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Word Stress Long Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 18: Stress in long words · Set 459 · 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 “curiosity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) CU-ri-os-i-ty (1st) (b) cu-RI-os-i-ty (2nd) (c) cu-ri-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  2. 2.Listen to “comprehension”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) com-pre-hen-SION (4th) (b) com-pre-HEN-sion (3rd) (c) COM-pre-hen-sion (1st)
  3. 3.Which syllable is stressed in “magnetic”? (a) MAG-net-ic (1st) (b) mag-NET-ic (2nd) (c) mag-net-IC (3rd)
  4. 4.Listen to “pronunciation”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pro-nun-ci-a-TION (5th) (b) pro-NUN-ci-a-tion (2nd) (c) pro-nun-ci-A-tion (4th)
  5. 5.Which syllable is stressed in “personality”? (a) per-son-AL-i-ty (3rd) (b) PER-son-al-i-ty (1st) (c) per-SON-al-i-ty (2nd)
  6. 6.Listen to “photography”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pho-TOG-ra-phy (2nd) (b) pho-tog-RA-phy (3rd) (c) pho-tog-ra-PHY (4th)
  7. 7.Which syllable is stressed in “gigantic”? (a) gi-GAN-tic (2nd) (b) GI-gan-tic (1st) (c) gi-gan-TIC (3rd)
  8. 8.Which syllable is stressed in “examination”? (a) ex-am-I-na-tion (3rd) (b) ex-am-i-NA-tion (4th) (c) ex-am-i-na-TION (5th)
  9. 9.Which syllable is stressed in “decision”? (a) de-CI-sion (2nd) (b) DE-ci-sion (1st) (c) de-ci-SION (3rd)
  10. 10.Listen to “invitation”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) IN-vi-ta-tion (1st) (b) in-VI-ta-tion (2nd) (c) in-vi-TA-tion (3rd)
  11. 11.Listen to “quality”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) qual-I-ty (2nd) (b) qual-i-TY (3rd) (c) QUAL-i-ty (1st)
  12. 12.Listen to “music”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) mu-SIC (2nd) (b) MU-sic (1st)
  13. 13.Which syllable is stressed in “traffic”? (a) traf-FIC (2nd) (b) TRAF-fic (1st)
  14. 14.Listen to “celebration”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) CEL-e-bra-tion (1st) (b) cel-e-BRA-tion (3rd) (c) cel-e-bra-TION (4th)
  15. 15.Which syllable is stressed in “music”? (a) MU-sic (1st) (b) mu-SIC (2nd)
  16. 16.Listen to “tradition”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) TRA-di-tion (1st) (b) tra-DI-tion (2nd) (c) tra-di-TION (3rd)
  17. 17.Which syllable is stressed in “dramatic”? (a) dra-MAT-ic (2nd) (b) DRA-mat-ic (1st) (c) dra-mat-IC (3rd)
  18. 18.Which syllable is stressed in “security”? (a) SE-cur-i-ty (1st) (b) se-cur-i-TY (4th) (c) se-CUR-i-ty (2nd)
  19. 19.Which syllable is stressed in “capacity”? (a) ca-pac-I-ty (3rd) (b) ca-pac-i-TY (4th) (c) ca-PAC-i-ty (2nd)
  20. 20.Which syllable is stressed in “majority”? (a) ma-jor-I-ty (3rd) (b) ma-JOR-i-ty (2nd) (c) MA-jor-i-ty (1st)
  21. 21.Listen to “generosity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) gen-er-OS-i-ty (3rd) (b) GEN-er-os-i-ty (1st) (c) gen-ER-os-i-ty (2nd)
  22. 22.Listen to “possibility”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pos-si-bil-i-TY (5th) (b) pos-si-BIL-i-ty (3rd) (c) POS-si-bil-i-ty (1st)
  23. 23.Which syllable is stressed in “scientific”? (a) sci-en-tif-IC (4th) (b) sci-en-TIF-ic (3rd) (c) SCI-en-tif-ic (1st)
  24. 24.Listen to “humanity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) hu-man-I-ty (3rd) (b) hu-man-i-TY (4th) (c) hu-MAN-i-ty (2nd)
  25. 25.Which syllable is stressed in “energetic”? (a) en-ER-get-ic (2nd) (b) en-er-GET-ic (3rd) (c) en-er-get-IC (4th)
  26. 26.Listen to “personality”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) per-son-al-i-TY (5th) (b) per-son-AL-i-ty (3rd) (c) PER-son-al-i-ty (1st)
  27. 27.Listen to “activity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ac-TIV-i-ty (2nd) (b) ac-tiv-I-ty (3rd) (c) ac-tiv-i-TY (4th)
  28. 28.Listen to “democratic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) DEM-o-crat-ic (1st) (b) dem-O-crat-ic (2nd) (c) dem-o-CRAT-ic (3rd)
  29. 29.Which syllable is stressed in “romantic”? (a) ro-man-TIC (3rd) (b) ro-MAN-tic (2nd) (c) RO-man-tic (1st)
  30. 30.Listen to “symbolic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) SYM-bol-ic (1st) (b) sym-BOL-ic (2nd) (c) sym-bol-IC (3rd)
  31. 31.Listen to “similarity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) sim-i-LAR-i-ty (3rd) (b) SIM-i-lar-i-ty (1st) (c) sim-I-lar-i-ty (2nd)
  32. 32.Listen to “artistic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) AR-tis-tic (1st) (b) ar-TIS-tic (2nd) (c) ar-tis-TIC (3rd)
  33. 33.Which syllable is stressed in “exhibition”? (a) ex-HI-bi-tion (2nd) (b) ex-hi-BI-tion (3rd) (c) EX-hi-bi-tion (1st)
  34. 34.Which syllable is stressed in “photographer”? (a) pho-TOG-ra-pher (2nd) (b) pho-tog-ra-PHER (4th) (c) pho-tog-RA-pher (3rd)
  35. 35.Which syllable is stressed in “presentation”? (a) pre-sen-TA-tion (3rd) (b) pre-SEN-ta-tion (2nd) (c) pre-sen-ta-TION (4th)
  36. 36.Which syllable is stressed in “activity”? (a) AC-tiv-i-ty (1st) (b) ac-tiv-I-ty (3rd) (c) ac-TIV-i-ty (2nd)
  37. 37.Which syllable is stressed in “collection”? (a) col-lec-TION (3rd) (b) COL-lec-tion (1st) (c) col-LEC-tion (2nd)
  38. 38.Which syllable is stressed in “academic”? (a) ac-a-dem-IC (4th) (b) ac-a-DEM-ic (3rd) (c) AC-a-dem-ic (1st)
  39. 39.Which syllable is stressed in “athletic”? (a) ath-LET-ic (2nd) (b) ath-let-IC (3rd) (c) ATH-let-ic (1st)
  40. 40.Which syllable is stressed in “artistic”? (a) ar-tis-TIC (3rd) (b) AR-tis-tic (1st) (c) ar-TIS-tic (2nd)

