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Word Stress Long Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 18: Stress in long words · Set 107 · 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 “invitation”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) in-vi-ta-TION (4th) (b) in-vi-TA-tion (3rd) (c) in-VI-ta-tion (2nd)
  2. 2.Listen to “popularity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pop-U-lar-i-ty (2nd) (b) POP-u-lar-i-ty (1st) (c) pop-u-LAR-i-ty (3rd)
  3. 3.Which syllable is stressed in “tradition”? (a) TRA-di-tion (1st) (b) tra-di-TION (3rd) (c) tra-DI-tion (2nd)
  4. 4.Listen to “publicity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pub-lic-I-ty (3rd) (b) PUB-lic-i-ty (1st) (c) pub-LIC-i-ty (2nd)
  5. 5.Which syllable is stressed in “energetic”? (a) EN-er-get-ic (1st) (b) en-er-get-IC (4th) (c) en-er-GET-ic (3rd)
  6. 6.Which syllable is stressed in “photographic”? (a) pho-to-GRAPH-ic (3rd) (b) pho-TO-graph-ic (2nd) (c) pho-to-graph-IC (4th)
  7. 7.Which syllable is stressed in “athletic”? (a) ath-LET-ic (2nd) (b) ath-let-IC (3rd) (c) ATH-let-ic (1st)
  8. 8.Which syllable is stressed in “photograph”? (a) pho-to-GRAPH (3rd) (b) PHO-to-graph (1st) (c) pho-TO-graph (2nd)
  9. 9.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)
  10. 10.Listen to “similarity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) sim-i-LAR-i-ty (3rd) (b) sim-i-lar-i-TY (5th) (c) SIM-i-lar-i-ty (1st)
  11. 11.Which syllable is stressed in “nationality”? (a) NA-tion-al-i-ty (1st) (b) na-TION-al-i-ty (2nd) (c) na-tion-AL-i-ty (3rd)
  12. 12.Which syllable is stressed in “magic”? (a) MAG-ic (1st) (b) mag-IC (2nd)
  13. 13.Which syllable is stressed in “creativity”? (a) cre-a-TIV-i-ty (3rd) (b) cre-a-tiv-I-ty (4th) (c) cre-a-tiv-i-TY (5th)
  14. 14.Listen to “magnetic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) mag-net-IC (3rd) (b) MAG-net-ic (1st) (c) mag-NET-ic (2nd)
  15. 15.Which syllable is stressed in “music”? (a) mu-SIC (2nd) (b) MU-sic (1st)
  16. 16.Which syllable is stressed in “education”? (a) ED-u-ca-tion (1st) (b) ed-u-CA-tion (3rd) (c) ed-u-ca-TION (4th)
  17. 17.Listen to “photography”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) PHO-tog-ra-phy (1st) (b) pho-TOG-ra-phy (2nd) (c) pho-tog-ra-PHY (4th)
  18. 18.Listen to “population”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pop-u-la-TION (4th) (b) POP-u-la-tion (1st) (c) pop-u-LA-tion (3rd)
  19. 19.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 (4th)
  20. 20.Which syllable is stressed in “discussion”? (a) dis-CUS-sion (2nd) (b) DIS-cus-sion (1st) (c) dis-cus-SION (3rd)
  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.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 (1st)
  23. 23.Which syllable is stressed in “exhibition”? (a) ex-HI-bi-tion (2nd) (b) EX-hi-bi-tion (1st) (c) ex-hi-BI-tion (3rd)
  24. 24.Which syllable is stressed in “information”? (a) in-FOR-ma-tion (2nd) (b) in-for-MA-tion (3rd) (c) IN-for-ma-tion (1st)
  25. 25.Listen to “fantastic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) fan-tas-TIC (3rd) (b) fan-TAS-tic (2nd) (c) FAN-tas-tic (1st)
  26. 26.Which syllable is stressed in “symbolic”? (a) sym-bol-IC (3rd) (b) SYM-bol-ic (1st) (c) sym-BOL-ic (2nd)
  27. 27.Which syllable is stressed in “historic”? (a) HIS-tor-ic (1st) (b) his-tor-IC (3rd) (c) his-TOR-ic (2nd)
  28. 28.Which syllable is stressed in “activity”? (a) ac-TIV-i-ty (2nd) (b) ac-tiv-I-ty (3rd) (c) AC-tiv-i-ty (1st)
  29. 29.Listen to “decision”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) DE-ci-sion (1st) (b) de-CI-sion (2nd) (c) de-ci-SION (3rd)
  30. 30.Listen to “collection”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) col-LEC-tion (2nd) (b) col-lec-TION (3rd) (c) COL-lec-tion (1st)
  31. 31.Which syllable is stressed in “fantastic”? (a) FAN-tas-tic (1st) (b) fan-tas-TIC (3rd) (c) fan-TAS-tic (2nd)
  32. 32.Which syllable is stressed in “capacity”? (a) ca-PAC-i-ty (2nd) (b) CA-pac-i-ty (1st) (c) ca-pac-i-TY (4th)
  33. 33.Listen to “activity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ac-TIV-i-ty (2nd) (b) ac-tiv-I-ty (3rd) (c) ac-tiv-i-TY (4th)
  34. 34.Listen to “photograph”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) PHO-to-graph (1st) (b) pho-TO-graph (2nd) (c) pho-to-GRAPH (3rd)
  35. 35.Listen to “curiosity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) cu-ri-os-I-ty (4th) (b) CU-ri-os-i-ty (1st) (c) cu-ri-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  36. 36.Listen to “condition”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) con-DI-tion (2nd) (b) con-di-TION (3rd) (c) CON-di-tion (1st)
  37. 37.Which syllable is stressed in “academic”? (a) ac-a-DEM-ic (3rd) (b) ac-a-dem-IC (4th) (c) AC-a-dem-ic (1st)
  38. 38.Listen to “gigantic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) gi-GAN-tic (2nd) (b) gi-gan-TIC (3rd) (c) GI-gan-tic (1st)
  39. 39.Listen to “community”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) com-mu-NI-ty (3rd) (b) COM-mu-ni-ty (1st) (c) com-MU-ni-ty (2nd)
  40. 40.Which syllable is stressed in “possibility”? (a) pos-si-bil-I-ty (4th) (b) pos-si-BIL-i-ty (3rd) (c) pos-SI-bil-i-ty (2nd)

