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Word Stress Long Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 18: Stress in long words · Set 22 · 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 “condition”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) con-di-TION (3rd) (b) con-DI-tion (2nd) (c) CON-di-tion (1st)
  2. 2.Listen to “activity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ac-tiv-i-TY (4th) (b) AC-tiv-i-ty (1st) (c) ac-TIV-i-ty (2nd)
  3. 3.Listen to “exhibition”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) EX-hi-bi-tion (1st) (b) ex-HI-bi-tion (2nd) (c) ex-hi-BI-tion (3rd)
  4. 4.Which syllable is stressed in “music”? (a) MU-sic (1st) (b) mu-SIC (2nd)
  5. 5.Listen to “possibility”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) POS-si-bil-i-ty (1st) (b) pos-si-bil-i-TY (5th) (c) pos-si-BIL-i-ty (3rd)
  6. 6.Listen to “examination”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ex-am-I-na-tion (3rd) (b) ex-am-i-na-TION (5th) (c) ex-am-i-NA-tion (4th)
  7. 7.Which syllable is stressed in “quality”? (a) qual-i-TY (3rd) (b) QUAL-i-ty (1st) (c) qual-I-ty (2nd)
  8. 8.Listen to “direction”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) DI-rec-tion (1st) (b) di-rec-TION (3rd) (c) di-REC-tion (2nd)
  9. 9.Which syllable is stressed in “explanation”? (a) ex-pla-NA-tion (3rd) (b) EX-pla-na-tion (1st) (c) ex-PLA-na-tion (2nd)
  10. 10.Which syllable is stressed in “collection”? (a) COL-lec-tion (1st) (b) col-LEC-tion (2nd) (c) col-lec-TION (3rd)
  11. 11.Which syllable is stressed in “discussion”? (a) dis-cus-SION (3rd) (b) dis-CUS-sion (2nd) (c) DIS-cus-sion (1st)
  12. 12.Which syllable is stressed in “photograph”? (a) pho-TO-graph (2nd) (b) pho-to-GRAPH (3rd) (c) PHO-to-graph (1st)
  13. 13.Which syllable is stressed in “energetic”? (a) en-ER-get-ic (2nd) (b) en-er-get-IC (4th) (c) en-er-GET-ic (3rd)
  14. 14.Which syllable is stressed in “exhibition”? (a) ex-hi-BI-tion (3rd) (b) ex-hi-bi-TION (4th) (c) EX-hi-bi-tion (1st)
  15. 15.Listen to “decision”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) DE-ci-sion (1st) (b) de-CI-sion (2nd) (c) de-ci-SION (3rd)
  16. 16.Listen to “presentation”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) PRE-sen-ta-tion (1st) (b) pre-sen-TA-tion (3rd) (c) pre-sen-ta-TION (4th)
  17. 17.Which syllable is stressed in “reality”? (a) RE-al-i-ty (1st) (b) re-AL-i-ty (2nd) (c) re-al-I-ty (3rd)
  18. 18.Listen to “discussion”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) DIS-cus-sion (1st) (b) dis-CUS-sion (2nd) (c) dis-cus-SION (3rd)
  19. 19.Which syllable is stressed in “tradition”? (a) tra-di-TION (3rd) (b) TRA-di-tion (1st) (c) tra-DI-tion (2nd)
  20. 20.Which syllable is stressed in “terrific”? (a) ter-rif-IC (3rd) (b) ter-RIF-ic (2nd) (c) TER-rif-ic (1st)
  21. 21.Listen to “quality”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) qual-I-ty (2nd) (b) qual-i-TY (3rd) (c) QUAL-i-ty (1st)
  22. 22.Listen to “charity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) char-I-ty (2nd) (b) CHAR-i-ty (1st) (c) char-i-TY (3rd)
  23. 23.Which syllable is stressed in “charity”? (a) CHAR-i-ty (1st) (b) char-I-ty (2nd) (c) char-i-TY (3rd)
  24. 24.Listen to “reality”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) RE-al-i-ty (1st) (b) re-al-i-TY (4th) (c) re-AL-i-ty (2nd)
  25. 25.Which syllable is stressed in “scientific”? (a) sci-en-TIF-ic (3rd) (b) sci-en-tif-IC (4th) (c) SCI-en-tif-ic (1st)
  26. 26.Listen to “terrific”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ter-rif-IC (3rd) (b) ter-RIF-ic (2nd) (c) TER-rif-ic (1st)
  27. 27.Listen to “nationality”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) na-tion-al-i-TY (5th) (b) NA-tion-al-i-ty (1st) (c) na-tion-AL-i-ty (3rd)
  28. 28.Which syllable is stressed in “examination”? (a) ex-am-i-NA-tion (4th) (b) ex-am-i-na-TION (5th) (c) ex-AM-i-na-tion (2nd)
  29. 29.Which syllable is stressed in “photography”? (a) pho-tog-RA-phy (3rd) (b) pho-TOG-ra-phy (2nd) (c) PHO-tog-ra-phy (1st)
  30. 30.Listen to “population”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pop-u-la-TION (4th) (b) pop-U-la-tion (2nd) (c) pop-u-LA-tion (3rd)
  31. 31.Listen to “information”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) in-for-MA-tion (3rd) (b) IN-for-ma-tion (1st) (c) in-for-ma-TION (4th)
  32. 32.Which syllable is stressed in “characteristic”? (a) CHAR-ac-ter-is-tic (1st) (b) char-ac-ter-is-TIC (5th) (c) char-ac-ter-IS-tic (4th)
  33. 33.Listen to “celebration”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) cel-e-BRA-tion (3rd) (b) cel-E-bra-tion (2nd) (c) CEL-e-bra-tion (1st)
  34. 34.Listen to “community”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) com-MU-ni-ty (2nd) (b) COM-mu-ni-ty (1st) (c) com-mu-ni-TY (4th)
  35. 35.Listen to “creativity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) CRE-a-tiv-i-ty (1st) (b) cre-a-tiv-i-TY (5th) (c) cre-a-TIV-i-ty (3rd)
  36. 36.Listen to “romantic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) RO-man-tic (1st) (b) ro-MAN-tic (2nd) (c) ro-man-TIC (3rd)
  37. 37.Listen to “athletic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ath-let-IC (3rd) (b) ATH-let-ic (1st) (c) ath-LET-ic (2nd)
  38. 38.Listen to “competition”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) com-pe-ti-TION (4th) (b) COM-pe-ti-tion (1st) (c) com-pe-TI-tion (3rd)
  39. 39.Listen to “photographer”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) PHO-tog-ra-pher (1st) (b) pho-tog-ra-PHER (4th) (c) pho-TOG-ra-pher (2nd)
  40. 40.Which syllable is stressed in “plastic”? (a) PLAS-tic (1st) (b) plas-TIC (2nd)

