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Pronunciation lesson 18: Stress in long words · Set 982 · 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 “dramatic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) DRA-mat-ic (1st) (b) dra-mat-IC (3rd) (c) dra-MAT-ic (2nd)
  2. 2.Which syllable is stressed in “comprehension”? (a) com-PRE-hen-sion (2nd) (b) COM-pre-hen-sion (1st) (c) com-pre-HEN-sion (3rd)
  3. 3.Listen to “energetic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) EN-er-get-ic (1st) (b) en-er-get-IC (4th) (c) en-er-GET-ic (3rd)
  4. 4.Which syllable is stressed in “humanity”? (a) hu-MAN-i-ty (2nd) (b) HU-man-i-ty (1st) (c) hu-man-i-TY (4th)
  5. 5.Which syllable is stressed in “creativity”? (a) cre-a-tiv-i-TY (5th) (b) cre-A-tiv-i-ty (2nd) (c) cre-a-TIV-i-ty (3rd)
  6. 6.Which syllable is stressed in “invitation”? (a) in-vi-TA-tion (3rd) (b) in-vi-ta-TION (4th) (c) in-VI-ta-tion (2nd)
  7. 7.Which syllable is stressed in “revolution”? (a) REV-o-lu-tion (1st) (b) rev-o-LU-tion (3rd) (c) rev-o-lu-TION (4th)
  8. 8.Which syllable is stressed in “similarity”? (a) sim-i-lar-i-TY (5th) (b) sim-i-LAR-i-ty (3rd) (c) sim-I-lar-i-ty (2nd)
  9. 9.Which syllable is stressed in “explanation”? (a) ex-pla-NA-tion (3rd) (b) ex-pla-na-TION (4th) (c) EX-pla-na-tion (1st)
  10. 10.Listen to “information”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) in-for-ma-TION (4th) (b) IN-for-ma-tion (1st) (c) in-for-MA-tion (3rd)
  11. 11.Listen to “metallic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) me-tal-LIC (3rd) (b) ME-tal-lic (1st) (c) me-TAL-lic (2nd)
  12. 12.Which syllable is stressed in “popularity”? (a) POP-u-lar-i-ty (1st) (b) pop-u-LAR-i-ty (3rd) (c) pop-u-lar-I-ty (4th)
  13. 13.Which syllable is stressed in “dramatic”? (a) dra-mat-IC (3rd) (b) dra-MAT-ic (2nd) (c) DRA-mat-ic (1st)
  14. 14.Listen to “possibility”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) POS-si-bil-i-ty (1st) (b) pos-si-bil-i-TY (5th) (c) pos-si-BIL-i-ty (3rd)
  15. 15.Which syllable is stressed in “community”? (a) com-mu-ni-TY (4th) (b) com-MU-ni-ty (2nd) (c) com-mu-NI-ty (3rd)
  16. 16.Which syllable is stressed in “condition”? (a) con-DI-tion (2nd) (b) CON-di-tion (1st) (c) con-di-TION (3rd)
  17. 17.Which syllable is stressed in “romantic”? (a) RO-man-tic (1st) (b) ro-man-TIC (3rd) (c) ro-MAN-tic (2nd)
  18. 18.Which syllable is stressed in “activity”? (a) ac-tiv-I-ty (3rd) (b) ac-tiv-i-TY (4th) (c) ac-TIV-i-ty (2nd)
  19. 19.Listen to “characteristic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) char-ac-TER-is-tic (3rd) (b) char-ac-ter-IS-tic (4th) (c) char-AC-ter-is-tic (2nd)
  20. 20.Which syllable is stressed in “celebration”? (a) cel-e-BRA-tion (3rd) (b) CEL-e-bra-tion (1st) (c) cel-E-bra-tion (2nd)
  21. 21.Listen to “charity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) char-i-TY (3rd) (b) char-I-ty (2nd) (c) CHAR-i-ty (1st)
  22. 22.Listen to “photography”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pho-tog-RA-phy (3rd) (b) PHO-tog-ra-phy (1st) (c) pho-TOG-ra-phy (2nd)
  23. 23.Listen to “nationality”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) na-tion-al-I-ty (4th) (b) na-tion-AL-i-ty (3rd) (c) na-TION-al-i-ty (2nd)
  24. 24.Which syllable is stressed in “generosity”? (a) GEN-er-os-i-ty (1st) (b) gen-er-OS-i-ty (3rd) (c) gen-ER-os-i-ty (2nd)
  25. 25.Listen to “symbolic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) sym-BOL-ic (2nd) (b) SYM-bol-ic (1st) (c) sym-bol-IC (3rd)
  26. 26.Listen to “capacity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ca-PAC-i-ty (2nd) (b) ca-pac-I-ty (3rd) (c) CA-pac-i-ty (1st)
  27. 27.Which syllable is stressed in “conversation”? (a) CON-ver-sa-tion (1st) (b) con-ver-SA-tion (3rd) (c) con-ver-sa-TION (4th)
  28. 28.Listen to “tradition”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) TRA-di-tion (1st) (b) tra-di-TION (3rd) (c) tra-DI-tion (2nd)
  29. 29.Which syllable is stressed in “metallic”? (a) me-TAL-lic (2nd) (b) ME-tal-lic (1st) (c) me-tal-LIC (3rd)
  30. 30.Listen to “magnetic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) mag-NET-ic (2nd) (b) MAG-net-ic (1st) (c) mag-net-IC (3rd)
  31. 31.Listen to “exhibition”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ex-hi-BI-tion (3rd) (b) ex-HI-bi-tion (2nd) (c) EX-hi-bi-tion (1st)
  32. 32.Listen to “celebration”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) cel-E-bra-tion (2nd) (b) cel-e-BRA-tion (3rd) (c) CEL-e-bra-tion (1st)
  33. 33.Listen to “revolution”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) REV-o-lu-tion (1st) (b) rev-o-LU-tion (3rd) (c) rev-O-lu-tion (2nd)
  34. 34.Listen to “personality”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) per-SON-al-i-ty (2nd) (b) per-son-al-I-ty (4th) (c) per-son-AL-i-ty (3rd)
  35. 35.Which syllable is stressed in “fantastic”? (a) FAN-tas-tic (1st) (b) fan-TAS-tic (2nd) (c) fan-tas-TIC (3rd)
  36. 36.Which syllable is stressed in “solution”? (a) so-lu-TION (3rd) (b) SO-lu-tion (1st) (c) so-LU-tion (2nd)
  37. 37.Which syllable is stressed in “population”? (a) pop-U-la-tion (2nd) (b) pop-u-la-TION (4th) (c) pop-u-LA-tion (3rd)
  38. 38.Which syllable is stressed in “music”? (a) MU-sic (1st) (b) mu-SIC (2nd)
  39. 39.Which syllable is stressed in “pronunciation”? (a) PRO-nun-ci-a-tion (1st) (b) pro-nun-ci-a-TION (5th) (c) pro-nun-ci-A-tion (4th)
  40. 40.Which syllable is stressed in “magnetic”? (a) MAG-net-ic (1st) (b) mag-NET-ic (2nd) (c) mag-net-IC (3rd)

