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Word Stress Long Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 18: Stress in long words · Set 581 · 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 “education”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ed-u-CA-tion (3rd) (b) ED-u-ca-tion (1st) (c) ed-u-ca-TION (4th)
  2. 2.Which syllable is stressed in “celebration”? (a) CEL-e-bra-tion (1st) (b) cel-e-BRA-tion (3rd) (c) cel-e-bra-TION (4th)
  3. 3.Which syllable is stressed in “curiosity”? (a) cu-ri-OS-i-ty (3rd) (b) CU-ri-os-i-ty (1st) (c) cu-ri-os-I-ty (4th)
  4. 4.Which syllable is stressed in “information”? (a) in-for-MA-tion (3rd) (b) in-for-ma-TION (4th) (c) IN-for-ma-tion (1st)
  5. 5.Which syllable is stressed in “pronunciation”? (a) pro-nun-ci-a-TION (5th) (b) PRO-nun-ci-a-tion (1st) (c) pro-nun-ci-A-tion (4th)
  6. 6.Listen to “decision”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) DE-ci-sion (1st) (b) de-CI-sion (2nd) (c) de-ci-SION (3rd)
  7. 7.Listen to “tradition”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) tra-di-TION (3rd) (b) tra-DI-tion (2nd) (c) TRA-di-tion (1st)
  8. 8.Listen to “population”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) POP-u-la-tion (1st) (b) pop-U-la-tion (2nd) (c) pop-u-LA-tion (3rd)
  9. 9.Which syllable is stressed in “presentation”? (a) pre-sen-ta-TION (4th) (b) pre-SEN-ta-tion (2nd) (c) pre-sen-TA-tion (3rd)
  10. 10.Which syllable is stressed in “collection”? (a) col-lec-TION (3rd) (b) col-LEC-tion (2nd) (c) COL-lec-tion (1st)
  11. 11.Which syllable is stressed in “athletic”? (a) ATH-let-ic (1st) (b) ath-LET-ic (2nd) (c) ath-let-IC (3rd)
  12. 12.Which syllable is stressed in “capacity”? (a) ca-PAC-i-ty (2nd) (b) CA-pac-i-ty (1st) (c) ca-pac-I-ty (3rd)
  13. 13.Which syllable is stressed in “security”? (a) se-cur-i-TY (4th) (b) se-CUR-i-ty (2nd) (c) se-cur-I-ty (3rd)
  14. 14.Listen to “revolution”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) rev-o-lu-TION (4th) (b) REV-o-lu-tion (1st) (c) rev-o-LU-tion (3rd)
  15. 15.Which syllable is stressed in “traffic”? (a) TRAF-fic (1st) (b) traf-FIC (2nd)
  16. 16.Listen to “photographer”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) PHO-tog-ra-pher (1st) (b) pho-TOG-ra-pher (2nd) (c) pho-tog-RA-pher (3rd)
  17. 17.Which syllable is stressed in “characteristic”? (a) char-ac-ter-is-TIC (5th) (b) char-ac-TER-is-tic (3rd) (c) char-ac-ter-IS-tic (4th)
  18. 18.Listen to “photographic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pho-to-GRAPH-ic (3rd) (b) pho-to-graph-IC (4th) (c) pho-TO-graph-ic (2nd)
  19. 19.Listen to “dramatic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) dra-MAT-ic (2nd) (b) DRA-mat-ic (1st) (c) dra-mat-IC (3rd)
  20. 20.Listen to “invitation”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) in-vi-TA-tion (3rd) (b) in-vi-ta-TION (4th) (c) in-VI-ta-tion (2nd)
  21. 21.Listen to “historic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) his-TOR-ic (2nd) (b) HIS-tor-ic (1st) (c) his-tor-IC (3rd)
  22. 22.Which syllable is stressed in “photography”? (a) PHO-tog-ra-phy (1st) (b) pho-tog-RA-phy (3rd) (c) pho-TOG-ra-phy (2nd)
  23. 23.Listen to “athletic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ATH-let-ic (1st) (b) ath-LET-ic (2nd) (c) ath-let-IC (3rd)
  24. 24.Listen to “music”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) mu-SIC (2nd) (b) MU-sic (1st)
  25. 25.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 (5th)
  26. 26.Listen to “capacity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ca-pac-I-ty (3rd) (b) ca-pac-i-TY (4th) (c) ca-PAC-i-ty (2nd)
  27. 27.Which syllable is stressed in “examination”? (a) ex-am-i-NA-tion (4th) (b) ex-am-i-na-TION (5th) (c) ex-am-I-na-tion (3rd)
  28. 28.Which syllable is stressed in “discussion”? (a) DIS-cus-sion (1st) (b) dis-CUS-sion (2nd) (c) dis-cus-SION (3rd)
  29. 29.Which syllable is stressed in “democratic”? (a) dem-O-crat-ic (2nd) (b) DEM-o-crat-ic (1st) (c) dem-o-CRAT-ic (3rd)
  30. 30.Which syllable is stressed in “community”? (a) com-MU-ni-ty (2nd) (b) COM-mu-ni-ty (1st) (c) com-mu-ni-TY (4th)
  31. 31.Which syllable is stressed in “activity”? (a) ac-TIV-i-ty (2nd) (b) AC-tiv-i-ty (1st) (c) ac-tiv-I-ty (3rd)
  32. 32.Which syllable is stressed in “metallic”? (a) ME-tal-lic (1st) (b) me-TAL-lic (2nd) (c) me-tal-LIC (3rd)
  33. 33.Listen to “romantic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) RO-man-tic (1st) (b) ro-man-TIC (3rd) (c) ro-MAN-tic (2nd)
  34. 34.Which syllable is stressed in “competition”? (a) com-PE-ti-tion (2nd) (b) com-pe-TI-tion (3rd) (c) com-pe-ti-TION (4th)
  35. 35.Which syllable is stressed in “artistic”? (a) AR-tis-tic (1st) (b) ar-TIS-tic (2nd) (c) ar-tis-TIC (3rd)
  36. 36.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)
  37. 37.Listen to “majority”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) MA-jor-i-ty (1st) (b) ma-jor-i-TY (4th) (c) ma-JOR-i-ty (2nd)
  38. 38.Listen to “competition”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) COM-pe-ti-tion (1st) (b) com-pe-ti-TION (4th) (c) com-pe-TI-tion (3rd)
  39. 39.Listen to “presentation”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) PRE-sen-ta-tion (1st) (b) pre-sen-ta-TION (4th) (c) pre-sen-TA-tion (3rd)
  40. 40.Which syllable is stressed in “direction”? (a) di-rec-TION (3rd) (b) di-REC-tion (2nd) (c) DI-rec-tion (1st)

