Bài tập Phát âm tiếng anh nâng cao – Unit 18: Dấu trọng âm trong danh từ ghép dài

18.1. You will hear 15 three-part compound nouns. Press ‘pause’ after each one and write it in the correct column, according to whether the first, second or third part has the main stress.

Now check your answers in the Key and then say the compounds aloud.

18.2 Choose a compound noun from each pair to complete the sentence. The compound should have main stress on the first, second or third part, as indicated. (Some of these are given in B, C and D opposite.)

EXAMPLE Don’t forget to buy some washing-up liquid (stress on second part)
(peanut butter / washing-up liquid

1 She teaches in a …………………. . (third)

(grant-maintained school / teacher-training college)

2 He lives in a/an …………… . (second)

(old-people’s home / semi-detached house)

3 He spent some time working as a/an ……………. (third)

(travelling salesman / air traffic controller)

4 As I was driving I had a problem with my ……………. (first)

(rear-view mirror / windscreen wipers)

5 You’ll recognise him easily. He’s the one with the …………… (first)

(baseball cap / shoulder-length hair)

Now listen and check your answers. Then say the sentences aloud.

18.3 What do these pictures show? Choose words from the box to make three-part compound nouns. With one exception, they all have main stress on the third part. Which is the exception?

angled       bottle       bas       bullet       clover       decker       double       four       hot

leaf       piece       proof       right      suit       three       triangle       vest           water

Now listen and check your answers. Then say the compounds aloud.