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Word Stress Long Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 18: Stress in long words · Set 653 · 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 (5th) (b) pos-si-BIL-i-ty (3rd) (c) pos-si-bil-I-ty (4th)
  2. 2.Which syllable is stressed in “artistic”? (a) ar-tis-TIC (3rd) (b) AR-tis-tic (1st) (c) ar-TIS-tic (2nd)
  3. 3.Listen to “activity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ac-TIV-i-ty (2nd) (b) ac-tiv-I-ty (3rd) (c) ac-tiv-i-TY (4th)
  4. 4.Listen to “information”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) IN-for-ma-tion (1st) (b) in-for-ma-TION (4th) (c) in-for-MA-tion (3rd)
  5. 5.Listen to “tradition”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) tra-DI-tion (2nd) (b) tra-di-TION (3rd) (c) TRA-di-tion (1st)
  6. 6.Listen to “education”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ED-u-ca-tion (1st) (b) ed-u-ca-TION (4th) (c) ed-u-CA-tion (3rd)
  7. 7.Listen to “scientific”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) SCI-en-tif-ic (1st) (b) sci-en-TIF-ic (3rd) (c) sci-EN-tif-ic (2nd)
  8. 8.Which syllable is stressed in “gigantic”? (a) GI-gan-tic (1st) (b) gi-GAN-tic (2nd) (c) gi-gan-TIC (3rd)
  9. 9.Listen to “magnetic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) mag-NET-ic (2nd) (b) MAG-net-ic (1st) (c) mag-net-IC (3rd)
  10. 10.Which syllable is stressed in “generosity”? (a) gen-er-os-I-ty (4th) (b) gen-er-OS-i-ty (3rd) (c) gen-er-os-i-TY (5th)
  11. 11.Listen to “nationality”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) na-tion-al-i-TY (5th) (b) na-TION-al-i-ty (2nd) (c) na-tion-AL-i-ty (3rd)
  12. 12.Which syllable is stressed in “explanation”? (a) ex-pla-na-TION (4th) (b) ex-PLA-na-tion (2nd) (c) ex-pla-NA-tion (3rd)
  13. 13.Which syllable is stressed in “automatic”? (a) au-TO-mat-ic (2nd) (b) au-to-MAT-ic (3rd) (c) au-to-mat-IC (4th)
  14. 14.Listen to “gigantic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) gi-GAN-tic (2nd) (b) GI-gan-tic (1st) (c) gi-gan-TIC (3rd)
  15. 15.Listen to “invitation”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) in-vi-TA-tion (3rd) (b) in-VI-ta-tion (2nd) (c) IN-vi-ta-tion (1st)
  16. 16.Listen to “revolution”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) REV-o-lu-tion (1st) (b) rev-o-lu-TION (4th) (c) rev-o-LU-tion (3rd)
  17. 17.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)
  18. 18.Which syllable is stressed in “community”? (a) COM-mu-ni-ty (1st) (b) com-MU-ni-ty (2nd) (c) com-mu-NI-ty (3rd)
  19. 19.Listen to “exhibition”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ex-hi-BI-tion (3rd) (b) ex-hi-bi-TION (4th) (c) ex-HI-bi-tion (2nd)
  20. 20.Which syllable is stressed in “similarity”? (a) sim-i-lar-I-ty (4th) (b) sim-i-LAR-i-ty (3rd) (c) sim-i-lar-i-TY (5th)
  21. 21.Listen to “presentation”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pre-sen-ta-TION (4th) (b) pre-SEN-ta-tion (2nd) (c) pre-sen-TA-tion (3rd)
  22. 22.Which syllable is stressed in “competition”? (a) com-pe-TI-tion (3rd) (b) COM-pe-ti-tion (1st) (c) com-pe-ti-TION (4th)
  23. 23.Which syllable is stressed in “pronunciation”? (a) PRO-nun-ci-a-tion (1st) (b) pro-nun-ci-a-TION (5th) (c) pro-nun-ci-A-tion (4th)
  24. 24.Listen to “automatic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) au-to-MAT-ic (3rd) (b) AU-to-mat-ic (1st) (c) au-to-mat-IC (4th)
  25. 25.Listen to “creativity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) cre-a-tiv-i-TY (5th) (b) cre-a-TIV-i-ty (3rd) (c) CRE-a-tiv-i-ty (1st)
  26. 26.Listen to “comprehension”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) com-pre-HEN-sion (3rd) (b) COM-pre-hen-sion (1st) (c) com-PRE-hen-sion (2nd)
  27. 27.Listen to “fantastic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) FAN-tas-tic (1st) (b) fan-tas-TIC (3rd) (c) fan-TAS-tic (2nd)
  28. 28.Which syllable is stressed in “photographer”? (a) pho-TOG-ra-pher (2nd) (b) pho-tog-ra-PHER (4th) (c) pho-tog-RA-pher (3rd)
  29. 29.Listen to “discussion”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) dis-cus-SION (3rd) (b) dis-CUS-sion (2nd) (c) DIS-cus-sion (1st)
  30. 30.Listen to “generosity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) gen-er-os-i-TY (5th) (b) GEN-er-os-i-ty (1st) (c) gen-er-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  31. 31.Which syllable is stressed in “personality”? (a) per-son-AL-i-ty (3rd) (b) PER-son-al-i-ty (1st) (c) per-SON-al-i-ty (2nd)
  32. 32.Which syllable is stressed in “music”? (a) mu-SIC (2nd) (b) MU-sic (1st)
  33. 33.Listen to “community”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) com-mu-ni-TY (4th) (b) com-MU-ni-ty (2nd) (c) com-mu-NI-ty (3rd)
  34. 34.Which syllable is stressed in “reality”? (a) re-al-I-ty (3rd) (b) RE-al-i-ty (1st) (c) re-AL-i-ty (2nd)
  35. 35.Listen to “competition”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) com-PE-ti-tion (2nd) (b) com-pe-TI-tion (3rd) (c) COM-pe-ti-tion (1st)
  36. 36.Which syllable is stressed in “conversation”? (a) con-VER-sa-tion (2nd) (b) con-ver-SA-tion (3rd) (c) CON-ver-sa-tion (1st)
  37. 37.Which syllable is stressed in “decision”? (a) DE-ci-sion (1st) (b) de-CI-sion (2nd) (c) de-ci-SION (3rd)
  38. 38.Which syllable is stressed in “quality”? (a) qual-I-ty (2nd) (b) qual-i-TY (3rd) (c) QUAL-i-ty (1st)
  39. 39.Which syllable is stressed in “scientific”? (a) sci-EN-tif-ic (2nd) (b) SCI-en-tif-ic (1st) (c) sci-en-TIF-ic (3rd)
  40. 40.Listen to “symbolic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) sym-BOL-ic (2nd) (b) sym-bol-IC (3rd) (c) SYM-bol-ic (1st)

