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Word Stress Long Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 18: Stress in long words · Set 760 · 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 “plastic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) plas-TIC (2nd) (b) PLAS-tic (1st)
  2. 2.Which syllable is stressed in “community”? (a) com-mu-NI-ty (3rd) (b) com-mu-ni-TY (4th) (c) com-MU-ni-ty (2nd)
  3. 3.Which syllable is stressed in “examination”? (a) ex-am-i-NA-tion (4th) (b) ex-am-i-na-TION (5th) (c) ex-AM-i-na-tion (2nd)
  4. 4.Listen to “decision”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) de-ci-SION (3rd) (b) de-CI-sion (2nd) (c) DE-ci-sion (1st)
  5. 5.Which syllable is stressed in “discussion”? (a) dis-cus-SION (3rd) (b) DIS-cus-sion (1st) (c) dis-CUS-sion (2nd)
  6. 6.Which syllable is stressed in “information”? (a) in-for-ma-TION (4th) (b) in-for-MA-tion (3rd) (c) IN-for-ma-tion (1st)
  7. 7.Which syllable is stressed in “generosity”? (a) gen-ER-os-i-ty (2nd) (b) gen-er-os-I-ty (4th) (c) gen-er-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  8. 8.Listen to “athletic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ATH-let-ic (1st) (b) ath-let-IC (3rd) (c) ath-LET-ic (2nd)
  9. 9.Which syllable is stressed in “magnetic”? (a) MAG-net-ic (1st) (b) mag-NET-ic (2nd) (c) mag-net-IC (3rd)
  10. 10.Listen to “characteristic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) CHAR-ac-ter-is-tic (1st) (b) char-ac-ter-is-TIC (5th) (c) char-ac-ter-IS-tic (4th)
  11. 11.Listen to “reality”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) RE-al-i-ty (1st) (b) re-AL-i-ty (2nd) (c) re-al-I-ty (3rd)
  12. 12.Which syllable is stressed in “music”? (a) mu-SIC (2nd) (b) MU-sic (1st)
  13. 13.Which syllable is stressed in “competition”? (a) com-pe-ti-TION (4th) (b) com-pe-TI-tion (3rd) (c) COM-pe-ti-tion (1st)
  14. 14.Listen to “dramatic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) dra-MAT-ic (2nd) (b) dra-mat-IC (3rd) (c) DRA-mat-ic (1st)
  15. 15.Which syllable is stressed in “scientific”? (a) SCI-en-tif-ic (1st) (b) sci-EN-tif-ic (2nd) (c) sci-en-TIF-ic (3rd)
  16. 16.Listen to “activity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ac-TIV-i-ty (2nd) (b) AC-tiv-i-ty (1st) (c) ac-tiv-I-ty (3rd)
  17. 17.Listen to “generosity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) gen-er-os-I-ty (4th) (b) gen-er-os-i-TY (5th) (c) gen-er-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  18. 18.Listen to “similarity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) sim-i-lar-i-TY (5th) (b) sim-i-LAR-i-ty (3rd) (c) sim-I-lar-i-ty (2nd)
  19. 19.Listen to “photographer”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pho-tog-ra-PHER (4th) (b) PHO-tog-ra-pher (1st) (c) pho-TOG-ra-pher (2nd)
  20. 20.Which syllable is stressed in “romantic”? (a) RO-man-tic (1st) (b) ro-MAN-tic (2nd) (c) ro-man-TIC (3rd)
  21. 21.Which syllable is stressed in “condition”? (a) CON-di-tion (1st) (b) con-DI-tion (2nd) (c) con-di-TION (3rd)
  22. 22.Which syllable is stressed in “curiosity”? (a) cu-ri-os-I-ty (4th) (b) cu-ri-OS-i-ty (3rd) (c) cu-RI-os-i-ty (2nd)
  23. 23.Which syllable is stressed in “gigantic”? (a) GI-gan-tic (1st) (b) gi-gan-TIC (3rd) (c) gi-GAN-tic (2nd)
  24. 24.Listen to “artistic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) AR-tis-tic (1st) (b) ar-TIS-tic (2nd) (c) ar-tis-TIC (3rd)
  25. 25.Which syllable is stressed in “tradition”? (a) tra-di-TION (3rd) (b) tra-DI-tion (2nd) (c) TRA-di-tion (1st)
  26. 26.Which syllable is stressed in “population”? (a) pop-u-LA-tion (3rd) (b) pop-u-la-TION (4th) (c) POP-u-la-tion (1st)
  27. 27.Listen to “democratic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) dem-o-CRAT-ic (3rd) (b) DEM-o-crat-ic (1st) (c) dem-O-crat-ic (2nd)
  28. 28.Which syllable is stressed in “artistic”? (a) AR-tis-tic (1st) (b) ar-TIS-tic (2nd) (c) ar-tis-TIC (3rd)
  29. 29.Listen to “discussion”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) DIS-cus-sion (1st) (b) dis-CUS-sion (2nd) (c) dis-cus-SION (3rd)
  30. 30.Listen to “popularity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pop-u-lar-i-TY (5th) (b) POP-u-lar-i-ty (1st) (c) pop-u-LAR-i-ty (3rd)
  31. 31.Which syllable is stressed in “humanity”? (a) HU-man-i-ty (1st) (b) hu-MAN-i-ty (2nd) (c) hu-man-I-ty (3rd)
  32. 32.Which syllable is stressed in “terrific”? (a) TER-rif-ic (1st) (b) ter-RIF-ic (2nd) (c) ter-rif-IC (3rd)
  33. 33.Which syllable is stressed in “photographer”? (a) PHO-tog-ra-pher (1st) (b) pho-tog-RA-pher (3rd) (c) pho-TOG-ra-pher (2nd)
  34. 34.Listen to “publicity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pub-lic-I-ty (3rd) (b) PUB-lic-i-ty (1st) (c) pub-LIC-i-ty (2nd)
  35. 35.Listen to “automatic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) AU-to-mat-ic (1st) (b) au-to-MAT-ic (3rd) (c) au-TO-mat-ic (2nd)
  36. 36.Which syllable is stressed in “creativity”? (a) cre-a-tiv-I-ty (4th) (b) cre-A-tiv-i-ty (2nd) (c) cre-a-TIV-i-ty (3rd)
  37. 37.Listen to “majority”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ma-JOR-i-ty (2nd) (b) MA-jor-i-ty (1st) (c) ma-jor-i-TY (4th)
  38. 38.Listen to “condition”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) con-di-TION (3rd) (b) con-DI-tion (2nd) (c) CON-di-tion (1st)
  39. 39.Which syllable is stressed in “revolution”? (a) rev-o-lu-TION (4th) (b) REV-o-lu-tion (1st) (c) rev-o-LU-tion (3rd)
  40. 40.Listen to “direction”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) di-REC-tion (2nd) (b) di-rec-TION (3rd) (c) DI-rec-tion (1st)

