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Pronunciation lesson 18: Stress in long words · Set 870 · 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 “capacity”? (a) ca-pac-I-ty (3rd) (b) ca-PAC-i-ty (2nd) (c) CA-pac-i-ty (1st)
  2. 2.Which syllable is stressed in “terrific”? (a) ter-rif-IC (3rd) (b) TER-rif-ic (1st) (c) ter-RIF-ic (2nd)
  3. 3.Which syllable is stressed in “athletic”? (a) ath-let-IC (3rd) (b) ATH-let-ic (1st) (c) ath-LET-ic (2nd)
  4. 4.Listen to “academic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ac-a-dem-IC (4th) (b) AC-a-dem-ic (1st) (c) ac-a-DEM-ic (3rd)
  5. 5.Listen to “information”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) IN-for-ma-tion (1st) (b) in-FOR-ma-tion (2nd) (c) in-for-MA-tion (3rd)
  6. 6.Which syllable is stressed in “personality”? (a) PER-son-al-i-ty (1st) (b) per-son-AL-i-ty (3rd) (c) per-SON-al-i-ty (2nd)
  7. 7.Which syllable is stressed in “direction”? (a) DI-rec-tion (1st) (b) di-REC-tion (2nd) (c) di-rec-TION (3rd)
  8. 8.Which syllable is stressed in “scientific”? (a) sci-EN-tif-ic (2nd) (b) sci-en-tif-IC (4th) (c) sci-en-TIF-ic (3rd)
  9. 9.Listen to “quality”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) qual-I-ty (2nd) (b) QUAL-i-ty (1st) (c) qual-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 “charity”? (a) char-i-TY (3rd) (b) CHAR-i-ty (1st) (c) char-I-ty (2nd)
  12. 12.Which syllable is stressed in “photograph”? (a) PHO-to-graph (1st) (b) pho-to-GRAPH (3rd) (c) pho-TO-graph (2nd)
  13. 13.Listen to “photographer”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pho-tog-ra-PHER (4th) (b) PHO-tog-ra-pher (1st) (c) pho-TOG-ra-pher (2nd)
  14. 14.Which syllable is stressed in “democratic”? (a) dem-O-crat-ic (2nd) (b) dem-o-CRAT-ic (3rd) (c) DEM-o-crat-ic (1st)
  15. 15.Which syllable is stressed in “automatic”? (a) au-to-MAT-ic (3rd) (b) au-TO-mat-ic (2nd) (c) au-to-mat-IC (4th)
  16. 16.Listen to “characteristic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) char-AC-ter-is-tic (2nd) (b) char-ac-TER-is-tic (3rd) (c) char-ac-ter-IS-tic (4th)
  17. 17.Listen to “traffic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) traf-FIC (2nd) (b) TRAF-fic (1st)
  18. 18.Which syllable is stressed in “competition”? (a) com-pe-TI-tion (3rd) (b) com-pe-ti-TION (4th) (c) com-PE-ti-tion (2nd)
  19. 19.Which syllable is stressed in “generosity”? (a) gen-ER-os-i-ty (2nd) (b) gen-er-OS-i-ty (3rd) (c) GEN-er-os-i-ty (1st)
  20. 20.Listen to “humanity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) hu-man-i-TY (4th) (b) hu-MAN-i-ty (2nd) (c) HU-man-i-ty (1st)
  21. 21.Listen to “revolution”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) rev-O-lu-tion (2nd) (b) rev-o-LU-tion (3rd) (c) REV-o-lu-tion (1st)
  22. 22.Which syllable is stressed in “artistic”? (a) AR-tis-tic (1st) (b) ar-tis-TIC (3rd) (c) ar-TIS-tic (2nd)
  23. 23.Listen to “presentation”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pre-SEN-ta-tion (2nd) (b) pre-sen-ta-TION (4th) (c) pre-sen-TA-tion (3rd)
  24. 24.Which syllable is stressed in “similarity”? (a) sim-I-lar-i-ty (2nd) (b) SIM-i-lar-i-ty (1st) (c) sim-i-LAR-i-ty (3rd)
  25. 25.Listen to “comprehension”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) com-pre-HEN-sion (3rd) (b) com-PRE-hen-sion (2nd) (c) COM-pre-hen-sion (1st)
  26. 26.Listen to “population”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pop-u-la-TION (4th) (b) POP-u-la-tion (1st) (c) pop-u-LA-tion (3rd)
  27. 27.Which syllable is stressed in “fantastic”? (a) fan-tas-TIC (3rd) (b) fan-TAS-tic (2nd) (c) FAN-tas-tic (1st)
  28. 28.Which syllable is stressed in “possibility”? (a) pos-SI-bil-i-ty (2nd) (b) pos-si-bil-i-TY (5th) (c) pos-si-BIL-i-ty (3rd)
  29. 29.Which syllable is stressed in “conversation”? (a) con-VER-sa-tion (2nd) (b) con-ver-sa-TION (4th) (c) con-ver-SA-tion (3rd)
  30. 30.Listen to “solution”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) SO-lu-tion (1st) (b) so-lu-TION (3rd) (c) so-LU-tion (2nd)
  31. 31.Which syllable is stressed in “popularity”? (a) pop-u-lar-i-TY (5th) (b) pop-u-LAR-i-ty (3rd) (c) POP-u-lar-i-ty (1st)
  32. 32.Which syllable is stressed in “security”? (a) se-cur-I-ty (3rd) (b) se-CUR-i-ty (2nd) (c) SE-cur-i-ty (1st)
  33. 33.Listen to “athletic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ath-LET-ic (2nd) (b) ath-let-IC (3rd) (c) ATH-let-ic (1st)
  34. 34.Which syllable is stressed in “presentation”? (a) pre-sen-TA-tion (3rd) (b) PRE-sen-ta-tion (1st) (c) pre-SEN-ta-tion (2nd)
  35. 35.Listen to “exhibition”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ex-hi-bi-TION (4th) (b) EX-hi-bi-tion (1st) (c) ex-hi-BI-tion (3rd)
  36. 36.Listen to “security”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) se-cur-I-ty (3rd) (b) SE-cur-i-ty (1st) (c) se-CUR-i-ty (2nd)
  37. 37.Listen to “creativity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) cre-A-tiv-i-ty (2nd) (b) cre-a-TIV-i-ty (3rd) (c) cre-a-tiv-I-ty (4th)
  38. 38.Which syllable is stressed in “revolution”? (a) rev-o-lu-TION (4th) (b) rev-O-lu-tion (2nd) (c) rev-o-LU-tion (3rd)
  39. 39.Listen to “popularity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pop-u-LAR-i-ty (3rd) (b) pop-u-lar-I-ty (4th) (c) POP-u-lar-i-ty (1st)
  40. 40.Which syllable is stressed in “discussion”? (a) dis-cus-SION (3rd) (b) DIS-cus-sion (1st) (c) dis-CUS-sion (2nd)

