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Pronunciation lesson 18: Stress in long words · Set 893 · 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 “gigantic”? (a) gi-gan-TIC (3rd) (b) gi-GAN-tic (2nd) (c) GI-gan-tic (1st)
  2. 2.Listen to “symbolic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) SYM-bol-ic (1st) (b) sym-bol-IC (3rd) (c) sym-BOL-ic (2nd)
  3. 3.Which syllable is stressed in “quality”? (a) QUAL-i-ty (1st) (b) qual-i-TY (3rd) (c) qual-I-ty (2nd)
  4. 4.Which syllable is stressed in “conversation”? (a) CON-ver-sa-tion (1st) (b) con-VER-sa-tion (2nd) (c) con-ver-SA-tion (3rd)
  5. 5.Which syllable is stressed in “invitation”? (a) IN-vi-ta-tion (1st) (b) in-vi-TA-tion (3rd) (c) in-VI-ta-tion (2nd)
  6. 6.Which syllable is stressed in “automatic”? (a) au-TO-mat-ic (2nd) (b) au-to-MAT-ic (3rd) (c) au-to-mat-IC (4th)
  7. 7.Which syllable is stressed in “symbolic”? (a) SYM-bol-ic (1st) (b) sym-bol-IC (3rd) (c) sym-BOL-ic (2nd)
  8. 8.Listen to “decision”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) DE-ci-sion (1st) (b) de-CI-sion (2nd) (c) de-ci-SION (3rd)
  9. 9.Listen to “photographic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pho-to-graph-IC (4th) (b) pho-TO-graph-ic (2nd) (c) pho-to-GRAPH-ic (3rd)
  10. 10.Listen to “metallic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ME-tal-lic (1st) (b) me-tal-LIC (3rd) (c) me-TAL-lic (2nd)
  11. 11.Which syllable is stressed in “dramatic”? (a) dra-mat-IC (3rd) (b) dra-MAT-ic (2nd) (c) DRA-mat-ic (1st)
  12. 12.Listen to “traffic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) TRAF-fic (1st) (b) traf-FIC (2nd)
  13. 13.Listen to “personality”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) PER-son-al-i-ty (1st) (b) per-son-al-i-TY (5th) (c) per-son-AL-i-ty (3rd)
  14. 14.Which syllable is stressed in “solution”? (a) so-lu-TION (3rd) (b) so-LU-tion (2nd) (c) SO-lu-tion (1st)
  15. 15.Listen to “invitation”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) in-vi-TA-tion (3rd) (b) IN-vi-ta-tion (1st) (c) in-VI-ta-tion (2nd)
  16. 16.Listen to “artistic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ar-TIS-tic (2nd) (b) AR-tis-tic (1st) (c) ar-tis-TIC (3rd)
  17. 17.Listen to “collection”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) col-lec-TION (3rd) (b) COL-lec-tion (1st) (c) col-LEC-tion (2nd)
  18. 18.Which syllable is stressed in “competition”? (a) COM-pe-ti-tion (1st) (b) com-pe-TI-tion (3rd) (c) com-pe-ti-TION (4th)
  19. 19.Which syllable is stressed in “characteristic”? (a) char-ac-ter-IS-tic (4th) (b) char-AC-ter-is-tic (2nd) (c) CHAR-ac-ter-is-tic (1st)
  20. 20.Listen to “community”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) com-MU-ni-ty (2nd) (b) com-mu-ni-TY (4th) (c) COM-mu-ni-ty (1st)
  21. 21.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)
  22. 22.Listen to “tradition”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) tra-di-TION (3rd) (b) TRA-di-tion (1st) (c) tra-DI-tion (2nd)
  23. 23.Which syllable is stressed in “population”? (a) pop-U-la-tion (2nd) (b) POP-u-la-tion (1st) (c) pop-u-LA-tion (3rd)
  24. 24.Which syllable is stressed in “capacity”? (a) ca-PAC-i-ty (2nd) (b) ca-pac-I-ty (3rd) (c) CA-pac-i-ty (1st)
  25. 25.Which syllable is stressed in “reality”? (a) re-AL-i-ty (2nd) (b) re-al-i-TY (4th) (c) re-al-I-ty (3rd)
  26. 26.Which syllable is stressed in “magnetic”? (a) mag-NET-ic (2nd) (b) mag-net-IC (3rd) (c) MAG-net-ic (1st)
  27. 27.Which syllable is stressed in “discussion”? (a) DIS-cus-sion (1st) (b) dis-CUS-sion (2nd) (c) dis-cus-SION (3rd)
  28. 28.Which syllable is stressed in “community”? (a) com-MU-ni-ty (2nd) (b) com-mu-NI-ty (3rd) (c) COM-mu-ni-ty (1st)
  29. 29.Which syllable is stressed in “similarity”? (a) sim-i-LAR-i-ty (3rd) (b) sim-i-lar-I-ty (4th) (c) sim-i-lar-i-TY (5th)
  30. 30.Listen to “dramatic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) dra-MAT-ic (2nd) (b) dra-mat-IC (3rd) (c) DRA-mat-ic (1st)
  31. 31.Listen to “terrific”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ter-RIF-ic (2nd) (b) ter-rif-IC (3rd) (c) TER-rif-ic (1st)
  32. 32.Listen to “education”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ed-U-ca-tion (2nd) (b) ED-u-ca-tion (1st) (c) ed-u-CA-tion (3rd)
  33. 33.Listen to “solution”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) so-LU-tion (2nd) (b) SO-lu-tion (1st) (c) so-lu-TION (3rd)
  34. 34.Which syllable is stressed in “information”? (a) in-FOR-ma-tion (2nd) (b) in-for-ma-TION (4th) (c) in-for-MA-tion (3rd)
  35. 35.Listen to “characteristic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) char-ac-TER-is-tic (3rd) (b) char-AC-ter-is-tic (2nd) (c) char-ac-ter-IS-tic (4th)
  36. 36.Which syllable is stressed in “photography”? (a) pho-tog-ra-PHY (4th) (b) pho-TOG-ra-phy (2nd) (c) PHO-tog-ra-phy (1st)
  37. 37.Listen to “similarity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) sim-i-lar-I-ty (4th) (b) sim-i-LAR-i-ty (3rd) (c) sim-i-lar-i-TY (5th)
  38. 38.Which syllable is stressed in “fantastic”? (a) fan-TAS-tic (2nd) (b) FAN-tas-tic (1st) (c) fan-tas-TIC (3rd)
  39. 39.Listen to “population”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) POP-u-la-tion (1st) (b) pop-u-LA-tion (3rd) (c) pop-u-la-TION (4th)
  40. 40.Listen to “automatic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) AU-to-mat-ic (1st) (b) au-to-MAT-ic (3rd) (c) au-TO-mat-ic (2nd)

