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Word Stress Long Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 18: Stress in long words · Set 221 · 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 “photography”? (a) pho-tog-ra-PHY (4th) (b) PHO-tog-ra-phy (1st) (c) pho-TOG-ra-phy (2nd)
  2. 2.Which syllable is stressed in “similarity”? (a) sim-i-LAR-i-ty (3rd) (b) sim-i-lar-i-TY (5th) (c) sim-I-lar-i-ty (2nd)
  3. 3.Which syllable is stressed in “celebration”? (a) cel-e-bra-TION (4th) (b) CEL-e-bra-tion (1st) (c) cel-e-BRA-tion (3rd)
  4. 4.Which syllable is stressed in “competition”? (a) COM-pe-ti-tion (1st) (b) com-pe-TI-tion (3rd) (c) com-PE-ti-tion (2nd)
  5. 5.Which syllable is stressed in “music”? (a) MU-sic (1st) (b) mu-SIC (2nd)
  6. 6.Listen to “magnetic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) MAG-net-ic (1st) (b) mag-net-IC (3rd) (c) mag-NET-ic (2nd)
  7. 7.Listen to “curiosity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) cu-ri-OS-i-ty (3rd) (b) cu-ri-os-i-TY (5th) (c) CU-ri-os-i-ty (1st)
  8. 8.Listen to “humanity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) hu-man-I-ty (3rd) (b) hu-MAN-i-ty (2nd) (c) hu-man-i-TY (4th)
  9. 9.Which syllable is stressed in “photograph”? (a) pho-TO-graph (2nd) (b) PHO-to-graph (1st) (c) pho-to-GRAPH (3rd)
  10. 10.Listen to “magic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) mag-IC (2nd) (b) MAG-ic (1st)
  11. 11.Which syllable is stressed in “popularity”? (a) pop-u-lar-i-TY (5th) (b) pop-u-LAR-i-ty (3rd) (c) pop-u-lar-I-ty (4th)
  12. 12.Listen to “terrific”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) TER-rif-ic (1st) (b) ter-rif-IC (3rd) (c) ter-RIF-ic (2nd)
  13. 13.Which syllable is stressed in “curiosity”? (a) CU-ri-os-i-ty (1st) (b) cu-ri-OS-i-ty (3rd) (c) cu-ri-os-I-ty (4th)
  14. 14.Which syllable is stressed in “historic”? (a) his-tor-IC (3rd) (b) HIS-tor-ic (1st) (c) his-TOR-ic (2nd)
  15. 15.Which syllable is stressed in “security”? (a) SE-cur-i-ty (1st) (b) se-cur-I-ty (3rd) (c) se-CUR-i-ty (2nd)
  16. 16.Which syllable is stressed in “humanity”? (a) hu-MAN-i-ty (2nd) (b) hu-man-I-ty (3rd) (c) HU-man-i-ty (1st)
  17. 17.Listen to “capacity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) CA-pac-i-ty (1st) (b) ca-pac-i-TY (4th) (c) ca-PAC-i-ty (2nd)
  18. 18.Which syllable is stressed in “athletic”? (a) ath-let-IC (3rd) (b) ATH-let-ic (1st) (c) ath-LET-ic (2nd)
  19. 19.Listen to “condition”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) CON-di-tion (1st) (b) con-DI-tion (2nd) (c) con-di-TION (3rd)
  20. 20.Listen to “information”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) in-for-MA-tion (3rd) (b) in-FOR-ma-tion (2nd) (c) in-for-ma-TION (4th)
  21. 21.Listen to “revolution”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) REV-o-lu-tion (1st) (b) rev-O-lu-tion (2nd) (c) rev-o-LU-tion (3rd)
  22. 22.Listen to “majority”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ma-jor-i-TY (4th) (b) MA-jor-i-ty (1st) (c) ma-JOR-i-ty (2nd)
  23. 23.Which syllable is stressed in “generosity”? (a) gen-ER-os-i-ty (2nd) (b) gen-er-OS-i-ty (3rd) (c) gen-er-os-I-ty (4th)
  24. 24.Listen to “photographer”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) PHO-tog-ra-pher (1st) (b) pho-TOG-ra-pher (2nd) (c) pho-tog-RA-pher (3rd)
  25. 25.Listen to “security”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) se-cur-I-ty (3rd) (b) se-cur-i-TY (4th) (c) se-CUR-i-ty (2nd)
  26. 26.Listen to “invitation”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) in-VI-ta-tion (2nd) (b) in-vi-ta-TION (4th) (c) in-vi-TA-tion (3rd)
  27. 27.Which syllable is stressed in “scientific”? (a) sci-en-TIF-ic (3rd) (b) sci-EN-tif-ic (2nd) (c) sci-en-tif-IC (4th)
  28. 28.Which syllable is stressed in “activity”? (a) ac-TIV-i-ty (2nd) (b) ac-tiv-I-ty (3rd) (c) AC-tiv-i-ty (1st)
  29. 29.Listen to “similarity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) sim-I-lar-i-ty (2nd) (b) sim-i-LAR-i-ty (3rd) (c) SIM-i-lar-i-ty (1st)
  30. 30.Which syllable is stressed in “magnetic”? (a) mag-NET-ic (2nd) (b) MAG-net-ic (1st) (c) mag-net-IC (3rd)
  31. 31.Which syllable is stressed in “energetic”? (a) en-ER-get-ic (2nd) (b) EN-er-get-ic (1st) (c) en-er-GET-ic (3rd)
  32. 32.Which syllable is stressed in “invitation”? (a) in-vi-ta-TION (4th) (b) in-vi-TA-tion (3rd) (c) in-VI-ta-tion (2nd)
  33. 33.Which syllable is stressed in “revolution”? (a) REV-o-lu-tion (1st) (b) rev-o-LU-tion (3rd) (c) rev-o-lu-TION (4th)
  34. 34.Which syllable is stressed in “photographer”? (a) PHO-tog-ra-pher (1st) (b) pho-TOG-ra-pher (2nd) (c) pho-tog-ra-PHER (4th)
  35. 35.Which syllable is stressed in “explanation”? (a) ex-pla-NA-tion (3rd) (b) ex-pla-na-TION (4th) (c) ex-PLA-na-tion (2nd)
  36. 36.Listen to “explanation”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ex-pla-na-TION (4th) (b) EX-pla-na-tion (1st) (c) ex-pla-NA-tion (3rd)
  37. 37.Which syllable is stressed in “conversation”? (a) CON-ver-sa-tion (1st) (b) con-VER-sa-tion (2nd) (c) con-ver-SA-tion (3rd)
  38. 38.Which syllable is stressed in “information”? (a) in-FOR-ma-tion (2nd) (b) in-for-ma-TION (4th) (c) in-for-MA-tion (3rd)
  39. 39.Listen to “creativity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) cre-a-TIV-i-ty (3rd) (b) cre-A-tiv-i-ty (2nd) (c) cre-a-tiv-I-ty (4th)
  40. 40.Which syllable is stressed in “community”? (a) COM-mu-ni-ty (1st) (b) com-MU-ni-ty (2nd) (c) com-mu-NI-ty (3rd)

