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Word Stress Long Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 18: Stress in long words · Set 111 · 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 “historic”? (a) his-tor-IC (3rd) (b) HIS-tor-ic (1st) (c) his-TOR-ic (2nd)
  2. 2.Which syllable is stressed in “quality”? (a) qual-i-TY (3rd) (b) qual-I-ty (2nd) (c) QUAL-i-ty (1st)
  3. 3.Which syllable is stressed in “symbolic”? (a) SYM-bol-ic (1st) (b) sym-bol-IC (3rd) (c) sym-BOL-ic (2nd)
  4. 4.Listen to “population”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pop-U-la-tion (2nd) (b) pop-u-LA-tion (3rd) (c) POP-u-la-tion (1st)
  5. 5.Listen to “symbolic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) sym-BOL-ic (2nd) (b) SYM-bol-ic (1st) (c) sym-bol-IC (3rd)
  6. 6.Listen to “photographic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) PHO-to-graph-ic (1st) (b) pho-to-GRAPH-ic (3rd) (c) pho-to-graph-IC (4th)
  7. 7.Listen to “gigantic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) gi-gan-TIC (3rd) (b) gi-GAN-tic (2nd) (c) GI-gan-tic (1st)
  8. 8.Listen to “information”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) IN-for-ma-tion (1st) (b) in-for-MA-tion (3rd) (c) in-FOR-ma-tion (2nd)
  9. 9.Which syllable is stressed in “condition”? (a) con-di-TION (3rd) (b) CON-di-tion (1st) (c) con-DI-tion (2nd)
  10. 10.Which syllable is stressed in “popularity”? (a) pop-U-lar-i-ty (2nd) (b) pop-u-LAR-i-ty (3rd) (c) POP-u-lar-i-ty (1st)
  11. 11.Listen to “energetic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) en-ER-get-ic (2nd) (b) en-er-GET-ic (3rd) (c) EN-er-get-ic (1st)
  12. 12.Which syllable is stressed in “athletic”? (a) ATH-let-ic (1st) (b) ath-let-IC (3rd) (c) ath-LET-ic (2nd)
  13. 13.Listen to “comprehension”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) com-pre-HEN-sion (3rd) (b) com-pre-hen-SION (4th) (c) com-PRE-hen-sion (2nd)
  14. 14.Listen to “athletic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ath-let-IC (3rd) (b) ATH-let-ic (1st) (c) ath-LET-ic (2nd)
  15. 15.Listen to “invitation”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) in-VI-ta-tion (2nd) (b) IN-vi-ta-tion (1st) (c) in-vi-TA-tion (3rd)
  16. 16.Listen to “democratic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) dem-o-crat-IC (4th) (b) dem-o-CRAT-ic (3rd) (c) dem-O-crat-ic (2nd)
  17. 17.Listen to “collection”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) col-lec-TION (3rd) (b) COL-lec-tion (1st) (c) col-LEC-tion (2nd)
  18. 18.Listen to “possibility”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) POS-si-bil-i-ty (1st) (b) pos-SI-bil-i-ty (2nd) (c) pos-si-BIL-i-ty (3rd)
  19. 19.Listen to “tradition”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) TRA-di-tion (1st) (b) tra-di-TION (3rd) (c) tra-DI-tion (2nd)
  20. 20.Which syllable is stressed in “tradition”? (a) TRA-di-tion (1st) (b) tra-DI-tion (2nd) (c) tra-di-TION (3rd)
  21. 21.Listen to “activity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ac-TIV-i-ty (2nd) (b) ac-tiv-i-TY (4th) (c) AC-tiv-i-ty (1st)
  22. 22.Listen to “dramatic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) DRA-mat-ic (1st) (b) dra-mat-IC (3rd) (c) dra-MAT-ic (2nd)
  23. 23.Which syllable is stressed in “collection”? (a) COL-lec-tion (1st) (b) col-lec-TION (3rd) (c) col-LEC-tion (2nd)
  24. 24.Listen to “decision”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) de-CI-sion (2nd) (b) DE-ci-sion (1st) (c) de-ci-SION (3rd)
  25. 25.Listen to “nationality”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) na-tion-al-i-TY (5th) (b) na-tion-AL-i-ty (3rd) (c) na-TION-al-i-ty (2nd)
  26. 26.Which syllable is stressed in “charity”? (a) char-i-TY (3rd) (b) char-I-ty (2nd) (c) CHAR-i-ty (1st)
  27. 27.Which syllable is stressed in “dramatic”? (a) dra-MAT-ic (2nd) (b) dra-mat-IC (3rd) (c) DRA-mat-ic (1st)
  28. 28.Which syllable is stressed in “photography”? (a) pho-TOG-ra-phy (2nd) (b) pho-tog-ra-PHY (4th) (c) PHO-tog-ra-phy (1st)
  29. 29.Listen to “conversation”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) CON-ver-sa-tion (1st) (b) con-ver-sa-TION (4th) (c) con-ver-SA-tion (3rd)
  30. 30.Which syllable is stressed in “examination”? (a) EX-am-i-na-tion (1st) (b) ex-am-I-na-tion (3rd) (c) ex-am-i-NA-tion (4th)
  31. 31.Which syllable is stressed in “information”? (a) IN-for-ma-tion (1st) (b) in-for-MA-tion (3rd) (c) in-for-ma-TION (4th)
  32. 32.Listen to “community”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) com-MU-ni-ty (2nd) (b) COM-mu-ni-ty (1st) (c) com-mu-NI-ty (3rd)
  33. 33.Which syllable is stressed in “personality”? (a) per-son-al-i-TY (5th) (b) per-son-AL-i-ty (3rd) (c) per-SON-al-i-ty (2nd)
  34. 34.Listen to “metallic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ME-tal-lic (1st) (b) me-tal-LIC (3rd) (c) me-TAL-lic (2nd)
  35. 35.Listen to “explanation”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ex-pla-NA-tion (3rd) (b) ex-PLA-na-tion (2nd) (c) ex-pla-na-TION (4th)
  36. 36.Listen to “generosity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) gen-ER-os-i-ty (2nd) (b) gen-er-OS-i-ty (3rd) (c) gen-er-os-I-ty (4th)
  37. 37.Which syllable is stressed in “majority”? (a) MA-jor-i-ty (1st) (b) ma-JOR-i-ty (2nd) (c) ma-jor-i-TY (4th)
  38. 38.Which syllable is stressed in “revolution”? (a) rev-o-LU-tion (3rd) (b) rev-o-lu-TION (4th) (c) REV-o-lu-tion (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.Listen to “exhibition”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) EX-hi-bi-tion (1st) (b) ex-hi-bi-TION (4th) (c) ex-hi-BI-tion (3rd)

