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Word Stress Long Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 18: Stress in long words · Set 287 · 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.Listen to “examination”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ex-am-I-na-tion (3rd) (b) ex-am-i-NA-tion (4th) (c) ex-am-i-na-TION (5th)
  3. 3.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)
  4. 4.Listen to “charity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) char-I-ty (2nd) (b) CHAR-i-ty (1st) (c) char-i-TY (3rd)
  5. 5.Which syllable is stressed in “conversation”? (a) CON-ver-sa-tion (1st) (b) con-ver-SA-tion (3rd) (c) con-VER-sa-tion (2nd)
  6. 6.Listen to “characteristic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) char-ac-ter-IS-tic (4th) (b) CHAR-ac-ter-is-tic (1st) (c) char-AC-ter-is-tic (2nd)
  7. 7.Which syllable is stressed in “explanation”? (a) EX-pla-na-tion (1st) (b) ex-pla-na-TION (4th) (c) ex-pla-NA-tion (3rd)
  8. 8.Which syllable is stressed in “capacity”? (a) ca-PAC-i-ty (2nd) (b) ca-pac-i-TY (4th) (c) ca-pac-I-ty (3rd)
  9. 9.Listen to “democratic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) dem-o-CRAT-ic (3rd) (b) dem-O-crat-ic (2nd) (c) dem-o-crat-IC (4th)
  10. 10.Which syllable is stressed in “community”? (a) COM-mu-ni-ty (1st) (b) com-MU-ni-ty (2nd) (c) com-mu-NI-ty (3rd)
  11. 11.Listen to “security”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) se-CUR-i-ty (2nd) (b) SE-cur-i-ty (1st) (c) se-cur-I-ty (3rd)
  12. 12.Which syllable is stressed in “automatic”? (a) au-to-MAT-ic (3rd) (b) au-to-mat-IC (4th) (c) AU-to-mat-ic (1st)
  13. 13.Which syllable is stressed in “humanity”? (a) HU-man-i-ty (1st) (b) hu-MAN-i-ty (2nd) (c) hu-man-I-ty (3rd)
  14. 14.Which syllable is stressed in “majority”? (a) ma-jor-I-ty (3rd) (b) ma-JOR-i-ty (2nd) (c) MA-jor-i-ty (1st)
  15. 15.Which syllable is stressed in “public”? (a) PUB-lic (1st) (b) pub-LIC (2nd)
  16. 16.Listen to “generosity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) gen-ER-os-i-ty (2nd) (b) gen-er-os-I-ty (4th) (c) gen-er-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  17. 17.Listen to “revolution”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) REV-o-lu-tion (1st) (b) rev-o-lu-TION (4th) (c) rev-o-LU-tion (3rd)
  18. 18.Which syllable is stressed in “generosity”? (a) gen-er-os-i-TY (5th) (b) gen-er-OS-i-ty (3rd) (c) gen-er-os-I-ty (4th)
  19. 19.Which syllable is stressed in “decision”? (a) de-CI-sion (2nd) (b) DE-ci-sion (1st) (c) de-ci-SION (3rd)
  20. 20.Which syllable is stressed in “direction”? (a) di-REC-tion (2nd) (b) di-rec-TION (3rd) (c) DI-rec-tion (1st)
  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 “population”? (a) pop-U-la-tion (2nd) (b) pop-u-LA-tion (3rd) (c) POP-u-la-tion (1st)
  23. 23.Listen to “celebration”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) cel-e-BRA-tion (3rd) (b) cel-E-bra-tion (2nd) (c) CEL-e-bra-tion (1st)
  24. 24.Which syllable is stressed in “tradition”? (a) tra-DI-tion (2nd) (b) TRA-di-tion (1st) (c) tra-di-TION (3rd)
  25. 25.Listen to “plastic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) PLAS-tic (1st) (b) plas-TIC (2nd)
  26. 26.Which syllable is stressed in “exhibition”? (a) ex-HI-bi-tion (2nd) (b) ex-hi-BI-tion (3rd) (c) ex-hi-bi-TION (4th)
  27. 27.Which syllable is stressed in “photographic”? (a) pho-to-graph-IC (4th) (b) pho-to-GRAPH-ic (3rd) (c) PHO-to-graph-ic (1st)
  28. 28.Which syllable is stressed in “discussion”? (a) dis-cus-SION (3rd) (b) DIS-cus-sion (1st) (c) dis-CUS-sion (2nd)
  29. 29.Listen to “traffic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) TRAF-fic (1st) (b) traf-FIC (2nd)
  30. 30.Which syllable is stressed in “nationality”? (a) na-tion-al-I-ty (4th) (b) na-TION-al-i-ty (2nd) (c) na-tion-AL-i-ty (3rd)
  31. 31.Which syllable is stressed in “plastic”? (a) plas-TIC (2nd) (b) PLAS-tic (1st)
  32. 32.Which syllable is stressed in “democratic”? (a) dem-O-crat-ic (2nd) (b) DEM-o-crat-ic (1st) (c) dem-o-CRAT-ic (3rd)
  33. 33.Which syllable is stressed in “terrific”? (a) ter-RIF-ic (2nd) (b) ter-rif-IC (3rd) (c) TER-rif-ic (1st)
  34. 34.Listen to “majority”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ma-jor-i-TY (4th) (b) MA-jor-i-ty (1st) (c) ma-JOR-i-ty (2nd)
  35. 35.Listen to “humanity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) HU-man-i-ty (1st) (b) hu-MAN-i-ty (2nd) (c) hu-man-i-TY (4th)
  36. 36.Which syllable is stressed in “condition”? (a) con-di-TION (3rd) (b) CON-di-tion (1st) (c) con-DI-tion (2nd)
  37. 37.Which syllable is stressed in “similarity”? (a) sim-i-LAR-i-ty (3rd) (b) SIM-i-lar-i-ty (1st) (c) sim-i-lar-I-ty (4th)
  38. 38.Which syllable is stressed in “photographer”? (a) pho-tog-RA-pher (3rd) (b) PHO-tog-ra-pher (1st) (c) pho-TOG-ra-pher (2nd)
  39. 39.Which syllable is stressed in “music”? (a) mu-SIC (2nd) (b) MU-sic (1st)
  40. 40.Listen to “discussion”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) dis-CUS-sion (2nd) (b) DIS-cus-sion (1st) (c) dis-cus-SION (3rd)

