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Pronunciation lesson 18: Stress in long words · Set 828 · 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 “collection”? (a) col-LEC-tion (2nd) (b) col-lec-TION (3rd) (c) COL-lec-tion (1st)
  2. 2.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 (1st)
  3. 3.Which syllable is stressed in “nationality”? (a) NA-tion-al-i-ty (1st) (b) na-tion-al-I-ty (4th) (c) na-tion-AL-i-ty (3rd)
  4. 4.Which syllable is stressed in “discussion”? (a) dis-CUS-sion (2nd) (b) dis-cus-SION (3rd) (c) DIS-cus-sion (1st)
  5. 5.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)
  6. 6.Which syllable is stressed in “fantastic”? (a) fan-TAS-tic (2nd) (b) FAN-tas-tic (1st) (c) fan-tas-TIC (3rd)
  7. 7.Listen to “decision”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) de-CI-sion (2nd) (b) DE-ci-sion (1st) (c) de-ci-SION (3rd)
  8. 8.Listen to “competition”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) com-PE-ti-tion (2nd) (b) com-pe-TI-tion (3rd) (c) com-pe-ti-TION (4th)
  9. 9.Which syllable is stressed in “celebration”? (a) cel-E-bra-tion (2nd) (b) cel-e-bra-TION (4th) (c) cel-e-BRA-tion (3rd)
  10. 10.Which syllable is stressed in “traffic”? (a) TRAF-fic (1st) (b) traf-FIC (2nd)
  11. 11.Listen to “photographic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) PHO-to-graph-ic (1st) (b) pho-to-graph-IC (4th) (c) pho-to-GRAPH-ic (3rd)
  12. 12.Which syllable is stressed in “popularity”? (a) pop-u-LAR-i-ty (3rd) (b) pop-U-lar-i-ty (2nd) (c) pop-u-lar-i-TY (5th)
  13. 13.Listen to “plastic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) plas-TIC (2nd) (b) PLAS-tic (1st)
  14. 14.Which syllable is stressed in “conversation”? (a) con-ver-SA-tion (3rd) (b) CON-ver-sa-tion (1st) (c) con-VER-sa-tion (2nd)
  15. 15.Listen to “terrific”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) TER-rif-ic (1st) (b) ter-rif-IC (3rd) (c) ter-RIF-ic (2nd)
  16. 16.Listen to “symbolic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) sym-BOL-ic (2nd) (b) sym-bol-IC (3rd) (c) SYM-bol-ic (1st)
  17. 17.Which syllable is stressed in “quality”? (a) qual-I-ty (2nd) (b) qual-i-TY (3rd) (c) QUAL-i-ty (1st)
  18. 18.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)
  19. 19.Which syllable is stressed in “photography”? (a) PHO-tog-ra-phy (1st) (b) pho-tog-RA-phy (3rd) (c) pho-TOG-ra-phy (2nd)
  20. 20.Listen to “popularity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pop-U-lar-i-ty (2nd) (b) pop-u-LAR-i-ty (3rd) (c) POP-u-lar-i-ty (1st)
  21. 21.Listen to “collection”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) COL-lec-tion (1st) (b) col-lec-TION (3rd) (c) col-LEC-tion (2nd)
  22. 22.Listen to “pronunciation”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) PRO-nun-ci-a-tion (1st) (b) pro-nun-ci-A-tion (4th) (c) pro-NUN-ci-a-tion (2nd)
  23. 23.Which syllable is stressed in “magic”? (a) MAG-ic (1st) (b) mag-IC (2nd)
  24. 24.Listen to “comprehension”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) com-PRE-hen-sion (2nd) (b) com-pre-hen-SION (4th) (c) com-pre-HEN-sion (3rd)
  25. 25.Listen to “creativity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) cre-a-TIV-i-ty (3rd) (b) CRE-a-tiv-i-ty (1st) (c) cre-a-tiv-I-ty (4th)
  26. 26.Which syllable is stressed in “population”? (a) pop-U-la-tion (2nd) (b) pop-u-la-TION (4th) (c) pop-u-LA-tion (3rd)
  27. 27.Which syllable is stressed in “examination”? (a) ex-am-i-na-TION (5th) (b) ex-am-I-na-tion (3rd) (c) ex-am-i-NA-tion (4th)
  28. 28.Listen to “scientific”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) SCI-en-tif-ic (1st) (b) sci-EN-tif-ic (2nd) (c) sci-en-TIF-ic (3rd)
  29. 29.Listen to “athletic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ATH-let-ic (1st) (b) ath-let-IC (3rd) (c) ath-LET-ic (2nd)
  30. 30.Listen to “reality”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) re-AL-i-ty (2nd) (b) re-al-i-TY (4th) (c) re-al-I-ty (3rd)
  31. 31.Which syllable is stressed in “academic”? (a) ac-A-dem-ic (2nd) (b) ac-a-DEM-ic (3rd) (c) ac-a-dem-IC (4th)
  32. 32.Listen to “curiosity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) cu-ri-os-i-TY (5th) (b) cu-ri-os-I-ty (4th) (c) cu-ri-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  33. 33.Which syllable is stressed in “generosity”? (a) gen-er-os-i-TY (5th) (b) GEN-er-os-i-ty (1st) (c) gen-er-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  34. 34.Which syllable is stressed in “charity”? (a) CHAR-i-ty (1st) (b) char-I-ty (2nd) (c) char-i-TY (3rd)
  35. 35.Listen to “traffic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) traf-FIC (2nd) (b) TRAF-fic (1st)
  36. 36.Listen to “information”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) in-for-MA-tion (3rd) (b) in-for-ma-TION (4th) (c) IN-for-ma-tion (1st)
  37. 37.Listen to “academic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) AC-a-dem-ic (1st) (b) ac-a-DEM-ic (3rd) (c) ac-A-dem-ic (2nd)
  38. 38.Listen to “discussion”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) DIS-cus-sion (1st) (b) dis-CUS-sion (2nd) (c) dis-cus-SION (3rd)
  39. 39.Which syllable is stressed in “historic”? (a) his-tor-IC (3rd) (b) his-TOR-ic (2nd) (c) HIS-tor-ic (1st)
  40. 40.Which syllable is stressed in “exhibition”? (a) EX-hi-bi-tion (1st) (b) ex-hi-BI-tion (3rd) (c) ex-hi-bi-TION (4th)

