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Pronunciation lesson 18: Stress in long words · Set 865 · 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 “possibility”? (a) POS-si-bil-i-ty (1st) (b) pos-si-BIL-i-ty (3rd) (c) pos-SI-bil-i-ty (2nd)
  2. 2.Which syllable is stressed in “curiosity”? (a) CU-ri-os-i-ty (1st) (b) cu-ri-OS-i-ty (3rd) (c) cu-ri-os-i-TY (5th)
  3. 3.Listen to “presentation”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pre-SEN-ta-tion (2nd) (b) PRE-sen-ta-tion (1st) (c) pre-sen-TA-tion (3rd)
  4. 4.Listen to “energetic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) EN-er-get-ic (1st) (b) en-er-GET-ic (3rd) (c) en-er-get-IC (4th)
  5. 5.Which syllable is stressed in “plastic”? (a) plas-TIC (2nd) (b) PLAS-tic (1st)
  6. 6.Which syllable is stressed in “information”? (a) in-for-ma-TION (4th) (b) in-for-MA-tion (3rd) (c) IN-for-ma-tion (1st)
  7. 7.Listen to “popularity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pop-u-LAR-i-ty (3rd) (b) pop-U-lar-i-ty (2nd) (c) pop-u-lar-i-TY (5th)
  8. 8.Listen to “conversation”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) con-ver-sa-TION (4th) (b) con-VER-sa-tion (2nd) (c) con-ver-SA-tion (3rd)
  9. 9.Listen to “discussion”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) dis-cus-SION (3rd) (b) DIS-cus-sion (1st) (c) dis-CUS-sion (2nd)
  10. 10.Listen to “fantastic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) fan-TAS-tic (2nd) (b) FAN-tas-tic (1st) (c) fan-tas-TIC (3rd)
  11. 11.Which syllable is stressed in “reality”? (a) RE-al-i-ty (1st) (b) re-AL-i-ty (2nd) (c) re-al-i-TY (4th)
  12. 12.Listen to “pronunciation”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pro-nun-ci-A-tion (4th) (b) pro-nun-CI-a-tion (3rd) (c) pro-nun-ci-a-TION (5th)
  13. 13.Which syllable is stressed in “photography”? (a) pho-tog-ra-PHY (4th) (b) pho-TOG-ra-phy (2nd) (c) PHO-tog-ra-phy (1st)
  14. 14.Listen to “photograph”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pho-TO-graph (2nd) (b) PHO-to-graph (1st) (c) pho-to-GRAPH (3rd)
  15. 15.Listen to “direction”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) di-REC-tion (2nd) (b) di-rec-TION (3rd) (c) DI-rec-tion (1st)
  16. 16.Listen to “curiosity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) cu-ri-OS-i-ty (3rd) (b) cu-ri-os-i-TY (5th) (c) CU-ri-os-i-ty (1st)
  17. 17.Listen to “scientific”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) sci-en-TIF-ic (3rd) (b) SCI-en-tif-ic (1st) (c) sci-EN-tif-ic (2nd)
  18. 18.Which syllable is stressed in “revolution”? (a) REV-o-lu-tion (1st) (b) rev-o-lu-TION (4th) (c) rev-o-LU-tion (3rd)
  19. 19.Which syllable is stressed in “decision”? (a) de-CI-sion (2nd) (b) de-ci-SION (3rd) (c) DE-ci-sion (1st)
  20. 20.Which syllable is stressed in “explanation”? (a) ex-PLA-na-tion (2nd) (b) ex-pla-NA-tion (3rd) (c) EX-pla-na-tion (1st)
  21. 21.Which syllable is stressed in “creativity”? (a) CRE-a-tiv-i-ty (1st) (b) cre-a-TIV-i-ty (3rd) (c) cre-A-tiv-i-ty (2nd)
  22. 22.Listen to “athletic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ath-let-IC (3rd) (b) ath-LET-ic (2nd) (c) ATH-let-ic (1st)
  23. 23.Which syllable is stressed in “celebration”? (a) cel-e-bra-TION (4th) (b) cel-e-BRA-tion (3rd) (c) CEL-e-bra-tion (1st)
  24. 24.Listen to “photographer”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pho-TOG-ra-pher (2nd) (b) pho-tog-RA-pher (3rd) (c) PHO-tog-ra-pher (1st)
  25. 25.Which syllable is stressed in “collection”? (a) col-lec-TION (3rd) (b) COL-lec-tion (1st) (c) col-LEC-tion (2nd)
  26. 26.Which syllable is stressed in “dramatic”? (a) DRA-mat-ic (1st) (b) dra-mat-IC (3rd) (c) dra-MAT-ic (2nd)
  27. 27.Which syllable is stressed in “competition”? (a) com-PE-ti-tion (2nd) (b) com-pe-TI-tion (3rd) (c) com-pe-ti-TION (4th)
  28. 28.Which syllable is stressed in “activity”? (a) ac-TIV-i-ty (2nd) (b) ac-tiv-i-TY (4th) (c) AC-tiv-i-ty (1st)
  29. 29.Which syllable is stressed in “energetic”? (a) en-er-GET-ic (3rd) (b) en-ER-get-ic (2nd) (c) EN-er-get-ic (1st)
  30. 30.Which syllable is stressed in “quality”? (a) qual-i-TY (3rd) (b) QUAL-i-ty (1st) (c) qual-I-ty (2nd)
  31. 31.Which syllable is stressed in “popularity”? (a) pop-u-lar-I-ty (4th) (b) pop-u-LAR-i-ty (3rd) (c) pop-U-lar-i-ty (2nd)
  32. 32.Listen to “revolution”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) REV-o-lu-tion (1st) (b) rev-O-lu-tion (2nd) (c) rev-o-LU-tion (3rd)
  33. 33.Listen to “tradition”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) tra-di-TION (3rd) (b) TRA-di-tion (1st) (c) tra-DI-tion (2nd)
  34. 34.Which syllable is stressed in “education”? (a) ed-U-ca-tion (2nd) (b) ed-u-CA-tion (3rd) (c) ed-u-ca-TION (4th)
  35. 35.Listen to “dramatic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) dra-mat-IC (3rd) (b) dra-MAT-ic (2nd) (c) DRA-mat-ic (1st)
  36. 36.Listen to “terrific”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) TER-rif-ic (1st) (b) ter-RIF-ic (2nd) (c) ter-rif-IC (3rd)
  37. 37.Which syllable is stressed in “magnetic”? (a) MAG-net-ic (1st) (b) mag-NET-ic (2nd) (c) mag-net-IC (3rd)
  38. 38.Listen to “historic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) his-tor-IC (3rd) (b) his-TOR-ic (2nd) (c) HIS-tor-ic (1st)
  39. 39.Which syllable is stressed in “exhibition”? (a) ex-hi-BI-tion (3rd) (b) ex-HI-bi-tion (2nd) (c) ex-hi-bi-TION (4th)
  40. 40.Listen to “romantic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ro-man-TIC (3rd) (b) ro-MAN-tic (2nd) (c) RO-man-tic (1st)

