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Sect/on 8 Srress In words and phrases

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Stress in compound nouns 'Í Exercises

111111 A compound noun is a fixed cxprcssion which is made up of more than one word and which
has thc function of a noun. Sorne are wrincn as two words, sorne with a hyphen, and sorne as
16. 1 Do thcse compounds havt main stress on their first part or their second part? Underline the sytlable
with the main stress. (Hint: Think about whether they are noun + noun compounds or adjectivc +
one word: noun compounds.)
'crash ,barricr ,doublc-'glazing 'baby,siner ExAMrLEs iakty valve (noun + noun)
guilty g¡rty (adjective + noun)
Noticc that sorne compound nouns have main stress on the first part and othcrs have main stress
1 chemical formula S coffcc shop 9 sofa bed
on the second part.
2 bank account 6 bcst man 1O magnetic field
1111111 ~ The following typcs of compound noun usually have main stress on the first part: 3 American football
4 artificial intelligencc
7 mobile phone
8 flight anendant
11 tea straincr
12 spacc station
• noun + noun
'arins r.icr 'firc n :,ting111; hcr 'night-timr 'pill,1r-ho,
'lip,ti.:k 'nell's,p.1per ',urporr 'porert) ,1r.1p 'f7 Now listen and check your answers. Then say the words aloud.
Exceptions: 111for,m.irio11 rcch'nology. ,wwn 'lu ll. ,f.1111il) 'do.cor 1G.2 Use the compounds in the box to answer the qucstions. Think carefully about whcrt main stress is
Notice, however, that if the fust part gives the material that the second part is made out of, main placed and say your answers aloud. (Sorne of the words are given in B and C opposite.)
stress usually gocs on the second part. Compare: claim form defining moment dental floss
boiling point civil war
,rntrnn '\\'(ool but: a '.:011011 ,piJ111 hot patato house-hunting ice rink
distance leaming grccnhouse
Exceptions are most compounds ending with -cake, -bread and -iuia: orange JWCC pay phone rubber band
lipsticlc loudspcaker
\:hre<c'\:ake. 'g111gerbrcad. 'or.111ge ,ju1ce papcr towel town hall ~
search party shop assistant
• noun + -ing form
'h1rd-,w.11ching 'ho11,c-,h11111in~ 'íly-,fish111g What is...
Exceptions: ¡,e,Jc,1r1a11 'cro»in¡;. ,h.111 'h('.Hlng. ,th.111k,'F,11·in¡: 1 a system that rccords phone mcssages for you? ( voicema{)
• -ing form + noun 2 a sheet of thiclc papcr for drying your hands?
'clrl'Ssing gown
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's1tt111g ,room 'frtl'Zlllg ,prnn t
Exceptions: m.111:1ging di'rc~tl)r. dl'Jirnng 'momt~nr. ,c 1,t111g \otl'
3 battles betwccn differcnt groups of pcople living in thc same country?
4 a building made of glass used for growing plants?
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S a leve! arca of ice for pcople to skate on? ~

• vcrb + noun s;--
l.·~,11 •1rol ,tower '1h111k ,r.111k 6 a way of studying where you mainly study at home?
\earch ,p.irrr 7 a piece of equipment that sound comes out of?
& Note: Other phrascs may havt the same forms, but are not compounds. In thcsc, main stress usually goes
on the second word. Compare:
8 a problcm that no-one wants to deal with?
9 a legal docwnent that you use to try to gct compcnsation &om an organisation?
'dn,iny ,llcence (a compound) but: ,driving 'rain (a normal adjectivt + noun) 10 the activity of loolting for a house to live in?
11 a building whcrc the local govemment usually mects?

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1. SMITH 12 a public telephone that you have to put money in to use?

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3. 01-01 -80
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13 a point at which a situation clcarly starts to change?
14 a drinJc madc &om crushed oranges?

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4b. 02-10-10 15 a colourcd substance that women put on thcir lips?
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16 the tcmpcrature at which liquid becomes a gas?

