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Pronunciation lesson 18: Stress in long words · Set 87 · 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 “education”? (a) ed-u-CA-tion (3rd) (b) ED-u-ca-tion (1st) (c) ed-U-ca-tion (2nd)
  2. 2.Which syllable is stressed in “tradition”? (a) tra-DI-tion (2nd) (b) tra-di-TION (3rd) (c) TRA-di-tion (1st)
  3. 3.Which syllable is stressed in “dramatic”? (a) dra-MAT-ic (2nd) (b) DRA-mat-ic (1st) (c) dra-mat-IC (3rd)
  4. 4.Listen to “decision”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) de-CI-sion (2nd) (b) DE-ci-sion (1st) (c) de-ci-SION (3rd)
  5. 5.Which syllable is stressed in “humanity”? (a) hu-MAN-i-ty (2nd) (b) hu-man-i-TY (4th) (c) hu-man-I-ty (3rd)
  6. 6.Listen to “possibility”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pos-SI-bil-i-ty (2nd) (b) POS-si-bil-i-ty (1st) (c) pos-si-BIL-i-ty (3rd)
  7. 7.Listen to “magic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) MAG-ic (1st) (b) mag-IC (2nd)
  8. 8.Which syllable is stressed in “solution”? (a) so-LU-tion (2nd) (b) SO-lu-tion (1st) (c) so-lu-TION (3rd)
  9. 9.Listen to “athletic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ath-let-IC (3rd) (b) ATH-let-ic (1st) (c) ath-LET-ic (2nd)
  10. 10.Which syllable is stressed in “romantic”? (a) RO-man-tic (1st) (b) ro-man-TIC (3rd) (c) ro-MAN-tic (2nd)
  11. 11.Which syllable is stressed in “nationality”? (a) na-tion-AL-i-ty (3rd) (b) NA-tion-al-i-ty (1st) (c) na-tion-al-I-ty (4th)
  12. 12.Which syllable is stressed in “music”? (a) mu-SIC (2nd) (b) MU-sic (1st)
  13. 13.Which syllable is stressed in “plastic”? (a) PLAS-tic (1st) (b) plas-TIC (2nd)
  14. 14.Listen to “security”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) se-cur-i-TY (4th) (b) SE-cur-i-ty (1st) (c) se-CUR-i-ty (2nd)
  15. 15.Listen to “community”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) com-mu-ni-TY (4th) (b) com-MU-ni-ty (2nd) (c) COM-mu-ni-ty (1st)
  16. 16.Which syllable is stressed in “direction”? (a) DI-rec-tion (1st) (b) di-REC-tion (2nd) (c) di-rec-TION (3rd)
  17. 17.Which syllable is stressed in “exhibition”? (a) ex-hi-bi-TION (4th) (b) ex-HI-bi-tion (2nd) (c) ex-hi-BI-tion (3rd)
  18. 18.Which syllable is stressed in “academic”? (a) ac-A-dem-ic (2nd) (b) ac-a-DEM-ic (3rd) (c) ac-a-dem-IC (4th)
  19. 19.Which syllable is stressed in “decision”? (a) de-ci-SION (3rd) (b) DE-ci-sion (1st) (c) de-CI-sion (2nd)
  20. 20.Listen to “photographer”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) PHO-tog-ra-pher (1st) (b) pho-tog-ra-PHER (4th) (c) pho-TOG-ra-pher (2nd)
  21. 21.Listen to “revolution”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) rev-o-LU-tion (3rd) (b) rev-o-lu-TION (4th) (c) REV-o-lu-tion (1st)
  22. 22.Listen to “academic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ac-a-dem-IC (4th) (b) ac-A-dem-ic (2nd) (c) ac-a-DEM-ic (3rd)
  23. 23.Listen to “fantastic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) fan-tas-TIC (3rd) (b) FAN-tas-tic (1st) (c) fan-TAS-tic (2nd)
  24. 24.Listen to “collection”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) col-lec-TION (3rd) (b) COL-lec-tion (1st) (c) col-LEC-tion (2nd)
  25. 25.Listen to “direction”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) di-REC-tion (2nd) (b) DI-rec-tion (1st) (c) di-rec-TION (3rd)
  26. 26.Which syllable is stressed in “discussion”? (a) DIS-cus-sion (1st) (b) dis-cus-SION (3rd) (c) dis-CUS-sion (2nd)
  27. 27.Listen to “creativity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) cre-a-TIV-i-ty (3rd) (b) cre-a-tiv-I-ty (4th) (c) cre-A-tiv-i-ty (2nd)
  28. 28.Listen to “scientific”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) sci-en-tif-IC (4th) (b) SCI-en-tif-ic (1st) (c) sci-en-TIF-ic (3rd)
  29. 29.Listen to “condition”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) con-di-TION (3rd) (b) con-DI-tion (2nd) (c) CON-di-tion (1st)
  30. 30.Listen to “popularity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pop-u-lar-i-TY (5th) (b) pop-u-LAR-i-ty (3rd) (c) POP-u-lar-i-ty (1st)
  31. 31.Which syllable is stressed in “photography”? (a) pho-tog-RA-phy (3rd) (b) pho-TOG-ra-phy (2nd) (c) PHO-tog-ra-phy (1st)
  32. 32.Which syllable is stressed in “characteristic”? (a) char-ac-ter-is-TIC (5th) (b) char-ac-TER-is-tic (3rd) (c) char-ac-ter-IS-tic (4th)
  33. 33.Which syllable is stressed in “conversation”? (a) CON-ver-sa-tion (1st) (b) con-ver-SA-tion (3rd) (c) con-ver-sa-TION (4th)
  34. 34.Listen to “democratic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) dem-o-CRAT-ic (3rd) (b) DEM-o-crat-ic (1st) (c) dem-O-crat-ic (2nd)
  35. 35.Listen to “quality”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) qual-I-ty (2nd) (b) QUAL-i-ty (1st) (c) qual-i-TY (3rd)
  36. 36.Listen to “exhibition”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) EX-hi-bi-tion (1st) (b) ex-hi-bi-TION (4th) (c) ex-hi-BI-tion (3rd)
  37. 37.Listen to “solution”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) SO-lu-tion (1st) (b) so-lu-TION (3rd) (c) so-LU-tion (2nd)
  38. 38.Listen to “artistic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ar-tis-TIC (3rd) (b) ar-TIS-tic (2nd) (c) AR-tis-tic (1st)
  39. 39.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)
  40. 40.Listen to “nationality”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) NA-tion-al-i-ty (1st) (b) na-tion-al-I-ty (4th) (c) na-tion-AL-i-ty (3rd)

