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Word Stress Long Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 18: Stress in long words · Set 269 · 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 “capacity”? (a) CA-pac-i-ty (1st) (b) ca-PAC-i-ty (2nd) (c) ca-pac-i-TY (4th)
  2. 2.Listen to “publicity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pub-LIC-i-ty (2nd) (b) PUB-lic-i-ty (1st) (c) pub-lic-I-ty (3rd)
  3. 3.Which syllable is stressed in “security”? (a) se-cur-I-ty (3rd) (b) SE-cur-i-ty (1st) (c) se-CUR-i-ty (2nd)
  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 “discussion”? (a) DIS-cus-sion (1st) (b) dis-CUS-sion (2nd) (c) dis-cus-SION (3rd)
  6. 6.Which syllable is stressed in “fantastic”? (a) fan-TAS-tic (2nd) (b) fan-tas-TIC (3rd) (c) FAN-tas-tic (1st)
  7. 7.Which syllable is stressed in “education”? (a) ED-u-ca-tion (1st) (b) ed-u-CA-tion (3rd) (c) ed-u-ca-TION (4th)
  8. 8.Which syllable is stressed in “photographer”? (a) pho-TOG-ra-pher (2nd) (b) PHO-tog-ra-pher (1st) (c) pho-tog-RA-pher (3rd)
  9. 9.Listen to “characteristic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) CHAR-ac-ter-is-tic (1st) (b) char-ac-TER-is-tic (3rd) (c) char-ac-ter-IS-tic (4th)
  10. 10.Listen to “collection”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) col-lec-TION (3rd) (b) COL-lec-tion (1st) (c) col-LEC-tion (2nd)
  11. 11.Which syllable is stressed in “music”? (a) mu-SIC (2nd) (b) MU-sic (1st)
  12. 12.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)
  13. 13.Which syllable is stressed in “revolution”? (a) rev-o-lu-TION (4th) (b) rev-o-LU-tion (3rd) (c) rev-O-lu-tion (2nd)
  14. 14.Which syllable is stressed in “solution”? (a) SO-lu-tion (1st) (b) so-LU-tion (2nd) (c) so-lu-TION (3rd)
  15. 15.Which syllable is stressed in “characteristic”? (a) char-ac-TER-is-tic (3rd) (b) char-ac-ter-IS-tic (4th) (c) char-AC-ter-is-tic (2nd)
  16. 16.Listen to “magic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) MAG-ic (1st) (b) mag-IC (2nd)
  17. 17.Listen to “information”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) in-for-ma-TION (4th) (b) in-for-MA-tion (3rd) (c) in-FOR-ma-tion (2nd)
  18. 18.Which syllable is stressed in “photograph”? (a) pho-to-GRAPH (3rd) (b) pho-TO-graph (2nd) (c) PHO-to-graph (1st)
  19. 19.Which syllable is stressed in “symbolic”? (a) sym-bol-IC (3rd) (b) sym-BOL-ic (2nd) (c) SYM-bol-ic (1st)
  20. 20.Which syllable is stressed in “invitation”? (a) in-VI-ta-tion (2nd) (b) in-vi-ta-TION (4th) (c) in-vi-TA-tion (3rd)
  21. 21.Listen to “academic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ac-a-dem-IC (4th) (b) AC-a-dem-ic (1st) (c) ac-a-DEM-ic (3rd)
  22. 22.Which syllable is stressed in “reality”? (a) re-al-i-TY (4th) (b) re-AL-i-ty (2nd) (c) re-al-I-ty (3rd)
  23. 23.Listen to “presentation”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pre-sen-ta-TION (4th) (b) pre-SEN-ta-tion (2nd) (c) pre-sen-TA-tion (3rd)
  24. 24.Which syllable is stressed in “condition”? (a) CON-di-tion (1st) (b) con-di-TION (3rd) (c) con-DI-tion (2nd)
  25. 25.Which syllable is stressed in “artistic”? (a) AR-tis-tic (1st) (b) ar-tis-TIC (3rd) (c) ar-TIS-tic (2nd)
  26. 26.Listen to “creativity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) cre-A-tiv-i-ty (2nd) (b) CRE-a-tiv-i-ty (1st) (c) cre-a-TIV-i-ty (3rd)
  27. 27.Listen to “explanation”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ex-pla-NA-tion (3rd) (b) ex-PLA-na-tion (2nd) (c) EX-pla-na-tion (1st)
  28. 28.Which syllable is stressed in “celebration”? (a) cel-e-bra-TION (4th) (b) cel-e-BRA-tion (3rd) (c) CEL-e-bra-tion (1st)
  29. 29.Listen to “generosity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) gen-ER-os-i-ty (2nd) (b) GEN-er-os-i-ty (1st) (c) gen-er-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  30. 30.Which syllable is stressed in “terrific”? (a) TER-rif-ic (1st) (b) ter-RIF-ic (2nd) (c) ter-rif-IC (3rd)
  31. 31.Listen to “fantastic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) fan-TAS-tic (2nd) (b) FAN-tas-tic (1st) (c) fan-tas-TIC (3rd)
  32. 32.Listen to “decision”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) DE-ci-sion (1st) (b) de-ci-SION (3rd) (c) de-CI-sion (2nd)
  33. 33.Which syllable is stressed in “dramatic”? (a) dra-MAT-ic (2nd) (b) dra-mat-IC (3rd) (c) DRA-mat-ic (1st)
  34. 34.Listen to “community”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) com-MU-ni-ty (2nd) (b) com-mu-NI-ty (3rd) (c) com-mu-ni-TY (4th)
  35. 35.Listen to “population”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pop-u-LA-tion (3rd) (b) pop-U-la-tion (2nd) (c) POP-u-la-tion (1st)
  36. 36.Which syllable is stressed in “similarity”? (a) sim-i-lar-i-TY (5th) (b) sim-i-lar-I-ty (4th) (c) sim-i-LAR-i-ty (3rd)
  37. 37.Listen to “celebration”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) cel-E-bra-tion (2nd) (b) CEL-e-bra-tion (1st) (c) cel-e-BRA-tion (3rd)
  38. 38.Listen to “quality”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) QUAL-i-ty (1st) (b) qual-i-TY (3rd) (c) qual-I-ty (2nd)
  39. 39.Listen to “pronunciation”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pro-nun-ci-A-tion (4th) (b) pro-nun-ci-a-TION (5th) (c) pro-nun-CI-a-tion (3rd)
  40. 40.Which syllable is stressed in “exhibition”? (a) ex-hi-bi-TION (4th) (b) ex-hi-BI-tion (3rd) (c) EX-hi-bi-tion (1st)

