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Word Stress Long Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 18: Stress in long words · Set 253 · 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 “characteristic”? (a) char-ac-ter-IS-tic (4th) (b) CHAR-ac-ter-is-tic (1st) (c) char-ac-TER-is-tic (3rd)
  2. 2.Which syllable is stressed in “democratic”? (a) dem-o-CRAT-ic (3rd) (b) DEM-o-crat-ic (1st) (c) dem-o-crat-IC (4th)
  3. 3.Which syllable is stressed in “historic”? (a) his-TOR-ic (2nd) (b) his-tor-IC (3rd) (c) HIS-tor-ic (1st)
  4. 4.Listen to “charity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) char-I-ty (2nd) (b) char-i-TY (3rd) (c) CHAR-i-ty (1st)
  5. 5.Listen to “photographic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pho-to-graph-IC (4th) (b) pho-to-GRAPH-ic (3rd) (c) pho-TO-graph-ic (2nd)
  6. 6.Which syllable is stressed in “reality”? (a) re-AL-i-ty (2nd) (b) re-al-I-ty (3rd) (c) re-al-i-TY (4th)
  7. 7.Listen to “academic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ac-a-dem-IC (4th) (b) ac-a-DEM-ic (3rd) (c) AC-a-dem-ic (1st)
  8. 8.Which syllable is stressed in “security”? (a) SE-cur-i-ty (1st) (b) se-CUR-i-ty (2nd) (c) se-cur-I-ty (3rd)
  9. 9.Listen to “explanation”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ex-pla-NA-tion (3rd) (b) ex-pla-na-TION (4th) (c) EX-pla-na-tion (1st)
  10. 10.Which syllable is stressed in “metallic”? (a) me-TAL-lic (2nd) (b) me-tal-LIC (3rd) (c) ME-tal-lic (1st)
  11. 11.Listen to “automatic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) AU-to-mat-ic (1st) (b) au-to-MAT-ic (3rd) (c) au-TO-mat-ic (2nd)
  12. 12.Which syllable is stressed in “fantastic”? (a) fan-TAS-tic (2nd) (b) fan-tas-TIC (3rd) (c) FAN-tas-tic (1st)
  13. 13.Which syllable is stressed in “magic”? (a) MAG-ic (1st) (b) mag-IC (2nd)
  14. 14.Which syllable is stressed in “quality”? (a) qual-I-ty (2nd) (b) QUAL-i-ty (1st) (c) qual-i-TY (3rd)
  15. 15.Which syllable is stressed in “automatic”? (a) au-to-MAT-ic (3rd) (b) au-to-mat-IC (4th) (c) au-TO-mat-ic (2nd)
  16. 16.Which syllable is stressed in “revolution”? (a) rev-o-lu-TION (4th) (b) rev-o-LU-tion (3rd) (c) rev-O-lu-tion (2nd)
  17. 17.Listen to “conversation”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) con-VER-sa-tion (2nd) (b) con-ver-sa-TION (4th) (c) con-ver-SA-tion (3rd)
  18. 18.Listen to “magnetic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) mag-net-IC (3rd) (b) MAG-net-ic (1st) (c) mag-NET-ic (2nd)
  19. 19.Which syllable is stressed in “comprehension”? (a) com-pre-HEN-sion (3rd) (b) com-PRE-hen-sion (2nd) (c) COM-pre-hen-sion (1st)
  20. 20.Listen to “examination”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ex-am-i-NA-tion (4th) (b) ex-am-i-na-TION (5th) (c) EX-am-i-na-tion (1st)
  21. 21.Which syllable is stressed in “music”? (a) MU-sic (1st) (b) mu-SIC (2nd)
  22. 22.Listen to “metallic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ME-tal-lic (1st) (b) me-TAL-lic (2nd) (c) me-tal-LIC (3rd)
  23. 23.Which syllable is stressed in “condition”? (a) con-di-TION (3rd) (b) con-DI-tion (2nd) (c) CON-di-tion (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 “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 (4th)
  26. 26.Listen to “condition”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) con-di-TION (3rd) (b) con-DI-tion (2nd) (c) CON-di-tion (1st)
  27. 27.Listen to “security”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) se-cur-I-ty (3rd) (b) se-CUR-i-ty (2nd) (c) se-cur-i-TY (4th)
  28. 28.Which syllable is stressed in “examination”? (a) ex-am-I-na-tion (3rd) (b) ex-AM-i-na-tion (2nd) (c) ex-am-i-NA-tion (4th)
  29. 29.Which syllable is stressed in “photographic”? (a) pho-to-graph-IC (4th) (b) pho-to-GRAPH-ic (3rd) (c) pho-TO-graph-ic (2nd)
  30. 30.Listen to “discussion”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) DIS-cus-sion (1st) (b) dis-cus-SION (3rd) (c) dis-CUS-sion (2nd)
  31. 31.Listen to “characteristic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) char-ac-ter-is-TIC (5th) (b) char-AC-ter-is-tic (2nd) (c) char-ac-ter-IS-tic (4th)
  32. 32.Listen to “activity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ac-TIV-i-ty (2nd) (b) ac-tiv-I-ty (3rd) (c) AC-tiv-i-ty (1st)
  33. 33.Which syllable is stressed in “plastic”? (a) PLAS-tic (1st) (b) plas-TIC (2nd)
  34. 34.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)
  35. 35.Listen to “plastic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) PLAS-tic (1st) (b) plas-TIC (2nd)
  36. 36.Listen to “revolution”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) rev-o-LU-tion (3rd) (b) REV-o-lu-tion (1st) (c) rev-O-lu-tion (2nd)
  37. 37.Which syllable is stressed in “scientific”? (a) sci-EN-tif-ic (2nd) (b) sci-en-TIF-ic (3rd) (c) SCI-en-tif-ic (1st)
  38. 38.Which syllable is stressed in “academic”? (a) ac-a-DEM-ic (3rd) (b) ac-A-dem-ic (2nd) (c) AC-a-dem-ic (1st)
  39. 39.Listen to “community”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) com-mu-NI-ty (3rd) (b) com-MU-ni-ty (2nd) (c) com-mu-ni-TY (4th)
  40. 40.Listen to “comprehension”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) COM-pre-hen-sion (1st) (b) com-PRE-hen-sion (2nd) (c) com-pre-HEN-sion (3rd)