Answer key

  1. ed-u-CA-tion (3rd)
  2. cel-e-BRA-tion (3rd)
  3. cu-ri-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  4. in-for-MA-tion (3rd)
  5. pro-nun-ci-A-tion (4th)
  6. de-CI-sion (2nd)
  7. tra-DI-tion (2nd)
  8. pop-u-LA-tion (3rd)
  9. pre-sen-TA-tion (3rd)
  10. col-LEC-tion (2nd)
  11. ath-LET-ic (2nd)
  12. ca-PAC-i-ty (2nd)
  13. se-CUR-i-ty (2nd)
  14. rev-o-LU-tion (3rd)
  15. TRAF-fic (1st)
  16. pho-TOG-ra-pher (2nd)
  17. char-ac-ter-IS-tic (4th)
  18. pho-to-GRAPH-ic (3rd)
  19. dra-MAT-ic (2nd)
  20. in-vi-TA-tion (3rd)
  21. his-TOR-ic (2nd)
  22. pho-TOG-ra-phy (2nd)
  23. ath-LET-ic (2nd)
  24. MU-sic (1st)
  25. sim-i-LAR-i-ty (3rd)
  26. ca-PAC-i-ty (2nd)
  27. ex-am-i-NA-tion (4th)
  28. dis-CUS-sion (2nd)
  29. dem-o-CRAT-ic (3rd)
  30. com-MU-ni-ty (2nd)
  31. ac-TIV-i-ty (2nd)
  32. me-TAL-lic (2nd)
  33. ro-MAN-tic (2nd)
  34. com-pe-TI-tion (3rd)
  35. ar-TIS-tic (2nd)
  36. in-for-MA-tion (3rd)
  37. ma-JOR-i-ty (2nd)
  38. com-pe-TI-tion (3rd)
  39. pre-sen-TA-tion (3rd)
  40. di-REC-tion (2nd)

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