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Pronunciation lesson 18: Stress in long words · Set 903 · 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 “dramatic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) dra-mat-IC (3rd) (b) DRA-mat-ic (1st) (c) dra-MAT-ic (2nd)
  2. 2.Listen to “photographic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pho-to-GRAPH-ic (3rd) (b) pho-TO-graph-ic (2nd) (c) PHO-to-graph-ic (1st)
  3. 3.Which syllable is stressed in “symbolic”? (a) sym-bol-IC (3rd) (b) SYM-bol-ic (1st) (c) sym-BOL-ic (2nd)
  4. 4.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)
  5. 5.Listen to “personality”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) per-son-AL-i-ty (3rd) (b) per-SON-al-i-ty (2nd) (c) per-son-al-I-ty (4th)
  6. 6.Which syllable is stressed in “plastic”? (a) PLAS-tic (1st) (b) plas-TIC (2nd)
  7. 7.Listen to “terrific”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) TER-rif-ic (1st) (b) ter-RIF-ic (2nd) (c) ter-rif-IC (3rd)
  8. 8.Listen to “photographer”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) PHO-tog-ra-pher (1st) (b) pho-TOG-ra-pher (2nd) (c) pho-tog-ra-PHER (4th)
  9. 9.Listen to “automatic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) au-to-MAT-ic (3rd) (b) au-TO-mat-ic (2nd) (c) AU-to-mat-ic (1st)
  10. 10.Which syllable is stressed in “generosity”? (a) gen-ER-os-i-ty (2nd) (b) GEN-er-os-i-ty (1st) (c) gen-er-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  11. 11.Which syllable is stressed in “invitation”? (a) in-VI-ta-tion (2nd) (b) IN-vi-ta-tion (1st) (c) in-vi-TA-tion (3rd)
  12. 12.Listen to “creativity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) CRE-a-tiv-i-ty (1st) (b) cre-A-tiv-i-ty (2nd) (c) cre-a-TIV-i-ty (3rd)
  13. 13.Listen to “discussion”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) DIS-cus-sion (1st) (b) dis-cus-SION (3rd) (c) dis-CUS-sion (2nd)
  14. 14.Listen to “democratic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) DEM-o-crat-ic (1st) (b) dem-o-CRAT-ic (3rd) (c) dem-O-crat-ic (2nd)
  15. 15.Which syllable is stressed in “academic”? (a) ac-A-dem-ic (2nd) (b) AC-a-dem-ic (1st) (c) ac-a-DEM-ic (3rd)
  16. 16.Listen to “gigantic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) gi-GAN-tic (2nd) (b) gi-gan-TIC (3rd) (c) GI-gan-tic (1st)
  17. 17.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 (1st)
  18. 18.Listen to “generosity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) GEN-er-os-i-ty (1st) (b) gen-er-os-I-ty (4th) (c) gen-er-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  19. 19.Which syllable is stressed in “music”? (a) mu-SIC (2nd) (b) MU-sic (1st)
  20. 20.Listen to “solution”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) so-lu-TION (3rd) (b) SO-lu-tion (1st) (c) so-LU-tion (2nd)
  21. 21.Listen to “activity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ac-TIV-i-ty (2nd) (b) ac-tiv-i-TY (4th) (c) AC-tiv-i-ty (1st)
  22. 22.Which syllable is stressed in “democratic”? (a) DEM-o-crat-ic (1st) (b) dem-o-CRAT-ic (3rd) (c) dem-o-crat-IC (4th)
  23. 23.Which syllable is stressed in “humanity”? (a) hu-man-I-ty (3rd) (b) HU-man-i-ty (1st) (c) hu-MAN-i-ty (2nd)
  24. 24.Which syllable is stressed in “creativity”? (a) cre-a-TIV-i-ty (3rd) (b) cre-a-tiv-I-ty (4th) (c) CRE-a-tiv-i-ty (1st)
  25. 25.Which syllable is stressed in “magnetic”? (a) MAG-net-ic (1st) (b) mag-NET-ic (2nd) (c) mag-net-IC (3rd)
  26. 26.Which syllable is stressed in “personality”? (a) PER-son-al-i-ty (1st) (b) per-son-al-i-TY (5th) (c) per-son-AL-i-ty (3rd)
  27. 27.Listen to “artistic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ar-TIS-tic (2nd) (b) AR-tis-tic (1st) (c) ar-tis-TIC (3rd)
  28. 28.Which syllable is stressed in “community”? (a) com-MU-ni-ty (2nd) (b) COM-mu-ni-ty (1st) (c) com-mu-NI-ty (3rd)
  29. 29.Which syllable is stressed in “explanation”? (a) ex-pla-NA-tion (3rd) (b) EX-pla-na-tion (1st) (c) ex-PLA-na-tion (2nd)
  30. 30.Listen to “academic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ac-a-dem-IC (4th) (b) ac-a-DEM-ic (3rd) (c) ac-A-dem-ic (2nd)
  31. 31.Which syllable is stressed in “celebration”? (a) cel-e-bra-TION (4th) (b) cel-e-BRA-tion (3rd) (c) CEL-e-bra-tion (1st)
  32. 32.Which syllable is stressed in “condition”? (a) con-di-TION (3rd) (b) CON-di-tion (1st) (c) con-DI-tion (2nd)
  33. 33.Listen to “photography”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pho-TOG-ra-phy (2nd) (b) pho-tog-RA-phy (3rd) (c) PHO-tog-ra-phy (1st)
  34. 34.Listen to “quality”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) QUAL-i-ty (1st) (b) qual-I-ty (2nd) (c) qual-i-TY (3rd)
  35. 35.Listen to “invitation”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) in-vi-ta-TION (4th) (b) in-vi-TA-tion (3rd) (c) IN-vi-ta-tion (1st)
  36. 36.Which syllable is stressed in “terrific”? (a) ter-RIF-ic (2nd) (b) TER-rif-ic (1st) (c) ter-rif-IC (3rd)
  37. 37.Listen to “community”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) COM-mu-ni-ty (1st) (b) com-mu-ni-TY (4th) (c) com-MU-ni-ty (2nd)
  38. 38.Which syllable is stressed in “metallic”? (a) me-tal-LIC (3rd) (b) me-TAL-lic (2nd) (c) ME-tal-lic (1st)
  39. 39.Which syllable is stressed in “romantic”? (a) ro-MAN-tic (2nd) (b) ro-man-TIC (3rd) (c) RO-man-tic (1st)
  40. 40.Which syllable is stressed in “examination”? (a) ex-am-i-NA-tion (4th) (b) ex-am-i-na-TION (5th) (c) EX-am-i-na-tion (1st)

