← Stress in long words lesson New set →

Word Stress Long Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 18: Stress in long words · Set 14 · 40 questions
TalentJR

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.

NameDateTime takenScore ___ / 40
  1. 1.Listen to “population”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pop-u-LA-tion (3rd) (b) pop-u-la-TION (4th) (c) pop-U-la-tion (2nd)
  2. 2.Which syllable is stressed in “pronunciation”? (a) PRO-nun-ci-a-tion (1st) (b) pro-nun-ci-a-TION (5th) (c) pro-nun-ci-A-tion (4th)
  3. 3.Which syllable is stressed in “terrific”? (a) TER-rif-ic (1st) (b) ter-rif-IC (3rd) (c) ter-RIF-ic (2nd)
  4. 4.Listen to “competition”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) com-pe-ti-TION (4th) (b) com-pe-TI-tion (3rd) (c) com-PE-ti-tion (2nd)
  5. 5.Which syllable is stressed in “security”? (a) SE-cur-i-ty (1st) (b) se-CUR-i-ty (2nd) (c) se-cur-I-ty (3rd)
  6. 6.Which syllable is stressed in “plastic”? (a) plas-TIC (2nd) (b) PLAS-tic (1st)
  7. 7.Which syllable is stressed in “collection”? (a) col-LEC-tion (2nd) (b) COL-lec-tion (1st) (c) col-lec-TION (3rd)
  8. 8.Which syllable is stressed in “photograph”? (a) pho-to-GRAPH (3rd) (b) pho-TO-graph (2nd) (c) PHO-to-graph (1st)
  9. 9.Listen to “personality”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) per-son-al-i-TY (5th) (b) per-SON-al-i-ty (2nd) (c) per-son-AL-i-ty (3rd)
  10. 10.Listen to “popularity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) POP-u-lar-i-ty (1st) (b) pop-u-lar-I-ty (4th) (c) pop-u-LAR-i-ty (3rd)
  11. 11.Which syllable is stressed in “fantastic”? (a) FAN-tas-tic (1st) (b) fan-TAS-tic (2nd) (c) fan-tas-TIC (3rd)
  12. 12.Listen to “plastic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) plas-TIC (2nd) (b) PLAS-tic (1st)
  13. 13.Which syllable is stressed in “tradition”? (a) TRA-di-tion (1st) (b) tra-di-TION (3rd) (c) tra-DI-tion (2nd)
  14. 14.Which syllable is stressed in “discussion”? (a) dis-cus-SION (3rd) (b) dis-CUS-sion (2nd) (c) DIS-cus-sion (1st)
  15. 15.Listen to “revolution”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) REV-o-lu-tion (1st) (b) rev-o-LU-tion (3rd) (c) rev-o-lu-TION (4th)
  16. 16.Listen to “traffic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) TRAF-fic (1st) (b) traf-FIC (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.Which syllable is stressed in “academic”? (a) ac-a-dem-IC (4th) (b) ac-a-DEM-ic (3rd) (c) AC-a-dem-ic (1st)
  19. 19.Which syllable is stressed in “photographic”? (a) pho-to-graph-IC (4th) (b) pho-to-GRAPH-ic (3rd) (c) PHO-to-graph-ic (1st)
  20. 20.Which syllable is stressed in “presentation”? (a) pre-SEN-ta-tion (2nd) (b) pre-sen-TA-tion (3rd) (c) PRE-sen-ta-tion (1st)
  21. 21.Which syllable is stressed in “examination”? (a) ex-am-i-na-TION (5th) (b) ex-am-i-NA-tion (4th) (c) ex-AM-i-na-tion (2nd)
  22. 22.Which syllable is stressed in “music”? (a) mu-SIC (2nd) (b) MU-sic (1st)
  23. 23.Which syllable is stressed in “conversation”? (a) CON-ver-sa-tion (1st) (b) con-ver-sa-TION (4th) (c) con-ver-SA-tion (3rd)
  24. 24.Listen to “magic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) mag-IC (2nd) (b) MAG-ic (1st)
  25. 25.Listen to “conversation”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) con-ver-SA-tion (3rd) (b) con-VER-sa-tion (2nd) (c) CON-ver-sa-tion (1st)
  26. 26.Which syllable is stressed in “generosity”? (a) gen-er-os-I-ty (4th) (b) gen-er-os-i-TY (5th) (c) gen-er-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  27. 27.Listen to “characteristic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) char-AC-ter-is-tic (2nd) (b) char-ac-ter-is-TIC (5th) (c) char-ac-ter-IS-tic (4th)
  28. 28.Which syllable is stressed in “magnetic”? (a) MAG-net-ic (1st) (b) mag-net-IC (3rd) (c) mag-NET-ic (2nd)
  29. 29.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)
  30. 30.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 (5th)
  31. 31.Which syllable is stressed in “romantic”? (a) ro-MAN-tic (2nd) (b) RO-man-tic (1st) (c) ro-man-TIC (3rd)
  32. 32.Listen to “comprehension”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) com-PRE-hen-sion (2nd) (b) COM-pre-hen-sion (1st) (c) com-pre-HEN-sion (3rd)
  33. 33.Which syllable is stressed in “energetic”? (a) en-ER-get-ic (2nd) (b) en-er-GET-ic (3rd) (c) en-er-get-IC (4th)
  34. 34.Listen to “capacity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ca-PAC-i-ty (2nd) (b) ca-pac-I-ty (3rd) (c) CA-pac-i-ty (1st)
  35. 35.Listen to “tradition”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) tra-DI-tion (2nd) (b) TRA-di-tion (1st) (c) tra-di-TION (3rd)
  36. 36.Which syllable is stressed in “education”? (a) ed-u-ca-TION (4th) (b) ed-u-CA-tion (3rd) (c) ED-u-ca-tion (1st)
  37. 37.Listen to “charity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) CHAR-i-ty (1st) (b) char-i-TY (3rd) (c) char-I-ty (2nd)
  38. 38.Listen to “romantic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) RO-man-tic (1st) (b) ro-man-TIC (3rd) (c) ro-MAN-tic (2nd)
  39. 39.Listen to “education”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ed-U-ca-tion (2nd) (b) ed-u-CA-tion (3rd) (c) ED-u-ca-tion (1st)
  40. 40.Which syllable is stressed in “historic”? (a) HIS-tor-ic (1st) (b) his-tor-IC (3rd) (c) his-TOR-ic (2nd)

