Most English compound nouns have a strong stress on the first element, e.g.: ‘bookcase. There are a few compound nouns which have a primary stress on the second element, e.g.: man’kind. There are also some compound nouns which have both a primary and a secondary stress. Some have two primary stresses and a few have a primary stress on the second element. Stress in such words should be learnt individually.
VI. Compound Words with Two Primary Stresses
Compound Words with two primary stresses include:
§ Compound words in which both elements are semantically important, e. g.: ice-cream, teacup.
§ Compound adjectives, e. g.: well-known.
§ Composite verbs, e. g., stand up, make up, sit down.
Activities
I. Speak on the following questions:
· syllable formation in English and Russian;
· types of word stress;
· words with one strong stress;
· words with primary and secondary stresses;
· words with two primary stresses;
· stress in compound words.
II. Read the words below first as nouns and then as verbs and transcribe the words accordingly: