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Word Stress Long Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 18: Stress in long words · Set 205 · 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 “possibility”? (a) POS-si-bil-i-ty (1st) (b) pos-si-bil-i-TY (5th) (c) pos-si-BIL-i-ty (3rd)
  2. 2.Which syllable is stressed in “scientific”? (a) SCI-en-tif-ic (1st) (b) sci-EN-tif-ic (2nd) (c) sci-en-TIF-ic (3rd)
  3. 3.Which syllable is stressed in “pronunciation”? (a) pro-nun-ci-a-TION (5th) (b) pro-nun-ci-A-tion (4th) (c) PRO-nun-ci-a-tion (1st)
  4. 4.Listen to “decision”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) DE-ci-sion (1st) (b) de-CI-sion (2nd) (c) de-ci-SION (3rd)
  5. 5.Which syllable is stressed in “magnetic”? (a) MAG-net-ic (1st) (b) mag-net-IC (3rd) (c) mag-NET-ic (2nd)
  6. 6.Which syllable is stressed in “magic”? (a) mag-IC (2nd) (b) MAG-ic (1st)
  7. 7.Listen to “examination”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ex-am-i-na-TION (5th) (b) ex-am-I-na-tion (3rd) (c) ex-am-i-NA-tion (4th)
  8. 8.Listen to “education”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ed-u-ca-TION (4th) (b) ed-u-CA-tion (3rd) (c) ED-u-ca-tion (1st)
  9. 9.Which syllable is stressed in “revolution”? (a) rev-o-lu-TION (4th) (b) REV-o-lu-tion (1st) (c) rev-o-LU-tion (3rd)
  10. 10.Which syllable is stressed in “traffic”? (a) traf-FIC (2nd) (b) TRAF-fic (1st)
  11. 11.Which syllable is stressed in “exhibition”? (a) ex-HI-bi-tion (2nd) (b) ex-hi-BI-tion (3rd) (c) EX-hi-bi-tion (1st)
  12. 12.Which syllable is stressed in “conversation”? (a) CON-ver-sa-tion (1st) (b) con-VER-sa-tion (2nd) (c) con-ver-SA-tion (3rd)
  13. 13.Listen to “condition”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) CON-di-tion (1st) (b) con-DI-tion (2nd) (c) con-di-TION (3rd)
  14. 14.Which syllable is stressed in “information”? (a) in-FOR-ma-tion (2nd) (b) IN-for-ma-tion (1st) (c) in-for-MA-tion (3rd)
  15. 15.Which syllable is stressed in “examination”? (a) ex-am-i-NA-tion (4th) (b) ex-am-I-na-tion (3rd) (c) ex-AM-i-na-tion (2nd)
  16. 16.Which syllable is stressed in “decision”? (a) de-CI-sion (2nd) (b) de-ci-SION (3rd) (c) DE-ci-sion (1st)
  17. 17.Which syllable is stressed in “comprehension”? (a) com-pre-hen-SION (4th) (b) com-pre-HEN-sion (3rd) (c) com-PRE-hen-sion (2nd)
  18. 18.Listen to “terrific”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) TER-rif-ic (1st) (b) ter-RIF-ic (2nd) (c) ter-rif-IC (3rd)
  19. 19.Listen to “dramatic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) dra-MAT-ic (2nd) (b) dra-mat-IC (3rd) (c) DRA-mat-ic (1st)
  20. 20.Listen to “reality”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) re-al-i-TY (4th) (b) RE-al-i-ty (1st) (c) re-AL-i-ty (2nd)
  21. 21.Listen to “collection”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) col-lec-TION (3rd) (b) COL-lec-tion (1st) (c) col-LEC-tion (2nd)
  22. 22.Listen to “romantic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ro-man-TIC (3rd) (b) RO-man-tic (1st) (c) ro-MAN-tic (2nd)
  23. 23.Listen to “charity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) char-i-TY (3rd) (b) char-I-ty (2nd) (c) CHAR-i-ty (1st)
  24. 24.Listen to “popularity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pop-u-lar-I-ty (4th) (b) pop-u-LAR-i-ty (3rd) (c) POP-u-lar-i-ty (1st)
  25. 25.Which syllable is stressed in “energetic”? (a) EN-er-get-ic (1st) (b) en-ER-get-ic (2nd) (c) en-er-GET-ic (3rd)
  26. 26.Listen to “majority”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ma-JOR-i-ty (2nd) (b) ma-jor-i-TY (4th) (c) MA-jor-i-ty (1st)
  27. 27.Which syllable is stressed in “solution”? (a) SO-lu-tion (1st) (b) so-LU-tion (2nd) (c) so-lu-TION (3rd)
  28. 28.Which syllable is stressed in “quality”? (a) qual-i-TY (3rd) (b) qual-I-ty (2nd) (c) QUAL-i-ty (1st)
  29. 29.Which syllable is stressed in “public”? (a) PUB-lic (1st) (b) pub-LIC (2nd)
  30. 30.Listen to “generosity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) gen-er-OS-i-ty (3rd) (b) GEN-er-os-i-ty (1st) (c) gen-er-os-i-TY (5th)
  31. 31.Listen to “characteristic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) char-AC-ter-is-tic (2nd) (b) CHAR-ac-ter-is-tic (1st) (c) char-ac-ter-IS-tic (4th)
  32. 32.Which syllable is stressed in “explanation”? (a) EX-pla-na-tion (1st) (b) ex-PLA-na-tion (2nd) (c) ex-pla-NA-tion (3rd)
  33. 33.Listen to “music”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) mu-SIC (2nd) (b) MU-sic (1st)
  34. 34.Which syllable is stressed in “historic”? (a) his-TOR-ic (2nd) (b) HIS-tor-ic (1st) (c) his-tor-IC (3rd)
  35. 35.Which syllable is stressed in “dramatic”? (a) dra-mat-IC (3rd) (b) dra-MAT-ic (2nd) (c) DRA-mat-ic (1st)
  36. 36.Which syllable is stressed in “publicity”? (a) PUB-lic-i-ty (1st) (b) pub-LIC-i-ty (2nd) (c) pub-lic-i-TY (4th)
  37. 37.Which syllable is stressed in “photography”? (a) pho-TOG-ra-phy (2nd) (b) pho-tog-RA-phy (3rd) (c) PHO-tog-ra-phy (1st)
  38. 38.Which syllable is stressed in “activity”? (a) ac-tiv-I-ty (3rd) (b) AC-tiv-i-ty (1st) (c) ac-TIV-i-ty (2nd)
  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 “population”? (a) pop-u-LA-tion (3rd) (b) pop-U-la-tion (2nd) (c) POP-u-la-tion (1st)

