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Word Stress Long Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 18: Stress in long words · Set 136 · 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 “population”? (a) pop-u-la-TION (4th) (b) pop-U-la-tion (2nd) (c) pop-u-LA-tion (3rd)
  2. 2.Which syllable is stressed in “romantic”? (a) RO-man-tic (1st) (b) ro-man-TIC (3rd) (c) ro-MAN-tic (2nd)
  3. 3.Which syllable is stressed in “dramatic”? (a) dra-mat-IC (3rd) (b) DRA-mat-ic (1st) (c) dra-MAT-ic (2nd)
  4. 4.Listen to “invitation”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) in-vi-ta-TION (4th) (b) in-VI-ta-tion (2nd) (c) in-vi-TA-tion (3rd)
  5. 5.Which syllable is stressed in “characteristic”? (a) char-AC-ter-is-tic (2nd) (b) char-ac-ter-IS-tic (4th) (c) CHAR-ac-ter-is-tic (1st)
  6. 6.Which syllable is stressed in “photograph”? (a) pho-TO-graph (2nd) (b) pho-to-GRAPH (3rd) (c) PHO-to-graph (1st)
  7. 7.Listen to “revolution”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) rev-o-lu-TION (4th) (b) REV-o-lu-tion (1st) (c) rev-o-LU-tion (3rd)
  8. 8.Listen to “creativity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) CRE-a-tiv-i-ty (1st) (b) cre-a-tiv-I-ty (4th) (c) cre-a-TIV-i-ty (3rd)
  9. 9.Which syllable is stressed in “music”? (a) mu-SIC (2nd) (b) MU-sic (1st)
  10. 10.Which syllable is stressed in “terrific”? (a) ter-rif-IC (3rd) (b) TER-rif-ic (1st) (c) ter-RIF-ic (2nd)
  11. 11.Which syllable is stressed in “exhibition”? (a) ex-hi-bi-TION (4th) (b) EX-hi-bi-tion (1st) (c) ex-hi-BI-tion (3rd)
  12. 12.Listen to “public”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pub-LIC (2nd) (b) PUB-lic (1st)
  13. 13.Which syllable is stressed in “photographer”? (a) pho-tog-ra-PHER (4th) (b) pho-tog-RA-pher (3rd) (c) pho-TOG-ra-pher (2nd)
  14. 14.Listen to “fantastic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) FAN-tas-tic (1st) (b) fan-TAS-tic (2nd) (c) fan-tas-TIC (3rd)
  15. 15.Listen to “scientific”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) sci-en-TIF-ic (3rd) (b) sci-EN-tif-ic (2nd) (c) sci-en-tif-IC (4th)
  16. 16.Which syllable is stressed in “similarity”? (a) sim-I-lar-i-ty (2nd) (b) SIM-i-lar-i-ty (1st) (c) sim-i-LAR-i-ty (3rd)
  17. 17.Which syllable is stressed in “conversation”? (a) con-ver-sa-TION (4th) (b) con-ver-SA-tion (3rd) (c) con-VER-sa-tion (2nd)
  18. 18.Listen to “solution”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) SO-lu-tion (1st) (b) so-LU-tion (2nd) (c) so-lu-TION (3rd)
  19. 19.Which syllable is stressed in “photographic”? (a) pho-TO-graph-ic (2nd) (b) PHO-to-graph-ic (1st) (c) pho-to-GRAPH-ic (3rd)
  20. 20.Listen to “pronunciation”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) PRO-nun-ci-a-tion (1st) (b) pro-nun-ci-a-TION (5th) (c) pro-nun-ci-A-tion (4th)
  21. 21.Which syllable is stressed in “magic”? (a) mag-IC (2nd) (b) MAG-ic (1st)
  22. 22.Listen to “explanation”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ex-pla-na-TION (4th) (b) ex-pla-NA-tion (3rd) (c) EX-pla-na-tion (1st)
  23. 23.Listen to “romantic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ro-MAN-tic (2nd) (b) ro-man-TIC (3rd) (c) RO-man-tic (1st)
  24. 24.Which syllable is stressed in “artistic”? (a) AR-tis-tic (1st) (b) ar-tis-TIC (3rd) (c) ar-TIS-tic (2nd)
  25. 25.Listen to “photographer”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pho-TOG-ra-pher (2nd) (b) pho-tog-ra-PHER (4th) (c) pho-tog-RA-pher (3rd)
  26. 26.Listen to “historic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) HIS-tor-ic (1st) (b) his-tor-IC (3rd) (c) his-TOR-ic (2nd)
  27. 27.Which syllable is stressed in “personality”? (a) per-son-al-i-TY (5th) (b) per-SON-al-i-ty (2nd) (c) per-son-AL-i-ty (3rd)
  28. 28.Which syllable is stressed in “possibility”? (a) pos-si-BIL-i-ty (3rd) (b) POS-si-bil-i-ty (1st) (c) pos-si-bil-I-ty (4th)
  29. 29.Listen to “publicity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pub-lic-I-ty (3rd) (b) pub-lic-i-TY (4th) (c) pub-LIC-i-ty (2nd)
  30. 30.Which syllable is stressed in “invitation”? (a) in-vi-TA-tion (3rd) (b) in-vi-ta-TION (4th) (c) IN-vi-ta-tion (1st)
  31. 31.Which syllable is stressed in “curiosity”? (a) cu-ri-OS-i-ty (3rd) (b) cu-ri-os-i-TY (5th) (c) CU-ri-os-i-ty (1st)
  32. 32.Which syllable is stressed in “comprehension”? (a) com-PRE-hen-sion (2nd) (b) com-pre-HEN-sion (3rd) (c) com-pre-hen-SION (4th)
  33. 33.Listen to “presentation”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pre-sen-ta-TION (4th) (b) pre-sen-TA-tion (3rd) (c) PRE-sen-ta-tion (1st)
  34. 34.Listen to “photograph”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pho-TO-graph (2nd) (b) PHO-to-graph (1st) (c) pho-to-GRAPH (3rd)
  35. 35.Which syllable is stressed in “traffic”? (a) traf-FIC (2nd) (b) TRAF-fic (1st)
  36. 36.Which syllable is stressed in “examination”? (a) EX-am-i-na-tion (1st) (b) ex-am-i-NA-tion (4th) (c) ex-am-i-na-TION (5th)
  37. 37.Listen to “democratic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) dem-o-crat-IC (4th) (b) DEM-o-crat-ic (1st) (c) dem-o-CRAT-ic (3rd)
  38. 38.Which syllable is stressed in “explanation”? (a) ex-PLA-na-tion (2nd) (b) ex-pla-NA-tion (3rd) (c) EX-pla-na-tion (1st)
  39. 39.Which syllable is stressed in “pronunciation”? (a) PRO-nun-ci-a-tion (1st) (b) pro-nun-ci-A-tion (4th) (c) pro-nun-CI-a-tion (3rd)
  40. 40.Listen to “generosity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) gen-er-os-I-ty (4th) (b) gen-er-OS-i-ty (3rd) (c) GEN-er-os-i-ty (1st)

