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Word Stress Long Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 18: Stress in long words · Set 674 · 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 “historic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) HIS-tor-ic (1st) (b) his-TOR-ic (2nd) (c) his-tor-IC (3rd)
  2. 2.Which syllable is stressed in “dramatic”? (a) DRA-mat-ic (1st) (b) dra-MAT-ic (2nd) (c) dra-mat-IC (3rd)
  3. 3.Which syllable is stressed in “examination”? (a) ex-am-i-NA-tion (4th) (b) ex-am-I-na-tion (3rd) (c) EX-am-i-na-tion (1st)
  4. 4.Which syllable is stressed in “magic”? (a) MAG-ic (1st) (b) mag-IC (2nd)
  5. 5.Listen to “academic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ac-a-DEM-ic (3rd) (b) ac-a-dem-IC (4th) (c) AC-a-dem-ic (1st)
  6. 6.Which syllable is stressed in “conversation”? (a) con-ver-sa-TION (4th) (b) con-ver-SA-tion (3rd) (c) con-VER-sa-tion (2nd)
  7. 7.Which syllable is stressed in “humanity”? (a) hu-man-I-ty (3rd) (b) HU-man-i-ty (1st) (c) hu-MAN-i-ty (2nd)
  8. 8.Which syllable is stressed in “decision”? (a) de-CI-sion (2nd) (b) DE-ci-sion (1st) (c) de-ci-SION (3rd)
  9. 9.Listen to “majority”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) MA-jor-i-ty (1st) (b) ma-jor-I-ty (3rd) (c) ma-JOR-i-ty (2nd)
  10. 10.Which syllable is stressed in “generosity”? (a) gen-er-os-i-TY (5th) (b) gen-er-OS-i-ty (3rd) (c) gen-er-os-I-ty (4th)
  11. 11.Listen to “humanity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) hu-man-I-ty (3rd) (b) HU-man-i-ty (1st) (c) hu-MAN-i-ty (2nd)
  12. 12.Listen to “quality”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) qual-I-ty (2nd) (b) qual-i-TY (3rd) (c) QUAL-i-ty (1st)
  13. 13.Which syllable is stressed in “terrific”? (a) ter-RIF-ic (2nd) (b) ter-rif-IC (3rd) (c) TER-rif-ic (1st)
  14. 14.Which syllable is stressed in “majority”? (a) ma-jor-I-ty (3rd) (b) ma-JOR-i-ty (2nd) (c) ma-jor-i-TY (4th)
  15. 15.Which syllable is stressed in “characteristic”? (a) char-AC-ter-is-tic (2nd) (b) char-ac-ter-IS-tic (4th) (c) char-ac-ter-is-TIC (5th)
  16. 16.Which syllable is stressed in “nationality”? (a) na-tion-al-i-TY (5th) (b) na-tion-AL-i-ty (3rd) (c) na-TION-al-i-ty (2nd)
  17. 17.Listen to “security”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) se-CUR-i-ty (2nd) (b) se-cur-I-ty (3rd) (c) SE-cur-i-ty (1st)
  18. 18.Listen to “democratic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) DEM-o-crat-ic (1st) (b) dem-o-CRAT-ic (3rd) (c) dem-O-crat-ic (2nd)
  19. 19.Which syllable is stressed in “scientific”? (a) sci-en-TIF-ic (3rd) (b) SCI-en-tif-ic (1st) (c) sci-en-tif-IC (4th)
  20. 20.Which syllable is stressed in “popularity”? (a) pop-u-LAR-i-ty (3rd) (b) pop-U-lar-i-ty (2nd) (c) POP-u-lar-i-ty (1st)
  21. 21.Which syllable is stressed in “traffic”? (a) TRAF-fic (1st) (b) traf-FIC (2nd)
  22. 22.Listen to “fantastic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) fan-tas-TIC (3rd) (b) FAN-tas-tic (1st) (c) fan-TAS-tic (2nd)
  23. 23.Listen to “gigantic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) GI-gan-tic (1st) (b) gi-GAN-tic (2nd) (c) gi-gan-TIC (3rd)
  24. 24.Which syllable is stressed in “energetic”? (a) en-er-GET-ic (3rd) (b) EN-er-get-ic (1st) (c) en-ER-get-ic (2nd)
  25. 25.Listen to “reality”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) RE-al-i-ty (1st) (b) re-AL-i-ty (2nd) (c) re-al-i-TY (4th)
  26. 26.Which syllable is stressed in “competition”? (a) COM-pe-ti-tion (1st) (b) com-pe-ti-TION (4th) (c) com-pe-TI-tion (3rd)
  27. 27.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)
  28. 28.Listen to “charity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) char-i-TY (3rd) (b) char-I-ty (2nd) (c) CHAR-i-ty (1st)
  29. 29.Listen to “romantic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ro-man-TIC (3rd) (b) ro-MAN-tic (2nd) (c) RO-man-tic (1st)
  30. 30.Listen to “scientific”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) sci-EN-tif-ic (2nd) (b) SCI-en-tif-ic (1st) (c) sci-en-TIF-ic (3rd)
  31. 31.Which syllable is stressed in “direction”? (a) di-REC-tion (2nd) (b) DI-rec-tion (1st) (c) di-rec-TION (3rd)
  32. 32.Listen to “music”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) MU-sic (1st) (b) mu-SIC (2nd)
  33. 33.Which syllable is stressed in “magnetic”? (a) mag-NET-ic (2nd) (b) mag-net-IC (3rd) (c) MAG-net-ic (1st)
  34. 34.Which syllable is stressed in “photography”? (a) pho-tog-RA-phy (3rd) (b) PHO-tog-ra-phy (1st) (c) pho-TOG-ra-phy (2nd)
  35. 35.Which syllable is stressed in “curiosity”? (a) CU-ri-os-i-ty (1st) (b) cu-ri-OS-i-ty (3rd) (c) cu-ri-os-i-TY (5th)
  36. 36.Listen to “characteristic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) CHAR-ac-ter-is-tic (1st) (b) char-ac-TER-is-tic (3rd) (c) char-ac-ter-IS-tic (4th)
  37. 37.Listen to “artistic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ar-TIS-tic (2nd) (b) ar-tis-TIC (3rd) (c) AR-tis-tic (1st)
  38. 38.Which syllable is stressed in “democratic”? (a) dem-o-crat-IC (4th) (b) dem-O-crat-ic (2nd) (c) dem-o-CRAT-ic (3rd)
  39. 39.Listen to “generosity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) gen-ER-os-i-ty (2nd) (b) gen-er-os-I-ty (4th) (c) gen-er-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  40. 40.Listen to “collection”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) COL-lec-tion (1st) (b) col-LEC-tion (2nd) (c) col-lec-TION (3rd)

