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Word Stress Long Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 18: Stress in long words · Set 442 · 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 “possibility”? (a) pos-si-BIL-i-ty (3rd) (b) pos-si-bil-I-ty (4th) (c) pos-SI-bil-i-ty (2nd)
  2. 2.Listen to “academic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ac-a-dem-IC (4th) (b) ac-A-dem-ic (2nd) (c) ac-a-DEM-ic (3rd)
  3. 3.Listen to “artistic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ar-tis-TIC (3rd) (b) AR-tis-tic (1st) (c) ar-TIS-tic (2nd)
  4. 4.Listen to “direction”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) di-REC-tion (2nd) (b) di-rec-TION (3rd) (c) DI-rec-tion (1st)
  5. 5.Which syllable is stressed in “exhibition”? (a) EX-hi-bi-tion (1st) (b) ex-hi-bi-TION (4th) (c) ex-hi-BI-tion (3rd)
  6. 6.Which syllable is stressed in “activity”? (a) ac-tiv-I-ty (3rd) (b) ac-TIV-i-ty (2nd) (c) AC-tiv-i-ty (1st)
  7. 7.Which syllable is stressed in “charity”? (a) char-i-TY (3rd) (b) char-I-ty (2nd) (c) CHAR-i-ty (1st)
  8. 8.Listen to “photography”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pho-TOG-ra-phy (2nd) (b) PHO-tog-ra-phy (1st) (c) pho-tog-RA-phy (3rd)
  9. 9.Listen to “competition”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) com-pe-TI-tion (3rd) (b) COM-pe-ti-tion (1st) (c) com-pe-ti-TION (4th)
  10. 10.Which syllable is stressed in “solution”? (a) SO-lu-tion (1st) (b) so-LU-tion (2nd) (c) so-lu-TION (3rd)
  11. 11.Which syllable is stressed in “gigantic”? (a) GI-gan-tic (1st) (b) gi-gan-TIC (3rd) (c) gi-GAN-tic (2nd)
  12. 12.Listen to “comprehension”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) com-pre-HEN-sion (3rd) (b) com-PRE-hen-sion (2nd) (c) COM-pre-hen-sion (1st)
  13. 13.Which syllable is stressed in “historic”? (a) HIS-tor-ic (1st) (b) his-TOR-ic (2nd) (c) his-tor-IC (3rd)
  14. 14.Which syllable is stressed in “nationality”? (a) na-tion-AL-i-ty (3rd) (b) NA-tion-al-i-ty (1st) (c) na-tion-al-I-ty (4th)
  15. 15.Which syllable is stressed in “artistic”? (a) AR-tis-tic (1st) (b) ar-tis-TIC (3rd) (c) ar-TIS-tic (2nd)
  16. 16.Listen to “dramatic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) dra-MAT-ic (2nd) (b) DRA-mat-ic (1st) (c) dra-mat-IC (3rd)
  17. 17.Which syllable is stressed in “athletic”? (a) ATH-let-ic (1st) (b) ath-let-IC (3rd) (c) ath-LET-ic (2nd)
  18. 18.Listen to “activity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ac-tiv-i-TY (4th) (b) AC-tiv-i-ty (1st) (c) ac-TIV-i-ty (2nd)
  19. 19.Which syllable is stressed in “explanation”? (a) ex-PLA-na-tion (2nd) (b) ex-pla-NA-tion (3rd) (c) EX-pla-na-tion (1st)
  20. 20.Listen to “security”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) SE-cur-i-ty (1st) (b) se-CUR-i-ty (2nd) (c) se-cur-I-ty (3rd)
  21. 21.Which syllable is stressed in “presentation”? (a) pre-sen-ta-TION (4th) (b) pre-sen-TA-tion (3rd) (c) pre-SEN-ta-tion (2nd)
  22. 22.Which syllable is stressed in “generosity”? (a) gen-er-OS-i-ty (3rd) (b) gen-er-os-i-TY (5th) (c) GEN-er-os-i-ty (1st)
  23. 23.Listen to “examination”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ex-am-i-na-TION (5th) (b) ex-am-i-NA-tion (4th) (c) EX-am-i-na-tion (1st)
  24. 24.Listen to “condition”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) con-di-TION (3rd) (b) con-DI-tion (2nd) (c) CON-di-tion (1st)
  25. 25.Which syllable is stressed in “population”? (a) pop-u-la-TION (4th) (b) POP-u-la-tion (1st) (c) pop-u-LA-tion (3rd)
  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 “conversation”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) CON-ver-sa-tion (1st) (b) con-ver-sa-TION (4th) (c) con-ver-SA-tion (3rd)
  28. 28.Listen to “romantic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) RO-man-tic (1st) (b) ro-man-TIC (3rd) (c) ro-MAN-tic (2nd)
  29. 29.Listen to “nationality”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) na-tion-AL-i-ty (3rd) (b) na-TION-al-i-ty (2nd) (c) na-tion-al-I-ty (4th)
  30. 30.Listen to “information”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) IN-for-ma-tion (1st) (b) in-for-MA-tion (3rd) (c) in-FOR-ma-tion (2nd)
  31. 31.Which syllable is stressed in “automatic”? (a) au-to-MAT-ic (3rd) (b) AU-to-mat-ic (1st) (c) au-TO-mat-ic (2nd)
  32. 32.Listen to “athletic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ath-let-IC (3rd) (b) ATH-let-ic (1st) (c) ath-LET-ic (2nd)
  33. 33.Which syllable is stressed in “democratic”? (a) DEM-o-crat-ic (1st) (b) dem-o-CRAT-ic (3rd) (c) dem-O-crat-ic (2nd)
  34. 34.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 (3rd)
  35. 35.Which syllable is stressed in “direction”? (a) DI-rec-tion (1st) (b) di-REC-tion (2nd) (c) di-rec-TION (3rd)
  36. 36.Listen to “scientific”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) SCI-en-tif-ic (1st) (b) sci-en-TIF-ic (3rd) (c) sci-EN-tif-ic (2nd)
  37. 37.Listen to “tradition”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) tra-di-TION (3rd) (b) TRA-di-tion (1st) (c) tra-DI-tion (2nd)
  38. 38.Which syllable is stressed in “similarity”? (a) sim-i-lar-i-TY (5th) (b) sim-i-LAR-i-ty (3rd) (c) sim-I-lar-i-ty (2nd)
  39. 39.Which syllable is stressed in “photographic”? (a) PHO-to-graph-ic (1st) (b) pho-to-GRAPH-ic (3rd) (c) pho-TO-graph-ic (2nd)
  40. 40.Which syllable is stressed in “metallic”? (a) ME-tal-lic (1st) (b) me-tal-LIC (3rd) (c) me-TAL-lic (2nd)

