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Word Stress Long Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 18: Stress in long words · Set 284 · 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 “symbolic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) sym-BOL-ic (2nd) (b) sym-bol-IC (3rd) (c) SYM-bol-ic (1st)
  2. 2.Which syllable is stressed in “tradition”? (a) tra-DI-tion (2nd) (b) tra-di-TION (3rd) (c) TRA-di-tion (1st)
  3. 3.Which syllable is stressed in “magic”? (a) MAG-ic (1st) (b) mag-IC (2nd)
  4. 4.Which syllable is stressed in “symbolic”? (a) SYM-bol-ic (1st) (b) sym-BOL-ic (2nd) (c) sym-bol-IC (3rd)
  5. 5.Listen to “explanation”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ex-pla-na-TION (4th) (b) ex-PLA-na-tion (2nd) (c) ex-pla-NA-tion (3rd)
  6. 6.Listen to “artistic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ar-tis-TIC (3rd) (b) ar-TIS-tic (2nd) (c) AR-tis-tic (1st)
  7. 7.Which syllable is stressed in “comprehension”? (a) com-PRE-hen-sion (2nd) (b) COM-pre-hen-sion (1st) (c) com-pre-HEN-sion (3rd)
  8. 8.Listen to “characteristic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) CHAR-ac-ter-is-tic (1st) (b) char-ac-ter-IS-tic (4th) (c) char-ac-ter-is-TIC (5th)
  9. 9.Which syllable is stressed in “charity”? (a) char-I-ty (2nd) (b) char-i-TY (3rd) (c) CHAR-i-ty (1st)
  10. 10.Listen to “magnetic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) mag-NET-ic (2nd) (b) MAG-net-ic (1st) (c) mag-net-IC (3rd)
  11. 11.Listen to “reality”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) re-AL-i-ty (2nd) (b) re-al-I-ty (3rd) (c) re-al-i-TY (4th)
  12. 12.Listen to “information”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) in-for-ma-TION (4th) (b) IN-for-ma-tion (1st) (c) in-for-MA-tion (3rd)
  13. 13.Listen to “collection”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) COL-lec-tion (1st) (b) col-lec-TION (3rd) (c) col-LEC-tion (2nd)
  14. 14.Which syllable is stressed in “possibility”? (a) pos-si-BIL-i-ty (3rd) (b) POS-si-bil-i-ty (1st) (c) pos-si-bil-I-ty (4th)
  15. 15.Listen to “democratic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) dem-o-CRAT-ic (3rd) (b) dem-o-crat-IC (4th) (c) DEM-o-crat-ic (1st)
  16. 16.Which syllable is stressed in “fantastic”? (a) FAN-tas-tic (1st) (b) fan-TAS-tic (2nd) (c) fan-tas-TIC (3rd)
  17. 17.Listen to “possibility”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pos-si-BIL-i-ty (3rd) (b) pos-SI-bil-i-ty (2nd) (c) pos-si-bil-i-TY (5th)
  18. 18.Listen to “music”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) MU-sic (1st) (b) mu-SIC (2nd)
  19. 19.Which syllable is stressed in “direction”? (a) di-REC-tion (2nd) (b) di-rec-TION (3rd) (c) DI-rec-tion (1st)
  20. 20.Which syllable is stressed in “solution”? (a) so-lu-TION (3rd) (b) so-LU-tion (2nd) (c) SO-lu-tion (1st)
  21. 21.Listen to “humanity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) hu-man-I-ty (3rd) (b) HU-man-i-ty (1st) (c) hu-MAN-i-ty (2nd)
  22. 22.Listen to “tradition”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) TRA-di-tion (1st) (b) tra-DI-tion (2nd) (c) tra-di-TION (3rd)
  23. 23.Listen to “exhibition”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) EX-hi-bi-tion (1st) (b) ex-hi-BI-tion (3rd) (c) ex-HI-bi-tion (2nd)
  24. 24.Listen to “invitation”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) in-vi-ta-TION (4th) (b) IN-vi-ta-tion (1st) (c) in-vi-TA-tion (3rd)
  25. 25.Which syllable is stressed in “creativity”? (a) cre-a-tiv-I-ty (4th) (b) cre-a-tiv-i-TY (5th) (c) cre-a-TIV-i-ty (3rd)
  26. 26.Listen to “romantic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) RO-man-tic (1st) (b) ro-man-TIC (3rd) (c) ro-MAN-tic (2nd)
  27. 27.Which syllable is stressed in “competition”? (a) com-PE-ti-tion (2nd) (b) com-pe-TI-tion (3rd) (c) COM-pe-ti-tion (1st)
  28. 28.Which syllable is stressed in “nationality”? (a) na-tion-AL-i-ty (3rd) (b) na-tion-al-I-ty (4th) (c) NA-tion-al-i-ty (1st)
  29. 29.Listen to “creativity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) cre-a-tiv-i-TY (5th) (b) CRE-a-tiv-i-ty (1st) (c) cre-a-TIV-i-ty (3rd)
  30. 30.Listen to “community”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) COM-mu-ni-ty (1st) (b) com-mu-NI-ty (3rd) (c) com-MU-ni-ty (2nd)
  31. 31.Which syllable is stressed in “revolution”? (a) rev-o-lu-TION (4th) (b) REV-o-lu-tion (1st) (c) rev-o-LU-tion (3rd)
  32. 32.Which syllable is stressed in “examination”? (a) EX-am-i-na-tion (1st) (b) ex-am-i-NA-tion (4th) (c) ex-am-I-na-tion (3rd)
  33. 33.Listen to “photography”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pho-TOG-ra-phy (2nd) (b) PHO-tog-ra-phy (1st) (c) pho-tog-ra-PHY (4th)
  34. 34.Which syllable is stressed in “historic”? (a) his-tor-IC (3rd) (b) his-TOR-ic (2nd) (c) HIS-tor-ic (1st)
  35. 35.Listen to “academic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ac-A-dem-ic (2nd) (b) AC-a-dem-ic (1st) (c) ac-a-DEM-ic (3rd)
  36. 36.Which syllable is stressed in “curiosity”? (a) cu-ri-os-I-ty (4th) (b) cu-ri-os-i-TY (5th) (c) cu-ri-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  37. 37.Which syllable is stressed in “population”? (a) pop-u-LA-tion (3rd) (b) POP-u-la-tion (1st) (c) pop-u-la-TION (4th)
  38. 38.Listen to “personality”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) per-son-AL-i-ty (3rd) (b) per-SON-al-i-ty (2nd) (c) PER-son-al-i-ty (1st)
  39. 39.Listen to “education”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ED-u-ca-tion (1st) (b) ed-u-CA-tion (3rd) (c) ed-u-ca-TION (4th)
  40. 40.Which syllable is stressed in “automatic”? (a) au-TO-mat-ic (2nd) (b) au-to-MAT-ic (3rd) (c) AU-to-mat-ic (1st)

