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Word Stress Long Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 18: Stress in long words · Set 70 · 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 “athletic”? (a) ath-let-IC (3rd) (b) ath-LET-ic (2nd) (c) ATH-let-ic (1st)
  2. 2.Which syllable is stressed in “collection”? (a) col-lec-TION (3rd) (b) col-LEC-tion (2nd) (c) COL-lec-tion (1st)
  3. 3.Which syllable is stressed in “decision”? (a) de-CI-sion (2nd) (b) DE-ci-sion (1st) (c) de-ci-SION (3rd)
  4. 4.Which syllable is stressed in “quality”? (a) qual-i-TY (3rd) (b) qual-I-ty (2nd) (c) QUAL-i-ty (1st)
  5. 5.Listen to “magnetic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) mag-NET-ic (2nd) (b) MAG-net-ic (1st) (c) mag-net-IC (3rd)
  6. 6.Listen to “plastic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) plas-TIC (2nd) (b) PLAS-tic (1st)
  7. 7.Which syllable is stressed in “humanity”? (a) hu-man-I-ty (3rd) (b) hu-MAN-i-ty (2nd) (c) hu-man-i-TY (4th)
  8. 8.Which syllable is stressed in “revolution”? (a) rev-o-LU-tion (3rd) (b) REV-o-lu-tion (1st) (c) rev-O-lu-tion (2nd)
  9. 9.Which syllable is stressed in “population”? (a) pop-U-la-tion (2nd) (b) pop-u-la-TION (4th) (c) pop-u-LA-tion (3rd)
  10. 10.Which syllable is stressed in “celebration”? (a) CEL-e-bra-tion (1st) (b) cel-E-bra-tion (2nd) (c) cel-e-BRA-tion (3rd)
  11. 11.Which syllable is stressed in “comprehension”? (a) com-pre-HEN-sion (3rd) (b) com-PRE-hen-sion (2nd) (c) COM-pre-hen-sion (1st)
  12. 12.Listen to “discussion”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) dis-CUS-sion (2nd) (b) dis-cus-SION (3rd) (c) DIS-cus-sion (1st)
  13. 13.Listen to “competition”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) COM-pe-ti-tion (1st) (b) com-pe-TI-tion (3rd) (c) com-PE-ti-tion (2nd)
  14. 14.Listen to “capacity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) CA-pac-i-ty (1st) (b) ca-pac-i-TY (4th) (c) ca-PAC-i-ty (2nd)
  15. 15.Which syllable is stressed in “majority”? (a) ma-jor-I-ty (3rd) (b) ma-JOR-i-ty (2nd) (c) ma-jor-i-TY (4th)
  16. 16.Listen to “examination”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ex-AM-i-na-tion (2nd) (b) ex-am-I-na-tion (3rd) (c) ex-am-i-NA-tion (4th)
  17. 17.Which syllable is stressed in “possibility”? (a) pos-si-bil-I-ty (4th) (b) pos-si-bil-i-TY (5th) (c) pos-si-BIL-i-ty (3rd)
  18. 18.Which syllable is stressed in “competition”? (a) com-PE-ti-tion (2nd) (b) com-pe-ti-TION (4th) (c) com-pe-TI-tion (3rd)
  19. 19.Listen to “collection”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) col-lec-TION (3rd) (b) COL-lec-tion (1st) (c) col-LEC-tion (2nd)
  20. 20.Listen to “photograph”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pho-to-GRAPH (3rd) (b) pho-TO-graph (2nd) (c) PHO-to-graph (1st)
  21. 21.Listen to “conversation”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) CON-ver-sa-tion (1st) (b) con-ver-SA-tion (3rd) (c) con-ver-sa-TION (4th)
  22. 22.Listen to “academic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) AC-a-dem-ic (1st) (b) ac-A-dem-ic (2nd) (c) ac-a-DEM-ic (3rd)
  23. 23.Listen to “generosity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) gen-ER-os-i-ty (2nd) (b) gen-er-OS-i-ty (3rd) (c) GEN-er-os-i-ty (1st)
  24. 24.Which syllable is stressed in “photographer”? (a) pho-tog-RA-pher (3rd) (b) pho-tog-ra-PHER (4th) (c) pho-TOG-ra-pher (2nd)
  25. 25.Which syllable is stressed in “academic”? (a) AC-a-dem-ic (1st) (b) ac-a-DEM-ic (3rd) (c) ac-a-dem-IC (4th)
  26. 26.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 (1st)
  27. 27.Listen to “reality”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) re-al-i-TY (4th) (b) re-AL-i-ty (2nd) (c) re-al-I-ty (3rd)
  28. 28.Listen to “photography”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) PHO-tog-ra-phy (1st) (b) pho-tog-RA-phy (3rd) (c) pho-TOG-ra-phy (2nd)
  29. 29.Which syllable is stressed in “tradition”? (a) TRA-di-tion (1st) (b) tra-di-TION (3rd) (c) tra-DI-tion (2nd)
  30. 30.Listen to “quality”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) QUAL-i-ty (1st) (b) qual-i-TY (3rd) (c) qual-I-ty (2nd)
  31. 31.Which syllable is stressed in “gigantic”? (a) GI-gan-tic (1st) (b) gi-GAN-tic (2nd) (c) gi-gan-TIC (3rd)
  32. 32.Listen to “humanity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) hu-man-i-TY (4th) (b) hu-man-I-ty (3rd) (c) hu-MAN-i-ty (2nd)
  33. 33.Which syllable is stressed in “invitation”? (a) IN-vi-ta-tion (1st) (b) in-vi-TA-tion (3rd) (c) in-VI-ta-tion (2nd)
  34. 34.Which syllable is stressed in “fantastic”? (a) fan-tas-TIC (3rd) (b) FAN-tas-tic (1st) (c) fan-TAS-tic (2nd)
  35. 35.Listen to “creativity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) cre-A-tiv-i-ty (2nd) (b) CRE-a-tiv-i-ty (1st) (c) cre-a-TIV-i-ty (3rd)
  36. 36.Which syllable is stressed in “generosity”? (a) gen-er-OS-i-ty (3rd) (b) gen-er-os-I-ty (4th) (c) gen-ER-os-i-ty (2nd)
  37. 37.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)
  38. 38.Listen to “celebration”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) cel-E-bra-tion (2nd) (b) cel-e-BRA-tion (3rd) (c) CEL-e-bra-tion (1st)
  39. 39.Which syllable is stressed in “similarity”? (a) sim-i-lar-i-TY (5th) (b) sim-i-lar-I-ty (4th) (c) sim-i-LAR-i-ty (3rd)
  40. 40.Listen to “characteristic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) char-ac-ter-IS-tic (4th) (b) CHAR-ac-ter-is-tic (1st) (c) char-ac-TER-is-tic (3rd)

