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Do you know an English word that is a combination of two English words into one word?
These English words are called "compound nouns" .
Where should I put an accent on a two-word compound noun?
In this article, we will explain the accent of English words that are one word with the two-word compound noun "compound nouns".
What is the compound noun "compound nouns"?
What is the compound noun "compound nouns" in the first place ?
First of all, I will introduce the types of compound nouns!
A compound noun is not just a "noun" + "noun", but a "noun" + "noun", "verb" + "noun", "noun" + "verb", "verb" + " There are various combinations of "prefix", "prefix" + "noun", and "prefix" + "verb".
Introducing the word "compound nouns".
Next, I will introduce examples of each combination of words listed above.
A compound noun that is a combination of "noun" + "noun"
foot + ball = football
rain + fall = rainfall
web + site = website
bed + room = bedroom
arm + chair = armchair
news + paper = newspaper
moon + light = moonlight
book + store = bookstore
head + teacher = headteacher
paper + clip = paperclip
A compound noun that is a combination of "adjective" + "noun"
green + house = greenhouse
soft + ware = software
blue + bird = bluebird
red + head = redhead
smart + phone = smartphone
black + board = blackboard
silver + ware = silverware
black + berry = blackberry
mid + night = midnight
A compound noun that is a combination of "verb" + "noun"
break + fast = breakfast
pay + check = paycheck
run + time = runtime (run-time)
draw + back = drawback
grind + stone = grindstone
turn + table = turntable
A compound noun that is a combination of "noun" + "verb"
rain + fall = rainfall
sun + rise = sunrise
hair + cut = haircut
tooth + ache = toothache
jail + break = jailbreak
A compound noun that is a combination of "verb" + "preposition"
check + out = checkout
draw + back = drawback
break + down = breakdown
A compound noun that is a combination of "preposition" + "noun"
down + town = downtown
by + stander = bystander
under + world = underworld
over + time = overtime
down + fall = downfall
under + ground = underground
up + land = upland
in + box = inbox
out + law = outlaw
fore + sight = foresight
in + mate = inmate
A compound noun that is a combination of "preposition" + "verb"
in + put = input
off + shoot = offshoot
down + turn = downturn
up + roar = uproar
As mentioned above, there are so many combinations of compound nouns.
What is the position of the accent of the compound noun "compound nouns"?
Basically, compound nouns put an accent on the first word . However, there are exceptions.
The positions of the accents of the words listed above are displayed in bold .
"noun (noun)" + "noun (noun)"
football
rainfall
website
bedroom
armchair
newspaper
moonlight
bookstore
headteacher
paperclip
"adjective" + "noun"
greenhouse
software
bluebird
redhead
smartphone
blackboard
silverware
blackberry
midnight
"verb" + "noun"
breakfast
paycheck
runtime (run-time)
drawback
grindstone
turntable
"noun (noun)" + "verb (verb)"
rainfall
sunrise
haircut
toothache
jailbreak
"verb" + "preposition"
checkout
drawback
breakdown
"preposition" + "noun"
downtown
bystander
underworld
overtime
downfall
underground
upland
inbox
outlaw
foresight
inmate
"preposition" + "verb"
input
offshoot
downturn
uproar
How was it? Try practicing with the above words that the accent of compound nouns is basically in the first word.
In this article, I introduced "How to distinguish accents of one-word compound nouns from two-word nouns" !
