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Pronunciation lesson 18: Stress in long words · Set 961 · 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 “energetic”? (a) en-ER-get-ic (2nd) (b) en-er-get-IC (4th) (c) en-er-GET-ic (3rd)
  2. 2.Which syllable is stressed in “information”? (a) in-for-MA-tion (3rd) (b) in-for-ma-TION (4th) (c) IN-for-ma-tion (1st)
  3. 3.Which syllable is stressed in “exhibition”? (a) ex-hi-BI-tion (3rd) (b) ex-HI-bi-tion (2nd) (c) EX-hi-bi-tion (1st)
  4. 4.Listen to “capacity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) CA-pac-i-ty (1st) (b) ca-pac-i-TY (4th) (c) ca-PAC-i-ty (2nd)
  5. 5.Which syllable is stressed in “public”? (a) pub-LIC (2nd) (b) PUB-lic (1st)
  6. 6.Which syllable is stressed in “democratic”? (a) dem-o-crat-IC (4th) (b) dem-O-crat-ic (2nd) (c) dem-o-CRAT-ic (3rd)
  7. 7.Listen to “scientific”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) sci-en-tif-IC (4th) (b) SCI-en-tif-ic (1st) (c) sci-en-TIF-ic (3rd)
  8. 8.Listen to “creativity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) cre-A-tiv-i-ty (2nd) (b) CRE-a-tiv-i-ty (1st) (c) cre-a-TIV-i-ty (3rd)
  9. 9.Listen to “population”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) POP-u-la-tion (1st) (b) pop-u-la-TION (4th) (c) pop-u-LA-tion (3rd)
  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 “solution”? (a) so-lu-TION (3rd) (b) SO-lu-tion (1st) (c) so-LU-tion (2nd)
  12. 12.Which syllable is stressed in “possibility”? (a) POS-si-bil-i-ty (1st) (b) pos-si-bil-I-ty (4th) (c) pos-si-BIL-i-ty (3rd)
  13. 13.Which syllable is stressed in “magnetic”? (a) MAG-net-ic (1st) (b) mag-NET-ic (2nd) (c) mag-net-IC (3rd)
  14. 14.Listen to “education”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ed-U-ca-tion (2nd) (b) ed-u-ca-TION (4th) (c) ed-u-CA-tion (3rd)
  15. 15.Which syllable is stressed in “photograph”? (a) PHO-to-graph (1st) (b) pho-TO-graph (2nd) (c) pho-to-GRAPH (3rd)
  16. 16.Listen to “personality”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) per-son-al-i-TY (5th) (b) per-son-AL-i-ty (3rd) (c) PER-son-al-i-ty (1st)
  17. 17.Listen to “public”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pub-LIC (2nd) (b) PUB-lic (1st)
  18. 18.Which syllable is stressed in “discussion”? (a) dis-cus-SION (3rd) (b) DIS-cus-sion (1st) (c) dis-CUS-sion (2nd)
  19. 19.Which syllable is stressed in “collection”? (a) COL-lec-tion (1st) (b) col-LEC-tion (2nd) (c) col-lec-TION (3rd)
  20. 20.Listen to “democratic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) dem-O-crat-ic (2nd) (b) dem-o-CRAT-ic (3rd) (c) dem-o-crat-IC (4th)
  21. 21.Which syllable is stressed in “reality”? (a) re-AL-i-ty (2nd) (b) RE-al-i-ty (1st) (c) re-al-i-TY (4th)
  22. 22.Which syllable is stressed in “revolution”? (a) rev-o-lu-TION (4th) (b) REV-o-lu-tion (1st) (c) rev-o-LU-tion (3rd)
  23. 23.Which syllable is stressed in “direction”? (a) DI-rec-tion (1st) (b) di-REC-tion (2nd) (c) di-rec-TION (3rd)
  24. 24.Listen to “solution”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) SO-lu-tion (1st) (b) so-lu-TION (3rd) (c) so-LU-tion (2nd)
  25. 25.Which syllable is stressed in “fantastic”? (a) FAN-tas-tic (1st) (b) fan-TAS-tic (2nd) (c) fan-tas-TIC (3rd)
  26. 26.Listen to “conversation”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) CON-ver-sa-tion (1st) (b) con-VER-sa-tion (2nd) (c) con-ver-SA-tion (3rd)
  27. 27.Listen to “publicity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pub-lic-I-ty (3rd) (b) pub-LIC-i-ty (2nd) (c) pub-lic-i-TY (4th)
  28. 28.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)
  29. 29.Listen to “music”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) MU-sic (1st) (b) mu-SIC (2nd)
  30. 30.Which syllable is stressed in “music”? (a) mu-SIC (2nd) (b) MU-sic (1st)
  31. 31.Which syllable is stressed in “competition”? (a) com-pe-ti-TION (4th) (b) com-pe-TI-tion (3rd) (c) com-PE-ti-tion (2nd)
  32. 32.Which syllable is stressed in “gigantic”? (a) gi-gan-TIC (3rd) (b) gi-GAN-tic (2nd) (c) GI-gan-tic (1st)
  33. 33.Listen to “curiosity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) cu-ri-os-i-TY (5th) (b) cu-RI-os-i-ty (2nd) (c) cu-ri-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  34. 34.Which syllable is stressed in “community”? (a) com-mu-NI-ty (3rd) (b) com-mu-ni-TY (4th) (c) com-MU-ni-ty (2nd)
  35. 35.Listen to “metallic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) me-tal-LIC (3rd) (b) ME-tal-lic (1st) (c) me-TAL-lic (2nd)
  36. 36.Which syllable is stressed in “automatic”? (a) au-to-MAT-ic (3rd) (b) AU-to-mat-ic (1st) (c) au-TO-mat-ic (2nd)
  37. 37.Listen to “explanation”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ex-pla-na-TION (4th) (b) ex-pla-NA-tion (3rd) (c) EX-pla-na-tion (1st)
  38. 38.Which syllable is stressed in “athletic”? (a) ath-let-IC (3rd) (b) ATH-let-ic (1st) (c) ath-LET-ic (2nd)
  39. 39.Which syllable is stressed in “explanation”? (a) ex-PLA-na-tion (2nd) (b) ex-pla-NA-tion (3rd) (c) EX-pla-na-tion (1st)
  40. 40.Which syllable is stressed in “conversation”? (a) CON-ver-sa-tion (1st) (b) con-ver-SA-tion (3rd) (c) con-VER-sa-tion (2nd)