Answer key

  1. ca-PAC-i-ty (2nd)
  2. pub-LIC-i-ty (2nd)
  3. se-CUR-i-ty (2nd)
  4. gen-er-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  5. dis-CUS-sion (2nd)
  6. fan-TAS-tic (2nd)
  7. ed-u-CA-tion (3rd)
  8. pho-TOG-ra-pher (2nd)
  9. char-ac-ter-IS-tic (4th)
  10. col-LEC-tion (2nd)
  11. MU-sic (1st)
  12. ex-am-i-NA-tion (4th)
  13. rev-o-LU-tion (3rd)
  14. so-LU-tion (2nd)
  15. char-ac-ter-IS-tic (4th)
  16. MAG-ic (1st)
  17. in-for-MA-tion (3rd)
  18. PHO-to-graph (1st)
  19. sym-BOL-ic (2nd)
  20. in-vi-TA-tion (3rd)
  21. ac-a-DEM-ic (3rd)
  22. re-AL-i-ty (2nd)
  23. pre-sen-TA-tion (3rd)
  24. con-DI-tion (2nd)
  25. ar-TIS-tic (2nd)
  26. cre-a-TIV-i-ty (3rd)
  27. ex-pla-NA-tion (3rd)
  28. cel-e-BRA-tion (3rd)
  29. gen-er-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  30. ter-RIF-ic (2nd)
  31. fan-TAS-tic (2nd)
  32. de-CI-sion (2nd)
  33. dra-MAT-ic (2nd)
  34. com-MU-ni-ty (2nd)
  35. pop-u-LA-tion (3rd)
  36. sim-i-LAR-i-ty (3rd)
  37. cel-e-BRA-tion (3rd)
  38. QUAL-i-ty (1st)
  39. pro-nun-ci-A-tion (4th)
  40. ex-hi-BI-tion (3rd)

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