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6. J.S,oillo
7. 25 WAU<ER STREET
8. B,B1,F,K.P
- lf:} Most adjcctive + noun compound nouns have main stress on the second part and secondary
stress on the fu-st part:
,social se'curity ,hor po't,Ho
Exceptions: 'l,lind spor. 'JenrJI ,lloss, 'ea,y ,ch.1ir, 'bro:1JbJnJ. \:reenhouse
Note that this includes:
• adjcctive + -ing form
,cenrr,11 'hearmg ,global 'warming
• past participle + noun
,splir in'finitive in,verred 'comrnas
17 a group of pcople who look for someone who is missing?
18 someone who serves customers in a shop?
19 thread used for cleaning betwccn the tecth?
20 a ring of rubbcr for holding things together?
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'i t- Now listen and check your answers. Which five compounds are exceptions to the rules in Band C
,absolurr 'zero opposite?
·Follow up: List ten compound nouns commonly used in a subject that intercsts you (c.g. an acadcmic
subject, or a hobby). Make sure you know whcrc the main stress falls in each. Add to the list whcn you find
new compound nouns in thc subject
,passire 'smoking
,losr 'properry

Enpsh Pronundalion In Use (Advonced) Enpsh Pronundalion In Use (Advar>ad)

 Sectlon 8 S= in words ond phroses
'hair-,raising and ,hard-'working

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Stress in compound adjectives and in abbreviations Exercises
A compound adjective is a fixed cxpression which is made up of more than one word and which 17 .1 Do thcsc compound adjcctivcs havc main stress in thcir first part or thcir sccond part? Undcrlinc the
has the function of an adjcctive. Most compound adjcctives are written with a hyphen, but a fcw syllable with main stress.
are written as one word: ExAMPus sky-hi&h i;QJour-<:oded
skin-dccp long-term thrcadbare 1 homcsick S armour-plated 9 empty-handed
2 far-fetched 6 cinemagoing 10 fueproof
- ~ Toe following typcs of compound adjcctive usually have main stress on the first part: 3 spine-chilling 7 gift-wrappcd 11 self-finaocing
• compound adjcctivcs usually written as one word 4 mind-blowing 8 well-mcaning 12 machine-readable
'.1irtight 'c..u t frce 'prJi)e,wunhy
Exceptions: ,11,11ion' wide, ,hand'made !W) Now listen and check your answers. Then say the compounds aloud. Which one is an cxception to the
rules given in B and C opposite?
• noun + -ing form
'luir-,ra,sing 'iec-,paying 'rime-cun,suming
1 7 .2 Rcad the profile of Sarah Fox. Focus on the compound adjcctives in bold (sorne are given in B and C
• noun + past participle oppositc) and circle the syllable you think will have main stress. Remember sorne have stress shi~

,_. 'pm-cr1y-,stri.:ken 'pt'ar-shaped

Exccptions: ,e,1glr-'eyed, ,home-'grown

• noun + adjcctive
'healrh-re,lared

~ Toe following types of compound adjcctive usually have main stress on the second part:
High-flying surgeon introduces ground-breaking changes...
Sarah Fox is --~e and is <arfff bad-
tfflpend. She's very publk-splrited and
does a lot of tkM-consumJnc work for charity.
She's ~ well-drused at wor1t Al home,
thoujh, she prefers to WNI loos.-ftttlnc
shirts, often in eye-atchlnc colours. A
,f.11-'free ,skr-'hi¡;h ,snow-' whire (and other colour compounds) She's quite l"Cld·looklnc. She has clow- Sorprisin!lfY, she's a rather introverted PfflOl1.