Answer key

  1. char-ac-ter-IS-tic (4th)
  2. ex-am-i-NA-tion (4th)
  3. sim-i-LAR-i-ty (3rd)
  4. CHAR-i-ty (1st)
  5. con-ver-SA-tion (3rd)
  6. char-ac-ter-IS-tic (4th)
  7. ex-pla-NA-tion (3rd)
  8. ca-PAC-i-ty (2nd)
  9. dem-o-CRAT-ic (3rd)
  10. com-MU-ni-ty (2nd)
  11. se-CUR-i-ty (2nd)
  12. au-to-MAT-ic (3rd)
  13. hu-MAN-i-ty (2nd)
  14. ma-JOR-i-ty (2nd)
  15. PUB-lic (1st)
  16. gen-er-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  17. rev-o-LU-tion (3rd)
  18. gen-er-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  19. de-CI-sion (2nd)
  20. di-REC-tion (2nd)
  21. ac-a-DEM-ic (3rd)
  22. pop-u-LA-tion (3rd)
  23. cel-e-BRA-tion (3rd)
  24. tra-DI-tion (2nd)
  25. PLAS-tic (1st)
  26. ex-hi-BI-tion (3rd)
  27. pho-to-GRAPH-ic (3rd)
  28. dis-CUS-sion (2nd)
  29. TRAF-fic (1st)
  30. na-tion-AL-i-ty (3rd)
  31. PLAS-tic (1st)
  32. dem-o-CRAT-ic (3rd)
  33. ter-RIF-ic (2nd)
  34. ma-JOR-i-ty (2nd)
  35. hu-MAN-i-ty (2nd)
  36. con-DI-tion (2nd)
  37. sim-i-LAR-i-ty (3rd)
  38. pho-TOG-ra-pher (2nd)
  39. MU-sic (1st)
  40. dis-CUS-sion (2nd)

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