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Pronunciation lesson 18: Stress in long words · Set 996 · 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 “collection”? (a) col-LEC-tion (2nd) (b) COL-lec-tion (1st) (c) col-lec-TION (3rd)
  2. 2.Listen to “scientific”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) sci-en-tif-IC (4th) (b) sci-EN-tif-ic (2nd) (c) sci-en-TIF-ic (3rd)
  3. 3.Which syllable is stressed in “explanation”? (a) ex-PLA-na-tion (2nd) (b) EX-pla-na-tion (1st) (c) ex-pla-NA-tion (3rd)
  4. 4.Listen to “activity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) AC-tiv-i-ty (1st) (b) ac-tiv-I-ty (3rd) (c) ac-TIV-i-ty (2nd)
  5. 5.Which syllable is stressed in “traffic”? (a) traf-FIC (2nd) (b) TRAF-fic (1st)
  6. 6.Listen to “public”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) PUB-lic (1st) (b) pub-LIC (2nd)
  7. 7.Listen to “symbolic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) sym-bol-IC (3rd) (b) SYM-bol-ic (1st) (c) sym-BOL-ic (2nd)
  8. 8.Listen to “quality”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) QUAL-i-ty (1st) (b) qual-i-TY (3rd) (c) qual-I-ty (2nd)
  9. 9.Listen to “solution”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) so-lu-TION (3rd) (b) so-LU-tion (2nd) (c) SO-lu-tion (1st)
  10. 10.Which syllable is stressed in “scientific”? (a) sci-en-tif-IC (4th) (b) sci-en-TIF-ic (3rd) (c) SCI-en-tif-ic (1st)
  11. 11.Listen to “metallic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) me-TAL-lic (2nd) (b) me-tal-LIC (3rd) (c) ME-tal-lic (1st)
  12. 12.Listen to “terrific”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ter-RIF-ic (2nd) (b) TER-rif-ic (1st) (c) ter-rif-IC (3rd)
  13. 13.Which syllable is stressed in “creativity”? (a) cre-a-tiv-i-TY (5th) (b) cre-a-TIV-i-ty (3rd) (c) cre-A-tiv-i-ty (2nd)
  14. 14.Which syllable is stressed in “popularity”? (a) POP-u-lar-i-ty (1st) (b) pop-u-lar-I-ty (4th) (c) pop-u-LAR-i-ty (3rd)
  15. 15.Listen to “security”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) SE-cur-i-ty (1st) (b) se-CUR-i-ty (2nd) (c) se-cur-i-TY (4th)
  16. 16.Which syllable is stressed in “comprehension”? (a) com-PRE-hen-sion (2nd) (b) COM-pre-hen-sion (1st) (c) com-pre-HEN-sion (3rd)
  17. 17.Listen to “pronunciation”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) PRO-nun-ci-a-tion (1st) (b) pro-nun-CI-a-tion (3rd) (c) pro-nun-ci-A-tion (4th)
  18. 18.Listen to “music”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) MU-sic (1st) (b) mu-SIC (2nd)
  19. 19.Listen to “competition”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) com-pe-ti-TION (4th) (b) COM-pe-ti-tion (1st) (c) com-pe-TI-tion (3rd)
  20. 20.Listen to “artistic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ar-tis-TIC (3rd) (b) ar-TIS-tic (2nd) (c) AR-tis-tic (1st)
  21. 21.Which syllable is stressed in “exhibition”? (a) ex-HI-bi-tion (2nd) (b) EX-hi-bi-tion (1st) (c) ex-hi-BI-tion (3rd)
  22. 22.Which syllable is stressed in “artistic”? (a) ar-tis-TIC (3rd) (b) AR-tis-tic (1st) (c) ar-TIS-tic (2nd)
  23. 23.Listen to “direction”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) DI-rec-tion (1st) (b) di-rec-TION (3rd) (c) di-REC-tion (2nd)
  24. 24.Which syllable is stressed in “possibility”? (a) pos-si-BIL-i-ty (3rd) (b) pos-si-bil-i-TY (5th) (c) pos-SI-bil-i-ty (2nd)
  25. 25.Listen to “popularity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pop-U-lar-i-ty (2nd) (b) pop-u-LAR-i-ty (3rd) (c) POP-u-lar-i-ty (1st)
  26. 26.Listen to “examination”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) EX-am-i-na-tion (1st) (b) ex-am-I-na-tion (3rd) (c) ex-am-i-NA-tion (4th)
  27. 27.Listen to “generosity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) GEN-er-os-i-ty (1st) (b) gen-er-OS-i-ty (3rd) (c) gen-er-os-i-TY (5th)
  28. 28.Which syllable is stressed in “democratic”? (a) DEM-o-crat-ic (1st) (b) dem-o-crat-IC (4th) (c) dem-o-CRAT-ic (3rd)
  29. 29.Listen to “academic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) AC-a-dem-ic (1st) (b) ac-a-dem-IC (4th) (c) ac-a-DEM-ic (3rd)
  30. 30.Which syllable is stressed in “revolution”? (a) rev-o-lu-TION (4th) (b) REV-o-lu-tion (1st) (c) rev-o-LU-tion (3rd)
  31. 31.Listen to “fantastic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) fan-tas-TIC (3rd) (b) FAN-tas-tic (1st) (c) fan-TAS-tic (2nd)
  32. 32.Listen to “nationality”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) na-tion-al-I-ty (4th) (b) NA-tion-al-i-ty (1st) (c) na-tion-AL-i-ty (3rd)
  33. 33.Listen to “majority”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) MA-jor-i-ty (1st) (b) ma-jor-I-ty (3rd) (c) ma-JOR-i-ty (2nd)
  34. 34.Listen to “community”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) com-mu-ni-TY (4th) (b) COM-mu-ni-ty (1st) (c) com-MU-ni-ty (2nd)
  35. 35.Listen to “publicity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pub-LIC-i-ty (2nd) (b) pub-lic-I-ty (3rd) (c) pub-lic-i-TY (4th)
  36. 36.Which syllable is stressed in “community”? (a) com-MU-ni-ty (2nd) (b) com-mu-ni-TY (4th) (c) com-mu-NI-ty (3rd)
  37. 37.Listen to “education”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ed-u-ca-TION (4th) (b) ED-u-ca-tion (1st) (c) ed-u-CA-tion (3rd)
  38. 38.Which syllable is stressed in “quality”? (a) qual-i-TY (3rd) (b) QUAL-i-ty (1st) (c) qual-I-ty (2nd)
  39. 39.Which syllable is stressed in “metallic”? (a) me-tal-LIC (3rd) (b) ME-tal-lic (1st) (c) me-TAL-lic (2nd)
  40. 40.Listen to “possibility”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pos-si-bil-i-TY (5th) (b) pos-si-BIL-i-ty (3rd) (c) pos-SI-bil-i-ty (2nd)

