← Stress in long words lesson New set →

Word Stress Long Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 18: Stress in long words · Set 560 · 40 questions
TalentJR

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.

NameDateTime takenScore ___ / 40
  1. 1.Which syllable is stressed in “photography”? (a) PHO-tog-ra-phy (1st) (b) pho-TOG-ra-phy (2nd) (c) pho-tog-ra-PHY (4th)
  2. 2.Listen to “academic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) AC-a-dem-ic (1st) (b) ac-a-dem-IC (4th) (c) ac-a-DEM-ic (3rd)
  3. 3.Listen to “celebration”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) cel-e-BRA-tion (3rd) (b) cel-E-bra-tion (2nd) (c) cel-e-bra-TION (4th)
  4. 4.Which syllable is stressed in “celebration”? (a) CEL-e-bra-tion (1st) (b) cel-E-bra-tion (2nd) (c) cel-e-BRA-tion (3rd)
  5. 5.Which syllable is stressed in “quality”? (a) QUAL-i-ty (1st) (b) qual-I-ty (2nd) (c) qual-i-TY (3rd)
  6. 6.Listen to “invitation”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) in-vi-ta-TION (4th) (b) IN-vi-ta-tion (1st) (c) in-vi-TA-tion (3rd)
  7. 7.Listen to “traffic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) traf-FIC (2nd) (b) TRAF-fic (1st)
  8. 8.Listen to “majority”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ma-jor-i-TY (4th) (b) ma-jor-I-ty (3rd) (c) ma-JOR-i-ty (2nd)
  9. 9.Listen to “reality”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) re-al-i-TY (4th) (b) re-AL-i-ty (2nd) (c) RE-al-i-ty (1st)
  10. 10.Which syllable is stressed in “democratic”? (a) dem-o-crat-IC (4th) (b) dem-O-crat-ic (2nd) (c) dem-o-CRAT-ic (3rd)
  11. 11.Which syllable is stressed in “possibility”? (a) pos-si-BIL-i-ty (3rd) (b) POS-si-bil-i-ty (1st) (c) pos-si-bil-i-TY (5th)
  12. 12.Which syllable is stressed in “personality”? (a) per-son-al-I-ty (4th) (b) PER-son-al-i-ty (1st) (c) per-son-AL-i-ty (3rd)
  13. 13.Which syllable is stressed in “romantic”? (a) ro-man-TIC (3rd) (b) ro-MAN-tic (2nd) (c) RO-man-tic (1st)
  14. 14.Listen to “publicity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pub-lic-I-ty (3rd) (b) pub-LIC-i-ty (2nd) (c) PUB-lic-i-ty (1st)
  15. 15.Which syllable is stressed in “discussion”? (a) dis-CUS-sion (2nd) (b) dis-cus-SION (3rd) (c) DIS-cus-sion (1st)
  16. 16.Which syllable is stressed in “direction”? (a) di-rec-TION (3rd) (b) di-REC-tion (2nd) (c) DI-rec-tion (1st)
  17. 17.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)
  18. 18.Which syllable is stressed in “comprehension”? (a) COM-pre-hen-sion (1st) (b) com-pre-hen-SION (4th) (c) com-pre-HEN-sion (3rd)
  19. 19.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)
  20. 20.Which syllable is stressed in “revolution”? (a) rev-o-LU-tion (3rd) (b) rev-O-lu-tion (2nd) (c) rev-o-lu-TION (4th)
  21. 21.Which syllable is stressed in “invitation”? (a) in-vi-TA-tion (3rd) (b) in-vi-ta-TION (4th) (c) in-VI-ta-tion (2nd)
  22. 22.Which syllable is stressed in “dramatic”? (a) DRA-mat-ic (1st) (b) dra-mat-IC (3rd) (c) dra-MAT-ic (2nd)
  23. 23.Listen to “popularity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pop-u-LAR-i-ty (3rd) (b) POP-u-lar-i-ty (1st) (c) pop-U-lar-i-ty (2nd)
  24. 24.Listen to “generosity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) gen-er-OS-i-ty (3rd) (b) gen-ER-os-i-ty (2nd) (c) GEN-er-os-i-ty (1st)
  25. 25.Which syllable is stressed in “gigantic”? (a) gi-gan-TIC (3rd) (b) GI-gan-tic (1st) (c) gi-GAN-tic (2nd)
  26. 26.Listen to “collection”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) col-lec-TION (3rd) (b) col-LEC-tion (2nd) (c) COL-lec-tion (1st)
  27. 27.Listen to “photographer”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pho-TOG-ra-pher (2nd) (b) pho-tog-ra-PHER (4th) (c) pho-tog-RA-pher (3rd)
  28. 28.Which syllable is stressed in “security”? (a) se-cur-i-TY (4th) (b) SE-cur-i-ty (1st) (c) se-CUR-i-ty (2nd)
  29. 29.Which syllable is stressed in “characteristic”? (a) char-ac-TER-is-tic (3rd) (b) char-ac-ter-is-TIC (5th) (c) char-ac-ter-IS-tic (4th)
  30. 30.Listen to “security”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) se-cur-I-ty (3rd) (b) se-cur-i-TY (4th) (c) se-CUR-i-ty (2nd)
  31. 31.Which syllable is stressed in “explanation”? (a) ex-pla-na-TION (4th) (b) ex-PLA-na-tion (2nd) (c) ex-pla-NA-tion (3rd)
  32. 32.Which syllable is stressed in “academic”? (a) ac-A-dem-ic (2nd) (b) ac-a-DEM-ic (3rd) (c) ac-a-dem-IC (4th)
  33. 33.Which syllable is stressed in “terrific”? (a) ter-rif-IC (3rd) (b) TER-rif-ic (1st) (c) ter-RIF-ic (2nd)
  34. 34.Listen to “information”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) in-for-ma-TION (4th) (b) IN-for-ma-tion (1st) (c) in-for-MA-tion (3rd)
  35. 35.Listen to “personality”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) per-son-al-I-ty (4th) (b) PER-son-al-i-ty (1st) (c) per-son-AL-i-ty (3rd)
  36. 36.Which syllable is stressed in “curiosity”? (a) cu-ri-os-I-ty (4th) (b) cu-RI-os-i-ty (2nd) (c) cu-ri-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  37. 37.Which syllable is stressed in “photographer”? (a) pho-tog-ra-PHER (4th) (b) PHO-tog-ra-pher (1st) (c) pho-TOG-ra-pher (2nd)
  38. 38.Listen to “democratic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) dem-o-CRAT-ic (3rd) (b) dem-O-crat-ic (2nd) (c) DEM-o-crat-ic (1st)
  39. 39.Which syllable is stressed in “activity”? (a) ac-tiv-i-TY (4th) (b) ac-TIV-i-ty (2nd) (c) AC-tiv-i-ty (1st)
  40. 40.Which syllable is stressed in “condition”? (a) con-di-TION (3rd) (b) con-DI-tion (2nd) (c) CON-di-tion (1st)

