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Pronunciation lesson 18: Stress in long words · Set 913 · 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 “tradition”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) TRA-di-tion (1st) (b) tra-DI-tion (2nd) (c) tra-di-TION (3rd)
  2. 2.Which syllable is stressed in “nationality”? (a) na-tion-AL-i-ty (3rd) (b) na-TION-al-i-ty (2nd) (c) na-tion-al-i-TY (5th)
  3. 3.Listen to “celebration”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) cel-e-BRA-tion (3rd) (b) cel-e-bra-TION (4th) (c) CEL-e-bra-tion (1st)
  4. 4.Listen to “popularity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pop-u-LAR-i-ty (3rd) (b) POP-u-lar-i-ty (1st) (c) pop-u-lar-i-TY (5th)
  5. 5.Listen to “security”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) se-cur-i-TY (4th) (b) se-CUR-i-ty (2nd) (c) SE-cur-i-ty (1st)
  6. 6.Which syllable is stressed in “condition”? (a) con-di-TION (3rd) (b) CON-di-tion (1st) (c) con-DI-tion (2nd)
  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 “photograph”? (a) PHO-to-graph (1st) (b) pho-to-GRAPH (3rd) (c) pho-TO-graph (2nd)
  9. 9.Listen to “direction”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) di-REC-tion (2nd) (b) di-rec-TION (3rd) (c) DI-rec-tion (1st)
  10. 10.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)
  11. 11.Listen to “symbolic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) sym-BOL-ic (2nd) (b) SYM-bol-ic (1st) (c) sym-bol-IC (3rd)
  12. 12.Which syllable is stressed in “plastic”? (a) PLAS-tic (1st) (b) plas-TIC (2nd)
  13. 13.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 (2nd)
  14. 14.Which syllable is stressed in “characteristic”? (a) CHAR-ac-ter-is-tic (1st) (b) char-ac-ter-IS-tic (4th) (c) char-AC-ter-is-tic (2nd)
  15. 15.Listen to “explanation”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ex-PLA-na-tion (2nd) (b) ex-pla-na-TION (4th) (c) ex-pla-NA-tion (3rd)
  16. 16.Which syllable is stressed in “quality”? (a) qual-I-ty (2nd) (b) qual-i-TY (3rd) (c) QUAL-i-ty (1st)
  17. 17.Which syllable is stressed in “publicity”? (a) PUB-lic-i-ty (1st) (b) pub-LIC-i-ty (2nd) (c) pub-lic-I-ty (3rd)
  18. 18.Which syllable is stressed in “energetic”? (a) en-er-GET-ic (3rd) (b) EN-er-get-ic (1st) (c) en-ER-get-ic (2nd)
  19. 19.Which syllable is stressed in “terrific”? (a) ter-rif-IC (3rd) (b) ter-RIF-ic (2nd) (c) TER-rif-ic (1st)
  20. 20.Which syllable is stressed in “direction”? (a) di-rec-TION (3rd) (b) DI-rec-tion (1st) (c) di-REC-tion (2nd)
  21. 21.Which syllable is stressed in “artistic”? (a) ar-tis-TIC (3rd) (b) AR-tis-tic (1st) (c) ar-TIS-tic (2nd)
  22. 22.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)
  23. 23.Listen to “reality”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) re-al-I-ty (3rd) (b) re-AL-i-ty (2nd) (c) RE-al-i-ty (1st)
  24. 24.Listen to “photograph”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pho-to-GRAPH (3rd) (b) PHO-to-graph (1st) (c) pho-TO-graph (2nd)
  25. 25.Listen to “photographic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pho-to-graph-IC (4th) (b) pho-to-GRAPH-ic (3rd) (c) pho-TO-graph-ic (2nd)
  26. 26.Listen to “creativity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) cre-a-tiv-i-TY (5th) (b) cre-a-tiv-I-ty (4th) (c) cre-a-TIV-i-ty (3rd)
  27. 27.Listen to “terrific”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ter-rif-IC (3rd) (b) ter-RIF-ic (2nd) (c) TER-rif-ic (1st)
  28. 28.Listen to “revolution”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) rev-o-LU-tion (3rd) (b) REV-o-lu-tion (1st) (c) rev-o-lu-TION (4th)
  29. 29.Listen to “generosity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) gen-er-OS-i-ty (3rd) (b) gen-ER-os-i-ty (2nd) (c) gen-er-os-i-TY (5th)
  30. 30.Which syllable is stressed in “possibility”? (a) pos-si-bil-I-ty (4th) (b) POS-si-bil-i-ty (1st) (c) pos-si-BIL-i-ty (3rd)
  31. 31.Which syllable is stressed in “popularity”? (a) pop-u-lar-I-ty (4th) (b) POP-u-lar-i-ty (1st) (c) pop-u-LAR-i-ty (3rd)
  32. 32.Listen to “population”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pop-u-la-TION (4th) (b) pop-u-LA-tion (3rd) (c) POP-u-la-tion (1st)
  33. 33.Which syllable is stressed in “scientific”? (a) sci-en-TIF-ic (3rd) (b) SCI-en-tif-ic (1st) (c) sci-EN-tif-ic (2nd)
  34. 34.Which syllable is stressed in “examination”? (a) ex-am-i-NA-tion (4th) (b) ex-AM-i-na-tion (2nd) (c) EX-am-i-na-tion (1st)
  35. 35.Which syllable is stressed in “discussion”? (a) DIS-cus-sion (1st) (b) dis-cus-SION (3rd) (c) dis-CUS-sion (2nd)
  36. 36.Listen to “traffic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) traf-FIC (2nd) (b) TRAF-fic (1st)
  37. 37.Listen to “information”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) in-FOR-ma-tion (2nd) (b) in-for-MA-tion (3rd) (c) in-for-ma-TION (4th)
  38. 38.Which syllable is stressed in “creativity”? (a) cre-A-tiv-i-ty (2nd) (b) cre-a-TIV-i-ty (3rd) (c) cre-a-tiv-i-TY (5th)
  39. 39.Listen to “music”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) MU-sic (1st) (b) mu-SIC (2nd)
  40. 40.Which syllable is stressed in “academic”? (a) ac-a-DEM-ic (3rd) (b) ac-A-dem-ic (2nd) (c) AC-a-dem-ic (1st)