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Exceprion: 'camcrJ-shi·
• adjcctive + noun
,long-'rrnn ,full-'lcng1h
• advcrb or adjcctive + past participle
,fullr-'grown ,long-'sighrcd
,high-'profile

,well-'drcsse,i
aopped hair and wears glasses because she's
short·sflhted. She's a hllfl-flyln1 surgeon,
-rld-' - 5 in her field, and is extremely
hard--rldnc. She's recently introduced sorne
pund-bluklnc changes into her hospital.
and ~ gets a bit to,.....tled in public.
And she's rather canwra•slly, too. Because of a
fonc·t.nn problem with her health, her á,et
has to be fat-free. Al lhe moment she's taking
a -n-eamed holiday in Maj01ca.
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~ Now listen and check your answers. Finally, rcad the description aloud.
( • adverb or adjective + -ing form
,easy-'gning ,h.ird-'working ,well-'meaning 17.3 Do you know the meaning of the abbrcviations in column A? lf not. check in a dictionary or the Key.
Exccprions: ' ba.:kw.1rd-,louking, 'forwarJ-,luoking
~ Then listen to the abbrcviations and rcpeat them. Noticc that the main stress is always on the last
lctter. Finally, choosc an appropriate abbrcviation from each pair to complete the scntencc in column B.
• sel{- as thc lirst part
,self-'confidenl ,self-in'íli.:red ,self-'gm·erning
A B
Most compound adjcctivcs with main stress on the sccond part (including the cxceptions in 178) 1 CEO/ DVD CfO
She's the company's
can have stress shi~ (scc Urút 10B). Compare:
2 AOB / PC My laptop was advcrtiscd in a magazine called World.
Thc riger was fully-GROWN. but: Ir was a FUUy-grown Tiger.

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3 OHP / NHS She works as a nursc for thc
Tht prices were sky-1-llGH. but: They were SKY-high PRiccs.
4 ATM / RP Therc arcn't many people herc who spcak
~ Two-, thrcc- and four-lettcr abbreviations said as individual letters often have main stress on the s AGM / RSI The 's cancelled.
last lctter and sccondary stress on the first:
6 TLC / VAT She just nccds a lot of rcst and a bit of
rhe ,E'U rhe ,U' K rhe ,BB'C ,DN'A rhe ,Yr-.IC'A
7 UFO/WHO We'vc followed all the guidelines.
Abbrcviations lilce this usually have stress shift. Compare: 8 EU / RSVP They're meeting at the summit in Brussels.
He works for rhe BBC. but: He works for BBC RAdio. 9 ()J / ETA lf therc are no delays. what's your ?
She's from rhe uK. but: She's a UK CITizen. 10 CD/ 1T The software's on a -ROM.
11 CND / DIY He spends most weekends doing
12 GMT / HGV Thc eclipsc is at 9 o'clock

~ Now listen and check your answers. Finally, say the scntenccs aloud. The Key gives details of stress shi~

Follow up: Skim through an English newspapcr (cithcr a pape, copy or onlinc), and find 10 compound
adjcctives. Do you know whcrc thc main stress is in cach of them? (Use a dictionary to check.)
Enpsh Pronunciadon in Use (Mvonad)
En¡fish Pronundafion In Use (Advonced)
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Stress in longer compound nouns
Sorne compounds are madc up of three parts. They may havc two words or threc words, and
somctimcs the first and sccond words are hyphcaatcd:

pan:
dcslctop publishing
1 2 3
central nervous systcm
1 2 3
lcft-luggagc officc
1 2 3
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Exercises
18.1 You will hcar 1S thrtc-part compound nouns. Prcss 'pa~• aftcr cach onc and writt it in !he corrtet
column, according to whcther the first. second or third part has th, main ~

main stms on thc first part main stms on ~ saond part main stms on the lhird part

i- - - '-1. tbird
Many threc-pan compounds have sccondary stress on the first pan and main stress on thc
part:
pi,lt,,:,I IIIAdlÍ>lt, ¡d:¡-~"";u. -WV.--f-WL~