Answer key

  1. col-LEC-tion (2nd)
  2. sci-en-TIF-ic (3rd)
  3. ex-pla-NA-tion (3rd)
  4. ac-TIV-i-ty (2nd)
  5. TRAF-fic (1st)
  6. PUB-lic (1st)
  7. sym-BOL-ic (2nd)
  8. QUAL-i-ty (1st)
  9. so-LU-tion (2nd)
  10. sci-en-TIF-ic (3rd)
  11. me-TAL-lic (2nd)
  12. ter-RIF-ic (2nd)
  13. cre-a-TIV-i-ty (3rd)
  14. pop-u-LAR-i-ty (3rd)
  15. se-CUR-i-ty (2nd)
  16. com-pre-HEN-sion (3rd)
  17. pro-nun-ci-A-tion (4th)
  18. MU-sic (1st)
  19. com-pe-TI-tion (3rd)
  20. ar-TIS-tic (2nd)
  21. ex-hi-BI-tion (3rd)
  22. ar-TIS-tic (2nd)
  23. di-REC-tion (2nd)
  24. pos-si-BIL-i-ty (3rd)
  25. pop-u-LAR-i-ty (3rd)
  26. ex-am-i-NA-tion (4th)
  27. gen-er-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  28. dem-o-CRAT-ic (3rd)
  29. ac-a-DEM-ic (3rd)
  30. rev-o-LU-tion (3rd)
  31. fan-TAS-tic (2nd)
  32. na-tion-AL-i-ty (3rd)
  33. ma-JOR-i-ty (2nd)
  34. com-MU-ni-ty (2nd)
  35. pub-LIC-i-ty (2nd)
  36. com-MU-ni-ty (2nd)
  37. ed-u-CA-tion (3rd)
  38. QUAL-i-ty (1st)
  39. me-TAL-lic (2nd)
  40. pos-si-BIL-i-ty (3rd)

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