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Pronunciation lesson 18: Stress in long words · Set 965 · 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 “artistic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ar-TIS-tic (2nd) (b) AR-tis-tic (1st) (c) ar-tis-TIC (3rd)
  2. 2.Which syllable is stressed in “security”? (a) se-CUR-i-ty (2nd) (b) se-cur-i-TY (4th) (c) se-cur-I-ty (3rd)
  3. 3.Which syllable is stressed in “magic”? (a) mag-IC (2nd) (b) MAG-ic (1st)
  4. 4.Listen to “direction”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) DI-rec-tion (1st) (b) di-rec-TION (3rd) (c) di-REC-tion (2nd)
  5. 5.Listen to “invitation”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) in-VI-ta-tion (2nd) (b) IN-vi-ta-tion (1st) (c) in-vi-TA-tion (3rd)
  6. 6.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)
  7. 7.Listen to “plastic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) PLAS-tic (1st) (b) plas-TIC (2nd)
  8. 8.Listen to “gigantic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) gi-gan-TIC (3rd) (b) GI-gan-tic (1st) (c) gi-GAN-tic (2nd)
  9. 9.Which syllable is stressed in “pronunciation”? (a) pro-NUN-ci-a-tion (2nd) (b) PRO-nun-ci-a-tion (1st) (c) pro-nun-ci-A-tion (4th)
  10. 10.Which syllable is stressed in “popularity”? (a) pop-u-lar-I-ty (4th) (b) pop-u-LAR-i-ty (3rd) (c) POP-u-lar-i-ty (1st)
  11. 11.Listen to “publicity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pub-lic-I-ty (3rd) (b) pub-lic-i-TY (4th) (c) pub-LIC-i-ty (2nd)
  12. 12.Which syllable is stressed in “capacity”? (a) ca-pac-i-TY (4th) (b) CA-pac-i-ty (1st) (c) ca-PAC-i-ty (2nd)
  13. 13.Which syllable is stressed in “photography”? (a) pho-tog-RA-phy (3rd) (b) pho-TOG-ra-phy (2nd) (c) pho-tog-ra-PHY (4th)
  14. 14.Which syllable is stressed in “gigantic”? (a) gi-gan-TIC (3rd) (b) GI-gan-tic (1st) (c) gi-GAN-tic (2nd)
  15. 15.Listen to “solution”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) so-LU-tion (2nd) (b) SO-lu-tion (1st) (c) so-lu-TION (3rd)
  16. 16.Which syllable is stressed in “discussion”? (a) dis-cus-SION (3rd) (b) dis-CUS-sion (2nd) (c) DIS-cus-sion (1st)
  17. 17.Which syllable is stressed in “generosity”? (a) gen-er-OS-i-ty (3rd) (b) GEN-er-os-i-ty (1st) (c) gen-er-os-i-TY (5th)
  18. 18.Which syllable is stressed in “presentation”? (a) pre-sen-ta-TION (4th) (b) pre-sen-TA-tion (3rd) (c) PRE-sen-ta-tion (1st)
  19. 19.Which syllable is stressed in “comprehension”? (a) com-PRE-hen-sion (2nd) (b) com-pre-HEN-sion (3rd) (c) com-pre-hen-SION (4th)
  20. 20.Which syllable is stressed in “population”? (a) POP-u-la-tion (1st) (b) pop-u-LA-tion (3rd) (c) pop-U-la-tion (2nd)
  21. 21.Which syllable is stressed in “dramatic”? (a) DRA-mat-ic (1st) (b) dra-MAT-ic (2nd) (c) dra-mat-IC (3rd)
  22. 22.Listen to “celebration”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) cel-e-BRA-tion (3rd) (b) cel-E-bra-tion (2nd) (c) cel-e-bra-TION (4th)
  23. 23.Which syllable is stressed in “creativity”? (a) cre-a-tiv-i-TY (5th) (b) CRE-a-tiv-i-ty (1st) (c) cre-a-TIV-i-ty (3rd)
  24. 24.Which syllable is stressed in “possibility”? (a) POS-si-bil-i-ty (1st) (b) pos-SI-bil-i-ty (2nd) (c) pos-si-BIL-i-ty (3rd)
  25. 25.Which syllable is stressed in “magnetic”? (a) mag-net-IC (3rd) (b) MAG-net-ic (1st) (c) mag-NET-ic (2nd)
  26. 26.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)
  27. 27.Which syllable is stressed in “public”? (a) pub-LIC (2nd) (b) PUB-lic (1st)
  28. 28.Which syllable is stressed in “exhibition”? (a) EX-hi-bi-tion (1st) (b) ex-hi-BI-tion (3rd) (c) ex-hi-bi-TION (4th)
  29. 29.Which syllable is stressed in “athletic”? (a) ath-LET-ic (2nd) (b) ath-let-IC (3rd) (c) ATH-let-ic (1st)
  30. 30.Which syllable is stressed in “music”? (a) MU-sic (1st) (b) mu-SIC (2nd)
  31. 31.Listen to “similarity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) SIM-i-lar-i-ty (1st) (b) sim-I-lar-i-ty (2nd) (c) sim-i-LAR-i-ty (3rd)
  32. 32.Listen to “athletic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ATH-let-ic (1st) (b) ath-let-IC (3rd) (c) ath-LET-ic (2nd)
  33. 33.Listen to “photograph”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) PHO-to-graph (1st) (b) pho-to-GRAPH (3rd) (c) pho-TO-graph (2nd)
  34. 34.Listen to “condition”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) con-di-TION (3rd) (b) CON-di-tion (1st) (c) con-DI-tion (2nd)
  35. 35.Which syllable is stressed in “information”? (a) in-for-MA-tion (3rd) (b) IN-for-ma-tion (1st) (c) in-FOR-ma-tion (2nd)
  36. 36.Listen to “dramatic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) dra-MAT-ic (2nd) (b) DRA-mat-ic (1st) (c) dra-mat-IC (3rd)
  37. 37.Which syllable is stressed in “explanation”? (a) EX-pla-na-tion (1st) (b) ex-pla-na-TION (4th) (c) ex-pla-NA-tion (3rd)
  38. 38.Which syllable is stressed in “romantic”? (a) RO-man-tic (1st) (b) ro-man-TIC (3rd) (c) ro-MAN-tic (2nd)
  39. 39.Which syllable is stressed in “democratic”? (a) DEM-o-crat-ic (1st) (b) dem-O-crat-ic (2nd) (c) dem-o-CRAT-ic (3rd)
  40. 40.Listen to “discussion”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) dis-CUS-sion (2nd) (b) dis-cus-SION (3rd) (c) DIS-cus-sion (1st)