,firs t-dc¡.:r,'t· ' burns ,thret:-p,,11,r 'rurn ,-:h.:quc+,,.,k ' journalism

Sorne of thcsc use an cstablishcd rwo-pan compound with stress on the first part. In the new Now check your answm in thc Kry and then say the compounds alood.
threc-pan compound, howcvcr, main stress is on the third part:
rwo-part: '\,,1ll rno111 \ k,krnr 18.2 Choosc a compound noun from ,ach pair to complde the 5Cl!tcntt. The compound should h~ main
three-pan: ,l,.1 ll rou111 ' d.111-'lll¡: ,,k,kmp ' ruhlhh111g strtsS on th, first, sccond or third part. as indicatcd. (Som, of thec are gÍ'ml in B, C and D 0pp(l5ik.)
Other cxamplcs: ,d lt'4ue-hook '1ourn.1!"111. ,h.urp111 'lx-11d. ,ru, h lmur 'rr.,tfi, ExAMPu Don't forgct to buy sorne ~ liquid • (stress on seamd part)
(peanut buttcr / washing-up liquid)
In other threc-part compounds thc first rwo parts (often joincd with a hyphcn) funaion as an
,i adjcaive to describe the third pan: 1 She tcaches in a _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ . (tb;,d)
(grant-maintained school / tcachcr-training college)
,,r.11e-ow1wd 'ind,1'tí\ (the industry is statc-owned) 2 He lives in a/an _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ . (second)
,do,t'd-c,rcu,r '1de,·""'" (the tclcvision is closcd<ircuit) (old-pcople's home/ scmi-<lctached house)
Othcr cxamplcs: ,b.1ll-poi111 'r>tll, ,bu1t1111-d,"' n 'w ll.1r. 3 He spcnt sorne time working as a/an _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ . (tb;,d)
.nr~[-dt'gret' ' l.. t1rn,;. ,drnp-Jt,\\'tl 1 1lll'Oll. ·"lºlll!-dc.;,t.11.:ht·d ' hfHh{', (travelling saJcsman / air traffic controller)
1widr-.rnglt' le11'
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4 As I was driving I had a problem with my _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ . (/int)

~ Not,: Compounds beginning with a number usually hav, this patt,m, too:
(rear-view mirror / windscrecn wipers)
S You'll rccognisc him easily. He's thc one with the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ . (/int)
,ten-pin 'bowlmg ,one-man 'band
(bascball ap / shoulder-lcngth hair)
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Oth,r cxamples: ,one-parent ' fa1111ly, ,two-l1orse ' racc <;-
~ Now listen and check your answers. Then say th, sent,nces aloud. C"'I.

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Other threc-pan compounds have sccondary stress on the first part
and main stress on the second part:
,school 'leaYing J¡_:e , lefr- ' 1uggage .,itiú• , p J r,·11t-' reacher ,1-s,,,:i.ir""'
18.3 What do these pictun:s show? Ch005' words from th, box to make thrcc-part compound nouns.
With on, exctption, they all hav, main stress on the third part. Which is th, exctption?
angled bottle etiS bullct clovcr éeelte, ~
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four hot
leal picce proof right suit thrcc triangle vcst water
Sorne of thcsc use an cstablishcd rwo-part compound with main stress on the sccond pan. In the
new threc-part compound the stress remains on the sccond part:
1 2

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rwo-part: ,"-.i,hmg-' up ,ct'nrr.tl 'hr.1t111¡;

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thrce-pan: ,"J,hin¡;-' up liquiJ ,ce111ral 'l1ea1ing s,·srcm
Other cxamplcs: ,lurJ- luck srury. ,C'D rl,1,er. ," ilJ-'gome cha,<'
In others, a first pan with sccondary stress is added to an cstablished rwo-part compound with
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stress on the first part. Compare:
'c.1rriJ¡:c\\ ,I\ and: ,dual 'c.1rriage\\',l\ 4 6
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Other cxamplcs: ,J nnourtJ r t r,011'11el c.irricr. ,,.ifcri· J e'r o,ir ho~. ,1r.1\'ellin¡: ',.,bm.rn.
,\\ hite ' blnoJ cell,

Sorne threc-part compounds have main stress on thc first part. Most of thcsc also have
sccondary stress on the third pan:
'no-m.m·, l.rnJ 'real N ,1tc ,agenr 'píck-ur ,truck ¡@
'-fi'
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Now listen and check your answers. Then say th, compounds aloud.
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Other cxamplcs: tJl!our ,shdra. 'gre,·nhou,e ef,iecr. ',t'll-hy ,d.1te. 'houscw,rnning ,r;im. Follow up: Look around your hous«: and list all thc things you can s«:c that art thrcc-word compounds.
' p,11 ba-:k ,rennd. ·\\'inJ;c reen , wieas. 'si,rer-rn-l.1 "· ('brother-in-Jaw, etc.) Thcsc may be parts of your house or objects insidc it Do you know whcre thc main strtSS is pi~ in '1!ch?

