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Word Stress Long Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 18: Stress in long words · Set 701 · 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 “public”? (a) pub-LIC (2nd) (b) PUB-lic (1st)
  2. 2.Which syllable is stressed in “photographer”? (a) PHO-tog-ra-pher (1st) (b) pho-TOG-ra-pher (2nd) (c) pho-tog-RA-pher (3rd)
  3. 3.Which syllable is stressed in “traffic”? (a) TRAF-fic (1st) (b) traf-FIC (2nd)
  4. 4.Which syllable is stressed in “energetic”? (a) en-ER-get-ic (2nd) (b) en-er-get-IC (4th) (c) en-er-GET-ic (3rd)
  5. 5.Listen to “popularity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pop-u-LAR-i-ty (3rd) (b) pop-u-lar-I-ty (4th) (c) POP-u-lar-i-ty (1st)
  6. 6.Which syllable is stressed in “historic”? (a) his-TOR-ic (2nd) (b) his-tor-IC (3rd) (c) HIS-tor-ic (1st)
  7. 7.Which syllable is stressed in “revolution”? (a) rev-o-lu-TION (4th) (b) REV-o-lu-tion (1st) (c) rev-o-LU-tion (3rd)
  8. 8.Which syllable is stressed in “charity”? (a) CHAR-i-ty (1st) (b) char-I-ty (2nd) (c) char-i-TY (3rd)
  9. 9.Which syllable is stressed in “competition”? (a) com-pe-TI-tion (3rd) (b) com-PE-ti-tion (2nd) (c) COM-pe-ti-tion (1st)
  10. 10.Listen to “magnetic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) MAG-net-ic (1st) (b) mag-net-IC (3rd) (c) mag-NET-ic (2nd)
  11. 11.Listen to “nationality”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) na-tion-AL-i-ty (3rd) (b) na-tion-al-I-ty (4th) (c) NA-tion-al-i-ty (1st)
  12. 12.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)
  13. 13.Listen to “revolution”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) rev-O-lu-tion (2nd) (b) rev-o-LU-tion (3rd) (c) REV-o-lu-tion (1st)
  14. 14.Which syllable is stressed in “examination”? (a) EX-am-i-na-tion (1st) (b) ex-am-i-na-TION (5th) (c) ex-am-i-NA-tion (4th)
  15. 15.Which syllable is stressed in “popularity”? (a) pop-U-lar-i-ty (2nd) (b) pop-u-LAR-i-ty (3rd) (c) POP-u-lar-i-ty (1st)
  16. 16.Listen to “possibility”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pos-si-bil-I-ty (4th) (b) pos-SI-bil-i-ty (2nd) (c) pos-si-BIL-i-ty (3rd)
  17. 17.Listen to “exhibition”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ex-hi-BI-tion (3rd) (b) ex-HI-bi-tion (2nd) (c) EX-hi-bi-tion (1st)
  18. 18.Listen to “population”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) POP-u-la-tion (1st) (b) pop-u-LA-tion (3rd) (c) pop-u-la-TION (4th)
  19. 19.Which syllable is stressed in “athletic”? (a) ath-LET-ic (2nd) (b) ATH-let-ic (1st) (c) ath-let-IC (3rd)
  20. 20.Listen to “photography”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pho-TOG-ra-phy (2nd) (b) PHO-tog-ra-phy (1st) (c) pho-tog-ra-PHY (4th)
  21. 21.Which syllable is stressed in “reality”? (a) re-al-i-TY (4th) (b) RE-al-i-ty (1st) (c) re-AL-i-ty (2nd)
  22. 22.Which syllable is stressed in “exhibition”? (a) ex-HI-bi-tion (2nd) (b) EX-hi-bi-tion (1st) (c) ex-hi-BI-tion (3rd)
  23. 23.Listen to “music”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) MU-sic (1st) (b) mu-SIC (2nd)
  24. 24.Which syllable is stressed in “nationality”? (a) na-tion-AL-i-ty (3rd) (b) na-tion-al-i-TY (5th) (c) na-tion-al-I-ty (4th)
  25. 25.Listen to “plastic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) plas-TIC (2nd) (b) PLAS-tic (1st)
  26. 26.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 (1st)
  27. 27.Which syllable is stressed in “photographic”? (a) pho-to-GRAPH-ic (3rd) (b) PHO-to-graph-ic (1st) (c) pho-TO-graph-ic (2nd)
  28. 28.Which syllable is stressed in “characteristic”? (a) char-ac-ter-IS-tic (4th) (b) char-AC-ter-is-tic (2nd) (c) char-ac-TER-is-tic (3rd)
  29. 29.Listen to “fantastic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) FAN-tas-tic (1st) (b) fan-TAS-tic (2nd) (c) fan-tas-TIC (3rd)
  30. 30.Listen to “academic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ac-A-dem-ic (2nd) (b) AC-a-dem-ic (1st) (c) ac-a-DEM-ic (3rd)
  31. 31.Listen to “community”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) COM-mu-ni-ty (1st) (b) com-mu-ni-TY (4th) (c) com-MU-ni-ty (2nd)
  32. 32.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)
  33. 33.Which syllable is stressed in “quality”? (a) QUAL-i-ty (1st) (b) qual-i-TY (3rd) (c) qual-I-ty (2nd)
  34. 34.Which syllable is stressed in “magnetic”? (a) mag-NET-ic (2nd) (b) mag-net-IC (3rd) (c) MAG-net-ic (1st)
  35. 35.Which syllable is stressed in “conversation”? (a) con-VER-sa-tion (2nd) (b) CON-ver-sa-tion (1st) (c) con-ver-SA-tion (3rd)
  36. 36.Listen to “information”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) IN-for-ma-tion (1st) (b) in-FOR-ma-tion (2nd) (c) in-for-MA-tion (3rd)
  37. 37.Which syllable is stressed in “presentation”? (a) pre-SEN-ta-tion (2nd) (b) pre-sen-ta-TION (4th) (c) pre-sen-TA-tion (3rd)
  38. 38.Listen to “photograph”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) PHO-to-graph (1st) (b) pho-TO-graph (2nd) (c) pho-to-GRAPH (3rd)
  39. 39.Which syllable is stressed in “security”? (a) se-CUR-i-ty (2nd) (b) SE-cur-i-ty (1st) (c) se-cur-I-ty (3rd)
  40. 40.Listen to “activity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ac-tiv-I-ty (3rd) (b) ac-TIV-i-ty (2nd) (c) AC-tiv-i-ty (1st)