Answer key

  1. gi-GAN-tic (2nd)
  2. sym-BOL-ic (2nd)
  3. QUAL-i-ty (1st)
  4. con-ver-SA-tion (3rd)
  5. in-vi-TA-tion (3rd)
  6. au-to-MAT-ic (3rd)
  7. sym-BOL-ic (2nd)
  8. de-CI-sion (2nd)
  9. pho-to-GRAPH-ic (3rd)
  10. me-TAL-lic (2nd)
  11. dra-MAT-ic (2nd)
  12. TRAF-fic (1st)
  13. per-son-AL-i-ty (3rd)
  14. so-LU-tion (2nd)
  15. in-vi-TA-tion (3rd)
  16. ar-TIS-tic (2nd)
  17. col-LEC-tion (2nd)
  18. com-pe-TI-tion (3rd)
  19. char-ac-ter-IS-tic (4th)
  20. com-MU-ni-ty (2nd)
  21. re-AL-i-ty (2nd)
  22. tra-DI-tion (2nd)
  23. pop-u-LA-tion (3rd)
  24. ca-PAC-i-ty (2nd)
  25. re-AL-i-ty (2nd)
  26. mag-NET-ic (2nd)
  27. dis-CUS-sion (2nd)
  28. com-MU-ni-ty (2nd)
  29. sim-i-LAR-i-ty (3rd)
  30. dra-MAT-ic (2nd)
  31. ter-RIF-ic (2nd)
  32. ed-u-CA-tion (3rd)
  33. so-LU-tion (2nd)
  34. in-for-MA-tion (3rd)
  35. char-ac-ter-IS-tic (4th)
  36. pho-TOG-ra-phy (2nd)
  37. sim-i-LAR-i-ty (3rd)
  38. fan-TAS-tic (2nd)
  39. pop-u-LA-tion (3rd)
  40. au-to-MAT-ic (3rd)

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