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Word Stress Long Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 18: Stress in long words · Set 48 · 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 (2nd) (b) pos-si-bil-i-TY (5th) (c) pos-si-BIL-i-ty (3rd)
  2. 2.Which syllable is stressed in “romantic”? (a) ro-man-TIC (3rd) (b) RO-man-tic (1st) (c) ro-MAN-tic (2nd)
  3. 3.Listen to “celebration”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) cel-E-bra-tion (2nd) (b) CEL-e-bra-tion (1st) (c) cel-e-BRA-tion (3rd)
  4. 4.Listen to “decision”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) DE-ci-sion (1st) (b) de-CI-sion (2nd) (c) de-ci-SION (3rd)
  5. 5.Listen to “metallic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) me-TAL-lic (2nd) (b) ME-tal-lic (1st) (c) me-tal-LIC (3rd)
  6. 6.Listen to “terrific”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ter-rif-IC (3rd) (b) TER-rif-ic (1st) (c) ter-RIF-ic (2nd)
  7. 7.Listen to “generosity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) gen-er-os-i-TY (5th) (b) gen-er-OS-i-ty (3rd) (c) GEN-er-os-i-ty (1st)
  8. 8.Which syllable is stressed in “conversation”? (a) con-ver-sa-TION (4th) (b) con-ver-SA-tion (3rd) (c) CON-ver-sa-tion (1st)
  9. 9.Which syllable is stressed in “publicity”? (a) pub-LIC-i-ty (2nd) (b) PUB-lic-i-ty (1st) (c) pub-lic-I-ty (3rd)
  10. 10.Listen to “characteristic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) char-ac-TER-is-tic (3rd) (b) char-AC-ter-is-tic (2nd) (c) char-ac-ter-IS-tic (4th)
  11. 11.Which syllable is stressed in “democratic”? (a) dem-o-CRAT-ic (3rd) (b) dem-O-crat-ic (2nd) (c) dem-o-crat-IC (4th)
  12. 12.Which syllable is stressed in “characteristic”? (a) char-AC-ter-is-tic (2nd) (b) CHAR-ac-ter-is-tic (1st) (c) char-ac-ter-IS-tic (4th)
  13. 13.Listen to “gigantic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) GI-gan-tic (1st) (b) gi-gan-TIC (3rd) (c) gi-GAN-tic (2nd)
  14. 14.Which syllable is stressed in “capacity”? (a) ca-pac-I-ty (3rd) (b) ca-PAC-i-ty (2nd) (c) CA-pac-i-ty (1st)
  15. 15.Listen to “athletic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ATH-let-ic (1st) (b) ath-let-IC (3rd) (c) ath-LET-ic (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.Which syllable is stressed in “personality”? (a) PER-son-al-i-ty (1st) (b) per-son-AL-i-ty (3rd) (c) per-SON-al-i-ty (2nd)
  18. 18.Which syllable is stressed in “fantastic”? (a) FAN-tas-tic (1st) (b) fan-TAS-tic (2nd) (c) fan-tas-TIC (3rd)
  19. 19.Listen to “music”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) mu-SIC (2nd) (b) MU-sic (1st)
  20. 20.Listen to “fantastic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) FAN-tas-tic (1st) (b) fan-TAS-tic (2nd) (c) fan-tas-TIC (3rd)
  21. 21.Listen to “comprehension”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) com-PRE-hen-sion (2nd) (b) com-pre-HEN-sion (3rd) (c) COM-pre-hen-sion (1st)
  22. 22.Listen to “exhibition”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ex-hi-BI-tion (3rd) (b) ex-hi-bi-TION (4th) (c) EX-hi-bi-tion (1st)
  23. 23.Listen to “photograph”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) PHO-to-graph (1st) (b) pho-to-GRAPH (3rd) (c) pho-TO-graph (2nd)
  24. 24.Which syllable is stressed in “scientific”? (a) SCI-en-tif-ic (1st) (b) sci-en-TIF-ic (3rd) (c) sci-en-tif-IC (4th)
  25. 25.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 (4th)
  26. 26.Listen to “information”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) in-for-MA-tion (3rd) (b) in-for-ma-TION (4th) (c) IN-for-ma-tion (1st)
  27. 27.Listen to “education”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ED-u-ca-tion (1st) (b) ed-U-ca-tion (2nd) (c) ed-u-CA-tion (3rd)
  28. 28.Listen to “pronunciation”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pro-NUN-ci-a-tion (2nd) (b) PRO-nun-ci-a-tion (1st) (c) pro-nun-ci-A-tion (4th)
  29. 29.Which syllable is stressed in “dramatic”? (a) dra-MAT-ic (2nd) (b) dra-mat-IC (3rd) (c) DRA-mat-ic (1st)
  30. 30.Which syllable is stressed in “traffic”? (a) traf-FIC (2nd) (b) TRAF-fic (1st)
  31. 31.Which syllable is stressed in “public”? (a) pub-LIC (2nd) (b) PUB-lic (1st)
  32. 32.Which syllable is stressed in “security”? (a) se-cur-I-ty (3rd) (b) se-cur-i-TY (4th) (c) se-CUR-i-ty (2nd)
  33. 33.Which syllable is stressed in “education”? (a) ed-U-ca-tion (2nd) (b) ed-u-CA-tion (3rd) (c) ED-u-ca-tion (1st)
  34. 34.Listen to “historic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) his-TOR-ic (2nd) (b) his-tor-IC (3rd) (c) HIS-tor-ic (1st)
  35. 35.Listen to “photographer”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pho-TOG-ra-pher (2nd) (b) pho-tog-ra-PHER (4th) (c) PHO-tog-ra-pher (1st)
  36. 36.Listen to “reality”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) re-AL-i-ty (2nd) (b) re-al-I-ty (3rd) (c) RE-al-i-ty (1st)
  37. 37.Which syllable is stressed in “direction”? (a) di-rec-TION (3rd) (b) DI-rec-tion (1st) (c) di-REC-tion (2nd)
  38. 38.Which syllable is stressed in “popularity”? (a) pop-u-lar-I-ty (4th) (b) POP-u-lar-i-ty (1st) (c) pop-u-LAR-i-ty (3rd)
  39. 39.Which syllable is stressed in “celebration”? (a) cel-e-BRA-tion (3rd) (b) cel-E-bra-tion (2nd) (c) cel-e-bra-TION (4th)
  40. 40.Which syllable is stressed in “curiosity”? (a) cu-RI-os-i-ty (2nd) (b) cu-ri-os-I-ty (4th) (c) cu-ri-OS-i-ty (3rd)

