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Pronunciation lesson 18: Stress in long words · Set 939 · 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 “automatic”? (a) AU-to-mat-ic (1st) (b) au-to-MAT-ic (3rd) (c) au-to-mat-IC (4th)
  2. 2.Which syllable is stressed in “nationality”? (a) na-TION-al-i-ty (2nd) (b) na-tion-AL-i-ty (3rd) (c) na-tion-al-I-ty (4th)
  3. 3.Listen to “security”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) se-CUR-i-ty (2nd) (b) SE-cur-i-ty (1st) (c) se-cur-I-ty (3rd)
  4. 4.Listen to “comprehension”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) com-PRE-hen-sion (2nd) (b) com-pre-HEN-sion (3rd) (c) COM-pre-hen-sion (1st)
  5. 5.Listen to “automatic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) au-TO-mat-ic (2nd) (b) au-to-MAT-ic (3rd) (c) AU-to-mat-ic (1st)
  6. 6.Listen to “historic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) HIS-tor-ic (1st) (b) his-tor-IC (3rd) (c) his-TOR-ic (2nd)
  7. 7.Listen to “plastic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) plas-TIC (2nd) (b) PLAS-tic (1st)
  8. 8.Which syllable is stressed in “discussion”? (a) DIS-cus-sion (1st) (b) dis-cus-SION (3rd) (c) dis-CUS-sion (2nd)
  9. 9.Listen to “exhibition”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ex-hi-BI-tion (3rd) (b) EX-hi-bi-tion (1st) (c) ex-hi-bi-TION (4th)
  10. 10.Which syllable is stressed in “celebration”? (a) cel-e-bra-TION (4th) (b) cel-e-BRA-tion (3rd) (c) CEL-e-bra-tion (1st)
  11. 11.Which syllable is stressed in “athletic”? (a) ATH-let-ic (1st) (b) ath-LET-ic (2nd) (c) ath-let-IC (3rd)
  12. 12.Listen to “personality”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) per-son-al-I-ty (4th) (b) PER-son-al-i-ty (1st) (c) per-son-AL-i-ty (3rd)
  13. 13.Which syllable is stressed in “traffic”? (a) TRAF-fic (1st) (b) traf-FIC (2nd)
  14. 14.Listen to “activity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ac-tiv-I-ty (3rd) (b) ac-TIV-i-ty (2nd) (c) AC-tiv-i-ty (1st)
  15. 15.Listen to “gigantic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) gi-GAN-tic (2nd) (b) GI-gan-tic (1st) (c) gi-gan-TIC (3rd)
  16. 16.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)
  17. 17.Which syllable is stressed in “terrific”? (a) TER-rif-ic (1st) (b) ter-rif-IC (3rd) (c) ter-RIF-ic (2nd)
  18. 18.Listen to “photograph”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pho-TO-graph (2nd) (b) PHO-to-graph (1st) (c) pho-to-GRAPH (3rd)
  19. 19.Listen to “artistic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ar-TIS-tic (2nd) (b) AR-tis-tic (1st) (c) ar-tis-TIC (3rd)
  20. 20.Which syllable is stressed in “plastic”? (a) plas-TIC (2nd) (b) PLAS-tic (1st)
  21. 21.Which syllable is stressed in “competition”? (a) com-pe-TI-tion (3rd) (b) COM-pe-ti-tion (1st) (c) com-pe-ti-TION (4th)
  22. 22.Listen to “dramatic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) DRA-mat-ic (1st) (b) dra-mat-IC (3rd) (c) dra-MAT-ic (2nd)
  23. 23.Which syllable is stressed in “decision”? (a) de-CI-sion (2nd) (b) de-ci-SION (3rd) (c) DE-ci-sion (1st)
  24. 24.Which syllable is stressed in “gigantic”? (a) GI-gan-tic (1st) (b) gi-gan-TIC (3rd) (c) gi-GAN-tic (2nd)
  25. 25.Which syllable is stressed in “artistic”? (a) ar-tis-TIC (3rd) (b) ar-TIS-tic (2nd) (c) AR-tis-tic (1st)
  26. 26.Which syllable is stressed in “creativity”? (a) cre-a-tiv-i-TY (5th) (b) cre-a-TIV-i-ty (3rd) (c) cre-a-tiv-I-ty (4th)
  27. 27.Listen to “publicity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pub-lic-i-TY (4th) (b) pub-LIC-i-ty (2nd) (c) PUB-lic-i-ty (1st)
  28. 28.Listen to “magnetic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) mag-net-IC (3rd) (b) mag-NET-ic (2nd) (c) MAG-net-ic (1st)
  29. 29.Listen to “similarity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) sim-i-LAR-i-ty (3rd) (b) SIM-i-lar-i-ty (1st) (c) sim-i-lar-i-TY (5th)
  30. 30.Which syllable is stressed in “solution”? (a) SO-lu-tion (1st) (b) so-lu-TION (3rd) (c) so-LU-tion (2nd)
  31. 31.Which syllable is stressed in “quality”? (a) qual-I-ty (2nd) (b) QUAL-i-ty (1st) (c) qual-i-TY (3rd)
  32. 32.Which syllable is stressed in “curiosity”? (a) cu-RI-os-i-ty (2nd) (b) CU-ri-os-i-ty (1st) (c) cu-ri-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  33. 33.Listen to “presentation”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pre-sen-TA-tion (3rd) (b) pre-sen-ta-TION (4th) (c) pre-SEN-ta-tion (2nd)
  34. 34.Listen to “pronunciation”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pro-nun-ci-A-tion (4th) (b) PRO-nun-ci-a-tion (1st) (c) pro-NUN-ci-a-tion (2nd)
  35. 35.Listen to “tradition”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) TRA-di-tion (1st) (b) tra-DI-tion (2nd) (c) tra-di-TION (3rd)
  36. 36.Listen to “revolution”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) rev-O-lu-tion (2nd) (b) rev-o-lu-TION (4th) (c) rev-o-LU-tion (3rd)
  37. 37.Listen to “magic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) mag-IC (2nd) (b) MAG-ic (1st)
  38. 38.Which syllable is stressed in “population”? (a) pop-u-la-TION (4th) (b) POP-u-la-tion (1st) (c) pop-u-LA-tion (3rd)
  39. 39.Which syllable is stressed in “photographer”? (a) PHO-tog-ra-pher (1st) (b) pho-TOG-ra-pher (2nd) (c) pho-tog-ra-PHER (4th)
  40. 40.Which syllable is stressed in “music”? (a) MU-sic (1st) (b) mu-SIC (2nd)

