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Pronunciation lesson 18: Stress in long words · Set 98 · 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 “activity”? (a) ac-tiv-I-ty (3rd) (b) ac-TIV-i-ty (2nd) (c) AC-tiv-i-ty (1st)
  2. 2.Listen to “exhibition”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ex-HI-bi-tion (2nd) (b) ex-hi-BI-tion (3rd) (c) ex-hi-bi-TION (4th)
  3. 3.Listen to “condition”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) CON-di-tion (1st) (b) con-DI-tion (2nd) (c) con-di-TION (3rd)
  4. 4.Listen to “academic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) AC-a-dem-ic (1st) (b) ac-a-DEM-ic (3rd) (c) ac-a-dem-IC (4th)
  5. 5.Listen to “competition”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) com-PE-ti-tion (2nd) (b) com-pe-ti-TION (4th) (c) com-pe-TI-tion (3rd)
  6. 6.Which syllable is stressed in “tradition”? (a) TRA-di-tion (1st) (b) tra-di-TION (3rd) (c) tra-DI-tion (2nd)
  7. 7.Listen to “photograph”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pho-to-GRAPH (3rd) (b) PHO-to-graph (1st) (c) pho-TO-graph (2nd)
  8. 8.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 (1st)
  9. 9.Which syllable is stressed in “energetic”? (a) en-er-get-IC (4th) (b) en-er-GET-ic (3rd) (c) EN-er-get-ic (1st)
  10. 10.Which syllable is stressed in “public”? (a) PUB-lic (1st) (b) pub-LIC (2nd)
  11. 11.Which syllable is stressed in “magnetic”? (a) mag-net-IC (3rd) (b) MAG-net-ic (1st) (c) mag-NET-ic (2nd)
  12. 12.Listen to “presentation”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pre-SEN-ta-tion (2nd) (b) pre-sen-ta-TION (4th) (c) pre-sen-TA-tion (3rd)
  13. 13.Which syllable is stressed in “decision”? (a) de-ci-SION (3rd) (b) de-CI-sion (2nd) (c) DE-ci-sion (1st)
  14. 14.Listen to “popularity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) POP-u-lar-i-ty (1st) (b) pop-U-lar-i-ty (2nd) (c) pop-u-LAR-i-ty (3rd)
  15. 15.Listen to “personality”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) per-SON-al-i-ty (2nd) (b) per-son-al-i-TY (5th) (c) per-son-AL-i-ty (3rd)
  16. 16.Listen to “discussion”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) dis-CUS-sion (2nd) (b) DIS-cus-sion (1st) (c) dis-cus-SION (3rd)
  17. 17.Which syllable is stressed in “popularity”? (a) pop-u-LAR-i-ty (3rd) (b) pop-u-lar-I-ty (4th) (c) pop-U-lar-i-ty (2nd)
  18. 18.Which syllable is stressed in “scientific”? (a) sci-EN-tif-ic (2nd) (b) sci-en-tif-IC (4th) (c) sci-en-TIF-ic (3rd)
  19. 19.Which syllable is stressed in “metallic”? (a) me-tal-LIC (3rd) (b) me-TAL-lic (2nd) (c) ME-tal-lic (1st)
  20. 20.Listen to “pronunciation”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pro-nun-ci-a-TION (5th) (b) pro-NUN-ci-a-tion (2nd) (c) pro-nun-ci-A-tion (4th)
  21. 21.Which syllable is stressed in “characteristic”? (a) char-AC-ter-is-tic (2nd) (b) char-ac-ter-is-TIC (5th) (c) char-ac-ter-IS-tic (4th)
  22. 22.Listen to “community”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) COM-mu-ni-ty (1st) (b) com-mu-ni-TY (4th) (c) com-MU-ni-ty (2nd)
  23. 23.Listen to “fantastic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) fan-tas-TIC (3rd) (b) fan-TAS-tic (2nd) (c) FAN-tas-tic (1st)
  24. 24.Listen to “tradition”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) TRA-di-tion (1st) (b) tra-di-TION (3rd) (c) tra-DI-tion (2nd)
  25. 25.Which syllable is stressed in “condition”? (a) con-di-TION (3rd) (b) CON-di-tion (1st) (c) con-DI-tion (2nd)
  26. 26.Listen to “photographer”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pho-tog-RA-pher (3rd) (b) pho-TOG-ra-pher (2nd) (c) PHO-tog-ra-pher (1st)
  27. 27.Which syllable is stressed in “generosity”? (a) gen-er-OS-i-ty (3rd) (b) gen-ER-os-i-ty (2nd) (c) gen-er-os-i-TY (5th)
  28. 28.Which syllable is stressed in “possibility”? (a) pos-si-BIL-i-ty (3rd) (b) POS-si-bil-i-ty (1st) (c) pos-si-bil-I-ty (4th)
  29. 29.Listen to “energetic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) en-er-get-IC (4th) (b) EN-er-get-ic (1st) (c) en-er-GET-ic (3rd)
  30. 30.Listen to “comprehension”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) com-pre-hen-SION (4th) (b) com-pre-HEN-sion (3rd) (c) com-PRE-hen-sion (2nd)
  31. 31.Listen to “population”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pop-u-LA-tion (3rd) (b) POP-u-la-tion (1st) (c) pop-u-la-TION (4th)
  32. 32.Listen to “characteristic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) char-AC-ter-is-tic (2nd) (b) CHAR-ac-ter-is-tic (1st) (c) char-ac-ter-IS-tic (4th)
  33. 33.Listen to “direction”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) di-REC-tion (2nd) (b) DI-rec-tion (1st) (c) di-rec-TION (3rd)
  34. 34.Which syllable is stressed in “historic”? (a) his-tor-IC (3rd) (b) HIS-tor-ic (1st) (c) his-TOR-ic (2nd)
  35. 35.Listen to “revolution”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) REV-o-lu-tion (1st) (b) rev-o-LU-tion (3rd) (c) rev-o-lu-TION (4th)
  36. 36.Listen to “reality”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) re-AL-i-ty (2nd) (b) RE-al-i-ty (1st) (c) re-al-I-ty (3rd)
  37. 37.Which syllable is stressed in “revolution”? (a) rev-o-LU-tion (3rd) (b) rev-o-lu-TION (4th) (c) rev-O-lu-tion (2nd)
  38. 38.Listen to “historic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) his-TOR-ic (2nd) (b) his-tor-IC (3rd) (c) HIS-tor-ic (1st)
  39. 39.Which syllable is stressed in “competition”? (a) com-PE-ti-tion (2nd) (b) com-pe-TI-tion (3rd) (c) com-pe-ti-TION (4th)
  40. 40.Which syllable is stressed in “photograph”? (a) pho-to-GRAPH (3rd) (b) PHO-to-graph (1st) (c) pho-TO-graph (2nd)

