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Word Stress Long Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 18: Stress in long words · Set 542 · 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 “fantastic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) fan-tas-TIC (3rd) (b) FAN-tas-tic (1st) (c) fan-TAS-tic (2nd)
  2. 2.Listen to “discussion”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) DIS-cus-sion (1st) (b) dis-CUS-sion (2nd) (c) dis-cus-SION (3rd)
  3. 3.Which syllable is stressed in “possibility”? (a) POS-si-bil-i-ty (1st) (b) pos-si-BIL-i-ty (3rd) (c) pos-SI-bil-i-ty (2nd)
  4. 4.Which syllable is stressed in “fantastic”? (a) FAN-tas-tic (1st) (b) fan-TAS-tic (2nd) (c) fan-tas-TIC (3rd)
  5. 5.Listen to “popularity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pop-u-lar-i-TY (5th) (b) pop-u-lar-I-ty (4th) (c) pop-u-LAR-i-ty (3rd)
  6. 6.Which syllable is stressed in “public”? (a) PUB-lic (1st) (b) pub-LIC (2nd)
  7. 7.Listen to “majority”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ma-jor-I-ty (3rd) (b) MA-jor-i-ty (1st) (c) ma-JOR-i-ty (2nd)
  8. 8.Which syllable is stressed in “athletic”? (a) ath-let-IC (3rd) (b) ath-LET-ic (2nd) (c) ATH-let-ic (1st)
  9. 9.Which syllable is stressed in “terrific”? (a) TER-rif-ic (1st) (b) ter-rif-IC (3rd) (c) ter-RIF-ic (2nd)
  10. 10.Which syllable is stressed in “photographer”? (a) pho-tog-ra-PHER (4th) (b) PHO-tog-ra-pher (1st) (c) pho-TOG-ra-pher (2nd)
  11. 11.Which syllable is stressed in “scientific”? (a) sci-EN-tif-ic (2nd) (b) sci-en-TIF-ic (3rd) (c) SCI-en-tif-ic (1st)
  12. 12.Which syllable is stressed in “revolution”? (a) rev-o-lu-TION (4th) (b) rev-O-lu-tion (2nd) (c) rev-o-LU-tion (3rd)
  13. 13.Listen to “automatic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) AU-to-mat-ic (1st) (b) au-to-mat-IC (4th) (c) au-to-MAT-ic (3rd)
  14. 14.Which syllable is stressed in “academic”? (a) AC-a-dem-ic (1st) (b) ac-a-DEM-ic (3rd) (c) ac-a-dem-IC (4th)
  15. 15.Which syllable is stressed in “collection”? (a) col-lec-TION (3rd) (b) col-LEC-tion (2nd) (c) COL-lec-tion (1st)
  16. 16.Which syllable is stressed in “characteristic”? (a) CHAR-ac-ter-is-tic (1st) (b) char-ac-ter-is-TIC (5th) (c) char-ac-ter-IS-tic (4th)
  17. 17.Which syllable is stressed in “humanity”? (a) hu-MAN-i-ty (2nd) (b) HU-man-i-ty (1st) (c) hu-man-i-TY (4th)
  18. 18.Listen to “revolution”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) rev-o-LU-tion (3rd) (b) rev-o-lu-TION (4th) (c) REV-o-lu-tion (1st)
  19. 19.Which syllable is stressed in “curiosity”? (a) cu-ri-os-I-ty (4th) (b) cu-ri-OS-i-ty (3rd) (c) cu-RI-os-i-ty (2nd)
  20. 20.Listen to “capacity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) CA-pac-i-ty (1st) (b) ca-PAC-i-ty (2nd) (c) ca-pac-i-TY (4th)
  21. 21.Which syllable is stressed in “population”? (a) pop-U-la-tion (2nd) (b) pop-u-la-TION (4th) (c) pop-u-LA-tion (3rd)
  22. 22.Which syllable is stressed in “music”? (a) mu-SIC (2nd) (b) MU-sic (1st)
  23. 23.Listen to “invitation”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) IN-vi-ta-tion (1st) (b) in-vi-ta-TION (4th) (c) in-vi-TA-tion (3rd)
  24. 24.Listen to “creativity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) cre-a-tiv-i-TY (5th) (b) CRE-a-tiv-i-ty (1st) (c) cre-a-TIV-i-ty (3rd)
  25. 25.Which syllable is stressed in “majority”? (a) ma-jor-i-TY (4th) (b) MA-jor-i-ty (1st) (c) ma-JOR-i-ty (2nd)
  26. 26.Which syllable is stressed in “personality”? (a) per-son-al-I-ty (4th) (b) per-son-al-i-TY (5th) (c) per-son-AL-i-ty (3rd)
  27. 27.Listen to “information”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) in-for-MA-tion (3rd) (b) IN-for-ma-tion (1st) (c) in-FOR-ma-tion (2nd)
  28. 28.Which syllable is stressed in “magic”? (a) MAG-ic (1st) (b) mag-IC (2nd)
  29. 29.Which syllable is stressed in “capacity”? (a) ca-pac-I-ty (3rd) (b) ca-PAC-i-ty (2nd) (c) ca-pac-i-TY (4th)
  30. 30.Which syllable is stressed in “condition”? (a) CON-di-tion (1st) (b) con-DI-tion (2nd) (c) con-di-TION (3rd)
  31. 31.Listen to “terrific”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) TER-rif-ic (1st) (b) ter-rif-IC (3rd) (c) ter-RIF-ic (2nd)
  32. 32.Listen to “generosity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) GEN-er-os-i-ty (1st) (b) gen-er-os-I-ty (4th) (c) gen-er-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  33. 33.Which syllable is stressed in “exhibition”? (a) ex-hi-BI-tion (3rd) (b) ex-HI-bi-tion (2nd) (c) ex-hi-bi-TION (4th)
  34. 34.Which syllable is stressed in “popularity”? (a) pop-u-lar-i-TY (5th) (b) pop-u-LAR-i-ty (3rd) (c) pop-u-lar-I-ty (4th)
  35. 35.Which syllable is stressed in “celebration”? (a) cel-e-BRA-tion (3rd) (b) cel-E-bra-tion (2nd) (c) CEL-e-bra-tion (1st)
  36. 36.Which syllable is stressed in “magnetic”? (a) mag-net-IC (3rd) (b) mag-NET-ic (2nd) (c) MAG-net-ic (1st)
  37. 37.Which syllable is stressed in “invitation”? (a) in-vi-ta-TION (4th) (b) in-VI-ta-tion (2nd) (c) in-vi-TA-tion (3rd)
  38. 38.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 (2nd)
  39. 39.Which syllable is stressed in “artistic”? (a) ar-tis-TIC (3rd) (b) AR-tis-tic (1st) (c) ar-TIS-tic (2nd)
  40. 40.Listen to “celebration”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) CEL-e-bra-tion (1st) (b) cel-e-bra-TION (4th) (c) cel-e-BRA-tion (3rd)