Answer key

  1. ca-PAC-i-ty (2nd)
  2. ter-RIF-ic (2nd)
  3. ath-LET-ic (2nd)
  4. ac-a-DEM-ic (3rd)
  5. in-for-MA-tion (3rd)
  6. per-son-AL-i-ty (3rd)
  7. di-REC-tion (2nd)
  8. sci-en-TIF-ic (3rd)
  9. QUAL-i-ty (1st)
  10. me-TAL-lic (2nd)
  11. CHAR-i-ty (1st)
  12. PHO-to-graph (1st)
  13. pho-TOG-ra-pher (2nd)
  14. dem-o-CRAT-ic (3rd)
  15. au-to-MAT-ic (3rd)
  16. char-ac-ter-IS-tic (4th)
  17. TRAF-fic (1st)
  18. com-pe-TI-tion (3rd)
  19. gen-er-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  20. hu-MAN-i-ty (2nd)
  21. rev-o-LU-tion (3rd)
  22. ar-TIS-tic (2nd)
  23. pre-sen-TA-tion (3rd)
  24. sim-i-LAR-i-ty (3rd)
  25. com-pre-HEN-sion (3rd)
  26. pop-u-LA-tion (3rd)
  27. fan-TAS-tic (2nd)
  28. pos-si-BIL-i-ty (3rd)
  29. con-ver-SA-tion (3rd)
  30. so-LU-tion (2nd)
  31. pop-u-LAR-i-ty (3rd)
  32. se-CUR-i-ty (2nd)
  33. ath-LET-ic (2nd)
  34. pre-sen-TA-tion (3rd)
  35. ex-hi-BI-tion (3rd)
  36. se-CUR-i-ty (2nd)
  37. cre-a-TIV-i-ty (3rd)
  38. rev-o-LU-tion (3rd)
  39. pop-u-LAR-i-ty (3rd)
  40. dis-CUS-sion (2nd)

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