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Pronunciation lesson 18: Stress in long words · Set 839 · 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 “athletic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ath-let-IC (3rd) (b) ath-LET-ic (2nd) (c) ATH-let-ic (1st)
  2. 2.Which syllable is stressed in “historic”? (a) his-tor-IC (3rd) (b) his-TOR-ic (2nd) (c) HIS-tor-ic (1st)
  3. 3.Which syllable is stressed in “traffic”? (a) TRAF-fic (1st) (b) traf-FIC (2nd)
  4. 4.Listen to “dramatic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) dra-mat-IC (3rd) (b) dra-MAT-ic (2nd) (c) DRA-mat-ic (1st)
  5. 5.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 (5th)
  6. 6.Which syllable is stressed in “photograph”? (a) PHO-to-graph (1st) (b) pho-TO-graph (2nd) (c) pho-to-GRAPH (3rd)
  7. 7.Listen to “community”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) com-MU-ni-ty (2nd) (b) COM-mu-ni-ty (1st) (c) com-mu-ni-TY (4th)
  8. 8.Listen to “reality”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) RE-al-i-ty (1st) (b) re-al-I-ty (3rd) (c) re-AL-i-ty (2nd)
  9. 9.Listen to “music”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) mu-SIC (2nd) (b) MU-sic (1st)
  10. 10.Which syllable is stressed in “energetic”? (a) en-er-GET-ic (3rd) (b) EN-er-get-ic (1st) (c) en-er-get-IC (4th)
  11. 11.Which syllable is stressed in “gigantic”? (a) gi-GAN-tic (2nd) (b) gi-gan-TIC (3rd) (c) GI-gan-tic (1st)
  12. 12.Listen to “education”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ED-u-ca-tion (1st) (b) ed-u-CA-tion (3rd) (c) ed-U-ca-tion (2nd)
  13. 13.Listen to “population”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) POP-u-la-tion (1st) (b) pop-U-la-tion (2nd) (c) pop-u-LA-tion (3rd)
  14. 14.Which syllable is stressed in “automatic”? (a) au-to-MAT-ic (3rd) (b) AU-to-mat-ic (1st) (c) au-TO-mat-ic (2nd)
  15. 15.Which syllable is stressed in “photographic”? (a) pho-to-graph-IC (4th) (b) PHO-to-graph-ic (1st) (c) pho-to-GRAPH-ic (3rd)
  16. 16.Listen to “collection”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) col-LEC-tion (2nd) (b) COL-lec-tion (1st) (c) col-lec-TION (3rd)
  17. 17.Which syllable is stressed in “publicity”? (a) pub-lic-I-ty (3rd) (b) pub-LIC-i-ty (2nd) (c) PUB-lic-i-ty (1st)
  18. 18.Listen to “publicity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pub-lic-I-ty (3rd) (b) pub-LIC-i-ty (2nd) (c) PUB-lic-i-ty (1st)
  19. 19.Which syllable is stressed in “examination”? (a) EX-am-i-na-tion (1st) (b) ex-am-i-NA-tion (4th) (c) ex-am-I-na-tion (3rd)
  20. 20.Which syllable is stressed in “security”? (a) SE-cur-i-ty (1st) (b) se-CUR-i-ty (2nd) (c) se-cur-I-ty (3rd)
  21. 21.Which syllable is stressed in “discussion”? (a) DIS-cus-sion (1st) (b) dis-cus-SION (3rd) (c) dis-CUS-sion (2nd)
  22. 22.Which syllable is stressed in “exhibition”? (a) ex-hi-BI-tion (3rd) (b) ex-hi-bi-TION (4th) (c) EX-hi-bi-tion (1st)
  23. 23.Which syllable is stressed in “revolution”? (a) rev-o-LU-tion (3rd) (b) rev-o-lu-TION (4th) (c) REV-o-lu-tion (1st)
  24. 24.Listen to “humanity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) HU-man-i-ty (1st) (b) hu-MAN-i-ty (2nd) (c) hu-man-I-ty (3rd)
  25. 25.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)
  26. 26.Which syllable is stressed in “decision”? (a) de-ci-SION (3rd) (b) DE-ci-sion (1st) (c) de-CI-sion (2nd)
  27. 27.Which syllable is stressed in “condition”? (a) CON-di-tion (1st) (b) con-di-TION (3rd) (c) con-DI-tion (2nd)
  28. 28.Which syllable is stressed in “comprehension”? (a) com-pre-HEN-sion (3rd) (b) com-pre-hen-SION (4th) (c) COM-pre-hen-sion (1st)
  29. 29.Which syllable is stressed in “nationality”? (a) na-tion-al-I-ty (4th) (b) na-TION-al-i-ty (2nd) (c) na-tion-AL-i-ty (3rd)
  30. 30.Listen to “energetic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) en-er-GET-ic (3rd) (b) en-ER-get-ic (2nd) (c) en-er-get-IC (4th)
  31. 31.Listen to “gigantic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) GI-gan-tic (1st) (b) gi-gan-TIC (3rd) (c) gi-GAN-tic (2nd)
  32. 32.Listen to “presentation”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) PRE-sen-ta-tion (1st) (b) pre-SEN-ta-tion (2nd) (c) pre-sen-TA-tion (3rd)
  33. 33.Which syllable is stressed in “humanity”? (a) hu-MAN-i-ty (2nd) (b) HU-man-i-ty (1st) (c) hu-man-I-ty (3rd)
  34. 34.Which syllable is stressed in “plastic”? (a) plas-TIC (2nd) (b) PLAS-tic (1st)
  35. 35.Which syllable is stressed in “explanation”? (a) ex-pla-na-TION (4th) (b) ex-pla-NA-tion (3rd) (c) EX-pla-na-tion (1st)
  36. 36.Listen to “condition”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) con-DI-tion (2nd) (b) CON-di-tion (1st) (c) con-di-TION (3rd)
  37. 37.Which syllable is stressed in “magic”? (a) mag-IC (2nd) (b) MAG-ic (1st)
  38. 38.Which syllable is stressed in “conversation”? (a) con-ver-sa-TION (4th) (b) con-ver-SA-tion (3rd) (c) CON-ver-sa-tion (1st)
  39. 39.Which syllable is stressed in “terrific”? (a) ter-rif-IC (3rd) (b) ter-RIF-ic (2nd) (c) TER-rif-ic (1st)
  40. 40.Listen to “capacity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ca-PAC-i-ty (2nd) (b) ca-pac-i-TY (4th) (c) CA-pac-i-ty (1st)

