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Word Stress Long Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 18: Stress in long words · Set 363 · 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 “majority”? (a) MA-jor-i-ty (1st) (b) ma-JOR-i-ty (2nd) (c) ma-jor-i-TY (4th)
  2. 2.Listen to “plastic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) PLAS-tic (1st) (b) plas-TIC (2nd)
  3. 3.Listen to “characteristic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) char-ac-TER-is-tic (3rd) (b) char-ac-ter-IS-tic (4th) (c) CHAR-ac-ter-is-tic (1st)
  4. 4.Listen to “photographic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pho-TO-graph-ic (2nd) (b) pho-to-graph-IC (4th) (c) pho-to-GRAPH-ic (3rd)
  5. 5.Listen to “possibility”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pos-si-BIL-i-ty (3rd) (b) pos-si-bil-i-TY (5th) (c) pos-si-bil-I-ty (4th)
  6. 6.Which syllable is stressed in “collection”? (a) COL-lec-tion (1st) (b) col-LEC-tion (2nd) (c) col-lec-TION (3rd)
  7. 7.Listen to “security”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) se-cur-I-ty (3rd) (b) SE-cur-i-ty (1st) (c) se-CUR-i-ty (2nd)
  8. 8.Listen to “automatic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) au-to-mat-IC (4th) (b) au-to-MAT-ic (3rd) (c) au-TO-mat-ic (2nd)
  9. 9.Listen to “activity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ac-TIV-i-ty (2nd) (b) ac-tiv-i-TY (4th) (c) ac-tiv-I-ty (3rd)
  10. 10.Listen to “conversation”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) con-ver-sa-TION (4th) (b) con-ver-SA-tion (3rd) (c) CON-ver-sa-tion (1st)
  11. 11.Listen to “decision”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) DE-ci-sion (1st) (b) de-CI-sion (2nd) (c) de-ci-SION (3rd)
  12. 12.Which syllable is stressed in “exhibition”? (a) ex-hi-BI-tion (3rd) (b) EX-hi-bi-tion (1st) (c) ex-hi-bi-TION (4th)
  13. 13.Listen to “symbolic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) sym-bol-IC (3rd) (b) sym-BOL-ic (2nd) (c) SYM-bol-ic (1st)
  14. 14.Which syllable is stressed in “dramatic”? (a) dra-mat-IC (3rd) (b) DRA-mat-ic (1st) (c) dra-MAT-ic (2nd)
  15. 15.Which syllable is stressed in “presentation”? (a) pre-sen-ta-TION (4th) (b) pre-sen-TA-tion (3rd) (c) pre-SEN-ta-tion (2nd)
  16. 16.Which syllable is stressed in “quality”? (a) qual-i-TY (3rd) (b) QUAL-i-ty (1st) (c) qual-I-ty (2nd)
  17. 17.Listen to “competition”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) com-pe-TI-tion (3rd) (b) COM-pe-ti-tion (1st) (c) com-PE-ti-tion (2nd)
  18. 18.Which syllable is stressed in “decision”? (a) de-ci-SION (3rd) (b) de-CI-sion (2nd) (c) DE-ci-sion (1st)
  19. 19.Listen to “nationality”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) na-TION-al-i-ty (2nd) (b) na-tion-al-I-ty (4th) (c) na-tion-AL-i-ty (3rd)
  20. 20.Listen to “gigantic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) gi-gan-TIC (3rd) (b) gi-GAN-tic (2nd) (c) GI-gan-tic (1st)
  21. 21.Which syllable is stressed in “generosity”? (a) gen-er-os-I-ty (4th) (b) GEN-er-os-i-ty (1st) (c) gen-er-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  22. 22.Listen to “invitation”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) in-vi-TA-tion (3rd) (b) in-VI-ta-tion (2nd) (c) IN-vi-ta-tion (1st)
  23. 23.Which syllable is stressed in “historic”? (a) his-tor-IC (3rd) (b) HIS-tor-ic (1st) (c) his-TOR-ic (2nd)
  24. 24.Listen to “public”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) PUB-lic (1st) (b) pub-LIC (2nd)
  25. 25.Which syllable is stressed in “scientific”? (a) sci-en-tif-IC (4th) (b) sci-en-TIF-ic (3rd) (c) SCI-en-tif-ic (1st)
  26. 26.Listen to “collection”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) col-LEC-tion (2nd) (b) COL-lec-tion (1st) (c) col-lec-TION (3rd)
  27. 27.Listen to “generosity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) gen-er-OS-i-ty (3rd) (b) gen-er-os-I-ty (4th) (c) GEN-er-os-i-ty (1st)
  28. 28.Which syllable is stressed in “revolution”? (a) REV-o-lu-tion (1st) (b) rev-o-LU-tion (3rd) (c) rev-o-lu-TION (4th)
  29. 29.Listen to “presentation”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pre-sen-TA-tion (3rd) (b) PRE-sen-ta-tion (1st) (c) pre-sen-ta-TION (4th)
  30. 30.Listen to “magnetic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) mag-net-IC (3rd) (b) mag-NET-ic (2nd) (c) MAG-net-ic (1st)
  31. 31.Which syllable is stressed in “information”? (a) in-for-ma-TION (4th) (b) in-FOR-ma-tion (2nd) (c) in-for-MA-tion (3rd)
  32. 32.Which syllable is stressed in “charity”? (a) char-i-TY (3rd) (b) char-I-ty (2nd) (c) CHAR-i-ty (1st)
  33. 33.Listen to “curiosity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) cu-RI-os-i-ty (2nd) (b) cu-ri-OS-i-ty (3rd) (c) cu-ri-os-i-TY (5th)
  34. 34.Which syllable is stressed in “comprehension”? (a) COM-pre-hen-sion (1st) (b) com-pre-hen-SION (4th) (c) com-pre-HEN-sion (3rd)
  35. 35.Which syllable is stressed in “similarity”? (a) sim-i-lar-I-ty (4th) (b) SIM-i-lar-i-ty (1st) (c) sim-i-LAR-i-ty (3rd)
  36. 36.Which syllable is stressed in “discussion”? (a) dis-cus-SION (3rd) (b) dis-CUS-sion (2nd) (c) DIS-cus-sion (1st)
  37. 37.Listen to “solution”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) so-LU-tion (2nd) (b) SO-lu-tion (1st) (c) so-lu-TION (3rd)
  38. 38.Listen to “education”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ED-u-ca-tion (1st) (b) ed-u-CA-tion (3rd) (c) ed-U-ca-tion (2nd)
  39. 39.Listen to “athletic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ath-let-IC (3rd) (b) ATH-let-ic (1st) (c) ath-LET-ic (2nd)
  40. 40.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 (5th)

