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Pronunciation lesson 18: Stress in long words · Set 904 · 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 “presentation”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) PRE-sen-ta-tion (1st) (b) pre-sen-ta-TION (4th) (c) pre-sen-TA-tion (3rd)
  2. 2.Listen to “metallic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) me-tal-LIC (3rd) (b) me-TAL-lic (2nd) (c) ME-tal-lic (1st)
  3. 3.Which syllable is stressed in “information”? (a) IN-for-ma-tion (1st) (b) in-for-MA-tion (3rd) (c) in-FOR-ma-tion (2nd)
  4. 4.Which syllable is stressed in “humanity”? (a) hu-man-I-ty (3rd) (b) HU-man-i-ty (1st) (c) hu-MAN-i-ty (2nd)
  5. 5.Which syllable is stressed in “community”? (a) com-MU-ni-ty (2nd) (b) com-mu-NI-ty (3rd) (c) COM-mu-ni-ty (1st)
  6. 6.Which syllable is stressed in “tradition”? (a) tra-di-TION (3rd) (b) TRA-di-tion (1st) (c) tra-DI-tion (2nd)
  7. 7.Which syllable is stressed in “nationality”? (a) na-tion-al-I-ty (4th) (b) na-tion-AL-i-ty (3rd) (c) NA-tion-al-i-ty (1st)
  8. 8.Listen to “exhibition”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ex-hi-BI-tion (3rd) (b) EX-hi-bi-tion (1st) (c) ex-HI-bi-tion (2nd)
  9. 9.Listen to “nationality”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) na-tion-al-i-TY (5th) (b) na-TION-al-i-ty (2nd) (c) na-tion-AL-i-ty (3rd)
  10. 10.Listen to “personality”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) per-son-al-i-TY (5th) (b) per-son-AL-i-ty (3rd) (c) per-son-al-I-ty (4th)
  11. 11.Which syllable is stressed in “education”? (a) ed-u-ca-TION (4th) (b) ed-u-CA-tion (3rd) (c) ED-u-ca-tion (1st)
  12. 12.Listen to “symbolic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) SYM-bol-ic (1st) (b) sym-bol-IC (3rd) (c) sym-BOL-ic (2nd)
  13. 13.Listen to “tradition”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) TRA-di-tion (1st) (b) tra-di-TION (3rd) (c) tra-DI-tion (2nd)
  14. 14.Listen to “characteristic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) char-AC-ter-is-tic (2nd) (b) char-ac-ter-is-TIC (5th) (c) char-ac-ter-IS-tic (4th)
  15. 15.Listen to “reality”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) re-AL-i-ty (2nd) (b) RE-al-i-ty (1st) (c) re-al-I-ty (3rd)
  16. 16.Listen to “energetic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) en-er-get-IC (4th) (b) en-er-GET-ic (3rd) (c) en-ER-get-ic (2nd)
  17. 17.Which syllable is stressed in “generosity”? (a) gen-er-OS-i-ty (3rd) (b) gen-ER-os-i-ty (2nd) (c) gen-er-os-I-ty (4th)
  18. 18.Listen to “discussion”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) dis-cus-SION (3rd) (b) DIS-cus-sion (1st) (c) dis-CUS-sion (2nd)
  19. 19.Listen to “condition”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) con-DI-tion (2nd) (b) con-di-TION (3rd) (c) CON-di-tion (1st)
  20. 20.Listen to “romantic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ro-man-TIC (3rd) (b) RO-man-tic (1st) (c) ro-MAN-tic (2nd)
  21. 21.Listen to “photography”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pho-tog-ra-PHY (4th) (b) pho-TOG-ra-phy (2nd) (c) PHO-tog-ra-phy (1st)
  22. 22.Listen to “creativity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) CRE-a-tiv-i-ty (1st) (b) cre-a-tiv-I-ty (4th) (c) cre-a-TIV-i-ty (3rd)
  23. 23.Which syllable is stressed in “invitation”? (a) in-vi-TA-tion (3rd) (b) in-vi-ta-TION (4th) (c) IN-vi-ta-tion (1st)
  24. 24.Which syllable is stressed in “romantic”? (a) ro-man-TIC (3rd) (b) RO-man-tic (1st) (c) ro-MAN-tic (2nd)
  25. 25.Which syllable is stressed in “fantastic”? (a) fan-tas-TIC (3rd) (b) FAN-tas-tic (1st) (c) fan-TAS-tic (2nd)
  26. 26.Which syllable is stressed in “creativity”? (a) cre-a-TIV-i-ty (3rd) (b) CRE-a-tiv-i-ty (1st) (c) cre-a-tiv-I-ty (4th)
  27. 27.Listen to “music”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) mu-SIC (2nd) (b) MU-sic (1st)
  28. 28.Which syllable is stressed in “automatic”? (a) au-to-MAT-ic (3rd) (b) au-to-mat-IC (4th) (c) AU-to-mat-ic (1st)
  29. 29.Which syllable is stressed in “artistic”? (a) AR-tis-tic (1st) (b) ar-tis-TIC (3rd) (c) ar-TIS-tic (2nd)
  30. 30.Which syllable is stressed in “historic”? (a) HIS-tor-ic (1st) (b) his-tor-IC (3rd) (c) his-TOR-ic (2nd)
  31. 31.Which syllable is stressed in “publicity”? (a) pub-LIC-i-ty (2nd) (b) PUB-lic-i-ty (1st) (c) pub-lic-i-TY (4th)
  32. 32.Which syllable is stressed in “capacity”? (a) ca-pac-I-ty (3rd) (b) ca-PAC-i-ty (2nd) (c) CA-pac-i-ty (1st)
  33. 33.Which syllable is stressed in “celebration”? (a) cel-e-BRA-tion (3rd) (b) cel-e-bra-TION (4th) (c) cel-E-bra-tion (2nd)
  34. 34.Listen to “dramatic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) DRA-mat-ic (1st) (b) dra-mat-IC (3rd) (c) dra-MAT-ic (2nd)
  35. 35.Which syllable is stressed in “scientific”? (a) sci-en-TIF-ic (3rd) (b) sci-en-tif-IC (4th) (c) SCI-en-tif-ic (1st)
  36. 36.Which syllable is stressed in “revolution”? (a) rev-o-lu-TION (4th) (b) rev-o-LU-tion (3rd) (c) rev-O-lu-tion (2nd)
  37. 37.Listen to “celebration”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) cel-e-bra-TION (4th) (b) CEL-e-bra-tion (1st) (c) cel-e-BRA-tion (3rd)
  38. 38.Which syllable is stressed in “photographic”? (a) pho-to-GRAPH-ic (3rd) (b) PHO-to-graph-ic (1st) (c) pho-to-graph-IC (4th)
  39. 39.Listen to “capacity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ca-PAC-i-ty (2nd) (b) ca-pac-i-TY (4th) (c) CA-pac-i-ty (1st)
  40. 40.Which syllable is stressed in “examination”? (a) ex-AM-i-na-tion (2nd) (b) ex-am-i-NA-tion (4th) (c) EX-am-i-na-tion (1st)

