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Word Stress Long Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 18: Stress in long words · Set 831 · 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 “photography”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pho-TOG-ra-phy (2nd) (b) PHO-tog-ra-phy (1st) (c) pho-tog-RA-phy (3rd)
  2. 2.Listen to “education”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ed-U-ca-tion (2nd) (b) ed-u-ca-TION (4th) (c) ed-u-CA-tion (3rd)
  3. 3.Which syllable is stressed in “similarity”? (a) sim-i-lar-I-ty (4th) (b) sim-i-LAR-i-ty (3rd) (c) sim-I-lar-i-ty (2nd)
  4. 4.Listen to “similarity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) sim-i-lar-I-ty (4th) (b) sim-i-LAR-i-ty (3rd) (c) SIM-i-lar-i-ty (1st)
  5. 5.Which syllable is stressed in “condition”? (a) con-di-TION (3rd) (b) CON-di-tion (1st) (c) con-DI-tion (2nd)
  6. 6.Which syllable is stressed in “capacity”? (a) CA-pac-i-ty (1st) (b) ca-pac-i-TY (4th) (c) ca-PAC-i-ty (2nd)
  7. 7.Listen to “charity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) char-i-TY (3rd) (b) CHAR-i-ty (1st) (c) char-I-ty (2nd)
  8. 8.Listen to “plastic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) PLAS-tic (1st) (b) plas-TIC (2nd)
  9. 9.Which syllable is stressed in “activity”? (a) ac-tiv-i-TY (4th) (b) ac-tiv-I-ty (3rd) (c) ac-TIV-i-ty (2nd)
  10. 10.Which syllable is stressed in “magic”? (a) mag-IC (2nd) (b) MAG-ic (1st)
  11. 11.Listen to “decision”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) de-ci-SION (3rd) (b) DE-ci-sion (1st) (c) de-CI-sion (2nd)
  12. 12.Which syllable is stressed in “nationality”? (a) na-tion-AL-i-ty (3rd) (b) na-tion-al-I-ty (4th) (c) NA-tion-al-i-ty (1st)
  13. 13.Which syllable is stressed in “democratic”? (a) dem-o-crat-IC (4th) (b) dem-o-CRAT-ic (3rd) (c) dem-O-crat-ic (2nd)
  14. 14.Listen to “competition”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) COM-pe-ti-tion (1st) (b) com-pe-ti-TION (4th) (c) com-pe-TI-tion (3rd)
  15. 15.Listen to “direction”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) DI-rec-tion (1st) (b) di-rec-TION (3rd) (c) di-REC-tion (2nd)
  16. 16.Which syllable is stressed in “academic”? (a) ac-a-DEM-ic (3rd) (b) ac-a-dem-IC (4th) (c) AC-a-dem-ic (1st)
  17. 17.Listen to “possibility”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pos-SI-bil-i-ty (2nd) (b) pos-si-BIL-i-ty (3rd) (c) POS-si-bil-i-ty (1st)
  18. 18.Listen to “revolution”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) rev-o-LU-tion (3rd) (b) rev-O-lu-tion (2nd) (c) rev-o-lu-TION (4th)
  19. 19.Which syllable is stressed in “generosity”? (a) gen-er-os-i-TY (5th) (b) gen-er-OS-i-ty (3rd) (c) gen-er-os-I-ty (4th)
  20. 20.Which syllable is stressed in “creativity”? (a) cre-a-TIV-i-ty (3rd) (b) CRE-a-tiv-i-ty (1st) (c) cre-a-tiv-i-TY (5th)
  21. 21.Listen to “romantic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) RO-man-tic (1st) (b) ro-MAN-tic (2nd) (c) ro-man-TIC (3rd)
  22. 22.Listen to “security”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) SE-cur-i-ty (1st) (b) se-CUR-i-ty (2nd) (c) se-cur-i-TY (4th)
  23. 23.Which syllable is stressed in “traffic”? (a) traf-FIC (2nd) (b) TRAF-fic (1st)
  24. 24.Listen to “public”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pub-LIC (2nd) (b) PUB-lic (1st)
  25. 25.Which syllable is stressed in “solution”? (a) SO-lu-tion (1st) (b) so-LU-tion (2nd) (c) so-lu-TION (3rd)
  26. 26.Listen to “traffic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) traf-FIC (2nd) (b) TRAF-fic (1st)
  27. 27.Which syllable is stressed in “comprehension”? (a) com-pre-hen-SION (4th) (b) COM-pre-hen-sion (1st) (c) com-pre-HEN-sion (3rd)
  28. 28.Listen to “artistic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ar-tis-TIC (3rd) (b) ar-TIS-tic (2nd) (c) AR-tis-tic (1st)
  29. 29.Listen to “exhibition”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ex-hi-BI-tion (3rd) (b) ex-hi-bi-TION (4th) (c) EX-hi-bi-tion (1st)
  30. 30.Which syllable is stressed in “celebration”? (a) cel-e-bra-TION (4th) (b) cel-E-bra-tion (2nd) (c) cel-e-BRA-tion (3rd)
  31. 31.Which syllable is stressed in “information”? (a) in-for-ma-TION (4th) (b) in-for-MA-tion (3rd) (c) in-FOR-ma-tion (2nd)
  32. 32.Which syllable is stressed in “magnetic”? (a) mag-NET-ic (2nd) (b) mag-net-IC (3rd) (c) MAG-net-ic (1st)
  33. 33.Which syllable is stressed in “possibility”? (a) pos-si-BIL-i-ty (3rd) (b) pos-SI-bil-i-ty (2nd) (c) pos-si-bil-I-ty (4th)
  34. 34.Listen to “curiosity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) cu-ri-OS-i-ty (3rd) (b) cu-ri-os-I-ty (4th) (c) cu-ri-os-i-TY (5th)
  35. 35.Listen to “generosity”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) GEN-er-os-i-ty (1st) (b) gen-ER-os-i-ty (2nd) (c) gen-er-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  36. 36.Which syllable is stressed in “population”? (a) pop-u-LA-tion (3rd) (b) pop-U-la-tion (2nd) (c) POP-u-la-tion (1st)
  37. 37.Which syllable is stressed in “competition”? (a) com-pe-TI-tion (3rd) (b) COM-pe-ti-tion (1st) (c) com-PE-ti-tion (2nd)
  38. 38.Listen to “reality”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) re-AL-i-ty (2nd) (b) re-al-I-ty (3rd) (c) re-al-i-TY (4th)
  39. 39.Listen to “condition”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) con-di-TION (3rd) (b) con-DI-tion (2nd) (c) CON-di-tion (1st)
  40. 40.Which syllable is stressed in “popularity”? (a) pop-u-LAR-i-ty (3rd) (b) pop-u-lar-i-TY (5th) (c) pop-U-lar-i-ty (2nd)

