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Pronunciation lesson 18: Stress in long words · Set 934 · 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 “information”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) IN-for-ma-tion (1st) (b) in-for-MA-tion (3rd) (c) in-for-ma-TION (4th)
  2. 2.Which syllable is stressed in “energetic”? (a) EN-er-get-ic (1st) (b) en-er-get-IC (4th) (c) en-er-GET-ic (3rd)
  3. 3.Listen to “condition”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) con-DI-tion (2nd) (b) con-di-TION (3rd) (c) CON-di-tion (1st)
  4. 4.Which syllable is stressed in “explanation”? (a) ex-PLA-na-tion (2nd) (b) ex-pla-NA-tion (3rd) (c) EX-pla-na-tion (1st)
  5. 5.Which syllable is stressed in “revolution”? (a) rev-o-LU-tion (3rd) (b) REV-o-lu-tion (1st) (c) rev-o-lu-TION (4th)
  6. 6.Listen to “generosity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) gen-er-os-i-TY (5th) (b) gen-er-OS-i-ty (3rd) (c) GEN-er-os-i-ty (1st)
  7. 7.Which syllable is stressed in “curiosity”? (a) cu-RI-os-i-ty (2nd) (b) cu-ri-os-I-ty (4th) (c) cu-ri-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  8. 8.Which syllable is stressed in “collection”? (a) COL-lec-tion (1st) (b) col-LEC-tion (2nd) (c) col-lec-TION (3rd)
  9. 9.Which syllable is stressed in “automatic”? (a) au-to-mat-IC (4th) (b) au-to-MAT-ic (3rd) (c) AU-to-mat-ic (1st)
  10. 10.Listen to “decision”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) DE-ci-sion (1st) (b) de-ci-SION (3rd) (c) de-CI-sion (2nd)
  11. 11.Listen to “invitation”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) in-vi-TA-tion (3rd) (b) IN-vi-ta-tion (1st) (c) in-vi-ta-TION (4th)
  12. 12.Which syllable is stressed in “solution”? (a) so-lu-TION (3rd) (b) so-LU-tion (2nd) (c) SO-lu-tion (1st)
  13. 13.Listen to “pronunciation”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pro-NUN-ci-a-tion (2nd) (b) pro-nun-CI-a-tion (3rd) (c) pro-nun-ci-A-tion (4th)
  14. 14.Which syllable is stressed in “invitation”? (a) in-vi-TA-tion (3rd) (b) in-vi-ta-TION (4th) (c) in-VI-ta-tion (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.Which syllable is stressed in “photographer”? (a) pho-tog-ra-PHER (4th) (b) pho-TOG-ra-pher (2nd) (c) PHO-tog-ra-pher (1st)
  17. 17.Listen to “celebration”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) cel-e-bra-TION (4th) (b) cel-e-BRA-tion (3rd) (c) CEL-e-bra-tion (1st)
  18. 18.Which syllable is stressed in “capacity”? (a) ca-PAC-i-ty (2nd) (b) ca-pac-i-TY (4th) (c) CA-pac-i-ty (1st)
  19. 19.Listen to “revolution”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) rev-o-LU-tion (3rd) (b) REV-o-lu-tion (1st) (c) rev-O-lu-tion (2nd)
  20. 20.Which syllable is stressed in “dramatic”? (a) dra-MAT-ic (2nd) (b) DRA-mat-ic (1st) (c) dra-mat-IC (3rd)
  21. 21.Which syllable is stressed in “fantastic”? (a) fan-tas-TIC (3rd) (b) fan-TAS-tic (2nd) (c) FAN-tas-tic (1st)
  22. 22.Which syllable is stressed in “examination”? (a) ex-am-i-NA-tion (4th) (b) ex-am-I-na-tion (3rd) (c) ex-AM-i-na-tion (2nd)
  23. 23.Listen to “tradition”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) tra-DI-tion (2nd) (b) TRA-di-tion (1st) (c) tra-di-TION (3rd)
  24. 24.Which syllable is stressed in “photographic”? (a) pho-to-graph-IC (4th) (b) pho-to-GRAPH-ic (3rd) (c) pho-TO-graph-ic (2nd)
  25. 25.Listen to “metallic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ME-tal-lic (1st) (b) me-tal-LIC (3rd) (c) me-TAL-lic (2nd)
  26. 26.Which syllable is stressed in “public”? (a) PUB-lic (1st) (b) pub-LIC (2nd)
  27. 27.Listen to “energetic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) EN-er-get-ic (1st) (b) en-er-get-IC (4th) (c) en-er-GET-ic (3rd)
  28. 28.Which syllable is stressed in “condition”? (a) con-di-TION (3rd) (b) con-DI-tion (2nd) (c) CON-di-tion (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 “comprehension”? (a) com-PRE-hen-sion (2nd) (b) com-pre-HEN-sion (3rd) (c) com-pre-hen-SION (4th)
  31. 31.Which syllable is stressed in “competition”? (a) com-PE-ti-tion (2nd) (b) com-pe-TI-tion (3rd) (c) com-pe-ti-TION (4th)
  32. 32.Which syllable is stressed in “charity”? (a) char-i-TY (3rd) (b) char-I-ty (2nd) (c) CHAR-i-ty (1st)
  33. 33.Listen to “popularity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pop-U-lar-i-ty (2nd) (b) pop-u-LAR-i-ty (3rd) (c) POP-u-lar-i-ty (1st)
  34. 34.Listen to “romantic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ro-man-TIC (3rd) (b) RO-man-tic (1st) (c) ro-MAN-tic (2nd)
  35. 35.Listen to “reality”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) re-al-i-TY (4th) (b) re-AL-i-ty (2nd) (c) RE-al-i-ty (1st)
  36. 36.Listen to “photographer”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pho-tog-ra-PHER (4th) (b) PHO-tog-ra-pher (1st) (c) pho-TOG-ra-pher (2nd)
  37. 37.Which syllable is stressed in “possibility”? (a) pos-si-bil-i-TY (5th) (b) POS-si-bil-i-ty (1st) (c) pos-si-BIL-i-ty (3rd)
  38. 38.Which syllable is stressed in “gigantic”? (a) gi-gan-TIC (3rd) (b) GI-gan-tic (1st) (c) gi-GAN-tic (2nd)
  39. 39.Which syllable is stressed in “discussion”? (a) dis-cus-SION (3rd) (b) dis-CUS-sion (2nd) (c) DIS-cus-sion (1st)
  40. 40.Which syllable is stressed in “metallic”? (a) me-TAL-lic (2nd) (b) me-tal-LIC (3rd) (c) ME-tal-lic (1st)

