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Pronunciation lesson 18: Stress in long words · Set 915 · 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 “collection”? (a) col-LEC-tion (2nd) (b) col-lec-TION (3rd) (c) COL-lec-tion (1st)
  2. 2.Which syllable is stressed in “exhibition”? (a) ex-hi-BI-tion (3rd) (b) ex-HI-bi-tion (2nd) (c) ex-hi-bi-TION (4th)
  3. 3.Which syllable is stressed in “personality”? (a) per-son-al-i-TY (5th) (b) PER-son-al-i-ty (1st) (c) per-son-AL-i-ty (3rd)
  4. 4.Which syllable is stressed in “decision”? (a) de-ci-SION (3rd) (b) de-CI-sion (2nd) (c) DE-ci-sion (1st)
  5. 5.Which syllable is stressed in “symbolic”? (a) sym-BOL-ic (2nd) (b) sym-bol-IC (3rd) (c) SYM-bol-ic (1st)
  6. 6.Which syllable is stressed in “athletic”? (a) ath-LET-ic (2nd) (b) ATH-let-ic (1st) (c) ath-let-IC (3rd)
  7. 7.Which syllable is stressed in “curiosity”? (a) cu-ri-os-i-TY (5th) (b) cu-ri-os-I-ty (4th) (c) cu-ri-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  8. 8.Listen to “energetic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) EN-er-get-ic (1st) (b) en-er-GET-ic (3rd) (c) en-ER-get-ic (2nd)
  9. 9.Listen to “solution”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) so-lu-TION (3rd) (b) so-LU-tion (2nd) (c) SO-lu-tion (1st)
  10. 10.Which syllable is stressed in “scientific”? (a) sci-en-TIF-ic (3rd) (b) sci-EN-tif-ic (2nd) (c) SCI-en-tif-ic (1st)
  11. 11.Which syllable is stressed in “conversation”? (a) CON-ver-sa-tion (1st) (b) con-ver-SA-tion (3rd) (c) con-ver-sa-TION (4th)
  12. 12.Which syllable is stressed in “information”? (a) in-for-ma-TION (4th) (b) IN-for-ma-tion (1st) (c) in-for-MA-tion (3rd)
  13. 13.Listen to “charity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) char-I-ty (2nd) (b) char-i-TY (3rd) (c) CHAR-i-ty (1st)
  14. 14.Which syllable is stressed in “quality”? (a) qual-I-ty (2nd) (b) qual-i-TY (3rd) (c) QUAL-i-ty (1st)
  15. 15.Listen to “fantastic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) FAN-tas-tic (1st) (b) fan-tas-TIC (3rd) (c) fan-TAS-tic (2nd)
  16. 16.Listen to “photographic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pho-to-GRAPH-ic (3rd) (b) PHO-to-graph-ic (1st) (c) pho-to-graph-IC (4th)
  17. 17.Which syllable is stressed in “publicity”? (a) pub-LIC-i-ty (2nd) (b) PUB-lic-i-ty (1st) (c) pub-lic-i-TY (4th)
  18. 18.Listen to “collection”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) col-LEC-tion (2nd) (b) COL-lec-tion (1st) (c) col-lec-TION (3rd)
  19. 19.Which syllable is stressed in “nationality”? (a) NA-tion-al-i-ty (1st) (b) na-TION-al-i-ty (2nd) (c) na-tion-AL-i-ty (3rd)
  20. 20.Which syllable is stressed in “tradition”? (a) TRA-di-tion (1st) (b) tra-DI-tion (2nd) (c) tra-di-TION (3rd)
  21. 21.Which syllable is stressed in “public”? (a) PUB-lic (1st) (b) pub-LIC (2nd)
  22. 22.Listen to “public”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pub-LIC (2nd) (b) PUB-lic (1st)
  23. 23.Which syllable is stressed in “artistic”? (a) AR-tis-tic (1st) (b) ar-tis-TIC (3rd) (c) ar-TIS-tic (2nd)
  24. 24.Which syllable is stressed in “photographic”? (a) pho-TO-graph-ic (2nd) (b) pho-to-GRAPH-ic (3rd) (c) PHO-to-graph-ic (1st)
  25. 25.Listen to “examination”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) EX-am-i-na-tion (1st) (b) ex-am-i-NA-tion (4th) (c) ex-am-I-na-tion (3rd)
  26. 26.Which syllable is stressed in “photography”? (a) PHO-tog-ra-phy (1st) (b) pho-tog-ra-PHY (4th) (c) pho-TOG-ra-phy (2nd)
  27. 27.Listen to “pronunciation”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) PRO-nun-ci-a-tion (1st) (b) pro-nun-ci-A-tion (4th) (c) pro-nun-CI-a-tion (3rd)
  28. 28.Listen to “direction”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) DI-rec-tion (1st) (b) di-rec-TION (3rd) (c) di-REC-tion (2nd)
  29. 29.Which syllable is stressed in “activity”? (a) ac-TIV-i-ty (2nd) (b) AC-tiv-i-ty (1st) (c) ac-tiv-i-TY (4th)
  30. 30.Which syllable is stressed in “possibility”? (a) pos-SI-bil-i-ty (2nd) (b) pos-si-bil-I-ty (4th) (c) pos-si-BIL-i-ty (3rd)
  31. 31.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)
  32. 32.Listen to “photographer”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pho-TOG-ra-pher (2nd) (b) PHO-tog-ra-pher (1st) (c) pho-tog-RA-pher (3rd)
  33. 33.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 (5th)
  34. 34.Which syllable is stressed in “magic”? (a) mag-IC (2nd) (b) MAG-ic (1st)
  35. 35.Which syllable is stressed in “examination”? (a) EX-am-i-na-tion (1st) (b) ex-am-i-NA-tion (4th) (c) ex-am-I-na-tion (3rd)
  36. 36.Listen to “characteristic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) char-AC-ter-is-tic (2nd) (b) char-ac-ter-IS-tic (4th) (c) char-ac-TER-is-tic (3rd)
  37. 37.Which syllable is stressed in “characteristic”? (a) char-ac-ter-IS-tic (4th) (b) CHAR-ac-ter-is-tic (1st) (c) char-AC-ter-is-tic (2nd)
  38. 38.Listen to “scientific”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) SCI-en-tif-ic (1st) (b) sci-EN-tif-ic (2nd) (c) sci-en-TIF-ic (3rd)
  39. 39.Listen to “celebration”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) cel-E-bra-tion (2nd) (b) cel-e-BRA-tion (3rd) (c) CEL-e-bra-tion (1st)
  40. 40.Which syllable is stressed in “humanity”? (a) hu-man-I-ty (3rd) (b) hu-MAN-i-ty (2nd) (c) HU-man-i-ty (1st)

