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Stress Patterns


Two-Part Words

Pattern

2-PART NOUNS
compound nouns
stress the first part
2-PART VERBS
phrasal verbs
stress the preposition

a tákeover
a gétup
a létdown
a líftoff
a príntout

máilman
greénhouse
fíreman
the Whíte House
hót dog
pópcorn
roómmate
schoól bus

to take óver
to get úp
to let down
to lift óff
to print óut