Answer key

  1. PLAS-tic (1st)
  2. com-MU-ni-ty (2nd)
  3. ex-am-i-NA-tion (4th)
  4. de-CI-sion (2nd)
  5. dis-CUS-sion (2nd)
  6. in-for-MA-tion (3rd)
  7. gen-er-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  8. ath-LET-ic (2nd)
  9. mag-NET-ic (2nd)
  10. char-ac-ter-IS-tic (4th)
  11. re-AL-i-ty (2nd)
  12. MU-sic (1st)
  13. com-pe-TI-tion (3rd)
  14. dra-MAT-ic (2nd)
  15. sci-en-TIF-ic (3rd)
  16. ac-TIV-i-ty (2nd)
  17. gen-er-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  18. sim-i-LAR-i-ty (3rd)
  19. pho-TOG-ra-pher (2nd)
  20. ro-MAN-tic (2nd)
  21. con-DI-tion (2nd)
  22. cu-ri-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  23. gi-GAN-tic (2nd)
  24. ar-TIS-tic (2nd)
  25. tra-DI-tion (2nd)
  26. pop-u-LA-tion (3rd)
  27. dem-o-CRAT-ic (3rd)
  28. ar-TIS-tic (2nd)
  29. dis-CUS-sion (2nd)
  30. pop-u-LAR-i-ty (3rd)
  31. hu-MAN-i-ty (2nd)
  32. ter-RIF-ic (2nd)
  33. pho-TOG-ra-pher (2nd)
  34. pub-LIC-i-ty (2nd)
  35. au-to-MAT-ic (3rd)
  36. cre-a-TIV-i-ty (3rd)
  37. ma-JOR-i-ty (2nd)
  38. con-DI-tion (2nd)
  39. rev-o-LU-tion (3rd)
  40. di-REC-tion (2nd)

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