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Word Stress Long Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 18: Stress in long words · Set 288 · 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 “collection”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) COL-lec-tion (1st) (b) col-lec-TION (3rd) (c) col-LEC-tion (2nd)
  2. 2.Which syllable is stressed in “discussion”? (a) dis-cus-SION (3rd) (b) dis-CUS-sion (2nd) (c) DIS-cus-sion (1st)
  3. 3.Which syllable is stressed in “metallic”? (a) me-tal-LIC (3rd) (b) me-TAL-lic (2nd) (c) ME-tal-lic (1st)
  4. 4.Which syllable is stressed in “celebration”? (a) CEL-e-bra-tion (1st) (b) cel-e-BRA-tion (3rd) (c) cel-E-bra-tion (2nd)
  5. 5.Which syllable is stressed in “explanation”? (a) EX-pla-na-tion (1st) (b) ex-PLA-na-tion (2nd) (c) ex-pla-NA-tion (3rd)
  6. 6.Listen to “creativity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) CRE-a-tiv-i-ty (1st) (b) cre-a-TIV-i-ty (3rd) (c) cre-a-tiv-i-TY (5th)
  7. 7.Which syllable is stressed in “reality”? (a) re-al-I-ty (3rd) (b) RE-al-i-ty (1st) (c) re-AL-i-ty (2nd)
  8. 8.Which syllable is stressed in “invitation”? (a) IN-vi-ta-tion (1st) (b) in-vi-TA-tion (3rd) (c) in-vi-ta-TION (4th)
  9. 9.Which syllable is stressed in “photographic”? (a) pho-to-graph-IC (4th) (b) pho-to-GRAPH-ic (3rd) (c) PHO-to-graph-ic (1st)
  10. 10.Which syllable is stressed in “majority”? (a) ma-JOR-i-ty (2nd) (b) MA-jor-i-ty (1st) (c) ma-jor-I-ty (3rd)
  11. 11.Which syllable is stressed in “collection”? (a) COL-lec-tion (1st) (b) col-lec-TION (3rd) (c) col-LEC-tion (2nd)
  12. 12.Which syllable is stressed in “exhibition”? (a) ex-hi-BI-tion (3rd) (b) ex-hi-bi-TION (4th) (c) EX-hi-bi-tion (1st)
  13. 13.Which syllable is stressed in “traffic”? (a) TRAF-fic (1st) (b) traf-FIC (2nd)
  14. 14.Listen to “conversation”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) con-ver-SA-tion (3rd) (b) con-VER-sa-tion (2nd) (c) con-ver-sa-TION (4th)
  15. 15.Which syllable is stressed in “characteristic”? (a) char-ac-ter-IS-tic (4th) (b) char-ac-ter-is-TIC (5th) (c) char-ac-TER-is-tic (3rd)
  16. 16.Which syllable is stressed in “tradition”? (a) TRA-di-tion (1st) (b) tra-DI-tion (2nd) (c) tra-di-TION (3rd)
  17. 17.Which syllable is stressed in “conversation”? (a) con-ver-sa-TION (4th) (b) con-ver-SA-tion (3rd) (c) con-VER-sa-tion (2nd)
  18. 18.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)
  19. 19.Which syllable is stressed in “examination”? (a) ex-am-i-NA-tion (4th) (b) ex-am-i-na-TION (5th) (c) ex-AM-i-na-tion (2nd)
  20. 20.Listen to “automatic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) au-TO-mat-ic (2nd) (b) au-to-MAT-ic (3rd) (c) AU-to-mat-ic (1st)
  21. 21.Listen to “artistic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ar-TIS-tic (2nd) (b) AR-tis-tic (1st) (c) ar-tis-TIC (3rd)
  22. 22.Listen to “scientific”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) SCI-en-tif-ic (1st) (b) sci-EN-tif-ic (2nd) (c) sci-en-TIF-ic (3rd)
  23. 23.Listen to “romantic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ro-man-TIC (3rd) (b) RO-man-tic (1st) (c) ro-MAN-tic (2nd)
  24. 24.Which syllable is stressed in “possibility”? (a) pos-si-BIL-i-ty (3rd) (b) pos-si-bil-I-ty (4th) (c) POS-si-bil-i-ty (1st)
  25. 25.Listen to “photograph”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pho-TO-graph (2nd) (b) PHO-to-graph (1st) (c) pho-to-GRAPH (3rd)
  26. 26.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)
  27. 27.Which syllable is stressed in “condition”? (a) con-DI-tion (2nd) (b) CON-di-tion (1st) (c) con-di-TION (3rd)
  28. 28.Which syllable is stressed in “revolution”? (a) rev-O-lu-tion (2nd) (b) rev-o-LU-tion (3rd) (c) REV-o-lu-tion (1st)
  29. 29.Which syllable is stressed in “dramatic”? (a) dra-mat-IC (3rd) (b) dra-MAT-ic (2nd) (c) DRA-mat-ic (1st)
  30. 30.Which syllable is stressed in “symbolic”? (a) sym-bol-IC (3rd) (b) SYM-bol-ic (1st) (c) sym-BOL-ic (2nd)
  31. 31.Which syllable is stressed in “magnetic”? (a) mag-NET-ic (2nd) (b) MAG-net-ic (1st) (c) mag-net-IC (3rd)
  32. 32.Listen to “metallic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) me-TAL-lic (2nd) (b) ME-tal-lic (1st) (c) me-tal-LIC (3rd)
  33. 33.Which syllable is stressed in “comprehension”? (a) com-pre-HEN-sion (3rd) (b) COM-pre-hen-sion (1st) (c) com-PRE-hen-sion (2nd)
  34. 34.Listen to “possibility”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pos-si-bil-I-ty (4th) (b) pos-si-bil-i-TY (5th) (c) pos-si-BIL-i-ty (3rd)
  35. 35.Listen to “information”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) in-FOR-ma-tion (2nd) (b) IN-for-ma-tion (1st) (c) in-for-MA-tion (3rd)
  36. 36.Listen to “traffic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) TRAF-fic (1st) (b) traf-FIC (2nd)
  37. 37.Listen to “energetic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) en-er-get-IC (4th) (b) en-ER-get-ic (2nd) (c) en-er-GET-ic (3rd)
  38. 38.Listen to “tradition”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) TRA-di-tion (1st) (b) tra-DI-tion (2nd) (c) tra-di-TION (3rd)
  39. 39.Which syllable is stressed in “humanity”? (a) hu-MAN-i-ty (2nd) (b) hu-man-i-TY (4th) (c) HU-man-i-ty (1st)
  40. 40.Listen to “pronunciation”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) PRO-nun-ci-a-tion (1st) (b) pro-nun-ci-A-tion (4th) (c) pro-nun-CI-a-tion (3rd)