Answer key

  1. pho-TOG-ra-phy (2nd)
  2. sim-i-LAR-i-ty (3rd)
  3. cel-e-BRA-tion (3rd)
  4. com-pe-TI-tion (3rd)
  5. MU-sic (1st)
  6. mag-NET-ic (2nd)
  7. cu-ri-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  8. hu-MAN-i-ty (2nd)
  9. PHO-to-graph (1st)
  10. MAG-ic (1st)
  11. pop-u-LAR-i-ty (3rd)
  12. ter-RIF-ic (2nd)
  13. cu-ri-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  14. his-TOR-ic (2nd)
  15. se-CUR-i-ty (2nd)
  16. hu-MAN-i-ty (2nd)
  17. ca-PAC-i-ty (2nd)
  18. ath-LET-ic (2nd)
  19. con-DI-tion (2nd)
  20. in-for-MA-tion (3rd)
  21. rev-o-LU-tion (3rd)
  22. ma-JOR-i-ty (2nd)
  23. gen-er-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  24. pho-TOG-ra-pher (2nd)
  25. se-CUR-i-ty (2nd)
  26. in-vi-TA-tion (3rd)
  27. sci-en-TIF-ic (3rd)
  28. ac-TIV-i-ty (2nd)
  29. sim-i-LAR-i-ty (3rd)
  30. mag-NET-ic (2nd)
  31. en-er-GET-ic (3rd)
  32. in-vi-TA-tion (3rd)
  33. rev-o-LU-tion (3rd)
  34. pho-TOG-ra-pher (2nd)
  35. ex-pla-NA-tion (3rd)
  36. ex-pla-NA-tion (3rd)
  37. con-ver-SA-tion (3rd)
  38. in-for-MA-tion (3rd)
  39. cre-a-TIV-i-ty (3rd)
  40. com-MU-ni-ty (2nd)

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