Answer key

  1. pop-u-LA-tion (3rd)
  2. pro-nun-ci-A-tion (4th)
  3. ter-RIF-ic (2nd)
  4. com-pe-TI-tion (3rd)
  5. se-CUR-i-ty (2nd)
  6. PLAS-tic (1st)
  7. col-LEC-tion (2nd)
  8. PHO-to-graph (1st)
  9. per-son-AL-i-ty (3rd)
  10. pop-u-LAR-i-ty (3rd)
  11. fan-TAS-tic (2nd)
  12. PLAS-tic (1st)
  13. tra-DI-tion (2nd)
  14. dis-CUS-sion (2nd)
  15. rev-o-LU-tion (3rd)
  16. TRAF-fic (1st)
  17. col-LEC-tion (2nd)
  18. ac-a-DEM-ic (3rd)
  19. pho-to-GRAPH-ic (3rd)
  20. pre-sen-TA-tion (3rd)
  21. ex-am-i-NA-tion (4th)
  22. MU-sic (1st)
  23. con-ver-SA-tion (3rd)
  24. MAG-ic (1st)
  25. con-ver-SA-tion (3rd)
  26. gen-er-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  27. char-ac-ter-IS-tic (4th)
  28. mag-NET-ic (2nd)
  29. pho-TOG-ra-phy (2nd)
  30. pos-si-BIL-i-ty (3rd)
  31. ro-MAN-tic (2nd)
  32. com-pre-HEN-sion (3rd)
  33. en-er-GET-ic (3rd)
  34. ca-PAC-i-ty (2nd)
  35. tra-DI-tion (2nd)
  36. ed-u-CA-tion (3rd)
  37. CHAR-i-ty (1st)
  38. ro-MAN-tic (2nd)
  39. ed-u-CA-tion (3rd)
  40. his-TOR-ic (2nd)

Free pronunciation lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/english-pronunciation