Answer key

  1. ma-JOR-i-ty (2nd)
  2. PLAS-tic (1st)
  3. char-ac-ter-IS-tic (4th)
  4. pho-to-GRAPH-ic (3rd)
  5. pos-si-BIL-i-ty (3rd)
  6. col-LEC-tion (2nd)
  7. se-CUR-i-ty (2nd)
  8. au-to-MAT-ic (3rd)
  9. ac-TIV-i-ty (2nd)
  10. con-ver-SA-tion (3rd)
  11. de-CI-sion (2nd)
  12. ex-hi-BI-tion (3rd)
  13. sym-BOL-ic (2nd)
  14. dra-MAT-ic (2nd)
  15. pre-sen-TA-tion (3rd)
  16. QUAL-i-ty (1st)
  17. com-pe-TI-tion (3rd)
  18. de-CI-sion (2nd)
  19. na-tion-AL-i-ty (3rd)
  20. gi-GAN-tic (2nd)
  21. gen-er-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  22. in-vi-TA-tion (3rd)
  23. his-TOR-ic (2nd)
  24. PUB-lic (1st)
  25. sci-en-TIF-ic (3rd)
  26. col-LEC-tion (2nd)
  27. gen-er-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  28. rev-o-LU-tion (3rd)
  29. pre-sen-TA-tion (3rd)
  30. mag-NET-ic (2nd)
  31. in-for-MA-tion (3rd)
  32. CHAR-i-ty (1st)
  33. cu-ri-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  34. com-pre-HEN-sion (3rd)
  35. sim-i-LAR-i-ty (3rd)
  36. dis-CUS-sion (2nd)
  37. so-LU-tion (2nd)
  38. ed-u-CA-tion (3rd)
  39. ath-LET-ic (2nd)
  40. per-son-AL-i-ty (3rd)

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