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Word Stress Long Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 18: Stress in long words · Set 705 · 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 “reality”? (a) re-AL-i-ty (2nd) (b) RE-al-i-ty (1st) (c) re-al-i-TY (4th)
  2. 2.Which syllable is stressed in “scientific”? (a) sci-EN-tif-ic (2nd) (b) sci-en-tif-IC (4th) (c) sci-en-TIF-ic (3rd)
  3. 3.Listen to “information”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) in-for-MA-tion (3rd) (b) in-FOR-ma-tion (2nd) (c) IN-for-ma-tion (1st)
  4. 4.Which syllable is stressed in “automatic”? (a) AU-to-mat-ic (1st) (b) au-to-MAT-ic (3rd) (c) au-TO-mat-ic (2nd)
  5. 5.Which syllable is stressed in “artistic”? (a) AR-tis-tic (1st) (b) ar-TIS-tic (2nd) (c) ar-tis-TIC (3rd)
  6. 6.Which syllable is stressed in “popularity”? (a) pop-u-lar-I-ty (4th) (b) pop-U-lar-i-ty (2nd) (c) pop-u-LAR-i-ty (3rd)
  7. 7.Which syllable is stressed in “publicity”? (a) pub-lic-I-ty (3rd) (b) pub-LIC-i-ty (2nd) (c) PUB-lic-i-ty (1st)
  8. 8.Which syllable is stressed in “photography”? (a) pho-tog-ra-PHY (4th) (b) PHO-tog-ra-phy (1st) (c) pho-TOG-ra-phy (2nd)
  9. 9.Listen to “dramatic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) dra-MAT-ic (2nd) (b) DRA-mat-ic (1st) (c) dra-mat-IC (3rd)
  10. 10.Listen to “personality”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) PER-son-al-i-ty (1st) (b) per-son-AL-i-ty (3rd) (c) per-SON-al-i-ty (2nd)
  11. 11.Listen to “metallic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ME-tal-lic (1st) (b) me-TAL-lic (2nd) (c) me-tal-LIC (3rd)
  12. 12.Which syllable is stressed in “magic”? (a) MAG-ic (1st) (b) mag-IC (2nd)
  13. 13.Which syllable is stressed in “charity”? (a) CHAR-i-ty (1st) (b) char-i-TY (3rd) (c) char-I-ty (2nd)
  14. 14.Listen to “nationality”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) na-TION-al-i-ty (2nd) (b) na-tion-al-i-TY (5th) (c) na-tion-AL-i-ty (3rd)
  15. 15.Listen to “energetic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) en-ER-get-ic (2nd) (b) EN-er-get-ic (1st) (c) en-er-GET-ic (3rd)
  16. 16.Listen to “photograph”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) PHO-to-graph (1st) (b) pho-to-GRAPH (3rd) (c) pho-TO-graph (2nd)
  17. 17.Listen to “comprehension”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) com-pre-hen-SION (4th) (b) com-pre-HEN-sion (3rd) (c) com-PRE-hen-sion (2nd)
  18. 18.Which syllable is stressed in “explanation”? (a) ex-PLA-na-tion (2nd) (b) ex-pla-NA-tion (3rd) (c) ex-pla-na-TION (4th)
  19. 19.Which syllable is stressed in “photographer”? (a) pho-TOG-ra-pher (2nd) (b) pho-tog-RA-pher (3rd) (c) PHO-tog-ra-pher (1st)
  20. 20.Listen to “tradition”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) TRA-di-tion (1st) (b) tra-DI-tion (2nd) (c) tra-di-TION (3rd)
  21. 21.Listen to “scientific”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) sci-en-tif-IC (4th) (b) sci-EN-tif-ic (2nd) (c) sci-en-TIF-ic (3rd)
  22. 22.Which syllable is stressed in “athletic”? (a) ath-LET-ic (2nd) (b) ATH-let-ic (1st) (c) ath-let-IC (3rd)
  23. 23.Which syllable is stressed in “decision”? (a) DE-ci-sion (1st) (b) de-CI-sion (2nd) (c) de-ci-SION (3rd)
  24. 24.Listen to “symbolic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) sym-BOL-ic (2nd) (b) sym-bol-IC (3rd) (c) SYM-bol-ic (1st)
  25. 25.Which syllable is stressed in “conversation”? (a) con-ver-SA-tion (3rd) (b) con-ver-sa-TION (4th) (c) CON-ver-sa-tion (1st)
  26. 26.Listen to “invitation”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) in-vi-ta-TION (4th) (b) in-vi-TA-tion (3rd) (c) in-VI-ta-tion (2nd)
  27. 27.Which syllable is stressed in “majority”? (a) ma-jor-I-ty (3rd) (b) ma-JOR-i-ty (2nd) (c) ma-jor-i-TY (4th)
  28. 28.Which syllable is stressed in “discussion”? (a) DIS-cus-sion (1st) (b) dis-cus-SION (3rd) (c) dis-CUS-sion (2nd)
  29. 29.Listen to “presentation”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pre-sen-TA-tion (3rd) (b) PRE-sen-ta-tion (1st) (c) pre-sen-ta-TION (4th)
  30. 30.Which syllable is stressed in “dramatic”? (a) DRA-mat-ic (1st) (b) dra-mat-IC (3rd) (c) dra-MAT-ic (2nd)
  31. 31.Which syllable is stressed in “tradition”? (a) tra-di-TION (3rd) (b) tra-DI-tion (2nd) (c) TRA-di-tion (1st)
  32. 32.Which syllable is stressed in “direction”? (a) di-rec-TION (3rd) (b) DI-rec-tion (1st) (c) di-REC-tion (2nd)
  33. 33.Which syllable is stressed in “education”? (a) ED-u-ca-tion (1st) (b) ed-u-CA-tion (3rd) (c) ed-U-ca-tion (2nd)
  34. 34.Which syllable is stressed in “pronunciation”? (a) pro-NUN-ci-a-tion (2nd) (b) pro-nun-ci-a-TION (5th) (c) pro-nun-ci-A-tion (4th)
  35. 35.Listen to “capacity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ca-pac-i-TY (4th) (b) CA-pac-i-ty (1st) (c) ca-PAC-i-ty (2nd)
  36. 36.Listen to “community”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) com-mu-NI-ty (3rd) (b) com-MU-ni-ty (2nd) (c) COM-mu-ni-ty (1st)
  37. 37.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)
  38. 38.Which syllable is stressed in “personality”? (a) per-son-al-I-ty (4th) (b) per-son-AL-i-ty (3rd) (c) PER-son-al-i-ty (1st)
  39. 39.Which syllable is stressed in “historic”? (a) his-TOR-ic (2nd) (b) his-tor-IC (3rd) (c) HIS-tor-ic (1st)
  40. 40.Listen to “publicity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pub-LIC-i-ty (2nd) (b) PUB-lic-i-ty (1st) (c) pub-lic-i-TY (4th)

