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Pronunciation lesson 18: Stress in long words · Set 822 · 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 “information”? (a) in-for-ma-TION (4th) (b) in-for-MA-tion (3rd) (c) IN-for-ma-tion (1st)
  2. 2.Which syllable is stressed in “examination”? (a) EX-am-i-na-tion (1st) (b) ex-AM-i-na-tion (2nd) (c) ex-am-i-NA-tion (4th)
  3. 3.Which syllable is stressed in “generosity”? (a) gen-ER-os-i-ty (2nd) (b) gen-er-os-i-TY (5th) (c) gen-er-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  4. 4.Which syllable is stressed in “collection”? (a) col-lec-TION (3rd) (b) COL-lec-tion (1st) (c) col-LEC-tion (2nd)
  5. 5.Which syllable is stressed in “scientific”? (a) sci-en-tif-IC (4th) (b) sci-en-TIF-ic (3rd) (c) SCI-en-tif-ic (1st)
  6. 6.Which syllable is stressed in “comprehension”? (a) com-pre-hen-SION (4th) (b) com-pre-HEN-sion (3rd) (c) COM-pre-hen-sion (1st)
  7. 7.Which syllable is stressed in “population”? (a) pop-u-la-TION (4th) (b) pop-U-la-tion (2nd) (c) pop-u-LA-tion (3rd)
  8. 8.Which syllable is stressed in “humanity”? (a) HU-man-i-ty (1st) (b) hu-man-i-TY (4th) (c) hu-MAN-i-ty (2nd)
  9. 9.Listen to “quality”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) qual-I-ty (2nd) (b) QUAL-i-ty (1st) (c) qual-i-TY (3rd)
  10. 10.Listen to “invitation”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) IN-vi-ta-tion (1st) (b) in-vi-TA-tion (3rd) (c) in-vi-ta-TION (4th)
  11. 11.Which syllable is stressed in “traffic”? (a) traf-FIC (2nd) (b) TRAF-fic (1st)
  12. 12.Which syllable is stressed in “similarity”? (a) sim-I-lar-i-ty (2nd) (b) sim-i-LAR-i-ty (3rd) (c) sim-i-lar-I-ty (4th)
  13. 13.Listen to “comprehension”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) com-pre-HEN-sion (3rd) (b) com-pre-hen-SION (4th) (c) COM-pre-hen-sion (1st)
  14. 14.Listen to “metallic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ME-tal-lic (1st) (b) me-tal-LIC (3rd) (c) me-TAL-lic (2nd)
  15. 15.Listen to “examination”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ex-am-I-na-tion (3rd) (b) EX-am-i-na-tion (1st) (c) ex-am-i-NA-tion (4th)
  16. 16.Which syllable is stressed in “personality”? (a) per-son-al-i-TY (5th) (b) per-son-AL-i-ty (3rd) (c) per-son-al-I-ty (4th)
  17. 17.Listen to “nationality”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) NA-tion-al-i-ty (1st) (b) na-tion-AL-i-ty (3rd) (c) na-tion-al-I-ty (4th)
  18. 18.Listen to “traffic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) traf-FIC (2nd) (b) TRAF-fic (1st)
  19. 19.Listen to “terrific”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) TER-rif-ic (1st) (b) ter-RIF-ic (2nd) (c) ter-rif-IC (3rd)
  20. 20.Listen to “celebration”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) cel-e-bra-TION (4th) (b) cel-E-bra-tion (2nd) (c) cel-e-BRA-tion (3rd)
  21. 21.Listen to “fantastic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) FAN-tas-tic (1st) (b) fan-tas-TIC (3rd) (c) fan-TAS-tic (2nd)
  22. 22.Listen to “explanation”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ex-pla-NA-tion (3rd) (b) EX-pla-na-tion (1st) (c) ex-PLA-na-tion (2nd)
  23. 23.Listen to “generosity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) GEN-er-os-i-ty (1st) (b) gen-er-OS-i-ty (3rd) (c) gen-ER-os-i-ty (2nd)
  24. 24.Listen to “personality”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) per-son-AL-i-ty (3rd) (b) per-son-al-i-TY (5th) (c) PER-son-al-i-ty (1st)
  25. 25.Listen to “public”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) PUB-lic (1st) (b) pub-LIC (2nd)
  26. 26.Which syllable is stressed in “automatic”? (a) au-to-MAT-ic (3rd) (b) au-TO-mat-ic (2nd) (c) AU-to-mat-ic (1st)
  27. 27.Which syllable is stressed in “public”? (a) pub-LIC (2nd) (b) PUB-lic (1st)
  28. 28.Listen to “music”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) mu-SIC (2nd) (b) MU-sic (1st)
  29. 29.Listen to “artistic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ar-tis-TIC (3rd) (b) ar-TIS-tic (2nd) (c) AR-tis-tic (1st)
  30. 30.Which syllable is stressed in “condition”? (a) CON-di-tion (1st) (b) con-DI-tion (2nd) (c) con-di-TION (3rd)
  31. 31.Listen to “conversation”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) con-VER-sa-tion (2nd) (b) con-ver-SA-tion (3rd) (c) con-ver-sa-TION (4th)
  32. 32.Which syllable is stressed in “invitation”? (a) in-VI-ta-tion (2nd) (b) in-vi-ta-TION (4th) (c) in-vi-TA-tion (3rd)
  33. 33.Listen to “photographic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pho-to-graph-IC (4th) (b) pho-to-GRAPH-ic (3rd) (c) PHO-to-graph-ic (1st)
  34. 34.Which syllable is stressed in “terrific”? (a) ter-RIF-ic (2nd) (b) ter-rif-IC (3rd) (c) TER-rif-ic (1st)
  35. 35.Listen to “energetic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) en-ER-get-ic (2nd) (b) en-er-get-IC (4th) (c) en-er-GET-ic (3rd)
  36. 36.Which syllable is stressed in “tradition”? (a) tra-DI-tion (2nd) (b) TRA-di-tion (1st) (c) tra-di-TION (3rd)
  37. 37.Which syllable is stressed in “direction”? (a) di-REC-tion (2nd) (b) di-rec-TION (3rd) (c) DI-rec-tion (1st)
  38. 38.Which syllable is stressed in “photography”? (a) pho-tog-RA-phy (3rd) (b) pho-TOG-ra-phy (2nd) (c) PHO-tog-ra-phy (1st)
  39. 39.Which syllable is stressed in “revolution”? (a) rev-o-LU-tion (3rd) (b) rev-o-lu-TION (4th) (c) REV-o-lu-tion (1st)
  40. 40.Listen to “direction”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) DI-rec-tion (1st) (b) di-rec-TION (3rd) (c) di-REC-tion (2nd)