Answer key

  1. en-er-GET-ic (3rd)
  2. in-for-MA-tion (3rd)
  3. ex-hi-BI-tion (3rd)
  4. ca-PAC-i-ty (2nd)
  5. PUB-lic (1st)
  6. dem-o-CRAT-ic (3rd)
  7. sci-en-TIF-ic (3rd)
  8. cre-a-TIV-i-ty (3rd)
  9. pop-u-LA-tion (3rd)
  10. cel-e-BRA-tion (3rd)
  11. so-LU-tion (2nd)
  12. pos-si-BIL-i-ty (3rd)
  13. mag-NET-ic (2nd)
  14. ed-u-CA-tion (3rd)
  15. PHO-to-graph (1st)
  16. per-son-AL-i-ty (3rd)
  17. PUB-lic (1st)
  18. dis-CUS-sion (2nd)
  19. col-LEC-tion (2nd)
  20. dem-o-CRAT-ic (3rd)
  21. re-AL-i-ty (2nd)
  22. rev-o-LU-tion (3rd)
  23. di-REC-tion (2nd)
  24. so-LU-tion (2nd)
  25. fan-TAS-tic (2nd)
  26. con-ver-SA-tion (3rd)
  27. pub-LIC-i-ty (2nd)
  28. gen-er-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  29. MU-sic (1st)
  30. MU-sic (1st)
  31. com-pe-TI-tion (3rd)
  32. gi-GAN-tic (2nd)
  33. cu-ri-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  34. com-MU-ni-ty (2nd)
  35. me-TAL-lic (2nd)
  36. au-to-MAT-ic (3rd)
  37. ex-pla-NA-tion (3rd)
  38. ath-LET-ic (2nd)
  39. ex-pla-NA-tion (3rd)
  40. con-ver-SA-tion (3rd)

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