1Listen and repeat
In -ic and -ics, the i is short: /ɪk/, /ɪks/, like in “sick”. Don't say “ique” like in French! Listen carefully to the syllable that is louder and longer: it's the key to the next exercises.
Words in -ic
Words in -ics
2Find the stressed syllable: words in -ic
Listen to each word and click the syllable that is louder and longer.
3Find the stressed syllable: words in -ics
Listen to each word and click the syllable that is louder and longer.
4Find the rule
So, words ending in -ic and -ics are stressed on…
The rule: Words ending in -ic and -ics are stressed on the syllable just before the ending: dyNAmic, roMANtic, ecoNOmics, staTIStics. A few exceptions are stressed one syllable earlier: CAtholic, POlitics, and also Arabic, LUnatic, aRITHmetic.
5Listen and write
Listen and type the word you hear, then press Enter or click Check.