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Word Stress Long Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 18: Stress in long words · Set 7 · 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 “exhibition”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ex-hi-bi-TION (4th) (b) ex-HI-bi-tion (2nd) (c) ex-hi-BI-tion (3rd)
  2. 2.Which syllable is stressed in “popularity”? (a) POP-u-lar-i-ty (1st) (b) pop-u-LAR-i-ty (3rd) (c) pop-u-lar-I-ty (4th)
  3. 3.Listen to “photography”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pho-tog-RA-phy (3rd) (b) pho-tog-ra-PHY (4th) (c) pho-TOG-ra-phy (2nd)
  4. 4.Which syllable is stressed in “traffic”? (a) traf-FIC (2nd) (b) TRAF-fic (1st)
  5. 5.Listen to “popularity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pop-u-lar-I-ty (4th) (b) pop-u-LAR-i-ty (3rd) (c) pop-u-lar-i-TY (5th)
  6. 6.Listen to “condition”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) con-DI-tion (2nd) (b) con-di-TION (3rd) (c) CON-di-tion (1st)
  7. 7.Listen to “dramatic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) dra-mat-IC (3rd) (b) dra-MAT-ic (2nd) (c) DRA-mat-ic (1st)
  8. 8.Listen to “celebration”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) cel-e-bra-TION (4th) (b) cel-e-BRA-tion (3rd) (c) cel-E-bra-tion (2nd)
  9. 9.Listen to “photographic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pho-to-graph-IC (4th) (b) pho-TO-graph-ic (2nd) (c) pho-to-GRAPH-ic (3rd)
  10. 10.Which syllable is stressed in “discussion”? (a) dis-CUS-sion (2nd) (b) DIS-cus-sion (1st) (c) dis-cus-SION (3rd)
  11. 11.Listen to “conversation”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) con-ver-sa-TION (4th) (b) con-ver-SA-tion (3rd) (c) con-VER-sa-tion (2nd)
  12. 12.Listen to “metallic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ME-tal-lic (1st) (b) me-tal-LIC (3rd) (c) me-TAL-lic (2nd)
  13. 13.Which syllable is stressed in “humanity”? (a) HU-man-i-ty (1st) (b) hu-MAN-i-ty (2nd) (c) hu-man-I-ty (3rd)
  14. 14.Listen to “examination”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) EX-am-i-na-tion (1st) (b) ex-am-i-NA-tion (4th) (c) ex-am-i-na-TION (5th)
  15. 15.Listen to “solution”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) SO-lu-tion (1st) (b) so-LU-tion (2nd) (c) so-lu-TION (3rd)
  16. 16.Which syllable is stressed in “photographic”? (a) PHO-to-graph-ic (1st) (b) pho-to-GRAPH-ic (3rd) (c) pho-TO-graph-ic (2nd)
  17. 17.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)
  18. 18.Which syllable is stressed in “academic”? (a) ac-a-DEM-ic (3rd) (b) ac-A-dem-ic (2nd) (c) AC-a-dem-ic (1st)
  19. 19.Which syllable is stressed in “similarity”? (a) SIM-i-lar-i-ty (1st) (b) sim-I-lar-i-ty (2nd) (c) sim-i-LAR-i-ty (3rd)
  20. 20.Listen to “photographer”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pho-TOG-ra-pher (2nd) (b) pho-tog-ra-PHER (4th) (c) PHO-tog-ra-pher (1st)
  21. 21.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)
  22. 22.Which syllable is stressed in “characteristic”? (a) char-ac-ter-is-TIC (5th) (b) char-ac-ter-IS-tic (4th) (c) CHAR-ac-ter-is-tic (1st)
  23. 23.Listen to “generosity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) GEN-er-os-i-ty (1st) (b) gen-er-OS-i-ty (3rd) (c) gen-er-os-I-ty (4th)
  24. 24.Which syllable is stressed in “democratic”? (a) dem-o-CRAT-ic (3rd) (b) dem-O-crat-ic (2nd) (c) DEM-o-crat-ic (1st)
  25. 25.Listen to “energetic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) en-er-get-IC (4th) (b) en-er-GET-ic (3rd) (c) en-ER-get-ic (2nd)
  26. 26.Which syllable is stressed in “fantastic”? (a) fan-TAS-tic (2nd) (b) FAN-tas-tic (1st) (c) fan-tas-TIC (3rd)
  27. 27.Which syllable is stressed in “quality”? (a) qual-i-TY (3rd) (b) qual-I-ty (2nd) (c) QUAL-i-ty (1st)
  28. 28.Listen to “collection”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) col-LEC-tion (2nd) (b) COL-lec-tion (1st) (c) col-lec-TION (3rd)
  29. 29.Which syllable is stressed in “plastic”? (a) PLAS-tic (1st) (b) plas-TIC (2nd)
  30. 30.Which syllable is stressed in “automatic”? (a) au-TO-mat-ic (2nd) (b) AU-to-mat-ic (1st) (c) au-to-MAT-ic (3rd)
  31. 31.Which syllable is stressed in “energetic”? (a) en-er-get-IC (4th) (b) EN-er-get-ic (1st) (c) en-er-GET-ic (3rd)
  32. 32.Listen to “education”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ed-u-CA-tion (3rd) (b) ed-u-ca-TION (4th) (c) ed-U-ca-tion (2nd)
  33. 33.Which syllable is stressed in “curiosity”? (a) cu-ri-os-i-TY (5th) (b) cu-ri-os-I-ty (4th) (c) cu-ri-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  34. 34.Listen to “characteristic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) char-ac-TER-is-tic (3rd) (b) CHAR-ac-ter-is-tic (1st) (c) char-ac-ter-IS-tic (4th)
  35. 35.Which syllable is stressed in “pronunciation”? (a) pro-nun-CI-a-tion (3rd) (b) pro-nun-ci-A-tion (4th) (c) pro-NUN-ci-a-tion (2nd)
  36. 36.Which syllable is stressed in “examination”? (a) EX-am-i-na-tion (1st) (b) ex-am-I-na-tion (3rd) (c) ex-am-i-NA-tion (4th)
  37. 37.Listen to “majority”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ma-jor-I-ty (3rd) (b) ma-jor-i-TY (4th) (c) ma-JOR-i-ty (2nd)
  38. 38.Which syllable is stressed in “explanation”? (a) ex-PLA-na-tion (2nd) (b) ex-pla-NA-tion (3rd) (c) EX-pla-na-tion (1st)
  39. 39.Listen to “democratic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) dem-o-CRAT-ic (3rd) (b) dem-o-crat-IC (4th) (c) DEM-o-crat-ic (1st)
  40. 40.Which syllable is stressed in “romantic”? (a) ro-MAN-tic (2nd) (b) ro-man-TIC (3rd) (c) RO-man-tic (1st)