Answer key

  1. pos-si-BIL-i-ty (3rd)
  2. ac-a-DEM-ic (3rd)
  3. ar-TIS-tic (2nd)
  4. di-REC-tion (2nd)
  5. ex-hi-BI-tion (3rd)
  6. ac-TIV-i-ty (2nd)
  7. CHAR-i-ty (1st)
  8. pho-TOG-ra-phy (2nd)
  9. com-pe-TI-tion (3rd)
  10. so-LU-tion (2nd)
  11. gi-GAN-tic (2nd)
  12. com-pre-HEN-sion (3rd)
  13. his-TOR-ic (2nd)
  14. na-tion-AL-i-ty (3rd)
  15. ar-TIS-tic (2nd)
  16. dra-MAT-ic (2nd)
  17. ath-LET-ic (2nd)
  18. ac-TIV-i-ty (2nd)
  19. ex-pla-NA-tion (3rd)
  20. se-CUR-i-ty (2nd)
  21. pre-sen-TA-tion (3rd)
  22. gen-er-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  23. ex-am-i-NA-tion (4th)
  24. con-DI-tion (2nd)
  25. pop-u-LA-tion (3rd)
  26. col-LEC-tion (2nd)
  27. con-ver-SA-tion (3rd)
  28. ro-MAN-tic (2nd)
  29. na-tion-AL-i-ty (3rd)
  30. in-for-MA-tion (3rd)
  31. au-to-MAT-ic (3rd)
  32. ath-LET-ic (2nd)
  33. dem-o-CRAT-ic (3rd)
  34. char-ac-ter-IS-tic (4th)
  35. di-REC-tion (2nd)
  36. sci-en-TIF-ic (3rd)
  37. tra-DI-tion (2nd)
  38. sim-i-LAR-i-ty (3rd)
  39. pho-to-GRAPH-ic (3rd)
  40. me-TAL-lic (2nd)

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