Answer key

  1. tra-DI-tion (2nd)
  2. na-tion-AL-i-ty (3rd)
  3. cel-e-BRA-tion (3rd)
  4. pop-u-LAR-i-ty (3rd)
  5. se-CUR-i-ty (2nd)
  6. con-DI-tion (2nd)
  7. ex-pla-NA-tion (3rd)
  8. PHO-to-graph (1st)
  9. di-REC-tion (2nd)
  10. ca-PAC-i-ty (2nd)
  11. sym-BOL-ic (2nd)
  12. PLAS-tic (1st)
  13. pro-nun-ci-A-tion (4th)
  14. char-ac-ter-IS-tic (4th)
  15. ex-pla-NA-tion (3rd)
  16. QUAL-i-ty (1st)
  17. pub-LIC-i-ty (2nd)
  18. en-er-GET-ic (3rd)
  19. ter-RIF-ic (2nd)
  20. di-REC-tion (2nd)
  21. ar-TIS-tic (2nd)
  22. dem-o-CRAT-ic (3rd)
  23. re-AL-i-ty (2nd)
  24. PHO-to-graph (1st)
  25. pho-to-GRAPH-ic (3rd)
  26. cre-a-TIV-i-ty (3rd)
  27. ter-RIF-ic (2nd)
  28. rev-o-LU-tion (3rd)
  29. gen-er-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  30. pos-si-BIL-i-ty (3rd)
  31. pop-u-LAR-i-ty (3rd)
  32. pop-u-LA-tion (3rd)
  33. sci-en-TIF-ic (3rd)
  34. ex-am-i-NA-tion (4th)
  35. dis-CUS-sion (2nd)
  36. TRAF-fic (1st)
  37. in-for-MA-tion (3rd)
  38. cre-a-TIV-i-ty (3rd)
  39. MU-sic (1st)
  40. ac-a-DEM-ic (3rd)

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