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Pronunciation lesson 18: Stress in long words · Set 836 · 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 (4th) (c) con-ver-SA-tion (3rd)
  2. 2.Which syllable is stressed in “artistic”? (a) ar-TIS-tic (2nd) (b) ar-tis-TIC (3rd) (c) AR-tis-tic (1st)
  3. 3.Which syllable is stressed in “education”? (a) ed-u-CA-tion (3rd) (b) ed-u-ca-TION (4th) (c) ED-u-ca-tion (1st)
  4. 4.Which syllable is stressed in “population”? (a) POP-u-la-tion (1st) (b) pop-u-LA-tion (3rd) (c) pop-u-la-TION (4th)
  5. 5.Listen to “gigantic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) gi-GAN-tic (2nd) (b) gi-gan-TIC (3rd) (c) GI-gan-tic (1st)
  6. 6.Which syllable is stressed in “invitation”? (a) in-VI-ta-tion (2nd) (b) in-vi-TA-tion (3rd) (c) in-vi-ta-TION (4th)
  7. 7.Which syllable is stressed in “romantic”? (a) ro-MAN-tic (2nd) (b) RO-man-tic (1st) (c) ro-man-TIC (3rd)
  8. 8.Listen to “dramatic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) DRA-mat-ic (1st) (b) dra-mat-IC (3rd) (c) dra-MAT-ic (2nd)
  9. 9.Listen to “generosity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) gen-er-os-i-TY (5th) (b) gen-er-os-I-ty (4th) (c) gen-er-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  10. 10.Which syllable is stressed in “metallic”? (a) ME-tal-lic (1st) (b) me-tal-LIC (3rd) (c) me-TAL-lic (2nd)
  11. 11.Which syllable is stressed in “nationality”? (a) na-TION-al-i-ty (2nd) (b) na-tion-AL-i-ty (3rd) (c) na-tion-al-i-TY (5th)
  12. 12.Listen to “academic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ac-a-DEM-ic (3rd) (b) AC-a-dem-ic (1st) (c) ac-a-dem-IC (4th)
  13. 13.Listen to “majority”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) MA-jor-i-ty (1st) (b) ma-jor-i-TY (4th) (c) ma-JOR-i-ty (2nd)
  14. 14.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 (4th)
  15. 15.Which syllable is stressed in “solution”? (a) so-lu-TION (3rd) (b) SO-lu-tion (1st) (c) so-LU-tion (2nd)
  16. 16.Listen to “discussion”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) dis-cus-SION (3rd) (b) DIS-cus-sion (1st) (c) dis-CUS-sion (2nd)
  17. 17.Listen to “examination”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ex-am-i-NA-tion (4th) (b) ex-am-i-na-TION (5th) (c) ex-AM-i-na-tion (2nd)
  18. 18.Which syllable is stressed in “information”? (a) in-FOR-ma-tion (2nd) (b) in-for-MA-tion (3rd) (c) IN-for-ma-tion (1st)
  19. 19.Listen to “magic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) MAG-ic (1st) (b) mag-IC (2nd)
  20. 20.Listen to “humanity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) hu-MAN-i-ty (2nd) (b) hu-man-i-TY (4th) (c) HU-man-i-ty (1st)
  21. 21.Which syllable is stressed in “historic”? (a) his-tor-IC (3rd) (b) HIS-tor-ic (1st) (c) his-TOR-ic (2nd)
  22. 22.Which syllable is stressed in “traffic”? (a) traf-FIC (2nd) (b) TRAF-fic (1st)
  23. 23.Which syllable is stressed in “democratic”? (a) DEM-o-crat-ic (1st) (b) dem-o-crat-IC (4th) (c) dem-o-CRAT-ic (3rd)
  24. 24.Listen to “population”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pop-u-LA-tion (3rd) (b) pop-u-la-TION (4th) (c) POP-u-la-tion (1st)
  25. 25.Which syllable is stressed in “magnetic”? (a) MAG-net-ic (1st) (b) mag-NET-ic (2nd) (c) mag-net-IC (3rd)
  26. 26.Which syllable is stressed in “symbolic”? (a) sym-BOL-ic (2nd) (b) sym-bol-IC (3rd) (c) SYM-bol-ic (1st)
  27. 27.Which syllable is stressed in “activity”? (a) AC-tiv-i-ty (1st) (b) ac-tiv-I-ty (3rd) (c) ac-TIV-i-ty (2nd)
  28. 28.Which syllable is stressed in “security”? (a) se-CUR-i-ty (2nd) (b) se-cur-i-TY (4th) (c) se-cur-I-ty (3rd)
  29. 29.Which syllable is stressed in “popularity”? (a) pop-U-lar-i-ty (2nd) (b) pop-u-LAR-i-ty (3rd) (c) pop-u-lar-i-TY (5th)
  30. 30.Listen to “presentation”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pre-sen-TA-tion (3rd) (b) pre-sen-ta-TION (4th) (c) PRE-sen-ta-tion (1st)
  31. 31.Which syllable is stressed in “photography”? (a) pho-tog-ra-PHY (4th) (b) pho-tog-RA-phy (3rd) (c) pho-TOG-ra-phy (2nd)
  32. 32.Which syllable is stressed in “generosity”? (a) gen-ER-os-i-ty (2nd) (b) GEN-er-os-i-ty (1st) (c) gen-er-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  33. 33.Listen to “solution”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) so-LU-tion (2nd) (b) SO-lu-tion (1st) (c) so-lu-TION (3rd)
  34. 34.Which syllable is stressed in “academic”? (a) ac-a-DEM-ic (3rd) (b) ac-a-dem-IC (4th) (c) AC-a-dem-ic (1st)
  35. 35.Listen to “tradition”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) TRA-di-tion (1st) (b) tra-di-TION (3rd) (c) tra-DI-tion (2nd)
  36. 36.Listen to “similarity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) sim-i-lar-i-TY (5th) (b) SIM-i-lar-i-ty (1st) (c) sim-i-LAR-i-ty (3rd)
  37. 37.Listen to “competition”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) com-pe-TI-tion (3rd) (b) com-PE-ti-tion (2nd) (c) COM-pe-ti-tion (1st)
  38. 38.Which syllable is stressed in “fantastic”? (a) FAN-tas-tic (1st) (b) fan-tas-TIC (3rd) (c) fan-TAS-tic (2nd)
  39. 39.Listen to “plastic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) PLAS-tic (1st) (b) plas-TIC (2nd)
  40. 40.Which syllable is stressed in “charity”? (a) char-I-ty (2nd) (b) CHAR-i-ty (1st) (c) char-i-TY (3rd)