Answer key

  1. char-ac-ter-IS-tic (4th)
  2. dem-o-CRAT-ic (3rd)
  3. his-TOR-ic (2nd)
  4. CHAR-i-ty (1st)
  5. pho-to-GRAPH-ic (3rd)
  6. re-AL-i-ty (2nd)
  7. ac-a-DEM-ic (3rd)
  8. se-CUR-i-ty (2nd)
  9. ex-pla-NA-tion (3rd)
  10. me-TAL-lic (2nd)
  11. au-to-MAT-ic (3rd)
  12. fan-TAS-tic (2nd)
  13. MAG-ic (1st)
  14. QUAL-i-ty (1st)
  15. au-to-MAT-ic (3rd)
  16. rev-o-LU-tion (3rd)
  17. con-ver-SA-tion (3rd)
  18. mag-NET-ic (2nd)
  19. com-pre-HEN-sion (3rd)
  20. ex-am-i-NA-tion (4th)
  21. MU-sic (1st)
  22. me-TAL-lic (2nd)
  23. con-DI-tion (2nd)
  24. ac-TIV-i-ty (2nd)
  25. sim-i-LAR-i-ty (3rd)
  26. con-DI-tion (2nd)
  27. se-CUR-i-ty (2nd)
  28. ex-am-i-NA-tion (4th)
  29. pho-to-GRAPH-ic (3rd)
  30. dis-CUS-sion (2nd)
  31. char-ac-ter-IS-tic (4th)
  32. ac-TIV-i-ty (2nd)
  33. PLAS-tic (1st)
  34. ex-hi-BI-tion (3rd)
  35. PLAS-tic (1st)
  36. rev-o-LU-tion (3rd)
  37. sci-en-TIF-ic (3rd)
  38. ac-a-DEM-ic (3rd)
  39. com-MU-ni-ty (2nd)
  40. com-pre-HEN-sion (3rd)

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