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Pronunciation lesson 18: Stress in long words · Set 891 · 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 “explanation”? (a) ex-pla-na-TION (4th) (b) EX-pla-na-tion (1st) (c) ex-pla-NA-tion (3rd)
  2. 2.Listen to “invitation”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) in-vi-TA-tion (3rd) (b) IN-vi-ta-tion (1st) (c) in-vi-ta-TION (4th)
  3. 3.Listen to “celebration”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) cel-e-BRA-tion (3rd) (b) cel-E-bra-tion (2nd) (c) cel-e-bra-TION (4th)
  4. 4.Listen to “activity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) AC-tiv-i-ty (1st) (b) ac-TIV-i-ty (2nd) (c) ac-tiv-i-TY (4th)
  5. 5.Listen to “democratic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) dem-O-crat-ic (2nd) (b) dem-o-CRAT-ic (3rd) (c) DEM-o-crat-ic (1st)
  6. 6.Listen to “photograph”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pho-to-GRAPH (3rd) (b) pho-TO-graph (2nd) (c) PHO-to-graph (1st)
  7. 7.Listen to “energetic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) en-ER-get-ic (2nd) (b) en-er-GET-ic (3rd) (c) EN-er-get-ic (1st)
  8. 8.Which syllable is stressed in “education”? (a) ED-u-ca-tion (1st) (b) ed-U-ca-tion (2nd) (c) ed-u-CA-tion (3rd)
  9. 9.Which syllable is stressed in “tradition”? (a) tra-DI-tion (2nd) (b) tra-di-TION (3rd) (c) TRA-di-tion (1st)
  10. 10.Which syllable is stressed in “academic”? (a) AC-a-dem-ic (1st) (b) ac-A-dem-ic (2nd) (c) ac-a-DEM-ic (3rd)
  11. 11.Which syllable is stressed in “direction”? (a) DI-rec-tion (1st) (b) di-REC-tion (2nd) (c) di-rec-TION (3rd)
  12. 12.Which syllable is stressed in “exhibition”? (a) ex-hi-bi-TION (4th) (b) ex-hi-BI-tion (3rd) (c) EX-hi-bi-tion (1st)
  13. 13.Which syllable is stressed in “revolution”? (a) rev-o-LU-tion (3rd) (b) rev-o-lu-TION (4th) (c) rev-O-lu-tion (2nd)
  14. 14.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)
  15. 15.Which syllable is stressed in “characteristic”? (a) char-ac-ter-is-TIC (5th) (b) char-ac-ter-IS-tic (4th) (c) CHAR-ac-ter-is-tic (1st)
  16. 16.Listen to “collection”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) col-LEC-tion (2nd) (b) col-lec-TION (3rd) (c) COL-lec-tion (1st)
  17. 17.Which syllable is stressed in “decision”? (a) de-ci-SION (3rd) (b) de-CI-sion (2nd) (c) DE-ci-sion (1st)
  18. 18.Which syllable is stressed in “charity”? (a) char-i-TY (3rd) (b) char-I-ty (2nd) (c) CHAR-i-ty (1st)
  19. 19.Listen to “public”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pub-LIC (2nd) (b) PUB-lic (1st)
  20. 20.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 (4th)
  21. 21.Which syllable is stressed in “metallic”? (a) ME-tal-lic (1st) (b) me-TAL-lic (2nd) (c) me-tal-LIC (3rd)
  22. 22.Listen to “creativity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) cre-a-tiv-I-ty (4th) (b) cre-A-tiv-i-ty (2nd) (c) cre-a-TIV-i-ty (3rd)
  23. 23.Listen to “historic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) his-TOR-ic (2nd) (b) his-tor-IC (3rd) (c) HIS-tor-ic (1st)
  24. 24.Listen to “terrific”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) TER-rif-ic (1st) (b) ter-rif-IC (3rd) (c) ter-RIF-ic (2nd)
  25. 25.Which syllable is stressed in “collection”? (a) col-lec-TION (3rd) (b) col-LEC-tion (2nd) (c) COL-lec-tion (1st)
  26. 26.Listen to “possibility”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pos-si-bil-i-TY (5th) (b) pos-si-bil-I-ty (4th) (c) pos-si-BIL-i-ty (3rd)
  27. 27.Which syllable is stressed in “invitation”? (a) in-vi-ta-TION (4th) (b) in-vi-TA-tion (3rd) (c) IN-vi-ta-tion (1st)
  28. 28.Which syllable is stressed in “solution”? (a) so-lu-TION (3rd) (b) so-LU-tion (2nd) (c) SO-lu-tion (1st)
  29. 29.Which syllable is stressed in “romantic”? (a) ro-MAN-tic (2nd) (b) ro-man-TIC (3rd) (c) RO-man-tic (1st)
  30. 30.Listen to “condition”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) con-DI-tion (2nd) (b) con-di-TION (3rd) (c) CON-di-tion (1st)
  31. 31.Which syllable is stressed in “community”? (a) COM-mu-ni-ty (1st) (b) com-mu-ni-TY (4th) (c) com-MU-ni-ty (2nd)
  32. 32.Listen to “direction”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) DI-rec-tion (1st) (b) di-rec-TION (3rd) (c) di-REC-tion (2nd)
  33. 33.Listen to “information”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) in-for-MA-tion (3rd) (b) in-FOR-ma-tion (2nd) (c) in-for-ma-TION (4th)
  34. 34.Which syllable is stressed in “terrific”? (a) ter-RIF-ic (2nd) (b) ter-rif-IC (3rd) (c) TER-rif-ic (1st)
  35. 35.Listen to “athletic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ath-let-IC (3rd) (b) ath-LET-ic (2nd) (c) ATH-let-ic (1st)
  36. 36.Listen to “quality”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) qual-i-TY (3rd) (b) QUAL-i-ty (1st) (c) qual-I-ty (2nd)
  37. 37.Which syllable is stressed in “magic”? (a) mag-IC (2nd) (b) MAG-ic (1st)
  38. 38.Which syllable is stressed in “condition”? (a) con-DI-tion (2nd) (b) CON-di-tion (1st) (c) con-di-TION (3rd)
  39. 39.Which syllable is stressed in “scientific”? (a) sci-en-tif-IC (4th) (b) SCI-en-tif-ic (1st) (c) sci-en-TIF-ic (3rd)
  40. 40.Listen to “population”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pop-U-la-tion (2nd) (b) POP-u-la-tion (1st) (c) pop-u-LA-tion (3rd)

