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Word Stress Long Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 18: Stress in long words · Set 370 · 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 “traffic”? (a) TRAF-fic (1st) (b) traf-FIC (2nd)
  2. 2.Which syllable is stressed in “examination”? (a) ex-am-i-NA-tion (4th) (b) EX-am-i-na-tion (1st) (c) ex-am-I-na-tion (3rd)
  3. 3.Listen to “invitation”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) in-VI-ta-tion (2nd) (b) in-vi-TA-tion (3rd) (c) IN-vi-ta-tion (1st)
  4. 4.Which syllable is stressed in “personality”? (a) per-son-al-I-ty (4th) (b) per-son-AL-i-ty (3rd) (c) PER-son-al-i-ty (1st)
  5. 5.Listen to “magnetic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) MAG-net-ic (1st) (b) mag-net-IC (3rd) (c) mag-NET-ic (2nd)
  6. 6.Which syllable is stressed in “dramatic”? (a) dra-mat-IC (3rd) (b) DRA-mat-ic (1st) (c) dra-MAT-ic (2nd)
  7. 7.Listen to “photographer”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) PHO-tog-ra-pher (1st) (b) pho-tog-RA-pher (3rd) (c) pho-TOG-ra-pher (2nd)
  8. 8.Listen to “historic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) his-TOR-ic (2nd) (b) HIS-tor-ic (1st) (c) his-tor-IC (3rd)
  9. 9.Listen to “pronunciation”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pro-NUN-ci-a-tion (2nd) (b) pro-nun-CI-a-tion (3rd) (c) pro-nun-ci-A-tion (4th)
  10. 10.Which syllable is stressed in “terrific”? (a) ter-RIF-ic (2nd) (b) ter-rif-IC (3rd) (c) TER-rif-ic (1st)
  11. 11.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)
  12. 12.Listen to “revolution”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) rev-o-lu-TION (4th) (b) rev-o-LU-tion (3rd) (c) rev-O-lu-tion (2nd)
  13. 13.Which syllable is stressed in “collection”? (a) COL-lec-tion (1st) (b) col-lec-TION (3rd) (c) col-LEC-tion (2nd)
  14. 14.Listen to “scientific”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) sci-EN-tif-ic (2nd) (b) SCI-en-tif-ic (1st) (c) sci-en-TIF-ic (3rd)
  15. 15.Which syllable is stressed in “reality”? (a) re-al-I-ty (3rd) (b) RE-al-i-ty (1st) (c) re-AL-i-ty (2nd)
  16. 16.Which syllable is stressed in “metallic”? (a) me-tal-LIC (3rd) (b) me-TAL-lic (2nd) (c) ME-tal-lic (1st)
  17. 17.Listen to “conversation”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) con-ver-SA-tion (3rd) (b) con-ver-sa-TION (4th) (c) con-VER-sa-tion (2nd)
  18. 18.Which syllable is stressed in “creativity”? (a) cre-a-TIV-i-ty (3rd) (b) cre-a-tiv-i-TY (5th) (c) cre-a-tiv-I-ty (4th)
  19. 19.Listen to “activity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) AC-tiv-i-ty (1st) (b) ac-tiv-i-TY (4th) (c) ac-TIV-i-ty (2nd)
  20. 20.Listen to “similarity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) SIM-i-lar-i-ty (1st) (b) sim-i-lar-I-ty (4th) (c) sim-i-LAR-i-ty (3rd)
  21. 21.Which syllable is stressed in “athletic”? (a) ath-LET-ic (2nd) (b) ATH-let-ic (1st) (c) ath-let-IC (3rd)
  22. 22.Which syllable is stressed in “popularity”? (a) pop-u-LAR-i-ty (3rd) (b) POP-u-lar-i-ty (1st) (c) pop-U-lar-i-ty (2nd)
  23. 23.Which syllable is stressed in “exhibition”? (a) ex-hi-bi-TION (4th) (b) ex-hi-BI-tion (3rd) (c) ex-HI-bi-tion (2nd)
  24. 24.Which syllable is stressed in “magic”? (a) mag-IC (2nd) (b) MAG-ic (1st)
  25. 25.Which syllable is stressed in “gigantic”? (a) GI-gan-tic (1st) (b) gi-GAN-tic (2nd) (c) gi-gan-TIC (3rd)
  26. 26.Listen to “charity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) char-i-TY (3rd) (b) CHAR-i-ty (1st) (c) char-I-ty (2nd)
  27. 27.Listen to “discussion”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) DIS-cus-sion (1st) (b) dis-cus-SION (3rd) (c) dis-CUS-sion (2nd)
  28. 28.Which syllable is stressed in “photographer”? (a) pho-tog-ra-PHER (4th) (b) pho-TOG-ra-pher (2nd) (c) PHO-tog-ra-pher (1st)
  29. 29.Listen to “athletic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ATH-let-ic (1st) (b) ath-let-IC (3rd) (c) ath-LET-ic (2nd)
  30. 30.Which syllable is stressed in “romantic”? (a) ro-MAN-tic (2nd) (b) ro-man-TIC (3rd) (c) RO-man-tic (1st)
  31. 31.Listen to “democratic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) dem-o-CRAT-ic (3rd) (b) DEM-o-crat-ic (1st) (c) dem-O-crat-ic (2nd)
  32. 32.Which syllable is stressed in “academic”? (a) AC-a-dem-ic (1st) (b) ac-a-DEM-ic (3rd) (c) ac-A-dem-ic (2nd)
  33. 33.Which syllable is stressed in “energetic”? (a) en-er-get-IC (4th) (b) en-ER-get-ic (2nd) (c) en-er-GET-ic (3rd)
  34. 34.Listen to “academic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ac-a-DEM-ic (3rd) (b) ac-A-dem-ic (2nd) (c) AC-a-dem-ic (1st)
  35. 35.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)
  36. 36.Which syllable is stressed in “publicity”? (a) pub-lic-I-ty (3rd) (b) PUB-lic-i-ty (1st) (c) pub-LIC-i-ty (2nd)
  37. 37.Listen to “traffic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) traf-FIC (2nd) (b) TRAF-fic (1st)
  38. 38.Listen to “security”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) se-CUR-i-ty (2nd) (b) se-cur-i-TY (4th) (c) SE-cur-i-ty (1st)
  39. 39.Which syllable is stressed in “revolution”? (a) rev-O-lu-tion (2nd) (b) REV-o-lu-tion (1st) (c) rev-o-LU-tion (3rd)
  40. 40.Which syllable is stressed in “quality”? (a) qual-I-ty (2nd) (b) qual-i-TY (3rd) (c) QUAL-i-ty (1st)

