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Word Stress Long Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 18: Stress in long words · Set 464 · 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 “symbolic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) sym-bol-IC (3rd) (b) SYM-bol-ic (1st) (c) sym-BOL-ic (2nd)
  2. 2.Listen to “competition”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) com-PE-ti-tion (2nd) (b) com-pe-ti-TION (4th) (c) com-pe-TI-tion (3rd)
  3. 3.Which syllable is stressed in “exhibition”? (a) ex-hi-bi-TION (4th) (b) EX-hi-bi-tion (1st) (c) ex-hi-BI-tion (3rd)
  4. 4.Which syllable is stressed in “magnetic”? (a) mag-net-IC (3rd) (b) MAG-net-ic (1st) (c) mag-NET-ic (2nd)
  5. 5.Listen to “possibility”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pos-si-bil-I-ty (4th) (b) pos-si-BIL-i-ty (3rd) (c) POS-si-bil-i-ty (1st)
  6. 6.Listen to “generosity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) gen-ER-os-i-ty (2nd) (b) gen-er-OS-i-ty (3rd) (c) GEN-er-os-i-ty (1st)
  7. 7.Which syllable is stressed in “symbolic”? (a) SYM-bol-ic (1st) (b) sym-bol-IC (3rd) (c) sym-BOL-ic (2nd)
  8. 8.Listen to “reality”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) RE-al-i-ty (1st) (b) re-al-I-ty (3rd) (c) re-AL-i-ty (2nd)
  9. 9.Listen to “decision”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) DE-ci-sion (1st) (b) de-ci-SION (3rd) (c) de-CI-sion (2nd)
  10. 10.Which syllable is stressed in “majority”? (a) ma-jor-i-TY (4th) (b) ma-jor-I-ty (3rd) (c) ma-JOR-i-ty (2nd)
  11. 11.Which syllable is stressed in “solution”? (a) so-LU-tion (2nd) (b) SO-lu-tion (1st) (c) so-lu-TION (3rd)
  12. 12.Listen to “photograph”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pho-to-GRAPH (3rd) (b) pho-TO-graph (2nd) (c) PHO-to-graph (1st)
  13. 13.Which syllable is stressed in “historic”? (a) his-tor-IC (3rd) (b) his-TOR-ic (2nd) (c) HIS-tor-ic (1st)
  14. 14.Listen to “solution”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) so-lu-TION (3rd) (b) so-LU-tion (2nd) (c) SO-lu-tion (1st)
  15. 15.Listen to “population”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pop-u-LA-tion (3rd) (b) pop-u-la-TION (4th) (c) POP-u-la-tion (1st)
  16. 16.Which syllable is stressed in “metallic”? (a) me-tal-LIC (3rd) (b) ME-tal-lic (1st) (c) me-TAL-lic (2nd)
  17. 17.Which syllable is stressed in “education”? (a) ed-U-ca-tion (2nd) (b) ed-u-CA-tion (3rd) (c) ED-u-ca-tion (1st)
  18. 18.Which syllable is stressed in “collection”? (a) COL-lec-tion (1st) (b) col-lec-TION (3rd) (c) col-LEC-tion (2nd)
  19. 19.Which syllable is stressed in “condition”? (a) CON-di-tion (1st) (b) con-di-TION (3rd) (c) con-DI-tion (2nd)
  20. 20.Listen to “invitation”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) in-VI-ta-tion (2nd) (b) in-vi-TA-tion (3rd) (c) in-vi-ta-TION (4th)
  21. 21.Listen to “plastic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) PLAS-tic (1st) (b) plas-TIC (2nd)
  22. 22.Which syllable is stressed in “curiosity”? (a) CU-ri-os-i-ty (1st) (b) cu-ri-OS-i-ty (3rd) (c) cu-ri-os-i-TY (5th)
  23. 23.Which syllable is stressed in “invitation”? (a) in-VI-ta-tion (2nd) (b) in-vi-TA-tion (3rd) (c) in-vi-ta-TION (4th)
  24. 24.Listen to “charity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) CHAR-i-ty (1st) (b) char-I-ty (2nd) (c) char-i-TY (3rd)
  25. 25.Which syllable is stressed in “generosity”? (a) gen-er-os-i-TY (5th) (b) gen-ER-os-i-ty (2nd) (c) gen-er-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  26. 26.Listen to “similarity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) sim-I-lar-i-ty (2nd) (b) sim-i-LAR-i-ty (3rd) (c) sim-i-lar-i-TY (5th)
  27. 27.Listen to “characteristic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) char-AC-ter-is-tic (2nd) (b) char-ac-ter-IS-tic (4th) (c) char-ac-TER-is-tic (3rd)
  28. 28.Which syllable is stressed in “discussion”? (a) DIS-cus-sion (1st) (b) dis-cus-SION (3rd) (c) dis-CUS-sion (2nd)
  29. 29.Which syllable is stressed in “terrific”? (a) ter-rif-IC (3rd) (b) ter-RIF-ic (2nd) (c) TER-rif-ic (1st)
  30. 30.Which syllable is stressed in “academic”? (a) AC-a-dem-ic (1st) (b) ac-A-dem-ic (2nd) (c) ac-a-DEM-ic (3rd)
  31. 31.Which syllable is stressed in “reality”? (a) RE-al-i-ty (1st) (b) re-AL-i-ty (2nd) (c) re-al-I-ty (3rd)
  32. 32.Listen to “democratic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) DEM-o-crat-ic (1st) (b) dem-o-crat-IC (4th) (c) dem-o-CRAT-ic (3rd)
  33. 33.Listen to “music”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) MU-sic (1st) (b) mu-SIC (2nd)
  34. 34.Listen to “photography”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pho-tog-RA-phy (3rd) (b) pho-tog-ra-PHY (4th) (c) pho-TOG-ra-phy (2nd)
  35. 35.Listen to “publicity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) PUB-lic-i-ty (1st) (b) pub-lic-i-TY (4th) (c) pub-LIC-i-ty (2nd)
  36. 36.Listen to “curiosity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) cu-ri-OS-i-ty (3rd) (b) CU-ri-os-i-ty (1st) (c) cu-RI-os-i-ty (2nd)
  37. 37.Listen to “dramatic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) dra-MAT-ic (2nd) (b) dra-mat-IC (3rd) (c) DRA-mat-ic (1st)
  38. 38.Which syllable is stressed in “population”? (a) pop-u-LA-tion (3rd) (b) pop-u-la-TION (4th) (c) POP-u-la-tion (1st)
  39. 39.Which syllable is stressed in “explanation”? (a) ex-pla-NA-tion (3rd) (b) ex-pla-na-TION (4th) (c) ex-PLA-na-tion (2nd)
  40. 40.Listen to “energetic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) en-er-get-IC (4th) (b) en-er-GET-ic (3rd) (c) en-ER-get-ic (2nd)