Answer key

  1. his-TOR-ic (2nd)
  2. QUAL-i-ty (1st)
  3. sym-BOL-ic (2nd)
  4. pop-u-LA-tion (3rd)
  5. sym-BOL-ic (2nd)
  6. pho-to-GRAPH-ic (3rd)
  7. gi-GAN-tic (2nd)
  8. in-for-MA-tion (3rd)
  9. con-DI-tion (2nd)
  10. pop-u-LAR-i-ty (3rd)
  11. en-er-GET-ic (3rd)
  12. ath-LET-ic (2nd)
  13. com-pre-HEN-sion (3rd)
  14. ath-LET-ic (2nd)
  15. in-vi-TA-tion (3rd)
  16. dem-o-CRAT-ic (3rd)
  17. col-LEC-tion (2nd)
  18. pos-si-BIL-i-ty (3rd)
  19. tra-DI-tion (2nd)
  20. tra-DI-tion (2nd)
  21. ac-TIV-i-ty (2nd)
  22. dra-MAT-ic (2nd)
  23. col-LEC-tion (2nd)
  24. de-CI-sion (2nd)
  25. na-tion-AL-i-ty (3rd)
  26. CHAR-i-ty (1st)
  27. dra-MAT-ic (2nd)
  28. pho-TOG-ra-phy (2nd)
  29. con-ver-SA-tion (3rd)
  30. ex-am-i-NA-tion (4th)
  31. in-for-MA-tion (3rd)
  32. com-MU-ni-ty (2nd)
  33. per-son-AL-i-ty (3rd)
  34. me-TAL-lic (2nd)
  35. ex-pla-NA-tion (3rd)
  36. gen-er-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  37. ma-JOR-i-ty (2nd)
  38. rev-o-LU-tion (3rd)
  39. com-pe-TI-tion (3rd)
  40. ex-hi-BI-tion (3rd)

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