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Word Stress Long Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 18: Stress in long words · Set 660 · 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 “pronunciation”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pro-nun-ci-A-tion (4th) (b) pro-NUN-ci-a-tion (2nd) (c) pro-nun-ci-a-TION (5th)
  2. 2.Which syllable is stressed in “presentation”? (a) pre-sen-TA-tion (3rd) (b) PRE-sen-ta-tion (1st) (c) pre-sen-ta-TION (4th)
  3. 3.Which syllable is stressed in “collection”? (a) col-lec-TION (3rd) (b) COL-lec-tion (1st) (c) col-LEC-tion (2nd)
  4. 4.Which syllable is stressed in “invitation”? (a) in-vi-ta-TION (4th) (b) in-vi-TA-tion (3rd) (c) IN-vi-ta-tion (1st)
  5. 5.Listen to “publicity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pub-lic-i-TY (4th) (b) pub-LIC-i-ty (2nd) (c) pub-lic-I-ty (3rd)
  6. 6.Which syllable is stressed in “metallic”? (a) ME-tal-lic (1st) (b) me-TAL-lic (2nd) (c) me-tal-LIC (3rd)
  7. 7.Listen to “popularity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) POP-u-lar-i-ty (1st) (b) pop-U-lar-i-ty (2nd) (c) pop-u-LAR-i-ty (3rd)
  8. 8.Which syllable is stressed in “competition”? (a) com-pe-TI-tion (3rd) (b) com-pe-ti-TION (4th) (c) COM-pe-ti-tion (1st)
  9. 9.Which syllable is stressed in “activity”? (a) ac-tiv-i-TY (4th) (b) ac-tiv-I-ty (3rd) (c) ac-TIV-i-ty (2nd)
  10. 10.Which syllable is stressed in “publicity”? (a) pub-LIC-i-ty (2nd) (b) pub-lic-I-ty (3rd) (c) PUB-lic-i-ty (1st)
  11. 11.Listen to “symbolic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) sym-bol-IC (3rd) (b) SYM-bol-ic (1st) (c) sym-BOL-ic (2nd)
  12. 12.Listen to “tradition”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) TRA-di-tion (1st) (b) tra-DI-tion (2nd) (c) tra-di-TION (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 “photographer”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pho-TOG-ra-pher (2nd) (b) pho-tog-RA-pher (3rd) (c) PHO-tog-ra-pher (1st)
  15. 15.Which syllable is stressed in “solution”? (a) so-LU-tion (2nd) (b) so-lu-TION (3rd) (c) SO-lu-tion (1st)
  16. 16.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)
  17. 17.Which syllable is stressed in “conversation”? (a) CON-ver-sa-tion (1st) (b) con-VER-sa-tion (2nd) (c) con-ver-SA-tion (3rd)
  18. 18.Listen to “academic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) AC-a-dem-ic (1st) (b) ac-a-DEM-ic (3rd) (c) ac-A-dem-ic (2nd)
  19. 19.Listen to “charity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) CHAR-i-ty (1st) (b) char-i-TY (3rd) (c) char-I-ty (2nd)
  20. 20.Which syllable is stressed in “security”? (a) SE-cur-i-ty (1st) (b) se-CUR-i-ty (2nd) (c) se-cur-I-ty (3rd)
  21. 21.Listen to “examination”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ex-am-i-NA-tion (4th) (b) ex-AM-i-na-tion (2nd) (c) ex-am-I-na-tion (3rd)
  22. 22.Listen to “quality”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) qual-I-ty (2nd) (b) QUAL-i-ty (1st) (c) qual-i-TY (3rd)
  23. 23.Which syllable is stressed in “historic”? (a) his-tor-IC (3rd) (b) HIS-tor-ic (1st) (c) his-TOR-ic (2nd)
  24. 24.Which syllable is stressed in “creativity”? (a) cre-A-tiv-i-ty (2nd) (b) CRE-a-tiv-i-ty (1st) (c) cre-a-TIV-i-ty (3rd)
  25. 25.Listen to “conversation”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) CON-ver-sa-tion (1st) (b) con-VER-sa-tion (2nd) (c) con-ver-SA-tion (3rd)
  26. 26.Which syllable is stressed in “comprehension”? (a) com-pre-HEN-sion (3rd) (b) com-PRE-hen-sion (2nd) (c) com-pre-hen-SION (4th)
  27. 27.Which syllable is stressed in “community”? (a) COM-mu-ni-ty (1st) (b) com-mu-NI-ty (3rd) (c) com-MU-ni-ty (2nd)
  28. 28.Which syllable is stressed in “exhibition”? (a) ex-HI-bi-tion (2nd) (b) ex-hi-bi-TION (4th) (c) ex-hi-BI-tion (3rd)
  29. 29.Which syllable is stressed in “population”? (a) pop-u-LA-tion (3rd) (b) POP-u-la-tion (1st) (c) pop-u-la-TION (4th)
  30. 30.Which syllable is stressed in “direction”? (a) DI-rec-tion (1st) (b) di-rec-TION (3rd) (c) di-REC-tion (2nd)
  31. 31.Listen to “generosity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) gen-er-os-I-ty (4th) (b) gen-er-OS-i-ty (3rd) (c) GEN-er-os-i-ty (1st)
  32. 32.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 (4th)
  33. 33.Listen to “automatic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) au-to-MAT-ic (3rd) (b) au-to-mat-IC (4th) (c) au-TO-mat-ic (2nd)
  34. 34.Which syllable is stressed in “capacity”? (a) CA-pac-i-ty (1st) (b) ca-pac-I-ty (3rd) (c) ca-PAC-i-ty (2nd)
  35. 35.Which syllable is stressed in “discussion”? (a) dis-CUS-sion (2nd) (b) DIS-cus-sion (1st) (c) dis-cus-SION (3rd)
  36. 36.Which syllable is stressed in “explanation”? (a) ex-PLA-na-tion (2nd) (b) ex-pla-NA-tion (3rd) (c) EX-pla-na-tion (1st)
  37. 37.Which syllable is stressed in “public”? (a) pub-LIC (2nd) (b) PUB-lic (1st)
  38. 38.Listen to “historic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) HIS-tor-ic (1st) (b) his-tor-IC (3rd) (c) his-TOR-ic (2nd)
  39. 39.Which syllable is stressed in “curiosity”? (a) cu-ri-os-i-TY (5th) (b) CU-ri-os-i-ty (1st) (c) cu-ri-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  40. 40.Listen to “metallic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ME-tal-lic (1st) (b) me-tal-LIC (3rd) (c) me-TAL-lic (2nd)