Answer key

  1. ath-LET-ic (2nd)
  2. his-TOR-ic (2nd)
  3. TRAF-fic (1st)
  4. dra-MAT-ic (2nd)
  5. pro-nun-ci-A-tion (4th)
  6. PHO-to-graph (1st)
  7. com-MU-ni-ty (2nd)
  8. re-AL-i-ty (2nd)
  9. MU-sic (1st)
  10. en-er-GET-ic (3rd)
  11. gi-GAN-tic (2nd)
  12. ed-u-CA-tion (3rd)
  13. pop-u-LA-tion (3rd)
  14. au-to-MAT-ic (3rd)
  15. pho-to-GRAPH-ic (3rd)
  16. col-LEC-tion (2nd)
  17. pub-LIC-i-ty (2nd)
  18. pub-LIC-i-ty (2nd)
  19. ex-am-i-NA-tion (4th)
  20. se-CUR-i-ty (2nd)
  21. dis-CUS-sion (2nd)
  22. ex-hi-BI-tion (3rd)
  23. rev-o-LU-tion (3rd)
  24. hu-MAN-i-ty (2nd)
  25. ex-am-i-NA-tion (4th)
  26. de-CI-sion (2nd)
  27. con-DI-tion (2nd)
  28. com-pre-HEN-sion (3rd)
  29. na-tion-AL-i-ty (3rd)
  30. en-er-GET-ic (3rd)
  31. gi-GAN-tic (2nd)
  32. pre-sen-TA-tion (3rd)
  33. hu-MAN-i-ty (2nd)
  34. PLAS-tic (1st)
  35. ex-pla-NA-tion (3rd)
  36. con-DI-tion (2nd)
  37. MAG-ic (1st)
  38. con-ver-SA-tion (3rd)
  39. ter-RIF-ic (2nd)
  40. ca-PAC-i-ty (2nd)

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