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Pronunciation lesson 18: Stress in long words · Set 884 · 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 “conversation”? (a) con-ver-SA-tion (3rd) (b) con-ver-sa-TION (4th) (c) CON-ver-sa-tion (1st)
  2. 2.Which syllable is stressed in “photographic”? (a) pho-to-GRAPH-ic (3rd) (b) PHO-to-graph-ic (1st) (c) pho-to-graph-IC (4th)
  3. 3.Which syllable is stressed in “security”? (a) se-cur-i-TY (4th) (b) SE-cur-i-ty (1st) (c) se-CUR-i-ty (2nd)
  4. 4.Listen to “historic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) his-TOR-ic (2nd) (b) his-tor-IC (3rd) (c) HIS-tor-ic (1st)
  5. 5.Listen to “creativity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) CRE-a-tiv-i-ty (1st) (b) cre-a-TIV-i-ty (3rd) (c) cre-a-tiv-I-ty (4th)
  6. 6.Which syllable is stressed in “solution”? (a) SO-lu-tion (1st) (b) so-lu-TION (3rd) (c) so-LU-tion (2nd)
  7. 7.Which syllable is stressed in “romantic”? (a) ro-man-TIC (3rd) (b) ro-MAN-tic (2nd) (c) RO-man-tic (1st)
  8. 8.Which syllable is stressed in “discussion”? (a) dis-CUS-sion (2nd) (b) DIS-cus-sion (1st) (c) dis-cus-SION (3rd)
  9. 9.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)
  10. 10.Which syllable is stressed in “exhibition”? (a) ex-HI-bi-tion (2nd) (b) ex-hi-BI-tion (3rd) (c) ex-hi-bi-TION (4th)
  11. 11.Listen to “metallic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) me-tal-LIC (3rd) (b) me-TAL-lic (2nd) (c) ME-tal-lic (1st)
  12. 12.Listen to “nationality”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) na-tion-AL-i-ty (3rd) (b) na-tion-al-i-TY (5th) (c) na-tion-al-I-ty (4th)
  13. 13.Listen to “symbolic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) sym-bol-IC (3rd) (b) sym-BOL-ic (2nd) (c) SYM-bol-ic (1st)
  14. 14.Listen to “scientific”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) sci-en-tif-IC (4th) (b) sci-EN-tif-ic (2nd) (c) sci-en-TIF-ic (3rd)
  15. 15.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 (4th)
  16. 16.Which syllable is stressed in “traffic”? (a) TRAF-fic (1st) (b) traf-FIC (2nd)
  17. 17.Which syllable is stressed in “celebration”? (a) cel-E-bra-tion (2nd) (b) CEL-e-bra-tion (1st) (c) cel-e-BRA-tion (3rd)
  18. 18.Which syllable is stressed in “decision”? (a) DE-ci-sion (1st) (b) de-ci-SION (3rd) (c) de-CI-sion (2nd)
  19. 19.Which syllable is stressed in “public”? (a) PUB-lic (1st) (b) pub-LIC (2nd)
  20. 20.Listen to “athletic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ath-let-IC (3rd) (b) ATH-let-ic (1st) (c) ath-LET-ic (2nd)
  21. 21.Listen to “charity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) CHAR-i-ty (1st) (b) char-i-TY (3rd) (c) char-I-ty (2nd)
  22. 22.Listen to “conversation”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) con-ver-SA-tion (3rd) (b) CON-ver-sa-tion (1st) (c) con-VER-sa-tion (2nd)
  23. 23.Which syllable is stressed in “athletic”? (a) ath-let-IC (3rd) (b) ATH-let-ic (1st) (c) ath-LET-ic (2nd)
  24. 24.Which syllable is stressed in “energetic”? (a) en-ER-get-ic (2nd) (b) EN-er-get-ic (1st) (c) en-er-GET-ic (3rd)
  25. 25.Listen to “characteristic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) char-AC-ter-is-tic (2nd) (b) char-ac-ter-IS-tic (4th) (c) char-ac-TER-is-tic (3rd)
  26. 26.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)
  27. 27.Which syllable is stressed in “dramatic”? (a) DRA-mat-ic (1st) (b) dra-MAT-ic (2nd) (c) dra-mat-IC (3rd)
  28. 28.Which syllable is stressed in “revolution”? (a) rev-o-LU-tion (3rd) (b) REV-o-lu-tion (1st) (c) rev-O-lu-tion (2nd)
  29. 29.Which syllable is stressed in “collection”? (a) col-LEC-tion (2nd) (b) COL-lec-tion (1st) (c) col-lec-TION (3rd)
  30. 30.Which syllable is stressed in “plastic”? (a) PLAS-tic (1st) (b) plas-TIC (2nd)
  31. 31.Listen to “security”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) se-CUR-i-ty (2nd) (b) se-cur-I-ty (3rd) (c) SE-cur-i-ty (1st)
  32. 32.Which syllable is stressed in “charity”? (a) char-I-ty (2nd) (b) char-i-TY (3rd) (c) CHAR-i-ty (1st)
  33. 33.Which syllable is stressed in “explanation”? (a) ex-PLA-na-tion (2nd) (b) EX-pla-na-tion (1st) (c) ex-pla-NA-tion (3rd)
  34. 34.Which syllable is stressed in “humanity”? (a) hu-man-i-TY (4th) (b) hu-man-I-ty (3rd) (c) hu-MAN-i-ty (2nd)
  35. 35.Which syllable is stressed in “automatic”? (a) AU-to-mat-ic (1st) (b) au-to-MAT-ic (3rd) (c) au-TO-mat-ic (2nd)
  36. 36.Listen to “condition”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) con-di-TION (3rd) (b) con-DI-tion (2nd) (c) CON-di-tion (1st)
  37. 37.Which syllable is stressed in “condition”? (a) con-di-TION (3rd) (b) con-DI-tion (2nd) (c) CON-di-tion (1st)
  38. 38.Which syllable is stressed in “democratic”? (a) DEM-o-crat-ic (1st) (b) dem-o-CRAT-ic (3rd) (c) dem-o-crat-IC (4th)
  39. 39.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)
  40. 40.Which syllable is stressed in “historic”? (a) his-tor-IC (3rd) (b) HIS-tor-ic (1st) (c) his-TOR-ic (2nd)

