(d) Stress in English Compound Nouns/Verbs
The
primary stress always falls on the first syllable in English compound nouns.
Examples:
'book.case
'black.bird 'bride.groom 'house.maid
'sun.glass
'hair.pin 'swim.suit 'night.fall 'sun.rise
(e)
Stress to contrast English Nouns ---
Verbs
Some
English words are both nouns and verbs.
They have the same spelling, so the only difference between the noun and
the verb is the word stress.
For nouns, the stress falls on the first
syllable whereas for verbs, the stress falls on the second syllable.
Examples:
Nouns Verbs
1. 'abstract ab'stract
2. 'convict con'vict
3. 'conflict
con'flict
4. 'permit per'mit
5. 'object ob'ject
6. 'present pre'sent
7. 'refuse re'fuse
8. 'record re'cord
9. 'promise
pro'mise
10. '
'
(f)
Stress in English Phrasal Verbs and the Noun Counterparts
The stress falls on the first syllable for
nouns and the second syllable for phrasal verbs.
Nouns Phrasal Verbs
1. a 'letdown to let 'down
2. a 'printout
to print 'out
3. a 'sellout to
sell 'out
4. a 'takeover to take 'over
5. a rundown to run 'down
6. a 'knockout to knock
'out
7. a 'dropout to drop
'out
8. a 'fallout to
fall 'out
