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Word Stress Long Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 18: Stress in long words · Set 224 · 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 “athletic”? (a) ATH-let-ic (1st) (b) ath-LET-ic (2nd) (c) ath-let-IC (3rd)
  2. 2.Listen to “photograph”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pho-TO-graph (2nd) (b) PHO-to-graph (1st) (c) pho-to-GRAPH (3rd)
  3. 3.Which syllable is stressed in “explanation”? (a) ex-pla-NA-tion (3rd) (b) EX-pla-na-tion (1st) (c) ex-PLA-na-tion (2nd)
  4. 4.Listen to “community”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) COM-mu-ni-ty (1st) (b) com-MU-ni-ty (2nd) (c) com-mu-NI-ty (3rd)
  5. 5.Listen to “nationality”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) na-tion-al-i-TY (5th) (b) na-TION-al-i-ty (2nd) (c) na-tion-AL-i-ty (3rd)
  6. 6.Which syllable is stressed in “symbolic”? (a) sym-BOL-ic (2nd) (b) sym-bol-IC (3rd) (c) SYM-bol-ic (1st)
  7. 7.Which syllable is stressed in “romantic”? (a) RO-man-tic (1st) (b) ro-man-TIC (3rd) (c) ro-MAN-tic (2nd)
  8. 8.Listen to “condition”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) con-di-TION (3rd) (b) CON-di-tion (1st) (c) con-DI-tion (2nd)
  9. 9.Listen to “invitation”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) in-vi-TA-tion (3rd) (b) in-VI-ta-tion (2nd) (c) in-vi-ta-TION (4th)
  10. 10.Listen to “historic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) his-tor-IC (3rd) (b) his-TOR-ic (2nd) (c) HIS-tor-ic (1st)
  11. 11.Listen to “magnetic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) MAG-net-ic (1st) (b) mag-NET-ic (2nd) (c) mag-net-IC (3rd)
  12. 12.Listen to “celebration”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) CEL-e-bra-tion (1st) (b) cel-E-bra-tion (2nd) (c) cel-e-BRA-tion (3rd)
  13. 13.Listen to “traffic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) TRAF-fic (1st) (b) traf-FIC (2nd)
  14. 14.Which syllable is stressed in “collection”? (a) col-lec-TION (3rd) (b) col-LEC-tion (2nd) (c) COL-lec-tion (1st)
  15. 15.Which syllable is stressed in “academic”? (a) ac-a-DEM-ic (3rd) (b) ac-A-dem-ic (2nd) (c) AC-a-dem-ic (1st)
  16. 16.Listen to “personality”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) per-SON-al-i-ty (2nd) (b) PER-son-al-i-ty (1st) (c) per-son-AL-i-ty (3rd)
  17. 17.Listen to “photographic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pho-TO-graph-ic (2nd) (b) PHO-to-graph-ic (1st) (c) pho-to-GRAPH-ic (3rd)
  18. 18.Which syllable is stressed in “security”? (a) se-CUR-i-ty (2nd) (b) SE-cur-i-ty (1st) (c) se-cur-i-TY (4th)
  19. 19.Listen to “explanation”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) EX-pla-na-tion (1st) (b) ex-pla-NA-tion (3rd) (c) ex-PLA-na-tion (2nd)
  20. 20.Which syllable is stressed in “information”? (a) in-for-ma-TION (4th) (b) in-for-MA-tion (3rd) (c) IN-for-ma-tion (1st)
  21. 21.Listen to “majority”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ma-JOR-i-ty (2nd) (b) ma-jor-I-ty (3rd) (c) MA-jor-i-ty (1st)
  22. 22.Listen to “education”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ed-u-CA-tion (3rd) (b) ed-u-ca-TION (4th) (c) ED-u-ca-tion (1st)
  23. 23.Which syllable is stressed in “comprehension”? (a) com-pre-HEN-sion (3rd) (b) com-pre-hen-SION (4th) (c) COM-pre-hen-sion (1st)
  24. 24.Which syllable is stressed in “activity”? (a) ac-TIV-i-ty (2nd) (b) ac-tiv-I-ty (3rd) (c) AC-tiv-i-ty (1st)
  25. 25.Listen to “examination”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ex-am-i-na-TION (5th) (b) EX-am-i-na-tion (1st) (c) ex-am-i-NA-tion (4th)
  26. 26.Listen to “similarity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) sim-i-lar-I-ty (4th) (b) sim-I-lar-i-ty (2nd) (c) sim-i-LAR-i-ty (3rd)
  27. 27.Listen to “terrific”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ter-rif-IC (3rd) (b) TER-rif-ic (1st) (c) ter-RIF-ic (2nd)
  28. 28.Listen to “population”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) POP-u-la-tion (1st) (b) pop-u-la-TION (4th) (c) pop-u-LA-tion (3rd)
  29. 29.Which syllable is stressed in “curiosity”? (a) cu-RI-os-i-ty (2nd) (b) cu-ri-OS-i-ty (3rd) (c) CU-ri-os-i-ty (1st)
  30. 30.Listen to “humanity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) hu-man-i-TY (4th) (b) hu-man-I-ty (3rd) (c) hu-MAN-i-ty (2nd)
  31. 31.Which syllable is stressed in “revolution”? (a) REV-o-lu-tion (1st) (b) rev-o-lu-TION (4th) (c) rev-o-LU-tion (3rd)
  32. 32.Listen to “revolution”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) rev-o-LU-tion (3rd) (b) rev-o-lu-TION (4th) (c) REV-o-lu-tion (1st)
  33. 33.Listen to “symbolic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) sym-bol-IC (3rd) (b) SYM-bol-ic (1st) (c) sym-BOL-ic (2nd)
  34. 34.Which syllable is stressed in “creativity”? (a) cre-a-tiv-I-ty (4th) (b) cre-a-TIV-i-ty (3rd) (c) CRE-a-tiv-i-ty (1st)
  35. 35.Listen to “metallic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) me-tal-LIC (3rd) (b) ME-tal-lic (1st) (c) me-TAL-lic (2nd)
  36. 36.Which syllable is stressed in “possibility”? (a) pos-si-BIL-i-ty (3rd) (b) pos-SI-bil-i-ty (2nd) (c) pos-si-bil-I-ty (4th)
  37. 37.Which syllable is stressed in “dramatic”? (a) dra-mat-IC (3rd) (b) dra-MAT-ic (2nd) (c) DRA-mat-ic (1st)
  38. 38.Listen to “pronunciation”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pro-nun-ci-A-tion (4th) (b) pro-NUN-ci-a-tion (2nd) (c) pro-nun-CI-a-tion (3rd)
  39. 39.Which syllable is stressed in “magic”? (a) mag-IC (2nd) (b) MAG-ic (1st)
  40. 40.Listen to “automatic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) AU-to-mat-ic (1st) (b) au-to-mat-IC (4th) (c) au-to-MAT-ic (3rd)

Answer key

  1. ath-LET-ic (2nd)
  2. PHO-to-graph (1st)
  3. ex-pla-NA-tion (3rd)
  4. com-MU-ni-ty (2nd)
  5. na-tion-AL-i-ty (3rd)
  6. sym-BOL-ic (2nd)
  7. ro-MAN-tic (2nd)
  8. con-DI-tion (2nd)
  9. in-vi-TA-tion (3rd)
  10. his-TOR-ic (2nd)
  11. mag-NET-ic (2nd)
  12. cel-e-BRA-tion (3rd)
  13. TRAF-fic (1st)
  14. col-LEC-tion (2nd)
  15. ac-a-DEM-ic (3rd)
  16. per-son-AL-i-ty (3rd)
  17. pho-to-GRAPH-ic (3rd)
  18. se-CUR-i-ty (2nd)
  19. ex-pla-NA-tion (3rd)
  20. in-for-MA-tion (3rd)
  21. ma-JOR-i-ty (2nd)
  22. ed-u-CA-tion (3rd)
  23. com-pre-HEN-sion (3rd)
  24. ac-TIV-i-ty (2nd)
  25. ex-am-i-NA-tion (4th)
  26. sim-i-LAR-i-ty (3rd)
  27. ter-RIF-ic (2nd)
  28. pop-u-LA-tion (3rd)
  29. cu-ri-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  30. hu-MAN-i-ty (2nd)
  31. rev-o-LU-tion (3rd)
  32. rev-o-LU-tion (3rd)
  33. sym-BOL-ic (2nd)
  34. cre-a-TIV-i-ty (3rd)
  35. me-TAL-lic (2nd)
  36. pos-si-BIL-i-ty (3rd)
  37. dra-MAT-ic (2nd)
  38. pro-nun-ci-A-tion (4th)
  39. MAG-ic (1st)
  40. au-to-MAT-ic (3rd)

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