Answer key

  1. pho-TOG-ra-phy (2nd)
  2. ac-a-DEM-ic (3rd)
  3. cel-e-BRA-tion (3rd)
  4. cel-e-BRA-tion (3rd)
  5. QUAL-i-ty (1st)
  6. in-vi-TA-tion (3rd)
  7. TRAF-fic (1st)
  8. ma-JOR-i-ty (2nd)
  9. re-AL-i-ty (2nd)
  10. dem-o-CRAT-ic (3rd)
  11. pos-si-BIL-i-ty (3rd)
  12. per-son-AL-i-ty (3rd)
  13. ro-MAN-tic (2nd)
  14. pub-LIC-i-ty (2nd)
  15. dis-CUS-sion (2nd)
  16. di-REC-tion (2nd)
  17. ed-u-CA-tion (3rd)
  18. com-pre-HEN-sion (3rd)
  19. pos-si-BIL-i-ty (3rd)
  20. rev-o-LU-tion (3rd)
  21. in-vi-TA-tion (3rd)
  22. dra-MAT-ic (2nd)
  23. pop-u-LAR-i-ty (3rd)
  24. gen-er-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  25. gi-GAN-tic (2nd)
  26. col-LEC-tion (2nd)
  27. pho-TOG-ra-pher (2nd)
  28. se-CUR-i-ty (2nd)
  29. char-ac-ter-IS-tic (4th)
  30. se-CUR-i-ty (2nd)
  31. ex-pla-NA-tion (3rd)
  32. ac-a-DEM-ic (3rd)
  33. ter-RIF-ic (2nd)
  34. in-for-MA-tion (3rd)
  35. per-son-AL-i-ty (3rd)
  36. cu-ri-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  37. pho-TOG-ra-pher (2nd)
  38. dem-o-CRAT-ic (3rd)
  39. ac-TIV-i-ty (2nd)
  40. con-DI-tion (2nd)

Free pronunciation lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/english-pronunciation