Answer key

  1. pos-si-BIL-i-ty (3rd)
  2. cu-ri-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  3. pre-sen-TA-tion (3rd)
  4. en-er-GET-ic (3rd)
  5. PLAS-tic (1st)
  6. in-for-MA-tion (3rd)
  7. pop-u-LAR-i-ty (3rd)
  8. con-ver-SA-tion (3rd)
  9. dis-CUS-sion (2nd)
  10. fan-TAS-tic (2nd)
  11. re-AL-i-ty (2nd)
  12. pro-nun-ci-A-tion (4th)
  13. pho-TOG-ra-phy (2nd)
  14. PHO-to-graph (1st)
  15. di-REC-tion (2nd)
  16. cu-ri-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  17. sci-en-TIF-ic (3rd)
  18. rev-o-LU-tion (3rd)
  19. de-CI-sion (2nd)
  20. ex-pla-NA-tion (3rd)
  21. cre-a-TIV-i-ty (3rd)
  22. ath-LET-ic (2nd)
  23. cel-e-BRA-tion (3rd)
  24. pho-TOG-ra-pher (2nd)
  25. col-LEC-tion (2nd)
  26. dra-MAT-ic (2nd)
  27. com-pe-TI-tion (3rd)
  28. ac-TIV-i-ty (2nd)
  29. en-er-GET-ic (3rd)
  30. QUAL-i-ty (1st)
  31. pop-u-LAR-i-ty (3rd)
  32. rev-o-LU-tion (3rd)
  33. tra-DI-tion (2nd)
  34. ed-u-CA-tion (3rd)
  35. dra-MAT-ic (2nd)
  36. ter-RIF-ic (2nd)
  37. mag-NET-ic (2nd)
  38. his-TOR-ic (2nd)
  39. ex-hi-BI-tion (3rd)
  40. ro-MAN-tic (2nd)

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