Lesson 32. Where's My Checklist?

Stress in Compound Words

Lesson 32; Part A

We can often put two words together to make a compound, e.g. class +room -> classroom. We write some compounds as one word, some as twowords, and some with a hyphen (-).
class + room -> classroom
car + park -> car park
second + hand -> second-hand

The stress is normally on the first part of the compound. Listen and repeat.
Oo          airport   bathroom   bus stop   car park   classroom   football   girlfriend
Ooo        bus station   dining room   hairdresser   newspaper   post office   sunglasses
Oooo      photocopy   railway station   shop assistant
oOoo      police station
oOooo    computer programme
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Lesson 32; Part B

Some compound nouns have stress on both parts if the first part is an adjective. Listen and repeat. OoO single room
Some compound nouns have stress on both parts if the thing in thesecond part is made of the material in the first part. Listen andrepeat. OO glass jar OoO plastic bag oOoO tomato soup
Some compound nouns have stress on both parts if the first part tells us where the second part is. Listen and repeat. OO car door frontdoor ground floor OoOo city centre kitchen window
When a compound is an adjective, there is often stress on both parts. Listen and repeat. OO first-class half-price home-made OoO second-hand

Exercises

1 Listen and circle the compound with different stress.

Listen and circle the compound with different stress. In the example, both words are stressed in back door, but in the others, the first word is stressed.

Example:
     computer screen     back door   alarm clock     bank manager
1    toothache     nightclub     crossroads     half-price
2    motorbike     waiting room     second class     traffic lights
3    mobile phone     credit card     swimming pool     check-in desk
4    travel agent     city centre     tourist visa     supermarket

2 Make five compounds from the parts.

Make five compounds from these parts.

first part: ear wine hand birthday bay
second part: friend bar present bag rings
_______earrings _______wine bar _______handbag _______birthday present _______boyfriend

Now use the compounds to complete the dialogue. 32.2.jpg
A: Oh no, I can't find my _______earrings!
B: Have you looked in your _______handbag?
A: Of course!
B: Maybe you left them in that _______wine bar last night?
A: Oh no, maybe I did!
B: Are they important?
A: Yes - they were a _______birthday present from my _______boyfriend.

Listen to check your answers. Check with the Key. Listen againand circle the stressed part of each compound. Then listen again andrepeat.

3 Listen to the poem. Circle the stressed part of each compound.

Listen to the poem. The compounds are underlined. Circle the stressed part of each compound.
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Checklist
Have I...
... set the alarm clock?
... and put it on the bedside table?
... put myplane ticket in my trouser pocket?
... packed my toothbrush?
... put mysuitcase by the bedroom door?
... switched the CD player off?
...phoned the taxi driver to say "Be here at six?"
Have I ...
Havel ... ...
Where's my checklist?!

Check your answers with the Key. Then listen again and repeat.

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