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Pronunciation lesson 18: Stress in long words · Set 886 · 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 “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 (1st)
  2. 2.Which syllable is stressed in “charity”? (a) CHAR-i-ty (1st) (b) char-i-TY (3rd) (c) char-I-ty (2nd)
  3. 3.Which syllable is stressed in “humanity”? (a) hu-man-I-ty (3rd) (b) hu-MAN-i-ty (2nd) (c) HU-man-i-ty (1st)
  4. 4.Which syllable is stressed in “collection”? (a) col-lec-TION (3rd) (b) COL-lec-tion (1st) (c) col-LEC-tion (2nd)
  5. 5.Which syllable is stressed in “creativity”? (a) CRE-a-tiv-i-ty (1st) (b) cre-A-tiv-i-ty (2nd) (c) cre-a-TIV-i-ty (3rd)
  6. 6.Which syllable is stressed in “invitation”? (a) in-vi-TA-tion (3rd) (b) in-VI-ta-tion (2nd) (c) in-vi-ta-TION (4th)
  7. 7.Listen to “comprehension”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) com-PRE-hen-sion (2nd) (b) COM-pre-hen-sion (1st) (c) com-pre-HEN-sion (3rd)
  8. 8.Listen to “humanity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) hu-man-I-ty (3rd) (b) hu-man-i-TY (4th) (c) hu-MAN-i-ty (2nd)
  9. 9.Which syllable is stressed in “education”? (a) ED-u-ca-tion (1st) (b) ed-u-CA-tion (3rd) (c) ed-U-ca-tion (2nd)
  10. 10.Listen to “academic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ac-A-dem-ic (2nd) (b) ac-a-dem-IC (4th) (c) ac-a-DEM-ic (3rd)
  11. 11.Which syllable is stressed in “information”? (a) IN-for-ma-tion (1st) (b) in-for-ma-TION (4th) (c) in-for-MA-tion (3rd)
  12. 12.Listen to “revolution”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) rev-o-LU-tion (3rd) (b) REV-o-lu-tion (1st) (c) rev-O-lu-tion (2nd)
  13. 13.Which syllable is stressed in “exhibition”? (a) ex-hi-BI-tion (3rd) (b) EX-hi-bi-tion (1st) (c) ex-hi-bi-TION (4th)
  14. 14.Listen to “exhibition”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) EX-hi-bi-tion (1st) (b) ex-HI-bi-tion (2nd) (c) ex-hi-BI-tion (3rd)
  15. 15.Listen to “reality”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) re-al-I-ty (3rd) (b) RE-al-i-ty (1st) (c) re-AL-i-ty (2nd)
  16. 16.Listen to “dramatic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) dra-MAT-ic (2nd) (b) dra-mat-IC (3rd) (c) DRA-mat-ic (1st)
  17. 17.Listen to “information”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) in-for-ma-TION (4th) (b) in-for-MA-tion (3rd) (c) in-FOR-ma-tion (2nd)
  18. 18.Which syllable is stressed in “photograph”? (a) PHO-to-graph (1st) (b) pho-to-GRAPH (3rd) (c) pho-TO-graph (2nd)
  19. 19.Listen to “presentation”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pre-SEN-ta-tion (2nd) (b) pre-sen-TA-tion (3rd) (c) PRE-sen-ta-tion (1st)
  20. 20.Which syllable is stressed in “revolution”? (a) REV-o-lu-tion (1st) (b) rev-o-LU-tion (3rd) (c) rev-o-lu-TION (4th)
  21. 21.Which syllable is stressed in “photographer”? (a) PHO-tog-ra-pher (1st) (b) pho-TOG-ra-pher (2nd) (c) pho-tog-ra-PHER (4th)
  22. 22.Listen to “automatic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) au-TO-mat-ic (2nd) (b) AU-to-mat-ic (1st) (c) au-to-MAT-ic (3rd)
  23. 23.Listen to “magic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) mag-IC (2nd) (b) MAG-ic (1st)
  24. 24.Which syllable is stressed in “photography”? (a) pho-TOG-ra-phy (2nd) (b) pho-tog-RA-phy (3rd) (c) PHO-tog-ra-phy (1st)
  25. 25.Listen to “explanation”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) EX-pla-na-tion (1st) (b) ex-pla-NA-tion (3rd) (c) ex-pla-na-TION (4th)
  26. 26.Which syllable is stressed in “activity”? (a) ac-TIV-i-ty (2nd) (b) ac-tiv-i-TY (4th) (c) ac-tiv-I-ty (3rd)
  27. 27.Listen to “metallic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) me-tal-LIC (3rd) (b) me-TAL-lic (2nd) (c) ME-tal-lic (1st)
  28. 28.Which syllable is stressed in “characteristic”? (a) char-ac-TER-is-tic (3rd) (b) char-ac-ter-is-TIC (5th) (c) char-ac-ter-IS-tic (4th)
  29. 29.Which syllable is stressed in “terrific”? (a) ter-rif-IC (3rd) (b) TER-rif-ic (1st) (c) ter-RIF-ic (2nd)
  30. 30.Which syllable is stressed in “nationality”? (a) na-tion-AL-i-ty (3rd) (b) na-tion-al-i-TY (5th) (c) na-tion-al-I-ty (4th)
  31. 31.Which syllable is stressed in “romantic”? (a) RO-man-tic (1st) (b) ro-man-TIC (3rd) (c) ro-MAN-tic (2nd)
  32. 32.Listen to “plastic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) PLAS-tic (1st) (b) plas-TIC (2nd)
  33. 33.Which syllable is stressed in “conversation”? (a) con-VER-sa-tion (2nd) (b) con-ver-sa-TION (4th) (c) con-ver-SA-tion (3rd)
  34. 34.Which syllable is stressed in “popularity”? (a) pop-u-LAR-i-ty (3rd) (b) pop-u-lar-I-ty (4th) (c) POP-u-lar-i-ty (1st)
  35. 35.Which syllable is stressed in “security”? (a) SE-cur-i-ty (1st) (b) se-CUR-i-ty (2nd) (c) se-cur-i-TY (4th)
  36. 36.Listen to “fantastic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) fan-tas-TIC (3rd) (b) FAN-tas-tic (1st) (c) fan-TAS-tic (2nd)
  37. 37.Listen to “conversation”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) con-ver-SA-tion (3rd) (b) con-ver-sa-TION (4th) (c) CON-ver-sa-tion (1st)
  38. 38.Listen to “pronunciation”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) PRO-nun-ci-a-tion (1st) (b) pro-NUN-ci-a-tion (2nd) (c) pro-nun-ci-A-tion (4th)
  39. 39.Which syllable is stressed in “examination”? (a) ex-AM-i-na-tion (2nd) (b) ex-am-i-na-TION (5th) (c) ex-am-i-NA-tion (4th)
  40. 40.Which syllable is stressed in “majority”? (a) ma-jor-I-ty (3rd) (b) ma-JOR-i-ty (2nd) (c) MA-jor-i-ty (1st)