Answer key

  1. PUB-lic (1st)
  2. pho-TOG-ra-pher (2nd)
  3. TRAF-fic (1st)
  4. en-er-GET-ic (3rd)
  5. pop-u-LAR-i-ty (3rd)
  6. his-TOR-ic (2nd)
  7. rev-o-LU-tion (3rd)
  8. CHAR-i-ty (1st)
  9. com-pe-TI-tion (3rd)
  10. mag-NET-ic (2nd)
  11. na-tion-AL-i-ty (3rd)
  12. pho-to-GRAPH-ic (3rd)
  13. rev-o-LU-tion (3rd)
  14. ex-am-i-NA-tion (4th)
  15. pop-u-LAR-i-ty (3rd)
  16. pos-si-BIL-i-ty (3rd)
  17. ex-hi-BI-tion (3rd)
  18. pop-u-LA-tion (3rd)
  19. ath-LET-ic (2nd)
  20. pho-TOG-ra-phy (2nd)
  21. re-AL-i-ty (2nd)
  22. ex-hi-BI-tion (3rd)
  23. MU-sic (1st)
  24. na-tion-AL-i-ty (3rd)
  25. PLAS-tic (1st)
  26. gen-er-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  27. pho-to-GRAPH-ic (3rd)
  28. char-ac-ter-IS-tic (4th)
  29. fan-TAS-tic (2nd)
  30. ac-a-DEM-ic (3rd)
  31. com-MU-ni-ty (2nd)
  32. ed-u-CA-tion (3rd)
  33. QUAL-i-ty (1st)
  34. mag-NET-ic (2nd)
  35. con-ver-SA-tion (3rd)
  36. in-for-MA-tion (3rd)
  37. pre-sen-TA-tion (3rd)
  38. PHO-to-graph (1st)
  39. se-CUR-i-ty (2nd)
  40. ac-TIV-i-ty (2nd)

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