Answer key

  1. pre-sen-TA-tion (3rd)
  2. me-TAL-lic (2nd)
  3. in-for-MA-tion (3rd)
  4. hu-MAN-i-ty (2nd)
  5. com-MU-ni-ty (2nd)
  6. tra-DI-tion (2nd)
  7. na-tion-AL-i-ty (3rd)
  8. ex-hi-BI-tion (3rd)
  9. na-tion-AL-i-ty (3rd)
  10. per-son-AL-i-ty (3rd)
  11. ed-u-CA-tion (3rd)
  12. sym-BOL-ic (2nd)
  13. tra-DI-tion (2nd)
  14. char-ac-ter-IS-tic (4th)
  15. re-AL-i-ty (2nd)
  16. en-er-GET-ic (3rd)
  17. gen-er-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  18. dis-CUS-sion (2nd)
  19. con-DI-tion (2nd)
  20. ro-MAN-tic (2nd)
  21. pho-TOG-ra-phy (2nd)
  22. cre-a-TIV-i-ty (3rd)
  23. in-vi-TA-tion (3rd)
  24. ro-MAN-tic (2nd)
  25. fan-TAS-tic (2nd)
  26. cre-a-TIV-i-ty (3rd)
  27. MU-sic (1st)
  28. au-to-MAT-ic (3rd)
  29. ar-TIS-tic (2nd)
  30. his-TOR-ic (2nd)
  31. pub-LIC-i-ty (2nd)
  32. ca-PAC-i-ty (2nd)
  33. cel-e-BRA-tion (3rd)
  34. dra-MAT-ic (2nd)
  35. sci-en-TIF-ic (3rd)
  36. rev-o-LU-tion (3rd)
  37. cel-e-BRA-tion (3rd)
  38. pho-to-GRAPH-ic (3rd)
  39. ca-PAC-i-ty (2nd)
  40. ex-am-i-NA-tion (4th)

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