Enpsh Prorondation ÍI ~ (Mwinad) Enpsh Pronunciation in ~ (Adwlnced)

 'dream of and 'live for s.cdon 8 Stress ., words and phroscs
One-stress phrasal verbs
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Exercises
{fi) Sorne two-word phrasal vcrbs have main stress on the verb and no stress on
Thesc are one-stress phrasal verbs: the parricle. 19.1 Do you think each part in bold includcs a one-strcss (write
1) or two-stress (write 2) phrasal verb?
'drr.un of · 1wouldn't DREAM of .1sking you to uuit. ExAMPLE The birds carne quite close, but whcn I sncczcd
'he.u frnm \X'c nc,er HEARD from them .1¡;ain. I frightcncd thcm away. ---1,_,
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Note: Thc particle in most one-strcs.s phrasal vcrbs is a prcposi

Other two-word phrasal verbs have main stress on the

Thcsc are two-stress phrasal verbs (scc Unit 20):
tion.
particle and sccondary stress on the verb.
1 She said she'd be early, but I wouldn't bank on it. -
2 He gave usa lot of information that I couldn't talce
3 I couldn't do question six, so I left it out. - -
4 Dan said he'd phone today, but I havco't hcard from
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in. - - 'if ,
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him. - -
,uoze 'off The sun came out and I DOZED OFF. 5 lf you're passing, why don't you stop by? - -
,lct 'out Picase LET me OUf. 6 You look well. Living by the sea must agree with you.
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& Note: The particle in most two-strcss phrasal vcrbs is an advcrb.
7 Thcre isn't anyone but you that I can confide in. __

.a (f\) In conversation, it is unusual for thc parricle in one-StrC

Unit 1O). Howevcr, we can malee the parricle prornin
SS phrasal vcrbs to be promincnt (scc
cnt if we want to highlight it for ernphasis
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8 Having rny own boat is somcthing l've always drcamc

Now listen and check your answers.

d about. - -

or contrast:
19.2 Read each A part and say each B part aloud, thinkin g about how
'smdl uf the phrasal verb will be
111 11,e room SMELT of roses. pronounced. AII the phrasal verbs in the B parts are one-str
css phrasal verbs, but somctimcs the
lt certainly smells odd, but l'm not sure what it srnells particle is made prominent for spccial emphasis or contras
OF. t .: • • ~ .,
'he.ir oí A: l'm surpriseJ you've never HEARD of him. 1 A; 1 suppose your parents are quite well off?
'hcar from B: I JiJn't sar I had n't HEARD OF him. I saiJ I hadn't v \--< • • ')(
B: What are you driving at?
1 FROM him.
HEARD
2 A: Why didn't you show your mother your new shocs? ~ " 4 .J.
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1 - (f\) A21),oumbe r of the parricles in one-stress phrasal vcrbs have a wcak
for example: at, for, from, of and to. We
and a strong form {scc Unit
B: 1 thought she'd disapprove of thcm.
3 A: So you think the damage rcsults from climate change
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usually use the B: I said I thiok ir will rcsult in climate change.
( convcrsation, but the strong form is used when the particle weak form of thcse particlcs in
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comes ar the end of a clause: 4 A: Apparcntly, they are forecasting a rcally cold winteL
"P 'live fur He UVES for /fa/ h,s work. B: Yes, I read about it.
She felt she had nothing to UVE for lf::,:/. 5 A: My pen &icnd's planning to visit.
B: Where docs she come frorn?
il 1 e '1h111k of 1 was ju,t lHINKing of /~v/ you.
\X'hat on eanh werc you lHINKing of /ov/?
6 A: Ali you've got to do is airn and fue.
B: But I don't know what to aim at.
1.. 0 ® A few phrasal vcrbs can be eithcr one-stress or two-str
meanings. For example:
ess phrasal vcrbs, but with different
7 A; Thcre are so many mosquitoes around the tent!
B: Yes, it's tccming with them.
'live on He had 10 UVE on less tha n $ 10 a day.
(= the amount of rnoney he had to buy things) ® Now listen, check thc pronunciation of the phrasal vcrbs
and repeat the B parts.
,livc 0 n
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Thc tradition UVES ON in m.1ny pans of thc , ountr)'. 19.3 Do you think each part in bold includcs a one-strcss or two-str
css phrasal verb? Think about how
(= continues) each phrasal verb will be pronounctd in thcsc dialogues.
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comt: to How much does ali rh,u COME to? 1 A: We must get together again soon.
(= what's the total cost) B: Yes, when you'rc ncxt in town, why don't you come
1 by?
,come 'to Shc hasn't COME TO yer after the accident. 2 A: This cabbage docsn't look very good.
B: Well, at this time of ycar fresh vegcrables are difficul
(= regaincd consciousness) t to come by.
¡1 3 A; What happencd to your hand?
B: I was sttoking Susan's cat whcn it just turocd on me.
4 A: Mr Simpsoo can be very charming, can't he?
B: Yes, he certainly knows how to turo it on.