Answer key

  1. ac-TIV-i-ty (2nd)
  2. ex-hi-BI-tion (3rd)
  3. con-DI-tion (2nd)
  4. ac-a-DEM-ic (3rd)
  5. com-pe-TI-tion (3rd)
  6. tra-DI-tion (2nd)
  7. PHO-to-graph (1st)
  8. gen-er-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  9. en-er-GET-ic (3rd)
  10. PUB-lic (1st)
  11. mag-NET-ic (2nd)
  12. pre-sen-TA-tion (3rd)
  13. de-CI-sion (2nd)
  14. pop-u-LAR-i-ty (3rd)
  15. per-son-AL-i-ty (3rd)
  16. dis-CUS-sion (2nd)
  17. pop-u-LAR-i-ty (3rd)
  18. sci-en-TIF-ic (3rd)
  19. me-TAL-lic (2nd)
  20. pro-nun-ci-A-tion (4th)
  21. char-ac-ter-IS-tic (4th)
  22. com-MU-ni-ty (2nd)
  23. fan-TAS-tic (2nd)
  24. tra-DI-tion (2nd)
  25. con-DI-tion (2nd)
  26. pho-TOG-ra-pher (2nd)
  27. gen-er-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  28. pos-si-BIL-i-ty (3rd)
  29. en-er-GET-ic (3rd)
  30. com-pre-HEN-sion (3rd)
  31. pop-u-LA-tion (3rd)
  32. char-ac-ter-IS-tic (4th)
  33. di-REC-tion (2nd)
  34. his-TOR-ic (2nd)
  35. rev-o-LU-tion (3rd)
  36. re-AL-i-ty (2nd)
  37. rev-o-LU-tion (3rd)
  38. his-TOR-ic (2nd)
  39. com-pe-TI-tion (3rd)
  40. PHO-to-graph (1st)

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