Answer key

  1. pos-si-BIL-i-ty (3rd)
  2. ar-TIS-tic (2nd)
  3. ac-TIV-i-ty (2nd)
  4. in-for-MA-tion (3rd)
  5. tra-DI-tion (2nd)
  6. ed-u-CA-tion (3rd)
  7. sci-en-TIF-ic (3rd)
  8. gi-GAN-tic (2nd)
  9. mag-NET-ic (2nd)
  10. gen-er-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  11. na-tion-AL-i-ty (3rd)
  12. ex-pla-NA-tion (3rd)
  13. au-to-MAT-ic (3rd)
  14. gi-GAN-tic (2nd)
  15. in-vi-TA-tion (3rd)
  16. rev-o-LU-tion (3rd)
  17. char-ac-ter-IS-tic (4th)
  18. com-MU-ni-ty (2nd)
  19. ex-hi-BI-tion (3rd)
  20. sim-i-LAR-i-ty (3rd)
  21. pre-sen-TA-tion (3rd)
  22. com-pe-TI-tion (3rd)
  23. pro-nun-ci-A-tion (4th)
  24. au-to-MAT-ic (3rd)
  25. cre-a-TIV-i-ty (3rd)
  26. com-pre-HEN-sion (3rd)
  27. fan-TAS-tic (2nd)
  28. pho-TOG-ra-pher (2nd)
  29. dis-CUS-sion (2nd)
  30. gen-er-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  31. per-son-AL-i-ty (3rd)
  32. MU-sic (1st)
  33. com-MU-ni-ty (2nd)
  34. re-AL-i-ty (2nd)
  35. com-pe-TI-tion (3rd)
  36. con-ver-SA-tion (3rd)
  37. de-CI-sion (2nd)
  38. QUAL-i-ty (1st)
  39. sci-en-TIF-ic (3rd)
  40. sym-BOL-ic (2nd)

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