Answer key

  1. sym-BOL-ic (2nd)
  2. com-pe-TI-tion (3rd)
  3. ex-hi-BI-tion (3rd)
  4. mag-NET-ic (2nd)
  5. pos-si-BIL-i-ty (3rd)
  6. gen-er-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  7. sym-BOL-ic (2nd)
  8. re-AL-i-ty (2nd)
  9. de-CI-sion (2nd)
  10. ma-JOR-i-ty (2nd)
  11. so-LU-tion (2nd)
  12. PHO-to-graph (1st)
  13. his-TOR-ic (2nd)
  14. so-LU-tion (2nd)
  15. pop-u-LA-tion (3rd)
  16. me-TAL-lic (2nd)
  17. ed-u-CA-tion (3rd)
  18. col-LEC-tion (2nd)
  19. con-DI-tion (2nd)
  20. in-vi-TA-tion (3rd)
  21. PLAS-tic (1st)
  22. cu-ri-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  23. in-vi-TA-tion (3rd)
  24. CHAR-i-ty (1st)
  25. gen-er-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  26. sim-i-LAR-i-ty (3rd)
  27. char-ac-ter-IS-tic (4th)
  28. dis-CUS-sion (2nd)
  29. ter-RIF-ic (2nd)
  30. ac-a-DEM-ic (3rd)
  31. re-AL-i-ty (2nd)
  32. dem-o-CRAT-ic (3rd)
  33. MU-sic (1st)
  34. pho-TOG-ra-phy (2nd)
  35. pub-LIC-i-ty (2nd)
  36. cu-ri-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  37. dra-MAT-ic (2nd)
  38. pop-u-LA-tion (3rd)
  39. ex-pla-NA-tion (3rd)
  40. en-er-GET-ic (3rd)

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