Answer key

  1. pos-si-BIL-i-ty (3rd)
  2. sci-en-TIF-ic (3rd)
  3. pro-nun-ci-A-tion (4th)
  4. de-CI-sion (2nd)
  5. mag-NET-ic (2nd)
  6. MAG-ic (1st)
  7. ex-am-i-NA-tion (4th)
  8. ed-u-CA-tion (3rd)
  9. rev-o-LU-tion (3rd)
  10. TRAF-fic (1st)
  11. ex-hi-BI-tion (3rd)
  12. con-ver-SA-tion (3rd)
  13. con-DI-tion (2nd)
  14. in-for-MA-tion (3rd)
  15. ex-am-i-NA-tion (4th)
  16. de-CI-sion (2nd)
  17. com-pre-HEN-sion (3rd)
  18. ter-RIF-ic (2nd)
  19. dra-MAT-ic (2nd)
  20. re-AL-i-ty (2nd)
  21. col-LEC-tion (2nd)
  22. ro-MAN-tic (2nd)
  23. CHAR-i-ty (1st)
  24. pop-u-LAR-i-ty (3rd)
  25. en-er-GET-ic (3rd)
  26. ma-JOR-i-ty (2nd)
  27. so-LU-tion (2nd)
  28. QUAL-i-ty (1st)
  29. PUB-lic (1st)
  30. gen-er-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  31. char-ac-ter-IS-tic (4th)
  32. ex-pla-NA-tion (3rd)
  33. MU-sic (1st)
  34. his-TOR-ic (2nd)
  35. dra-MAT-ic (2nd)
  36. pub-LIC-i-ty (2nd)
  37. pho-TOG-ra-phy (2nd)
  38. ac-TIV-i-ty (2nd)
  39. com-MU-ni-ty (2nd)
  40. pop-u-LA-tion (3rd)

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