Answer key

  1. ex-hi-BI-tion (3rd)
  2. pop-u-LAR-i-ty (3rd)
  3. pho-TOG-ra-phy (2nd)
  4. TRAF-fic (1st)
  5. pop-u-LAR-i-ty (3rd)
  6. con-DI-tion (2nd)
  7. dra-MAT-ic (2nd)
  8. cel-e-BRA-tion (3rd)
  9. pho-to-GRAPH-ic (3rd)
  10. dis-CUS-sion (2nd)
  11. con-ver-SA-tion (3rd)
  12. me-TAL-lic (2nd)
  13. hu-MAN-i-ty (2nd)
  14. ex-am-i-NA-tion (4th)
  15. so-LU-tion (2nd)
  16. pho-to-GRAPH-ic (3rd)
  17. pop-u-LA-tion (3rd)
  18. ac-a-DEM-ic (3rd)
  19. sim-i-LAR-i-ty (3rd)
  20. pho-TOG-ra-pher (2nd)
  21. au-to-MAT-ic (3rd)
  22. char-ac-ter-IS-tic (4th)
  23. gen-er-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  24. dem-o-CRAT-ic (3rd)
  25. en-er-GET-ic (3rd)
  26. fan-TAS-tic (2nd)
  27. QUAL-i-ty (1st)
  28. col-LEC-tion (2nd)
  29. PLAS-tic (1st)
  30. au-to-MAT-ic (3rd)
  31. en-er-GET-ic (3rd)
  32. ed-u-CA-tion (3rd)
  33. cu-ri-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  34. char-ac-ter-IS-tic (4th)
  35. pro-nun-ci-A-tion (4th)
  36. ex-am-i-NA-tion (4th)
  37. ma-JOR-i-ty (2nd)
  38. ex-pla-NA-tion (3rd)
  39. dem-o-CRAT-ic (3rd)
  40. ro-MAN-tic (2nd)

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