Answer key

  1. pho-TOG-ra-phy (2nd)
  2. ed-u-CA-tion (3rd)
  3. sim-i-LAR-i-ty (3rd)
  4. sim-i-LAR-i-ty (3rd)
  5. con-DI-tion (2nd)
  6. ca-PAC-i-ty (2nd)
  7. CHAR-i-ty (1st)
  8. PLAS-tic (1st)
  9. ac-TIV-i-ty (2nd)
  10. MAG-ic (1st)
  11. de-CI-sion (2nd)
  12. na-tion-AL-i-ty (3rd)
  13. dem-o-CRAT-ic (3rd)
  14. com-pe-TI-tion (3rd)
  15. di-REC-tion (2nd)
  16. ac-a-DEM-ic (3rd)
  17. pos-si-BIL-i-ty (3rd)
  18. rev-o-LU-tion (3rd)
  19. gen-er-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  20. cre-a-TIV-i-ty (3rd)
  21. ro-MAN-tic (2nd)
  22. se-CUR-i-ty (2nd)
  23. TRAF-fic (1st)
  24. PUB-lic (1st)
  25. so-LU-tion (2nd)
  26. TRAF-fic (1st)
  27. com-pre-HEN-sion (3rd)
  28. ar-TIS-tic (2nd)
  29. ex-hi-BI-tion (3rd)
  30. cel-e-BRA-tion (3rd)
  31. in-for-MA-tion (3rd)
  32. mag-NET-ic (2nd)
  33. pos-si-BIL-i-ty (3rd)
  34. cu-ri-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  35. gen-er-OS-i-ty (3rd)
  36. pop-u-LA-tion (3rd)
  37. com-pe-TI-tion (3rd)
  38. re-AL-i-ty (2nd)
  39. con-DI-tion (2nd)
  40. pop-u-LAR-i-ty (3rd)

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