Where's the stress?
Do you say PASSword or passWORD?
Do you say HOMEwork or homeWORK?
Do you say BEDroom or bedROOM?
What’s the rule?
There’s an easy rule to remember where to stress compound nouns.
Watch this video, listen for the rule about where to stress compound nouns, and take notes. If you want to, you can listen more than one time.
What did you learn?
Open the Exercise below and answer the questions about word stress and compound nouns.