Answer key

  1. col-LEC-tion (2nd)
  2. dis-CUS-sion (2nd)
  3. me-TAL-lic (2nd)
  4. cel-e-BRA-tion (3rd)
  5. ex-pla-NA-tion (3rd)
  6. cre-a-TIV-i-ty (3rd)
  7. re-AL-i-ty (2nd)
  8. in-vi-TA-tion (3rd)
  9. pho-to-GRAPH-ic (3rd)
  10. ma-JOR-i-ty (2nd)
  11. col-LEC-tion (2nd)
  12. ex-hi-BI-tion (3rd)
  13. TRAF-fic (1st)
  14. con-ver-SA-tion (3rd)
  15. char-ac-ter-IS-tic (4th)
  16. tra-DI-tion (2nd)
  17. con-ver-SA-tion (3rd)
  18. ma-JOR-i-ty (2nd)
  19. ex-am-i-NA-tion (4th)
  20. au-to-MAT-ic (3rd)
  21. ar-TIS-tic (2nd)
  22. sci-en-TIF-ic (3rd)
  23. ro-MAN-tic (2nd)
  24. pos-si-BIL-i-ty (3rd)
  25. PHO-to-graph (1st)
  26. com-MU-ni-ty (2nd)
  27. con-DI-tion (2nd)
  28. rev-o-LU-tion (3rd)
  29. dra-MAT-ic (2nd)
  30. sym-BOL-ic (2nd)
  31. mag-NET-ic (2nd)
  32. me-TAL-lic (2nd)
  33. com-pre-HEN-sion (3rd)
  34. pos-si-BIL-i-ty (3rd)
  35. in-for-MA-tion (3rd)
  36. TRAF-fic (1st)
  37. en-er-GET-ic (3rd)
  38. tra-DI-tion (2nd)
  39. hu-MAN-i-ty (2nd)
  40. pro-nun-ci-A-tion (4th)

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