Answer key

  1. pop-u-LA-tion (3rd)
  2. ro-MAN-tic (2nd)
  3. dra-MAT-ic (2nd)
  4. in-vi-TA-tion (3rd)
  5. char-ac-ter-IS-tic (4th)
  6. PHO-to-graph (1st)
  7. rev-o-LU-tion (3rd)
  8. cre-a-TIV-i-ty (3rd)
  9. MU-sic (1st)
  10. ter-RIF-ic (2nd)
  11. ex-hi-BI-tion (3rd)
  12. PUB-lic (1st)
  13. pho-TOG-ra-pher (2nd)
  14. fan-TAS-tic (2nd)
  15. sci-en-TIF-ic (3rd)
  16. sim-i-LAR-i-ty (3rd)
  17. con-ver-SA-tion (3rd)
  18. so-LU-tion (2nd)
  19. pho-to-GRAPH-ic (3rd)
  20. pro-nun-ci-A-tion (4th)
  21. MAG-ic (1st)
  22. ex-pla-NA-tion (3rd)
  23. ro-MAN-tic (2nd)
  24. ar-TIS-tic (2nd)
  25. pho-TOG-ra-pher (2nd)
  26. his-TOR-ic (2nd)
  27. per-son-AL-i-ty (3rd)
  28. pos-si-BIL-i-ty (3rd)
  29. pub-LIC-i-ty (2nd)
  30. in-vi-TA-tion (3rd)
  31. cu-ri-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  32. com-pre-HEN-sion (3rd)
  33. pre-sen-TA-tion (3rd)
  34. PHO-to-graph (1st)
  35. TRAF-fic (1st)
  36. ex-am-i-NA-tion (4th)
  37. dem-o-CRAT-ic (3rd)
  38. ex-pla-NA-tion (3rd)
  39. pro-nun-ci-A-tion (4th)
  40. gen-er-OS-i-ty (3rd)

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