Answer key

  1. col-LEC-tion (2nd)
  2. ex-hi-BI-tion (3rd)
  3. per-son-AL-i-ty (3rd)
  4. de-CI-sion (2nd)
  5. sym-BOL-ic (2nd)
  6. ath-LET-ic (2nd)
  7. cu-ri-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  8. en-er-GET-ic (3rd)
  9. so-LU-tion (2nd)
  10. sci-en-TIF-ic (3rd)
  11. con-ver-SA-tion (3rd)
  12. in-for-MA-tion (3rd)
  13. CHAR-i-ty (1st)
  14. QUAL-i-ty (1st)
  15. fan-TAS-tic (2nd)
  16. pho-to-GRAPH-ic (3rd)
  17. pub-LIC-i-ty (2nd)
  18. col-LEC-tion (2nd)
  19. na-tion-AL-i-ty (3rd)
  20. tra-DI-tion (2nd)
  21. PUB-lic (1st)
  22. PUB-lic (1st)
  23. ar-TIS-tic (2nd)
  24. pho-to-GRAPH-ic (3rd)
  25. ex-am-i-NA-tion (4th)
  26. pho-TOG-ra-phy (2nd)
  27. pro-nun-ci-A-tion (4th)
  28. di-REC-tion (2nd)
  29. ac-TIV-i-ty (2nd)
  30. pos-si-BIL-i-ty (3rd)
  31. re-AL-i-ty (2nd)
  32. pho-TOG-ra-pher (2nd)
  33. gen-er-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  34. MAG-ic (1st)
  35. ex-am-i-NA-tion (4th)
  36. char-ac-ter-IS-tic (4th)
  37. char-ac-ter-IS-tic (4th)
  38. sci-en-TIF-ic (3rd)
  39. cel-e-BRA-tion (3rd)
  40. hu-MAN-i-ty (2nd)

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