Answer key

  1. in-for-MA-tion (3rd)
  2. en-er-GET-ic (3rd)
  3. con-DI-tion (2nd)
  4. ex-pla-NA-tion (3rd)
  5. rev-o-LU-tion (3rd)
  6. gen-er-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  7. cu-ri-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  8. col-LEC-tion (2nd)
  9. au-to-MAT-ic (3rd)
  10. de-CI-sion (2nd)
  11. in-vi-TA-tion (3rd)
  12. so-LU-tion (2nd)
  13. pro-nun-ci-A-tion (4th)
  14. in-vi-TA-tion (3rd)
  15. ac-a-DEM-ic (3rd)
  16. pho-TOG-ra-pher (2nd)
  17. cel-e-BRA-tion (3rd)
  18. ca-PAC-i-ty (2nd)
  19. rev-o-LU-tion (3rd)
  20. dra-MAT-ic (2nd)
  21. fan-TAS-tic (2nd)
  22. ex-am-i-NA-tion (4th)
  23. tra-DI-tion (2nd)
  24. pho-to-GRAPH-ic (3rd)
  25. me-TAL-lic (2nd)
  26. PUB-lic (1st)
  27. en-er-GET-ic (3rd)
  28. con-DI-tion (2nd)
  29. ar-TIS-tic (2nd)
  30. com-pre-HEN-sion (3rd)
  31. com-pe-TI-tion (3rd)
  32. CHAR-i-ty (1st)
  33. pop-u-LAR-i-ty (3rd)
  34. ro-MAN-tic (2nd)
  35. re-AL-i-ty (2nd)
  36. pho-TOG-ra-pher (2nd)
  37. pos-si-BIL-i-ty (3rd)
  38. gi-GAN-tic (2nd)
  39. dis-CUS-sion (2nd)
  40. me-TAL-lic (2nd)

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