Compound word stress
A compound word is made when two words are joined to form a new word.
Hand is a noun and we can combine it with another noun to make a compound noun.
Handbag, Handshake
In a compound noun the stress is on the first part.
Try saying these other compound words with the stress on the first syllable.
Bedtime, Eyelid, Flowerpot, Suitcase, Newspaper,
Greenhouse, Bluebird, Blackboard, Notebook,Bookstore,
Toothbrush, Keyboard
Sometimes the compound noun is written as two words but the stress is the same, on the first word.
Air conditioner, Computer programmer, Nail polish, French fry
A compound word can also be made with an adjective and a noun or an adjective and an adjective. This is called a compound adjective. In a compoundadjective the stress is on the second part.
Bad is an adjective and we can combine it to make.
Bad tempered.
Old is another adjective and we can make old fashioned.
Say these compound adjectives with the stress on the second part.
Old fashioned, Downtown,Supertanker,Loudspeaker
High school, Bad tempered,Overdone,Hard boiled,
Underneath
Finally in compound verbs like compound adjectives the stress is on the second part.
To understand
To overflow
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n.&a.混合(的) v.合成 (初中英语单词)
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