Answer key

  1. au-to-MAT-ic (3rd)
  2. na-tion-AL-i-ty (3rd)
  3. se-CUR-i-ty (2nd)
  4. com-pre-HEN-sion (3rd)
  5. au-to-MAT-ic (3rd)
  6. his-TOR-ic (2nd)
  7. PLAS-tic (1st)
  8. dis-CUS-sion (2nd)
  9. ex-hi-BI-tion (3rd)
  10. cel-e-BRA-tion (3rd)
  11. ath-LET-ic (2nd)
  12. per-son-AL-i-ty (3rd)
  13. TRAF-fic (1st)
  14. ac-TIV-i-ty (2nd)
  15. gi-GAN-tic (2nd)
  16. ca-PAC-i-ty (2nd)
  17. ter-RIF-ic (2nd)
  18. PHO-to-graph (1st)
  19. ar-TIS-tic (2nd)
  20. PLAS-tic (1st)
  21. com-pe-TI-tion (3rd)
  22. dra-MAT-ic (2nd)
  23. de-CI-sion (2nd)
  24. gi-GAN-tic (2nd)
  25. ar-TIS-tic (2nd)
  26. cre-a-TIV-i-ty (3rd)
  27. pub-LIC-i-ty (2nd)
  28. mag-NET-ic (2nd)
  29. sim-i-LAR-i-ty (3rd)
  30. so-LU-tion (2nd)
  31. QUAL-i-ty (1st)
  32. cu-ri-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  33. pre-sen-TA-tion (3rd)
  34. pro-nun-ci-A-tion (4th)
  35. tra-DI-tion (2nd)
  36. rev-o-LU-tion (3rd)
  37. MAG-ic (1st)
  38. pop-u-LA-tion (3rd)
  39. pho-TOG-ra-pher (2nd)
  40. MU-sic (1st)

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