Answer key

  1. in-for-MA-tion (3rd)
  2. ex-am-i-NA-tion (4th)
  3. gen-er-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  4. col-LEC-tion (2nd)
  5. sci-en-TIF-ic (3rd)
  6. com-pre-HEN-sion (3rd)
  7. pop-u-LA-tion (3rd)
  8. hu-MAN-i-ty (2nd)
  9. QUAL-i-ty (1st)
  10. in-vi-TA-tion (3rd)
  11. TRAF-fic (1st)
  12. sim-i-LAR-i-ty (3rd)
  13. com-pre-HEN-sion (3rd)
  14. me-TAL-lic (2nd)
  15. ex-am-i-NA-tion (4th)
  16. per-son-AL-i-ty (3rd)
  17. na-tion-AL-i-ty (3rd)
  18. TRAF-fic (1st)
  19. ter-RIF-ic (2nd)
  20. cel-e-BRA-tion (3rd)
  21. fan-TAS-tic (2nd)
  22. ex-pla-NA-tion (3rd)
  23. gen-er-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  24. per-son-AL-i-ty (3rd)
  25. PUB-lic (1st)
  26. au-to-MAT-ic (3rd)
  27. PUB-lic (1st)
  28. MU-sic (1st)
  29. ar-TIS-tic (2nd)
  30. con-DI-tion (2nd)
  31. con-ver-SA-tion (3rd)
  32. in-vi-TA-tion (3rd)
  33. pho-to-GRAPH-ic (3rd)
  34. ter-RIF-ic (2nd)
  35. en-er-GET-ic (3rd)
  36. tra-DI-tion (2nd)
  37. di-REC-tion (2nd)
  38. pho-TOG-ra-phy (2nd)
  39. rev-o-LU-tion (3rd)
  40. di-REC-tion (2nd)

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