Answer key

  1. con-DI-tion (2nd)
  2. ac-TIV-i-ty (2nd)
  3. ex-hi-BI-tion (3rd)
  4. MU-sic (1st)
  5. pos-si-BIL-i-ty (3rd)
  6. ex-am-i-NA-tion (4th)
  7. QUAL-i-ty (1st)
  8. di-REC-tion (2nd)
  9. ex-pla-NA-tion (3rd)
  10. col-LEC-tion (2nd)
  11. dis-CUS-sion (2nd)
  12. PHO-to-graph (1st)
  13. en-er-GET-ic (3rd)
  14. ex-hi-BI-tion (3rd)
  15. de-CI-sion (2nd)
  16. pre-sen-TA-tion (3rd)
  17. re-AL-i-ty (2nd)
  18. dis-CUS-sion (2nd)
  19. tra-DI-tion (2nd)
  20. ter-RIF-ic (2nd)
  21. QUAL-i-ty (1st)
  22. CHAR-i-ty (1st)
  23. CHAR-i-ty (1st)
  24. re-AL-i-ty (2nd)
  25. sci-en-TIF-ic (3rd)
  26. ter-RIF-ic (2nd)
  27. na-tion-AL-i-ty (3rd)
  28. ex-am-i-NA-tion (4th)
  29. pho-TOG-ra-phy (2nd)
  30. pop-u-LA-tion (3rd)
  31. in-for-MA-tion (3rd)
  32. char-ac-ter-IS-tic (4th)
  33. cel-e-BRA-tion (3rd)
  34. com-MU-ni-ty (2nd)
  35. cre-a-TIV-i-ty (3rd)
  36. ro-MAN-tic (2nd)
  37. ath-LET-ic (2nd)
  38. com-pe-TI-tion (3rd)
  39. pho-TOG-ra-pher (2nd)
  40. PLAS-tic (1st)

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