Answer key

  1. con-ver-SA-tion (3rd)
  2. pho-to-GRAPH-ic (3rd)
  3. se-CUR-i-ty (2nd)
  4. his-TOR-ic (2nd)
  5. cre-a-TIV-i-ty (3rd)
  6. so-LU-tion (2nd)
  7. ro-MAN-tic (2nd)
  8. dis-CUS-sion (2nd)
  9. pos-si-BIL-i-ty (3rd)
  10. ex-hi-BI-tion (3rd)
  11. me-TAL-lic (2nd)
  12. na-tion-AL-i-ty (3rd)
  13. sym-BOL-ic (2nd)
  14. sci-en-TIF-ic (3rd)
  15. per-son-AL-i-ty (3rd)
  16. TRAF-fic (1st)
  17. cel-e-BRA-tion (3rd)
  18. de-CI-sion (2nd)
  19. PUB-lic (1st)
  20. ath-LET-ic (2nd)
  21. CHAR-i-ty (1st)
  22. con-ver-SA-tion (3rd)
  23. ath-LET-ic (2nd)
  24. en-er-GET-ic (3rd)
  25. char-ac-ter-IS-tic (4th)
  26. pos-si-BIL-i-ty (3rd)
  27. dra-MAT-ic (2nd)
  28. rev-o-LU-tion (3rd)
  29. col-LEC-tion (2nd)
  30. PLAS-tic (1st)
  31. se-CUR-i-ty (2nd)
  32. CHAR-i-ty (1st)
  33. ex-pla-NA-tion (3rd)
  34. hu-MAN-i-ty (2nd)
  35. au-to-MAT-ic (3rd)
  36. con-DI-tion (2nd)
  37. con-DI-tion (2nd)
  38. dem-o-CRAT-ic (3rd)
  39. com-MU-ni-ty (2nd)
  40. his-TOR-ic (2nd)

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