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Word Stress Long Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 18: Stress in long words · Set 256 · 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 “capacity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ca-PAC-i-ty (2nd) (b) ca-pac-i-TY (4th) (c) CA-pac-i-ty (1st)
  2. 2.Listen to “magnetic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) MAG-net-ic (1st) (b) mag-net-IC (3rd) (c) mag-NET-ic (2nd)
  3. 3.Listen to “solution”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) so-LU-tion (2nd) (b) so-lu-TION (3rd) (c) SO-lu-tion (1st)
  4. 4.Which syllable is stressed in “generosity”? (a) GEN-er-os-i-ty (1st) (b) gen-er-os-I-ty (4th) (c) gen-er-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  5. 5.Which syllable is stressed in “magnetic”? (a) mag-NET-ic (2nd) (b) mag-net-IC (3rd) (c) MAG-net-ic (1st)
  6. 6.Listen to “exhibition”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ex-hi-bi-TION (4th) (b) ex-hi-BI-tion (3rd) (c) EX-hi-bi-tion (1st)
  7. 7.Listen to “tradition”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) tra-di-TION (3rd) (b) TRA-di-tion (1st) (c) tra-DI-tion (2nd)
  8. 8.Which syllable is stressed in “personality”? (a) PER-son-al-i-ty (1st) (b) per-son-AL-i-ty (3rd) (c) per-SON-al-i-ty (2nd)
  9. 9.Listen to “energetic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) en-ER-get-ic (2nd) (b) en-er-GET-ic (3rd) (c) EN-er-get-ic (1st)
  10. 10.Listen to “collection”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) COL-lec-tion (1st) (b) col-LEC-tion (2nd) (c) col-lec-TION (3rd)
  11. 11.Listen to “magic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) mag-IC (2nd) (b) MAG-ic (1st)
  12. 12.Listen to “scientific”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) sci-en-TIF-ic (3rd) (b) sci-EN-tif-ic (2nd) (c) sci-en-tif-IC (4th)
  13. 13.Listen to “conversation”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) con-ver-SA-tion (3rd) (b) CON-ver-sa-tion (1st) (c) con-ver-sa-TION (4th)
  14. 14.Which syllable is stressed in “reality”? (a) re-AL-i-ty (2nd) (b) RE-al-i-ty (1st) (c) re-al-I-ty (3rd)
  15. 15.Which syllable is stressed in “conversation”? (a) con-VER-sa-tion (2nd) (b) con-ver-sa-TION (4th) (c) con-ver-SA-tion (3rd)
  16. 16.Which syllable is stressed in “dramatic”? (a) dra-MAT-ic (2nd) (b) DRA-mat-ic (1st) (c) dra-mat-IC (3rd)
  17. 17.Which syllable is stressed in “photograph”? (a) pho-to-GRAPH (3rd) (b) pho-TO-graph (2nd) (c) PHO-to-graph (1st)
  18. 18.Which syllable is stressed in “popularity”? (a) pop-u-lar-i-TY (5th) (b) POP-u-lar-i-ty (1st) (c) pop-u-LAR-i-ty (3rd)
  19. 19.Which syllable is stressed in “population”? (a) pop-U-la-tion (2nd) (b) pop-u-LA-tion (3rd) (c) pop-u-la-TION (4th)
  20. 20.Listen to “invitation”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) in-vi-TA-tion (3rd) (b) IN-vi-ta-tion (1st) (c) in-vi-ta-TION (4th)
  21. 21.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)
  22. 22.Listen to “education”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ed-U-ca-tion (2nd) (b) ED-u-ca-tion (1st) (c) ed-u-CA-tion (3rd)
  23. 23.Which syllable is stressed in “majority”? (a) ma-JOR-i-ty (2nd) (b) MA-jor-i-ty (1st) (c) ma-jor-i-TY (4th)
  24. 24.Which syllable is stressed in “scientific”? (a) sci-en-TIF-ic (3rd) (b) sci-en-tif-IC (4th) (c) SCI-en-tif-ic (1st)
  25. 25.Which syllable is stressed in “symbolic”? (a) sym-BOL-ic (2nd) (b) SYM-bol-ic (1st) (c) sym-bol-IC (3rd)
  26. 26.Which syllable is stressed in “security”? (a) se-cur-I-ty (3rd) (b) se-CUR-i-ty (2nd) (c) SE-cur-i-ty (1st)
  27. 27.Which syllable is stressed in “public”? (a) PUB-lic (1st) (b) pub-LIC (2nd)
  28. 28.Which syllable is stressed in “photography”? (a) PHO-tog-ra-phy (1st) (b) pho-tog-RA-phy (3rd) (c) pho-TOG-ra-phy (2nd)
  29. 29.Which syllable is stressed in “examination”? (a) ex-am-I-na-tion (3rd) (b) ex-am-i-NA-tion (4th) (c) EX-am-i-na-tion (1st)
  30. 30.Which syllable is stressed in “collection”? (a) COL-lec-tion (1st) (b) col-LEC-tion (2nd) (c) col-lec-TION (3rd)
  31. 31.Which syllable is stressed in “pronunciation”? (a) pro-nun-CI-a-tion (3rd) (b) pro-NUN-ci-a-tion (2nd) (c) pro-nun-ci-A-tion (4th)
  32. 32.Listen to “charity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) char-i-TY (3rd) (b) CHAR-i-ty (1st) (c) char-I-ty (2nd)
  33. 33.Which syllable is stressed in “romantic”? (a) RO-man-tic (1st) (b) ro-MAN-tic (2nd) (c) ro-man-TIC (3rd)
  34. 34.Which syllable is stressed in “community”? (a) COM-mu-ni-ty (1st) (b) com-MU-ni-ty (2nd) (c) com-mu-ni-TY (4th)
  35. 35.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 (5th)
  36. 36.Which syllable is stressed in “photographic”? (a) PHO-to-graph-ic (1st) (b) pho-to-GRAPH-ic (3rd) (c) pho-to-graph-IC (4th)
  37. 37.Which syllable is stressed in “nationality”? (a) na-tion-al-I-ty (4th) (b) NA-tion-al-i-ty (1st) (c) na-tion-AL-i-ty (3rd)
  38. 38.Listen to “community”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) com-MU-ni-ty (2nd) (b) com-mu-ni-TY (4th) (c) com-mu-NI-ty (3rd)
  39. 39.Which syllable is stressed in “humanity”? (a) hu-MAN-i-ty (2nd) (b) hu-man-I-ty (3rd) (c) HU-man-i-ty (1st)
  40. 40.Which syllable is stressed in “explanation”? (a) ex-pla-na-TION (4th) (b) ex-pla-NA-tion (3rd) (c) EX-pla-na-tion (1st)