Answer key

  1. his-TOR-ic (2nd)
  2. dra-MAT-ic (2nd)
  3. ex-am-i-NA-tion (4th)
  4. MAG-ic (1st)
  5. ac-a-DEM-ic (3rd)
  6. con-ver-SA-tion (3rd)
  7. hu-MAN-i-ty (2nd)
  8. de-CI-sion (2nd)
  9. ma-JOR-i-ty (2nd)
  10. gen-er-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  11. hu-MAN-i-ty (2nd)
  12. QUAL-i-ty (1st)
  13. ter-RIF-ic (2nd)
  14. ma-JOR-i-ty (2nd)
  15. char-ac-ter-IS-tic (4th)
  16. na-tion-AL-i-ty (3rd)
  17. se-CUR-i-ty (2nd)
  18. dem-o-CRAT-ic (3rd)
  19. sci-en-TIF-ic (3rd)
  20. pop-u-LAR-i-ty (3rd)
  21. TRAF-fic (1st)
  22. fan-TAS-tic (2nd)
  23. gi-GAN-tic (2nd)
  24. en-er-GET-ic (3rd)
  25. re-AL-i-ty (2nd)
  26. com-pe-TI-tion (3rd)
  27. ed-u-CA-tion (3rd)
  28. CHAR-i-ty (1st)
  29. ro-MAN-tic (2nd)
  30. sci-en-TIF-ic (3rd)
  31. di-REC-tion (2nd)
  32. MU-sic (1st)
  33. mag-NET-ic (2nd)
  34. pho-TOG-ra-phy (2nd)
  35. cu-ri-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  36. char-ac-ter-IS-tic (4th)
  37. ar-TIS-tic (2nd)
  38. dem-o-CRAT-ic (3rd)
  39. gen-er-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  40. col-LEC-tion (2nd)

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