Answer key

  1. pro-nun-ci-A-tion (4th)
  2. pre-sen-TA-tion (3rd)
  3. col-LEC-tion (2nd)
  4. in-vi-TA-tion (3rd)
  5. pub-LIC-i-ty (2nd)
  6. me-TAL-lic (2nd)
  7. pop-u-LAR-i-ty (3rd)
  8. com-pe-TI-tion (3rd)
  9. ac-TIV-i-ty (2nd)
  10. pub-LIC-i-ty (2nd)
  11. sym-BOL-ic (2nd)
  12. tra-DI-tion (2nd)
  13. ro-MAN-tic (2nd)
  14. pho-TOG-ra-pher (2nd)
  15. so-LU-tion (2nd)
  16. pre-sen-TA-tion (3rd)
  17. con-ver-SA-tion (3rd)
  18. ac-a-DEM-ic (3rd)
  19. CHAR-i-ty (1st)
  20. se-CUR-i-ty (2nd)
  21. ex-am-i-NA-tion (4th)
  22. QUAL-i-ty (1st)
  23. his-TOR-ic (2nd)
  24. cre-a-TIV-i-ty (3rd)
  25. con-ver-SA-tion (3rd)
  26. com-pre-HEN-sion (3rd)
  27. com-MU-ni-ty (2nd)
  28. ex-hi-BI-tion (3rd)
  29. pop-u-LA-tion (3rd)
  30. di-REC-tion (2nd)
  31. gen-er-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  32. sim-i-LAR-i-ty (3rd)
  33. au-to-MAT-ic (3rd)
  34. ca-PAC-i-ty (2nd)
  35. dis-CUS-sion (2nd)
  36. ex-pla-NA-tion (3rd)
  37. PUB-lic (1st)
  38. his-TOR-ic (2nd)
  39. cu-ri-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  40. me-TAL-lic (2nd)

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