Answer key

  1. TRAF-fic (1st)
  2. ex-am-i-NA-tion (4th)
  3. in-vi-TA-tion (3rd)
  4. per-son-AL-i-ty (3rd)
  5. mag-NET-ic (2nd)
  6. dra-MAT-ic (2nd)
  7. pho-TOG-ra-pher (2nd)
  8. his-TOR-ic (2nd)
  9. pro-nun-ci-A-tion (4th)
  10. ter-RIF-ic (2nd)
  11. gen-er-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  12. rev-o-LU-tion (3rd)
  13. col-LEC-tion (2nd)
  14. sci-en-TIF-ic (3rd)
  15. re-AL-i-ty (2nd)
  16. me-TAL-lic (2nd)
  17. con-ver-SA-tion (3rd)
  18. cre-a-TIV-i-ty (3rd)
  19. ac-TIV-i-ty (2nd)
  20. sim-i-LAR-i-ty (3rd)
  21. ath-LET-ic (2nd)
  22. pop-u-LAR-i-ty (3rd)
  23. ex-hi-BI-tion (3rd)
  24. MAG-ic (1st)
  25. gi-GAN-tic (2nd)
  26. CHAR-i-ty (1st)
  27. dis-CUS-sion (2nd)
  28. pho-TOG-ra-pher (2nd)
  29. ath-LET-ic (2nd)
  30. ro-MAN-tic (2nd)
  31. dem-o-CRAT-ic (3rd)
  32. ac-a-DEM-ic (3rd)
  33. en-er-GET-ic (3rd)
  34. ac-a-DEM-ic (3rd)
  35. pho-to-GRAPH-ic (3rd)
  36. pub-LIC-i-ty (2nd)
  37. TRAF-fic (1st)
  38. se-CUR-i-ty (2nd)
  39. rev-o-LU-tion (3rd)
  40. QUAL-i-ty (1st)

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