Pronunciation insight 5

Stress in compound nouns
When we put two words together, they are called compound nouns. For compound nouns, the stress is on the first word.
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swimming + pool = swimming pool

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chocolate + cake = chocolate cake

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ice + cream = ice cream
1Match the words to make names for places in a town. Play the recording, listen and check your answers. Then listen and repeat. 

train

leisure

police

bus

shopping

football

swimming

clothes

  • centre
  • station
  • stop
  • shop
  • stadium
  • centre
  • station
  • pool
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Stress in compound nouns
When we put two words together, they are called compound nouns. For compound nouns, the stress is on the first word.
○
swimming + pool = swimming pool

○
chocolate + cake = chocolate cake

○
ice + cream = ice cream
2Complete the pairs of compound nouns with the words in the box. Then play the recording, listen and check. 

    MOVE
  • station
  • ball
  • room
  • book

  • 1bath

    bed

  • 2train

    bus

  • 3text

    exercise

  • 4foot

    volley


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Stress in quantities
We don’t stress of in quantities. We pronounce it /əv/ and we link it to the final consonant sound of the word before.
  a bottle of water
3Choose the correct words. Then play the recording, listen and check. Pay attention to the pronunciation of of. 

  • 1a loaf of 

  • 2a bottle of 

  • 3a carton of 

  • 4a slice of 

  • 5a can of 

  • 6a tin of 

  • 7a jar of 

  • 8a packet of 

  • 9a kilo of 

  • 10a litre of 


4Practise saying the food quantities in exercise 3 with the correct pronunciation and linking of of. 
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