® Now listen and check your answers. Prcs.s 'pause' beforc each
'play' again and compare your pronunciation with what follows
B part and read it aloud. Then prcss
.
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Fol]ow up: Whcn you learn a ncw phrasal verb, it is hclpful
to note whcther it is a onc-strcss phrasal vtrb (if
it has a prcposition) or a two-strcss phrasal verb (if it has
an adverb).
Enpsh Pronundation ., Use (AtJvor,cd}
Enpsh Pronundation In Use (Advonad)
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Two-stress phrasal verbs Exercises

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When two-strcss phrasal verbs (see Unit 19A) are uscd in conversation, both the verb and thc 20.1 Listen and undcrline the prominent syllable(s) in each part in bold. Ali the phrasal
usually rnade prorninent:
are verbs are two-stress phrasal verbs but sometimes the particle is non-prominent
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,h.mg .1' round Ir"'·" ir,·,-,111¡: cnld. ,o I d1J11 '1 \\,1111 w HANG aROUND. ExAMPu! l'm busy now. Can you i:all me lzag?
,¡!t'I .1 '1011¡: ~h
hro1hcr ..111J I d,Hi'r real!,· GET aLONG cu¡:,·ther. J
,,.tll 'h.1ek 1·111 "'"! .11 che 1110111,·111. l..111 1CALL you BACK: 1 Have you handcd your homcwork in yet?
2 The lirc's on. Don't forget to turn it off before you go out.
1 ,,,nrt' 'd.n,n 1'11 nl'\ tr rclllL'llllwr 1hl' num hn. C.rn ~1 )ll WRffE it DOWN fur 111t•:
3 At the strcarn I rolled my ttousers up and paddled across.
I¡ Notice that a pronoun betwccn the verb and the particle is not usually prorninent. 4 We don't have much money, but l'm sure we'll get by.
However, the particle is often non-prornincnt - S My father and I didn't really gct along.
6 My handwriting is terrible, as my tcachers are always pointing ouL
• whcn thcre is a noun (the objcct) aftcr the phrasal vcrb but still in the sarne clausc: 7 The painting suddenly fcll off the wall.
Slul l l WRITE down the NUMber t¡,r !""' 8 If any !cttcrS come for me, can you scnd thcm on?
• when we want to put spccial emphasis on the vcrb:
11 A: l ..:.111·r rememhn Tn1tii"s .1ddrl'~,. 20.2 You will hear seven questions. After each question, press 'pause' and say one of the responses in the
H: \X'lw didn ·1 i "" WRITE it DOWN:
.·\: I WROTE it down. (or: I DIO write it down.)
~1: box. (Think carefully about prominence in the phrasal verb.) When you pre:ss 'play' again you
the correct answcr. (Note that ali the responses include three-word phrasal verbs.)
will hear
,,,, • when thcre is a prorninent noun (the objcct) betwccn the vcrb and the particlc. Compare: If I can come up with the money.
1 C.111 ,·m1CALL the DOCtor back? He , .1llcd .1hm11 your cese rcsulr,. No, but I don't know how l'm going to gct out of it.
but: I_didn'c unJ,·r-i:111,I rite 111es<.1gc .1hout che,c pilk -'th
-- e -doct
_ o_r'_is_n_ot_p_ro_rnm
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__ use
...., We'II eeme ª" te it nent aeme9tee
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I 111 go111¡: 111 CALL the doctor BACK. -----1
¡1 is information a!=dy undemood Well, first, we should do away with prívate schools.
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IIIID ~ Thrcc-word phrasal verbs also have two strcsscs, with sccondary stress on the first word
vcrb) and main stress on the sccond word (the lirst particle):
(the
No, she just walked off with it.
Yes, I think he's hoping to put in for a promotion.
!'ve only just sent away for them.
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, lllllk llfl (O l'd .1lw.11·, LOOKED UP to her. ~
,grow 'our uf Th,· drt·s, \\',1' ,111.111 and shr SC1011 GREW OUT of 11. ExAMPu! You hear Are we going to study ccology soon? e-(
,!-!" 'rhrough wirh \X'hrn che cim,· ,,1111<' ro lc.11 e I n1t1ld1ú GO THROUGH with 11. You reply We'U COME ON to it next semesteL (
1 ,rur 'u p "'irh 1 w.is lindin¡: 11 h:ird ICI PUT UP with h1111.
11 20.3 Complete each (a) part of these pairs of scntences using one of the phrasal verbs in the box.
Unlike two-word phrasal verbs with two strcsscs (see A), three-word phrasal verbs often (You
have may need to change the form of the verb.) Then form a compound noun from each phrasal
11 prominence on the lirst and second words even when thcre is a noun (the object) aftcr verb to
the complete each corresponding (b) part.
phrasal verb but still in the same clausc. Compare:
back up check in follow up ha,id 11 •er get togethcr
cur h;1,..-k 0 11
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J'n· ClJf BACK on ir.
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1._. J\-e ClJf BACK on ~\IOK111¡.:~
f' \'t' CUT back on S.\I OK111¡.:.
both of these are correct )

