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Word Stress Long Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 18: Stress in long words · Set 583 · 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 “scientific”? (a) sci-en-tif-IC (4th) (b) SCI-en-tif-ic (1st) (c) sci-en-TIF-ic (3rd)
  2. 2.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)
  3. 3.Which syllable is stressed in “gigantic”? (a) gi-gan-TIC (3rd) (b) GI-gan-tic (1st) (c) gi-GAN-tic (2nd)
  4. 4.Listen to “population”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) POP-u-la-tion (1st) (b) pop-u-la-TION (4th) (c) pop-u-LA-tion (3rd)
  5. 5.Listen to “characteristic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) char-AC-ter-is-tic (2nd) (b) char-ac-TER-is-tic (3rd) (c) char-ac-ter-IS-tic (4th)
  6. 6.Which syllable is stressed in “characteristic”? (a) char-ac-ter-IS-tic (4th) (b) char-ac-ter-is-TIC (5th) (c) char-AC-ter-is-tic (2nd)
  7. 7.Which syllable is stressed in “energetic”? (a) en-er-get-IC (4th) (b) en-ER-get-ic (2nd) (c) en-er-GET-ic (3rd)
  8. 8.Listen to “artistic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) AR-tis-tic (1st) (b) ar-tis-TIC (3rd) (c) ar-TIS-tic (2nd)
  9. 9.Which syllable is stressed in “metallic”? (a) me-tal-LIC (3rd) (b) ME-tal-lic (1st) (c) me-TAL-lic (2nd)
  10. 10.Listen to “charity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) char-i-TY (3rd) (b) char-I-ty (2nd) (c) CHAR-i-ty (1st)
  11. 11.Which syllable is stressed in “decision”? (a) DE-ci-sion (1st) (b) de-ci-SION (3rd) (c) de-CI-sion (2nd)
  12. 12.Which syllable is stressed in “presentation”? (a) PRE-sen-ta-tion (1st) (b) pre-sen-TA-tion (3rd) (c) pre-SEN-ta-tion (2nd)
  13. 13.Which syllable is stressed in “athletic”? (a) ATH-let-ic (1st) (b) ath-let-IC (3rd) (c) ath-LET-ic (2nd)
  14. 14.Listen to “majority”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ma-jor-i-TY (4th) (b) ma-JOR-i-ty (2nd) (c) MA-jor-i-ty (1st)
  15. 15.Which syllable is stressed in “revolution”? (a) REV-o-lu-tion (1st) (b) rev-o-LU-tion (3rd) (c) rev-O-lu-tion (2nd)
  16. 16.Listen to “direction”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) DI-rec-tion (1st) (b) di-rec-TION (3rd) (c) di-REC-tion (2nd)
  17. 17.Listen to “fantastic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) fan-tas-TIC (3rd) (b) FAN-tas-tic (1st) (c) fan-TAS-tic (2nd)
  18. 18.Listen to “magnetic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) mag-NET-ic (2nd) (b) MAG-net-ic (1st) (c) mag-net-IC (3rd)
  19. 19.Listen to “dramatic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) dra-mat-IC (3rd) (b) dra-MAT-ic (2nd) (c) DRA-mat-ic (1st)
  20. 20.Which syllable is stressed in “majority”? (a) ma-JOR-i-ty (2nd) (b) ma-jor-I-ty (3rd) (c) MA-jor-i-ty (1st)
  21. 21.Which syllable is stressed in “capacity”? (a) ca-PAC-i-ty (2nd) (b) CA-pac-i-ty (1st) (c) ca-pac-I-ty (3rd)
  22. 22.Listen to “traffic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) traf-FIC (2nd) (b) TRAF-fic (1st)
  23. 23.Which syllable is stressed in “photographic”? (a) pho-TO-graph-ic (2nd) (b) pho-to-graph-IC (4th) (c) pho-to-GRAPH-ic (3rd)
  24. 24.Which syllable is stressed in “publicity”? (a) pub-lic-I-ty (3rd) (b) pub-LIC-i-ty (2nd) (c) pub-lic-i-TY (4th)
  25. 25.Which syllable is stressed in “celebration”? (a) cel-e-bra-TION (4th) (b) CEL-e-bra-tion (1st) (c) cel-e-BRA-tion (3rd)
  26. 26.Listen to “popularity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pop-u-lar-i-TY (5th) (b) pop-U-lar-i-ty (2nd) (c) pop-u-LAR-i-ty (3rd)
  27. 27.Which syllable is stressed in “tradition”? (a) TRA-di-tion (1st) (b) tra-di-TION (3rd) (c) tra-DI-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 “dramatic”? (a) dra-mat-IC (3rd) (b) dra-MAT-ic (2nd) (c) DRA-mat-ic (1st)
  30. 30.Which syllable is stressed in “academic”? (a) ac-a-DEM-ic (3rd) (b) ac-a-dem-IC (4th) (c) AC-a-dem-ic (1st)
  31. 31.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)
  32. 32.Which syllable is stressed in “magnetic”? (a) mag-NET-ic (2nd) (b) MAG-net-ic (1st) (c) mag-net-IC (3rd)
  33. 33.Which syllable is stressed in “conversation”? (a) CON-ver-sa-tion (1st) (b) con-ver-SA-tion (3rd) (c) con-ver-sa-TION (4th)
  34. 34.Listen to “curiosity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) cu-ri-OS-i-ty (3rd) (b) cu-RI-os-i-ty (2nd) (c) cu-ri-os-i-TY (5th)
  35. 35.Which syllable is stressed in “competition”? (a) com-pe-TI-tion (3rd) (b) COM-pe-ti-tion (1st) (c) com-PE-ti-tion (2nd)
  36. 36.Which syllable is stressed in “information”? (a) in-for-MA-tion (3rd) (b) in-for-ma-TION (4th) (c) in-FOR-ma-tion (2nd)
  37. 37.Which syllable is stressed in “terrific”? (a) TER-rif-ic (1st) (b) ter-rif-IC (3rd) (c) ter-RIF-ic (2nd)
  38. 38.Which syllable is stressed in “explanation”? (a) ex-pla-NA-tion (3rd) (b) ex-PLA-na-tion (2nd) (c) EX-pla-na-tion (1st)
  39. 39.Which syllable is stressed in “similarity”? (a) sim-i-LAR-i-ty (3rd) (b) sim-i-lar-I-ty (4th) (c) sim-I-lar-i-ty (2nd)
  40. 40.Which syllable is stressed in “creativity”? (a) CRE-a-tiv-i-ty (1st) (b) cre-A-tiv-i-ty (2nd) (c) cre-a-TIV-i-ty (3rd)