Answer key

  1. in-vi-TA-tion (3rd)
  2. pop-u-LAR-i-ty (3rd)
  3. tra-DI-tion (2nd)
  4. pub-LIC-i-ty (2nd)
  5. en-er-GET-ic (3rd)
  6. pho-to-GRAPH-ic (3rd)
  7. ath-LET-ic (2nd)
  8. PHO-to-graph (1st)
  9. com-pre-HEN-sion (3rd)
  10. sim-i-LAR-i-ty (3rd)
  11. na-tion-AL-i-ty (3rd)
  12. MAG-ic (1st)
  13. cre-a-TIV-i-ty (3rd)
  14. mag-NET-ic (2nd)
  15. MU-sic (1st)
  16. ed-u-CA-tion (3rd)
  17. pho-TOG-ra-phy (2nd)
  18. pop-u-LA-tion (3rd)
  19. gen-er-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  20. dis-CUS-sion (2nd)
  21. CHAR-i-ty (1st)
  22. sim-i-LAR-i-ty (3rd)
  23. ex-hi-BI-tion (3rd)
  24. in-for-MA-tion (3rd)
  25. fan-TAS-tic (2nd)
  26. sym-BOL-ic (2nd)
  27. his-TOR-ic (2nd)
  28. ac-TIV-i-ty (2nd)
  29. de-CI-sion (2nd)
  30. col-LEC-tion (2nd)
  31. fan-TAS-tic (2nd)
  32. ca-PAC-i-ty (2nd)
  33. ac-TIV-i-ty (2nd)
  34. PHO-to-graph (1st)
  35. cu-ri-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  36. con-DI-tion (2nd)
  37. ac-a-DEM-ic (3rd)
  38. gi-GAN-tic (2nd)
  39. com-MU-ni-ty (2nd)
  40. pos-si-BIL-i-ty (3rd)

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