Answer key

  1. ed-u-CA-tion (3rd)
  2. tra-DI-tion (2nd)
  3. dra-MAT-ic (2nd)
  4. de-CI-sion (2nd)
  5. hu-MAN-i-ty (2nd)
  6. pos-si-BIL-i-ty (3rd)
  7. MAG-ic (1st)
  8. so-LU-tion (2nd)
  9. ath-LET-ic (2nd)
  10. ro-MAN-tic (2nd)
  11. na-tion-AL-i-ty (3rd)
  12. MU-sic (1st)
  13. PLAS-tic (1st)
  14. se-CUR-i-ty (2nd)
  15. com-MU-ni-ty (2nd)
  16. di-REC-tion (2nd)
  17. ex-hi-BI-tion (3rd)
  18. ac-a-DEM-ic (3rd)
  19. de-CI-sion (2nd)
  20. pho-TOG-ra-pher (2nd)
  21. rev-o-LU-tion (3rd)
  22. ac-a-DEM-ic (3rd)
  23. fan-TAS-tic (2nd)
  24. col-LEC-tion (2nd)
  25. di-REC-tion (2nd)
  26. dis-CUS-sion (2nd)
  27. cre-a-TIV-i-ty (3rd)
  28. sci-en-TIF-ic (3rd)
  29. con-DI-tion (2nd)
  30. pop-u-LAR-i-ty (3rd)
  31. pho-TOG-ra-phy (2nd)
  32. char-ac-ter-IS-tic (4th)
  33. con-ver-SA-tion (3rd)
  34. dem-o-CRAT-ic (3rd)
  35. QUAL-i-ty (1st)
  36. ex-hi-BI-tion (3rd)
  37. so-LU-tion (2nd)
  38. ar-TIS-tic (2nd)
  39. com-pre-HEN-sion (3rd)
  40. na-tion-AL-i-ty (3rd)

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