Answer key

  1. pos-si-BIL-i-ty (3rd)
  2. ro-MAN-tic (2nd)
  3. cel-e-BRA-tion (3rd)
  4. de-CI-sion (2nd)
  5. me-TAL-lic (2nd)
  6. ter-RIF-ic (2nd)
  7. gen-er-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  8. con-ver-SA-tion (3rd)
  9. pub-LIC-i-ty (2nd)
  10. char-ac-ter-IS-tic (4th)
  11. dem-o-CRAT-ic (3rd)
  12. char-ac-ter-IS-tic (4th)
  13. gi-GAN-tic (2nd)
  14. ca-PAC-i-ty (2nd)
  15. ath-LET-ic (2nd)
  16. me-TAL-lic (2nd)
  17. per-son-AL-i-ty (3rd)
  18. fan-TAS-tic (2nd)
  19. MU-sic (1st)
  20. fan-TAS-tic (2nd)
  21. com-pre-HEN-sion (3rd)
  22. ex-hi-BI-tion (3rd)
  23. PHO-to-graph (1st)
  24. sci-en-TIF-ic (3rd)
  25. sim-i-LAR-i-ty (3rd)
  26. in-for-MA-tion (3rd)
  27. ed-u-CA-tion (3rd)
  28. pro-nun-ci-A-tion (4th)
  29. dra-MAT-ic (2nd)
  30. TRAF-fic (1st)
  31. PUB-lic (1st)
  32. se-CUR-i-ty (2nd)
  33. ed-u-CA-tion (3rd)
  34. his-TOR-ic (2nd)
  35. pho-TOG-ra-pher (2nd)
  36. re-AL-i-ty (2nd)
  37. di-REC-tion (2nd)
  38. pop-u-LAR-i-ty (3rd)
  39. cel-e-BRA-tion (3rd)
  40. cu-ri-OS-i-ty (3rd)

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