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Pronunciation lesson 18: Stress in long words · Set 970 · 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 “direction”? (a) di-REC-tion (2nd) (b) DI-rec-tion (1st) (c) di-rec-TION (3rd)
  2. 2.Which syllable is stressed in “possibility”? (a) POS-si-bil-i-ty (1st) (b) pos-si-BIL-i-ty (3rd) (c) pos-SI-bil-i-ty (2nd)
  3. 3.Listen to “metallic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ME-tal-lic (1st) (b) me-tal-LIC (3rd) (c) me-TAL-lic (2nd)
  4. 4.Which syllable is stressed in “photographic”? (a) PHO-to-graph-ic (1st) (b) pho-to-GRAPH-ic (3rd) (c) pho-TO-graph-ic (2nd)
  5. 5.Listen to “athletic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ath-LET-ic (2nd) (b) ath-let-IC (3rd) (c) ATH-let-ic (1st)
  6. 6.Listen to “fantastic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) fan-TAS-tic (2nd) (b) fan-tas-TIC (3rd) (c) FAN-tas-tic (1st)
  7. 7.Listen to “nationality”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) NA-tion-al-i-ty (1st) (b) na-tion-al-I-ty (4th) (c) na-tion-AL-i-ty (3rd)
  8. 8.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)
  9. 9.Listen to “generosity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) gen-er-os-I-ty (4th) (b) gen-er-OS-i-ty (3rd) (c) gen-er-os-i-TY (5th)
  10. 10.Which syllable is stressed in “romantic”? (a) ro-man-TIC (3rd) (b) ro-MAN-tic (2nd) (c) RO-man-tic (1st)
  11. 11.Listen to “celebration”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) CEL-e-bra-tion (1st) (b) cel-e-bra-TION (4th) (c) cel-e-BRA-tion (3rd)
  12. 12.Which syllable is stressed in “discussion”? (a) dis-cus-SION (3rd) (b) DIS-cus-sion (1st) (c) dis-CUS-sion (2nd)
  13. 13.Which syllable is stressed in “plastic”? (a) plas-TIC (2nd) (b) PLAS-tic (1st)
  14. 14.Which syllable is stressed in “magic”? (a) MAG-ic (1st) (b) mag-IC (2nd)
  15. 15.Which syllable is stressed in “personality”? (a) per-son-al-i-TY (5th) (b) per-son-al-I-ty (4th) (c) per-son-AL-i-ty (3rd)
  16. 16.Which syllable is stressed in “solution”? (a) so-LU-tion (2nd) (b) so-lu-TION (3rd) (c) SO-lu-tion (1st)
  17. 17.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 (2nd)
  18. 18.Listen to “reality”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) re-al-I-ty (3rd) (b) re-AL-i-ty (2nd) (c) re-al-i-TY (4th)
  19. 19.Listen to “plastic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) PLAS-tic (1st) (b) plas-TIC (2nd)
  20. 20.Listen to “similarity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) sim-i-lar-I-ty (4th) (b) sim-i-LAR-i-ty (3rd) (c) sim-I-lar-i-ty (2nd)
  21. 21.Which syllable is stressed in “automatic”? (a) au-to-MAT-ic (3rd) (b) au-to-mat-IC (4th) (c) au-TO-mat-ic (2nd)
  22. 22.Which syllable is stressed in “information”? (a) in-for-ma-TION (4th) (b) IN-for-ma-tion (1st) (c) in-for-MA-tion (3rd)
  23. 23.Which syllable is stressed in “democratic”? (a) DEM-o-crat-ic (1st) (b) dem-O-crat-ic (2nd) (c) dem-o-CRAT-ic (3rd)
  24. 24.Which syllable is stressed in “music”? (a) MU-sic (1st) (b) mu-SIC (2nd)
  25. 25.Listen to “academic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ac-a-DEM-ic (3rd) (b) AC-a-dem-ic (1st) (c) ac-A-dem-ic (2nd)
  26. 26.Listen to “security”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) se-cur-I-ty (3rd) (b) se-CUR-i-ty (2nd) (c) se-cur-i-TY (4th)
  27. 27.Which syllable is stressed in “popularity”? (a) pop-U-lar-i-ty (2nd) (b) pop-u-lar-i-TY (5th) (c) pop-u-LAR-i-ty (3rd)
  28. 28.Listen to “creativity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) cre-a-tiv-i-TY (5th) (b) cre-a-tiv-I-ty (4th) (c) cre-a-TIV-i-ty (3rd)
  29. 29.Which syllable is stressed in “condition”? (a) con-di-TION (3rd) (b) con-DI-tion (2nd) (c) CON-di-tion (1st)
  30. 30.Listen to “publicity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pub-LIC-i-ty (2nd) (b) pub-lic-I-ty (3rd) (c) PUB-lic-i-ty (1st)
  31. 31.Which syllable is stressed in “examination”? (a) ex-am-I-na-tion (3rd) (b) ex-am-i-NA-tion (4th) (c) ex-am-i-na-TION (5th)
  32. 32.Listen to “decision”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) de-ci-SION (3rd) (b) de-CI-sion (2nd) (c) DE-ci-sion (1st)
  33. 33.Which syllable is stressed in “activity”? (a) AC-tiv-i-ty (1st) (b) ac-TIV-i-ty (2nd) (c) ac-tiv-I-ty (3rd)
  34. 34.Listen to “competition”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) com-pe-TI-tion (3rd) (b) com-pe-ti-TION (4th) (c) com-PE-ti-tion (2nd)
  35. 35.Listen to “information”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) in-for-MA-tion (3rd) (b) in-FOR-ma-tion (2nd) (c) IN-for-ma-tion (1st)
  36. 36.Which syllable is stressed in “similarity”? (a) sim-i-LAR-i-ty (3rd) (b) sim-I-lar-i-ty (2nd) (c) sim-i-lar-I-ty (4th)
  37. 37.Which syllable is stressed in “dramatic”? (a) dra-MAT-ic (2nd) (b) DRA-mat-ic (1st) (c) dra-mat-IC (3rd)
  38. 38.Which syllable is stressed in “academic”? (a) ac-a-DEM-ic (3rd) (b) ac-A-dem-ic (2nd) (c) ac-a-dem-IC (4th)
  39. 39.Which syllable is stressed in “competition”? (a) com-pe-TI-tion (3rd) (b) com-pe-ti-TION (4th) (c) COM-pe-ti-tion (1st)
  40. 40.Which syllable is stressed in “community”? (a) COM-mu-ni-ty (1st) (b) com-MU-ni-ty (2nd) (c) com-mu-ni-TY (4th)