Answer key

  1. fan-TAS-tic (2nd)
  2. dis-CUS-sion (2nd)
  3. pos-si-BIL-i-ty (3rd)
  4. fan-TAS-tic (2nd)
  5. pop-u-LAR-i-ty (3rd)
  6. PUB-lic (1st)
  7. ma-JOR-i-ty (2nd)
  8. ath-LET-ic (2nd)
  9. ter-RIF-ic (2nd)
  10. pho-TOG-ra-pher (2nd)
  11. sci-en-TIF-ic (3rd)
  12. rev-o-LU-tion (3rd)
  13. au-to-MAT-ic (3rd)
  14. ac-a-DEM-ic (3rd)
  15. col-LEC-tion (2nd)
  16. char-ac-ter-IS-tic (4th)
  17. hu-MAN-i-ty (2nd)
  18. rev-o-LU-tion (3rd)
  19. cu-ri-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  20. ca-PAC-i-ty (2nd)
  21. pop-u-LA-tion (3rd)
  22. MU-sic (1st)
  23. in-vi-TA-tion (3rd)
  24. cre-a-TIV-i-ty (3rd)
  25. ma-JOR-i-ty (2nd)
  26. per-son-AL-i-ty (3rd)
  27. in-for-MA-tion (3rd)
  28. MAG-ic (1st)
  29. ca-PAC-i-ty (2nd)
  30. con-DI-tion (2nd)
  31. ter-RIF-ic (2nd)
  32. gen-er-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  33. ex-hi-BI-tion (3rd)
  34. pop-u-LAR-i-ty (3rd)
  35. cel-e-BRA-tion (3rd)
  36. mag-NET-ic (2nd)
  37. in-vi-TA-tion (3rd)
  38. per-son-AL-i-ty (3rd)
  39. ar-TIS-tic (2nd)
  40. cel-e-BRA-tion (3rd)

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