Answer key

  1. ath-LET-ic (2nd)
  2. col-LEC-tion (2nd)
  3. de-CI-sion (2nd)
  4. QUAL-i-ty (1st)
  5. mag-NET-ic (2nd)
  6. PLAS-tic (1st)
  7. hu-MAN-i-ty (2nd)
  8. rev-o-LU-tion (3rd)
  9. pop-u-LA-tion (3rd)
  10. cel-e-BRA-tion (3rd)
  11. com-pre-HEN-sion (3rd)
  12. dis-CUS-sion (2nd)
  13. com-pe-TI-tion (3rd)
  14. ca-PAC-i-ty (2nd)
  15. ma-JOR-i-ty (2nd)
  16. ex-am-i-NA-tion (4th)
  17. pos-si-BIL-i-ty (3rd)
  18. com-pe-TI-tion (3rd)
  19. col-LEC-tion (2nd)
  20. PHO-to-graph (1st)
  21. con-ver-SA-tion (3rd)
  22. ac-a-DEM-ic (3rd)
  23. gen-er-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  24. pho-TOG-ra-pher (2nd)
  25. ac-a-DEM-ic (3rd)
  26. char-ac-ter-IS-tic (4th)
  27. re-AL-i-ty (2nd)
  28. pho-TOG-ra-phy (2nd)
  29. tra-DI-tion (2nd)
  30. QUAL-i-ty (1st)
  31. gi-GAN-tic (2nd)
  32. hu-MAN-i-ty (2nd)
  33. in-vi-TA-tion (3rd)
  34. fan-TAS-tic (2nd)
  35. cre-a-TIV-i-ty (3rd)
  36. gen-er-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  37. pop-u-LA-tion (3rd)
  38. cel-e-BRA-tion (3rd)
  39. sim-i-LAR-i-ty (3rd)
  40. char-ac-ter-IS-tic (4th)

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