  34. ro-MAN-tic (2nd)
  35. PHO-to-graph (1st)
  36. gi-GAN-tic (2nd)
  37. in-for-MA-tion (3rd)
  38. pro-nun-ci-A-tion (4th)
  39. cu-ri-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  40. tra-DI-tion (2nd)

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