Answer key

  1. di-REC-tion (2nd)
  2. pos-si-BIL-i-ty (3rd)
  3. me-TAL-lic (2nd)
  4. pho-to-GRAPH-ic (3rd)
  5. ath-LET-ic (2nd)
  6. fan-TAS-tic (2nd)
  7. na-tion-AL-i-ty (3rd)
  8. cu-ri-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  9. gen-er-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  10. ro-MAN-tic (2nd)
  11. cel-e-BRA-tion (3rd)
  12. dis-CUS-sion (2nd)
  13. PLAS-tic (1st)
  14. MAG-ic (1st)
  15. per-son-AL-i-ty (3rd)
  16. so-LU-tion (2nd)
  17. ex-am-i-NA-tion (4th)
  18. re-AL-i-ty (2nd)
  19. PLAS-tic (1st)
  20. sim-i-LAR-i-ty (3rd)
  21. au-to-MAT-ic (3rd)
  22. in-for-MA-tion (3rd)
  23. dem-o-CRAT-ic (3rd)
  24. MU-sic (1st)
  25. ac-a-DEM-ic (3rd)
  26. se-CUR-i-ty (2nd)
  27. pop-u-LAR-i-ty (3rd)
  28. cre-a-TIV-i-ty (3rd)
  29. con-DI-tion (2nd)
  30. pub-LIC-i-ty (2nd)
  31. ex-am-i-NA-tion (4th)
  32. de-CI-sion (2nd)
  33. ac-TIV-i-ty (2nd)
  34. com-pe-TI-tion (3rd)
  35. in-for-MA-tion (3rd)
  36. sim-i-LAR-i-ty (3rd)
  37. dra-MAT-ic (2nd)
  38. ac-a-DEM-ic (3rd)
  39. com-pe-TI-tion (3rd)
  40. com-MU-ni-ty (2nd)

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