Answer key

  1. col-LEC-tion (2nd)
  2. sim-i-LAR-i-ty (3rd)
  3. na-tion-AL-i-ty (3rd)
  4. dis-CUS-sion (2nd)
  5. gen-er-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  6. fan-TAS-tic (2nd)
  7. de-CI-sion (2nd)
  8. com-pe-TI-tion (3rd)
  9. cel-e-BRA-tion (3rd)
  10. TRAF-fic (1st)
  11. pho-to-GRAPH-ic (3rd)
  12. pop-u-LAR-i-ty (3rd)
  13. PLAS-tic (1st)
  14. con-ver-SA-tion (3rd)
  15. ter-RIF-ic (2nd)
  16. sym-BOL-ic (2nd)
  17. QUAL-i-ty (1st)
  18. con-ver-SA-tion (3rd)
  19. pho-TOG-ra-phy (2nd)
  20. pop-u-LAR-i-ty (3rd)
  21. col-LEC-tion (2nd)
  22. pro-nun-ci-A-tion (4th)
  23. MAG-ic (1st)
  24. com-pre-HEN-sion (3rd)
  25. cre-a-TIV-i-ty (3rd)
  26. pop-u-LA-tion (3rd)
  27. ex-am-i-NA-tion (4th)
  28. sci-en-TIF-ic (3rd)
  29. ath-LET-ic (2nd)
  30. re-AL-i-ty (2nd)
  31. ac-a-DEM-ic (3rd)
  32. cu-ri-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  33. gen-er-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  34. CHAR-i-ty (1st)
  35. TRAF-fic (1st)
  36. in-for-MA-tion (3rd)
  37. ac-a-DEM-ic (3rd)
  38. dis-CUS-sion (2nd)
  39. his-TOR-ic (2nd)
  40. ex-hi-BI-tion (3rd)

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