Theme: compound nouns. Combinations of two nouns. Verb preposion

Compound nouns and spoken stress

Compound nouns normally have the spoken stress on the first part:

CAR park, BATHroom, WEBsite, BROther-in-law, DOORbell, CHECK-in

However, not all compound nouns follow this rule. Some have spoken stress on the second part, especially in proper names and titles:

Mount EVerest, Prime MINister, New YORK

A good learner’s dictionary will tell you where to put the stress.

 compound noun is a noun that is formed from two or more words. The meaning of the whole compound is often different from the meaning of the two words on their own. Compound nouns are very common. The main noun is normally the last one.

teapot	headache
washing machine	driving licence
self-control	CD burner

Compound nouns are commonly formed from the following word combinations:

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  noun + noun,
  
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  verb + noun,
  
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  adjective + noun,
  
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  phrasal verb used as noun,
  
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