Answer key

  1. ar-TIS-tic (2nd)
  2. se-CUR-i-ty (2nd)
  3. MAG-ic (1st)
  4. di-REC-tion (2nd)
  5. in-vi-TA-tion (3rd)
  6. sci-en-TIF-ic (3rd)
  7. PLAS-tic (1st)
  8. gi-GAN-tic (2nd)
  9. pro-nun-ci-A-tion (4th)
  10. pop-u-LAR-i-ty (3rd)
  11. pub-LIC-i-ty (2nd)
  12. ca-PAC-i-ty (2nd)
  13. pho-TOG-ra-phy (2nd)
  14. gi-GAN-tic (2nd)
  15. so-LU-tion (2nd)
  16. dis-CUS-sion (2nd)
  17. gen-er-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  18. pre-sen-TA-tion (3rd)
  19. com-pre-HEN-sion (3rd)
  20. pop-u-LA-tion (3rd)
  21. dra-MAT-ic (2nd)
  22. cel-e-BRA-tion (3rd)
  23. cre-a-TIV-i-ty (3rd)
  24. pos-si-BIL-i-ty (3rd)
  25. mag-NET-ic (2nd)
  26. ed-u-CA-tion (3rd)
  27. PUB-lic (1st)
  28. ex-hi-BI-tion (3rd)
  29. ath-LET-ic (2nd)
  30. MU-sic (1st)
  31. sim-i-LAR-i-ty (3rd)
  32. ath-LET-ic (2nd)
  33. PHO-to-graph (1st)
  34. con-DI-tion (2nd)
  35. in-for-MA-tion (3rd)
  36. dra-MAT-ic (2nd)
  37. ex-pla-NA-tion (3rd)
  38. ro-MAN-tic (2nd)
  39. dem-o-CRAT-ic (3rd)
  40. dis-CUS-sion (2nd)

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