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Pronunciation lesson 18: Stress in long words · Set 906 · 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 “pronunciation”? (a) pro-nun-ci-A-tion (4th) (b) pro-nun-CI-a-tion (3rd) (c) pro-NUN-ci-a-tion (2nd)
  2. 2.Listen to “exhibition”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ex-hi-BI-tion (3rd) (b) ex-HI-bi-tion (2nd) (c) EX-hi-bi-tion (1st)
  3. 3.Which syllable is stressed in “energetic”? (a) en-er-get-IC (4th) (b) EN-er-get-ic (1st) (c) en-er-GET-ic (3rd)
  4. 4.Listen to “fantastic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) fan-TAS-tic (2nd) (b) FAN-tas-tic (1st) (c) fan-tas-TIC (3rd)
  5. 5.Listen to “automatic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) AU-to-mat-ic (1st) (b) au-to-mat-IC (4th) (c) au-to-MAT-ic (3rd)
  6. 6.Listen to “photography”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pho-TOG-ra-phy (2nd) (b) PHO-tog-ra-phy (1st) (c) pho-tog-ra-PHY (4th)
  7. 7.Which syllable is stressed in “explanation”? (a) ex-PLA-na-tion (2nd) (b) EX-pla-na-tion (1st) (c) ex-pla-NA-tion (3rd)
  8. 8.Which syllable is stressed in “photography”? (a) PHO-tog-ra-phy (1st) (b) pho-tog-ra-PHY (4th) (c) pho-TOG-ra-phy (2nd)
  9. 9.Which syllable is stressed in “fantastic”? (a) fan-TAS-tic (2nd) (b) fan-tas-TIC (3rd) (c) FAN-tas-tic (1st)
  10. 10.Which syllable is stressed in “traffic”? (a) traf-FIC (2nd) (b) TRAF-fic (1st)
  11. 11.Which syllable is stressed in “discussion”? (a) dis-CUS-sion (2nd) (b) dis-cus-SION (3rd) (c) DIS-cus-sion (1st)
  12. 12.Listen to “competition”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) com-pe-ti-TION (4th) (b) com-PE-ti-tion (2nd) (c) com-pe-TI-tion (3rd)
  13. 13.Which syllable is stressed in “celebration”? (a) CEL-e-bra-tion (1st) (b) cel-e-BRA-tion (3rd) (c) cel-E-bra-tion (2nd)
  14. 14.Which syllable is stressed in “historic”? (a) his-tor-IC (3rd) (b) his-TOR-ic (2nd) (c) HIS-tor-ic (1st)
  15. 15.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 (5th)
  16. 16.Listen to “comprehension”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) com-pre-hen-SION (4th) (b) COM-pre-hen-sion (1st) (c) com-pre-HEN-sion (3rd)
  17. 17.Which syllable is stressed in “generosity”? (a) gen-er-os-I-ty (4th) (b) gen-er-OS-i-ty (3rd) (c) gen-ER-os-i-ty (2nd)
  18. 18.Listen to “academic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ac-a-dem-IC (4th) (b) ac-a-DEM-ic (3rd) (c) AC-a-dem-ic (1st)
  19. 19.Listen to “collection”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) COL-lec-tion (1st) (b) col-LEC-tion (2nd) (c) col-lec-TION (3rd)
  20. 20.Which syllable is stressed in “photograph”? (a) pho-TO-graph (2nd) (b) pho-to-GRAPH (3rd) (c) PHO-to-graph (1st)
  21. 21.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)
  22. 22.Which syllable is stressed in “activity”? (a) AC-tiv-i-ty (1st) (b) ac-TIV-i-ty (2nd) (c) ac-tiv-i-TY (4th)
  23. 23.Listen to “security”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) se-cur-I-ty (3rd) (b) SE-cur-i-ty (1st) (c) se-CUR-i-ty (2nd)
  24. 24.Which syllable is stressed in “music”? (a) mu-SIC (2nd) (b) MU-sic (1st)
  25. 25.Which syllable is stressed in “invitation”? (a) in-vi-TA-tion (3rd) (b) IN-vi-ta-tion (1st) (c) in-VI-ta-tion (2nd)
  26. 26.Which syllable is stressed in “direction”? (a) di-rec-TION (3rd) (b) DI-rec-tion (1st) (c) di-REC-tion (2nd)
  27. 27.Which syllable is stressed in “security”? (a) se-cur-I-ty (3rd) (b) se-CUR-i-ty (2nd) (c) SE-cur-i-ty (1st)
  28. 28.Which syllable is stressed in “dramatic”? (a) DRA-mat-ic (1st) (b) dra-MAT-ic (2nd) (c) dra-mat-IC (3rd)
  29. 29.Which syllable is stressed in “education”? (a) ed-u-CA-tion (3rd) (b) ed-U-ca-tion (2nd) (c) ED-u-ca-tion (1st)
  30. 30.Listen to “public”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pub-LIC (2nd) (b) PUB-lic (1st)
  31. 31.Listen to “community”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) com-mu-ni-TY (4th) (b) com-MU-ni-ty (2nd) (c) COM-mu-ni-ty (1st)
  32. 32.Listen to “historic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) HIS-tor-ic (1st) (b) his-TOR-ic (2nd) (c) his-tor-IC (3rd)
  33. 33.Which syllable is stressed in “public”? (a) pub-LIC (2nd) (b) PUB-lic (1st)
  34. 34.Listen to “population”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pop-u-la-TION (4th) (b) pop-U-la-tion (2nd) (c) pop-u-LA-tion (3rd)
  35. 35.Listen to “curiosity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) cu-ri-os-i-TY (5th) (b) cu-ri-os-I-ty (4th) (c) cu-ri-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  36. 36.Which syllable is stressed in “collection”? (a) col-LEC-tion (2nd) (b) col-lec-TION (3rd) (c) COL-lec-tion (1st)
  37. 37.Listen to “democratic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) dem-o-CRAT-ic (3rd) (b) DEM-o-crat-ic (1st) (c) dem-o-crat-IC (4th)
  38. 38.Listen to “creativity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) cre-a-tiv-i-TY (5th) (b) cre-a-TIV-i-ty (3rd) (c) cre-a-tiv-I-ty (4th)
  39. 39.Which syllable is stressed in “academic”? (a) ac-A-dem-ic (2nd) (b) AC-a-dem-ic (1st) (c) ac-a-DEM-ic (3rd)
  40. 40.Listen to “pronunciation”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pro-nun-ci-A-tion (4th) (b) pro-nun-ci-a-TION (5th) (c) PRO-nun-ci-a-tion (1st)