Answer key

  1. cre-a-TIV-i-ty (3rd)
  2. CHAR-i-ty (1st)
  3. hu-MAN-i-ty (2nd)
  4. col-LEC-tion (2nd)
  5. cre-a-TIV-i-ty (3rd)
  6. in-vi-TA-tion (3rd)
  7. com-pre-HEN-sion (3rd)
  8. hu-MAN-i-ty (2nd)
  9. ed-u-CA-tion (3rd)
  10. ac-a-DEM-ic (3rd)
  11. in-for-MA-tion (3rd)
  12. rev-o-LU-tion (3rd)
  13. ex-hi-BI-tion (3rd)
  14. ex-hi-BI-tion (3rd)
  15. re-AL-i-ty (2nd)
  16. dra-MAT-ic (2nd)
  17. in-for-MA-tion (3rd)
  18. PHO-to-graph (1st)
  19. pre-sen-TA-tion (3rd)
  20. rev-o-LU-tion (3rd)
  21. pho-TOG-ra-pher (2nd)
  22. au-to-MAT-ic (3rd)
  23. MAG-ic (1st)
  24. pho-TOG-ra-phy (2nd)
  25. ex-pla-NA-tion (3rd)
  26. ac-TIV-i-ty (2nd)
  27. me-TAL-lic (2nd)
  28. char-ac-ter-IS-tic (4th)
  29. ter-RIF-ic (2nd)
  30. na-tion-AL-i-ty (3rd)
  31. ro-MAN-tic (2nd)
  32. PLAS-tic (1st)
  33. con-ver-SA-tion (3rd)
  34. pop-u-LAR-i-ty (3rd)
  35. se-CUR-i-ty (2nd)
  36. fan-TAS-tic (2nd)
  37. con-ver-SA-tion (3rd)
  38. pro-nun-ci-A-tion (4th)
  39. ex-am-i-NA-tion (4th)
  40. ma-JOR-i-ty (2nd)

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