Answer key

  1. ex-pla-NA-tion (3rd)
  2. in-vi-TA-tion (3rd)
  3. cel-e-BRA-tion (3rd)
  4. ac-TIV-i-ty (2nd)
  5. dem-o-CRAT-ic (3rd)
  6. PHO-to-graph (1st)
  7. en-er-GET-ic (3rd)
  8. ed-u-CA-tion (3rd)
  9. tra-DI-tion (2nd)
  10. ac-a-DEM-ic (3rd)
  11. di-REC-tion (2nd)
  12. ex-hi-BI-tion (3rd)
  13. rev-o-LU-tion (3rd)
  14. hu-MAN-i-ty (2nd)
  15. char-ac-ter-IS-tic (4th)
  16. col-LEC-tion (2nd)
  17. de-CI-sion (2nd)
  18. CHAR-i-ty (1st)
  19. PUB-lic (1st)
  20. gen-er-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  21. me-TAL-lic (2nd)
  22. cre-a-TIV-i-ty (3rd)
  23. his-TOR-ic (2nd)
  24. ter-RIF-ic (2nd)
  25. col-LEC-tion (2nd)
  26. pos-si-BIL-i-ty (3rd)
  27. in-vi-TA-tion (3rd)
  28. so-LU-tion (2nd)
  29. ro-MAN-tic (2nd)
  30. con-DI-tion (2nd)
  31. com-MU-ni-ty (2nd)
  32. di-REC-tion (2nd)
  33. in-for-MA-tion (3rd)
  34. ter-RIF-ic (2nd)
  35. ath-LET-ic (2nd)
  36. QUAL-i-ty (1st)
  37. MAG-ic (1st)
  38. con-DI-tion (2nd)
  39. sci-en-TIF-ic (3rd)
  40. pop-u-LA-tion (3rd)

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