Answer key

  1. dra-MAT-ic (2nd)
  2. pho-to-GRAPH-ic (3rd)
  3. sym-BOL-ic (2nd)
  4. pos-si-BIL-i-ty (3rd)
  5. per-son-AL-i-ty (3rd)
  6. PLAS-tic (1st)
  7. ter-RIF-ic (2nd)
  8. pho-TOG-ra-pher (2nd)
  9. au-to-MAT-ic (3rd)
  10. gen-er-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  11. in-vi-TA-tion (3rd)
  12. cre-a-TIV-i-ty (3rd)
  13. dis-CUS-sion (2nd)
  14. dem-o-CRAT-ic (3rd)
  15. ac-a-DEM-ic (3rd)
  16. gi-GAN-tic (2nd)
  17. sim-i-LAR-i-ty (3rd)
  18. gen-er-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  19. MU-sic (1st)
  20. so-LU-tion (2nd)
  21. ac-TIV-i-ty (2nd)
  22. dem-o-CRAT-ic (3rd)
  23. hu-MAN-i-ty (2nd)
  24. cre-a-TIV-i-ty (3rd)
  25. mag-NET-ic (2nd)
  26. per-son-AL-i-ty (3rd)
  27. ar-TIS-tic (2nd)
  28. com-MU-ni-ty (2nd)
  29. ex-pla-NA-tion (3rd)
  30. ac-a-DEM-ic (3rd)
  31. cel-e-BRA-tion (3rd)
  32. con-DI-tion (2nd)
  33. pho-TOG-ra-phy (2nd)
  34. QUAL-i-ty (1st)
  35. in-vi-TA-tion (3rd)
  36. ter-RIF-ic (2nd)
  37. com-MU-ni-ty (2nd)
  38. me-TAL-lic (2nd)
  39. ro-MAN-tic (2nd)
  40. ex-am-i-NA-tion (4th)

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