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Pronunciation lesson 18: Stress in long words · Set 862 · 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 “nationality”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) na-tion-al-I-ty (4th) (b) NA-tion-al-i-ty (1st) (c) na-tion-AL-i-ty (3rd)
  2. 2.Which syllable is stressed in “artistic”? (a) ar-tis-TIC (3rd) (b) ar-TIS-tic (2nd) (c) AR-tis-tic (1st)
  3. 3.Listen to “security”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) SE-cur-i-ty (1st) (b) se-CUR-i-ty (2nd) (c) se-cur-I-ty (3rd)
  4. 4.Which syllable is stressed in “scientific”? (a) sci-en-TIF-ic (3rd) (b) SCI-en-tif-ic (1st) (c) sci-en-tif-IC (4th)
  5. 5.Which syllable is stressed in “presentation”? (a) pre-sen-TA-tion (3rd) (b) pre-sen-ta-TION (4th) (c) PRE-sen-ta-tion (1st)
  6. 6.Which syllable is stressed in “public”? (a) PUB-lic (1st) (b) pub-LIC (2nd)
  7. 7.Which syllable is stressed in “revolution”? (a) REV-o-lu-tion (1st) (b) rev-o-lu-TION (4th) (c) rev-o-LU-tion (3rd)
  8. 8.Listen to “collection”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) COL-lec-tion (1st) (b) col-LEC-tion (2nd) (c) col-lec-TION (3rd)
  9. 9.Which syllable is stressed in “explanation”? (a) ex-pla-na-TION (4th) (b) EX-pla-na-tion (1st) (c) ex-pla-NA-tion (3rd)
  10. 10.Which syllable is stressed in “photograph”? (a) pho-TO-graph (2nd) (b) pho-to-GRAPH (3rd) (c) PHO-to-graph (1st)
  11. 11.Which syllable is stressed in “quality”? (a) qual-I-ty (2nd) (b) QUAL-i-ty (1st) (c) qual-i-TY (3rd)
  12. 12.Listen to “celebration”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) cel-e-BRA-tion (3rd) (b) cel-E-bra-tion (2nd) (c) CEL-e-bra-tion (1st)
  13. 13.Listen to “comprehension”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) COM-pre-hen-sion (1st) (b) com-pre-HEN-sion (3rd) (c) com-PRE-hen-sion (2nd)
  14. 14.Which syllable is stressed in “solution”? (a) SO-lu-tion (1st) (b) so-lu-TION (3rd) (c) so-LU-tion (2nd)
  15. 15.Listen to “automatic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) AU-to-mat-ic (1st) (b) au-to-MAT-ic (3rd) (c) au-TO-mat-ic (2nd)
  16. 16.Which syllable is stressed in “tradition”? (a) tra-di-TION (3rd) (b) TRA-di-tion (1st) (c) tra-DI-tion (2nd)
  17. 17.Listen to “presentation”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pre-sen-TA-tion (3rd) (b) pre-SEN-ta-tion (2nd) (c) PRE-sen-ta-tion (1st)
  18. 18.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)
  19. 19.Listen to “humanity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) hu-MAN-i-ty (2nd) (b) HU-man-i-ty (1st) (c) hu-man-I-ty (3rd)
  20. 20.Which syllable is stressed in “education”? (a) ed-U-ca-tion (2nd) (b) ed-u-CA-tion (3rd) (c) ED-u-ca-tion (1st)
  21. 21.Listen to “symbolic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) sym-BOL-ic (2nd) (b) sym-bol-IC (3rd) (c) SYM-bol-ic (1st)
  22. 22.Which syllable is stressed in “generosity”? (a) gen-er-os-i-TY (5th) (b) gen-er-os-I-ty (4th) (c) gen-er-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  23. 23.Which syllable is stressed in “terrific”? (a) ter-rif-IC (3rd) (b) ter-RIF-ic (2nd) (c) TER-rif-ic (1st)
  24. 24.Which syllable is stressed in “discussion”? (a) dis-cus-SION (3rd) (b) DIS-cus-sion (1st) (c) dis-CUS-sion (2nd)
  25. 25.Which syllable is stressed in “exhibition”? (a) EX-hi-bi-tion (1st) (b) ex-hi-bi-TION (4th) (c) ex-hi-BI-tion (3rd)
  26. 26.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 (1st)
  27. 27.Listen to “decision”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) DE-ci-sion (1st) (b) de-ci-SION (3rd) (c) de-CI-sion (2nd)
  28. 28.Which syllable is stressed in “direction”? (a) di-REC-tion (2nd) (b) di-rec-TION (3rd) (c) DI-rec-tion (1st)
  29. 29.Listen to “competition”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) COM-pe-ti-tion (1st) (b) com-pe-TI-tion (3rd) (c) com-PE-ti-tion (2nd)
  30. 30.Listen to “invitation”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) in-vi-TA-tion (3rd) (b) in-VI-ta-tion (2nd) (c) in-vi-ta-TION (4th)
  31. 31.Listen to “fantastic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) fan-tas-TIC (3rd) (b) FAN-tas-tic (1st) (c) fan-TAS-tic (2nd)
  32. 32.Which syllable is stressed in “capacity”? (a) ca-pac-i-TY (4th) (b) ca-PAC-i-ty (2nd) (c) ca-pac-I-ty (3rd)
  33. 33.Which syllable is stressed in “automatic”? (a) au-TO-mat-ic (2nd) (b) au-to-MAT-ic (3rd) (c) au-to-mat-IC (4th)
  34. 34.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 (1st)
  35. 35.Listen to “community”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) COM-mu-ni-ty (1st) (b) com-MU-ni-ty (2nd) (c) com-mu-ni-TY (4th)
  36. 36.Listen to “democratic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) dem-o-CRAT-ic (3rd) (b) dem-O-crat-ic (2nd) (c) dem-o-crat-IC (4th)
  37. 37.Which syllable is stressed in “competition”? (a) com-pe-ti-TION (4th) (b) com-PE-ti-tion (2nd) (c) com-pe-TI-tion (3rd)
  38. 38.Which syllable is stressed in “music”? (a) MU-sic (1st) (b) mu-SIC (2nd)
  39. 39.Listen to “characteristic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) CHAR-ac-ter-is-tic (1st) (b) char-ac-ter-IS-tic (4th) (c) char-ac-ter-is-TIC (5th)
  40. 40.Listen to “direction”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) di-REC-tion (2nd) (b) di-rec-TION (3rd) (c) DI-rec-tion (1st)