Answer key

  1. dra-MAT-ic (2nd)
  2. com-pre-HEN-sion (3rd)
  3. en-er-GET-ic (3rd)
  4. hu-MAN-i-ty (2nd)
  5. cre-a-TIV-i-ty (3rd)
  6. in-vi-TA-tion (3rd)
  7. rev-o-LU-tion (3rd)
  8. sim-i-LAR-i-ty (3rd)
  9. ex-pla-NA-tion (3rd)
  10. in-for-MA-tion (3rd)
  11. me-TAL-lic (2nd)
  12. pop-u-LAR-i-ty (3rd)
  13. dra-MAT-ic (2nd)
  14. pos-si-BIL-i-ty (3rd)
  15. com-MU-ni-ty (2nd)
  16. con-DI-tion (2nd)
  17. ro-MAN-tic (2nd)
  18. ac-TIV-i-ty (2nd)
  19. char-ac-ter-IS-tic (4th)
  20. cel-e-BRA-tion (3rd)
  21. CHAR-i-ty (1st)
  22. pho-TOG-ra-phy (2nd)
  23. na-tion-AL-i-ty (3rd)
  24. gen-er-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  25. sym-BOL-ic (2nd)
  26. ca-PAC-i-ty (2nd)
  27. con-ver-SA-tion (3rd)
  28. tra-DI-tion (2nd)
  29. me-TAL-lic (2nd)
  30. mag-NET-ic (2nd)
  31. ex-hi-BI-tion (3rd)
  32. cel-e-BRA-tion (3rd)
  33. rev-o-LU-tion (3rd)
  34. per-son-AL-i-ty (3rd)
  35. fan-TAS-tic (2nd)
  36. so-LU-tion (2nd)
  37. pop-u-LA-tion (3rd)
  38. MU-sic (1st)
  39. pro-nun-ci-A-tion (4th)
  40. mag-NET-ic (2nd)

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