Answer key

  1. re-AL-i-ty (2nd)
  2. sci-en-TIF-ic (3rd)
  3. in-for-MA-tion (3rd)
  4. au-to-MAT-ic (3rd)
  5. ar-TIS-tic (2nd)
  6. pop-u-LAR-i-ty (3rd)
  7. pub-LIC-i-ty (2nd)
  8. pho-TOG-ra-phy (2nd)
  9. dra-MAT-ic (2nd)
  10. per-son-AL-i-ty (3rd)
  11. me-TAL-lic (2nd)
  12. MAG-ic (1st)
  13. CHAR-i-ty (1st)
  14. na-tion-AL-i-ty (3rd)
  15. en-er-GET-ic (3rd)
  16. PHO-to-graph (1st)
  17. com-pre-HEN-sion (3rd)
  18. ex-pla-NA-tion (3rd)
  19. pho-TOG-ra-pher (2nd)
  20. tra-DI-tion (2nd)
  21. sci-en-TIF-ic (3rd)
  22. ath-LET-ic (2nd)
  23. de-CI-sion (2nd)
  24. sym-BOL-ic (2nd)
  25. con-ver-SA-tion (3rd)
  26. in-vi-TA-tion (3rd)
  27. ma-JOR-i-ty (2nd)
  28. dis-CUS-sion (2nd)
  29. pre-sen-TA-tion (3rd)
  30. dra-MAT-ic (2nd)
  31. tra-DI-tion (2nd)
  32. di-REC-tion (2nd)
  33. ed-u-CA-tion (3rd)
  34. pro-nun-ci-A-tion (4th)
  35. ca-PAC-i-ty (2nd)
  36. com-MU-ni-ty (2nd)
  37. ex-am-i-NA-tion (4th)
  38. per-son-AL-i-ty (3rd)
  39. his-TOR-ic (2nd)
  40. pub-LIC-i-ty (2nd)

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