Answer key

  1. pro-nun-ci-A-tion (4th)
  2. ex-hi-BI-tion (3rd)
  3. en-er-GET-ic (3rd)
  4. fan-TAS-tic (2nd)
  5. au-to-MAT-ic (3rd)
  6. pho-TOG-ra-phy (2nd)
  7. ex-pla-NA-tion (3rd)
  8. pho-TOG-ra-phy (2nd)
  9. fan-TAS-tic (2nd)
  10. TRAF-fic (1st)
  11. dis-CUS-sion (2nd)
  12. com-pe-TI-tion (3rd)
  13. cel-e-BRA-tion (3rd)
  14. his-TOR-ic (2nd)
  15. cre-a-TIV-i-ty (3rd)
  16. com-pre-HEN-sion (3rd)
  17. gen-er-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  18. ac-a-DEM-ic (3rd)
  19. col-LEC-tion (2nd)
  20. PHO-to-graph (1st)
  21. re-AL-i-ty (2nd)
  22. ac-TIV-i-ty (2nd)
  23. se-CUR-i-ty (2nd)
  24. MU-sic (1st)
  25. in-vi-TA-tion (3rd)
  26. di-REC-tion (2nd)
  27. se-CUR-i-ty (2nd)
  28. dra-MAT-ic (2nd)
  29. ed-u-CA-tion (3rd)
  30. PUB-lic (1st)
  31. com-MU-ni-ty (2nd)
  32. his-TOR-ic (2nd)
  33. PUB-lic (1st)
  34. pop-u-LA-tion (3rd)
  35. cu-ri-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  36. col-LEC-tion (2nd)
  37. dem-o-CRAT-ic (3rd)
  38. cre-a-TIV-i-ty (3rd)
  39. ac-a-DEM-ic (3rd)
  40. pro-nun-ci-A-tion (4th)

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