Answer key

  1. con-ver-SA-tion (3rd)
  2. ar-TIS-tic (2nd)
  3. ed-u-CA-tion (3rd)
  4. pop-u-LA-tion (3rd)
  5. gi-GAN-tic (2nd)
  6. in-vi-TA-tion (3rd)
  7. ro-MAN-tic (2nd)
  8. dra-MAT-ic (2nd)
  9. gen-er-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  10. me-TAL-lic (2nd)
  11. na-tion-AL-i-ty (3rd)
  12. ac-a-DEM-ic (3rd)
  13. ma-JOR-i-ty (2nd)
  14. pos-si-BIL-i-ty (3rd)
  15. so-LU-tion (2nd)
  16. dis-CUS-sion (2nd)
  17. ex-am-i-NA-tion (4th)
  18. in-for-MA-tion (3rd)
  19. MAG-ic (1st)
  20. hu-MAN-i-ty (2nd)
  21. his-TOR-ic (2nd)
  22. TRAF-fic (1st)
  23. dem-o-CRAT-ic (3rd)
  24. pop-u-LA-tion (3rd)
  25. mag-NET-ic (2nd)
  26. sym-BOL-ic (2nd)
  27. ac-TIV-i-ty (2nd)
  28. se-CUR-i-ty (2nd)
  29. pop-u-LAR-i-ty (3rd)
  30. pre-sen-TA-tion (3rd)
  31. pho-TOG-ra-phy (2nd)
  32. gen-er-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  33. so-LU-tion (2nd)
  34. ac-a-DEM-ic (3rd)
  35. tra-DI-tion (2nd)
  36. sim-i-LAR-i-ty (3rd)
  37. com-pe-TI-tion (3rd)
  38. fan-TAS-tic (2nd)
  39. PLAS-tic (1st)
  40. CHAR-i-ty (1st)

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