Answer key

  1. sci-en-TIF-ic (3rd)
  2. cu-ri-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  3. gi-GAN-tic (2nd)
  4. pop-u-LA-tion (3rd)
  5. char-ac-ter-IS-tic (4th)
  6. char-ac-ter-IS-tic (4th)
  7. en-er-GET-ic (3rd)
  8. ar-TIS-tic (2nd)
  9. me-TAL-lic (2nd)
  10. CHAR-i-ty (1st)
  11. de-CI-sion (2nd)
  12. pre-sen-TA-tion (3rd)
  13. ath-LET-ic (2nd)
  14. ma-JOR-i-ty (2nd)
  15. rev-o-LU-tion (3rd)
  16. di-REC-tion (2nd)
  17. fan-TAS-tic (2nd)
  18. mag-NET-ic (2nd)
  19. dra-MAT-ic (2nd)
  20. ma-JOR-i-ty (2nd)
  21. ca-PAC-i-ty (2nd)
  22. TRAF-fic (1st)
  23. pho-to-GRAPH-ic (3rd)
  24. pub-LIC-i-ty (2nd)
  25. cel-e-BRA-tion (3rd)
  26. pop-u-LAR-i-ty (3rd)
  27. tra-DI-tion (2nd)
  28. MAG-ic (1st)
  29. dra-MAT-ic (2nd)
  30. ac-a-DEM-ic (3rd)
  31. per-son-AL-i-ty (3rd)
  32. mag-NET-ic (2nd)
  33. con-ver-SA-tion (3rd)
  34. cu-ri-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  35. com-pe-TI-tion (3rd)
  36. in-for-MA-tion (3rd)
  37. ter-RIF-ic (2nd)
  38. ex-pla-NA-tion (3rd)
  39. sim-i-LAR-i-ty (3rd)
  40. cre-a-TIV-i-ty (3rd)

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