Answer key

  1. ca-PAC-i-ty (2nd)
  2. mag-NET-ic (2nd)
  3. so-LU-tion (2nd)
  4. gen-er-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  5. mag-NET-ic (2nd)
  6. ex-hi-BI-tion (3rd)
  7. tra-DI-tion (2nd)
  8. per-son-AL-i-ty (3rd)
  9. en-er-GET-ic (3rd)
  10. col-LEC-tion (2nd)
  11. MAG-ic (1st)
  12. sci-en-TIF-ic (3rd)
  13. con-ver-SA-tion (3rd)
  14. re-AL-i-ty (2nd)
  15. con-ver-SA-tion (3rd)
  16. dra-MAT-ic (2nd)
  17. PHO-to-graph (1st)
  18. pop-u-LAR-i-ty (3rd)
  19. pop-u-LA-tion (3rd)
  20. in-vi-TA-tion (3rd)
  21. ex-am-i-NA-tion (4th)
  22. ed-u-CA-tion (3rd)
  23. ma-JOR-i-ty (2nd)
  24. sci-en-TIF-ic (3rd)
  25. sym-BOL-ic (2nd)
  26. se-CUR-i-ty (2nd)
  27. PUB-lic (1st)
  28. pho-TOG-ra-phy (2nd)
  29. ex-am-i-NA-tion (4th)
  30. col-LEC-tion (2nd)
  31. pro-nun-ci-A-tion (4th)
  32. CHAR-i-ty (1st)
  33. ro-MAN-tic (2nd)
  34. com-MU-ni-ty (2nd)
  35. pop-u-LAR-i-ty (3rd)
  36. pho-to-GRAPH-ic (3rd)
  37. na-tion-AL-i-ty (3rd)
  38. com-MU-ni-ty (2nd)
  39. hu-MAN-i-ty (2nd)
  40. ex-pla-NA-tion (3rd)

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