Compounds

Question 1

Denise Harris

Answer 1

Double stress, Proper names
(‘Denise `Harris)

Question 2

Oxford Street

Answer 2

Single stressed, Street is an exeption
(`Oxford Street)

Question 3

Kitchen sink

Answer 3

Double stressed, N1 delimits place/time/organization + N2
(‘Kitchen sink, 'summer vacation)

Question 4

Leather jacket

Answer 4

Double stressed, N1 names element/ingredient of human intervention +N2
(‘Leather jacket, 'pork chop)

Question 5

Mineral water

Answer 5

Single stress, N1 + “cake/juice/bread/water/paper”
(`Mineral water)

Question 6

Sleeping bag

Answer 6

Single stressed, -ing gerund, “a N for V”
(`Sleeping bag)

Question 7

Sleeping child

Answer 7

Double stressed, -ing as present participle, N is V
(‘Sleeping `child)

Question 8

Thought provoking

Answer 8

Single stressed, N + -ing
(`Though provoking)

Question 9

Cabinet-maker

Answer 9

Single stressed, N + -er/or
(`Cabinet-maker)

Question 10

Stage manager

Answer 10

Double stressed, exception to -er/or
(‘Stage `manager)

Question 11

Bookshop

Answer 11

Single stressed, N1 “what type of N2”
(`Bookshop)

Question 12

Zebra crossing

Answer 12

Double stress, exception to N + V -ing
(‘Zebra `crossing)

Question 13

Blackboard

Answer 13

Single stressed, Adj + N
(`Blackboard)

Question 14

Star-crossed

Answer 14

Single stressed, N + Participle
(`Star-crossed)

Question 15

Talk show

Answer 15

Single stressed, V + N
(`Talk show)

Question 16

Stop press

Answer 16

Double stressed, exception to V+N
(‘Stop `press)

Question 17

Take-off

Answer 17

Single stressed, V + Adv. Particle = Noun
(`Take-off)

Question 18

Take off

Answer 18

Double stressed, multi-word verbs
(‘Take `off)

Question 19

Waterfall

Answer 19

Single stressed, unintentional N2
(`Waterfall)

Question 20

Tight-fisted

Answer 20

Double stressed, N1 + Participial -ed
(‘Tight `fisted)

Question 21

Navy blue

Answer 21

Double stressed, N1 + Adj
(‘Navy `blue)

Question 22

Loudspeaker

Answer 22

Double stressed, Adj + N
(‘Loud`speaker)

Question 23

Light blue

Answer 23

Double stressed, Adj 1 +Adj 2
(‘Light `blue)