Answer key

  1. na-tion-AL-i-ty (3rd)
  2. ar-TIS-tic (2nd)
  3. se-CUR-i-ty (2nd)
  4. sci-en-TIF-ic (3rd)
  5. pre-sen-TA-tion (3rd)
  6. PUB-lic (1st)
  7. rev-o-LU-tion (3rd)
  8. col-LEC-tion (2nd)
  9. ex-pla-NA-tion (3rd)
  10. PHO-to-graph (1st)
  11. QUAL-i-ty (1st)
  12. cel-e-BRA-tion (3rd)
  13. com-pre-HEN-sion (3rd)
  14. so-LU-tion (2nd)
  15. au-to-MAT-ic (3rd)
  16. tra-DI-tion (2nd)
  17. pre-sen-TA-tion (3rd)
  18. ac-a-DEM-ic (3rd)
  19. hu-MAN-i-ty (2nd)
  20. ed-u-CA-tion (3rd)
  21. sym-BOL-ic (2nd)
  22. gen-er-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  23. ter-RIF-ic (2nd)
  24. dis-CUS-sion (2nd)
  25. ex-hi-BI-tion (3rd)
  26. ex-am-i-NA-tion (4th)
  27. de-CI-sion (2nd)
  28. di-REC-tion (2nd)
  29. com-pe-TI-tion (3rd)
  30. in-vi-TA-tion (3rd)
  31. fan-TAS-tic (2nd)
  32. ca-PAC-i-ty (2nd)
  33. au-to-MAT-ic (3rd)
  34. pop-u-LAR-i-ty (3rd)
  35. com-MU-ni-ty (2nd)
  36. dem-o-CRAT-ic (3rd)
  37. com-pe-TI-tion (3rd)
  38. MU-sic (1st)
  39. char-ac-ter-IS-tic (4th)
  40. di-REC-tion (2nd)

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