11Many compound nouns (scc Unit 16) come from rwo-stress phrasal verbs. These nouns usuaUy
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have stress on the first part. Compare: ,. \1,\•\\,\\\11\:\\!.:E\\: 111,\\\\l:·. 'l 'U
ExAMPll a When he demanded my wallet I ~ it
b United Nations troops supcrviscd thc h@dcNtr
1 a I only had a small bag, but I still had to _ _ ____ _ it _ __ _ _ _
b Whcn you get to the airport go straight to the _ _ _ _ _ __
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1lll\· llr 1gnr rhc rimrs MIXED UP ,,\\r., ,, ,11,w.,,,.,,1!\,, . ~ 1·, 2 a The whole family usually _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ on our mothcr's
birthday.
/,l Therc \\',l> .t MIX-up O\ er mnes. \\ b Ali the neighboun had a _ _ _ _ _ _ _ to celebrate the New Ycar.
' warm- up Jr's impllrt'111í 10 WARM UP befurc ,·xcr.:ist'. 3 a The files are important, so make sure you _ _ _ _ _ _ _ them _ _ _ _
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1 He hurr h1s .mkle during che WARM-up . b Bcfore I shut down my computcr I always make a _ _ _ _ __ _
Thc rrnn i, m.11ch w.1s WASHED OUT. 4 a Her suggestion was interesting, so I decidcd to _ _ _ _ _ _ _ it ____
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\r.1 '-hour ___
Ir "·:1, ,1 WASHout . b The first meeting on the subjcct was two years ago, and this one is a _ _ _ _
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{1:,1 Now listen and check your answers. Toen say the scntences aloud, making sure you put
prominence
in the correct place in the words you have written.

Follow up: When you read about a topic that intercsts you, kecp a note of compound nouns from
phrasal
verbs and their related phrasal verbs. Make sure you know where the main stress gocs.
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