Answer key

  1. cu-ri-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  2. com-pre-HEN-sion (3rd)
  3. mag-NET-ic (2nd)
  4. pro-nun-ci-A-tion (4th)
  5. per-son-AL-i-ty (3rd)
  6. pho-TOG-ra-phy (2nd)
  7. gi-GAN-tic (2nd)
  8. ex-am-i-NA-tion (4th)
  9. de-CI-sion (2nd)
  10. in-vi-TA-tion (3rd)
  11. QUAL-i-ty (1st)
  12. MU-sic (1st)
  13. TRAF-fic (1st)
  14. cel-e-BRA-tion (3rd)
  15. MU-sic (1st)
  16. tra-DI-tion (2nd)
  17. dra-MAT-ic (2nd)
  18. se-CUR-i-ty (2nd)
  19. ca-PAC-i-ty (2nd)
  20. ma-JOR-i-ty (2nd)
  21. gen-er-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  22. pos-si-BIL-i-ty (3rd)
  23. sci-en-TIF-ic (3rd)
  24. hu-MAN-i-ty (2nd)
  25. en-er-GET-ic (3rd)
  26. per-son-AL-i-ty (3rd)
  27. ac-TIV-i-ty (2nd)
  28. dem-o-CRAT-ic (3rd)
  29. ro-MAN-tic (2nd)
  30. sym-BOL-ic (2nd)
  31. sim-i-LAR-i-ty (3rd)
  32. ar-TIS-tic (2nd)
  33. ex-hi-BI-tion (3rd)
  34. pho-TOG-ra-pher (2nd)
  35. pre-sen-TA-tion (3rd)
  36. ac-TIV-i-ty (2nd)
  37. col-LEC-tion (2nd)
  38. ac-a-DEM-ic (3rd)
  39. ath-LET-ic (2nd)
  40. ar-TIS-tic (2nd)

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