Understanding Stress in Compound Words for English Pronunciation
Explore the rules of stress placement in compound words in English pronunciation. Learn how stress can shift based on word combinations and types. Discover the differences in pronunciation between compound words, adjectives, nouns, and verbs for accurate spoken English.
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STRESS IN COMPOUND WORDS HANCOCK, MARK. ENGLISH PRONUNCIATION IN USE INTERMEDIATE WITH ANSWERS. CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS, 2012.
STRESS IN COMPOUND WORDS Compound words are made of two smaller words put together (they are not always written as one word). In most compound words, the stress in on the first part. e.g. book + shop = bookshop Oo shoe + shop = shoe shop Oo If the first part of the compound is na adjective, there may be stress on the second part too. e.g. double room OO
STRESS IN COMPOUND WORDS There may be stress on the second part of the compound noun when: the object in the second part is made out of the material in the first: e.g. glass jar OO the first part tells us where the second part is: e.g. car door OO
STRESS IN COMPOUND WORDS Sometimes a compound word looks the same as: a normal adjective and a noun; a normal noun and verb. But the Pronunciation is diferent. Compare: Adjective and Noun OO Noun and Verb OO Compound Word Oo We keep these plants in a greenhouse during the winter months. Mr. Olsen lives in a small, green house next to the river. I saw her bus pass. I saw her bus pass.