Answer key

  1. sym-BOL-ic (2nd)
  2. tra-DI-tion (2nd)
  3. MAG-ic (1st)
  4. sym-BOL-ic (2nd)
  5. ex-pla-NA-tion (3rd)
  6. ar-TIS-tic (2nd)
  7. com-pre-HEN-sion (3rd)
  8. char-ac-ter-IS-tic (4th)
  9. CHAR-i-ty (1st)
  10. mag-NET-ic (2nd)
  11. re-AL-i-ty (2nd)
  12. in-for-MA-tion (3rd)
  13. col-LEC-tion (2nd)
  14. pos-si-BIL-i-ty (3rd)
  15. dem-o-CRAT-ic (3rd)
  16. fan-TAS-tic (2nd)
  17. pos-si-BIL-i-ty (3rd)
  18. MU-sic (1st)
  19. di-REC-tion (2nd)
  20. so-LU-tion (2nd)
  21. hu-MAN-i-ty (2nd)
  22. tra-DI-tion (2nd)
  23. ex-hi-BI-tion (3rd)
  24. in-vi-TA-tion (3rd)
  25. cre-a-TIV-i-ty (3rd)
  26. ro-MAN-tic (2nd)
  27. com-pe-TI-tion (3rd)
  28. na-tion-AL-i-ty (3rd)
  29. cre-a-TIV-i-ty (3rd)
  30. com-MU-ni-ty (2nd)
  31. rev-o-LU-tion (3rd)
  32. ex-am-i-NA-tion (4th)
  33. pho-TOG-ra-phy (2nd)
  34. his-TOR-ic (2nd)
  35. ac-a-DEM-ic (3rd)
  36. cu-ri-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  37. pop-u-LA-tion (3rd)
  38. per-son-AL-i-ty (3rd)
  39. ed-u-CA-tion (3rd)
  40. au-to-MAT-ic (3rd)

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