Stress in two-syllable words
These words have one syllable:
Ball /bɔ :l/
Foot /fʊt/
snow /snəʊ/
school /sku :l/
yard /jɑ :d/
boy /bɔɪ/
One-syllable- words are short. Therefore ,they have no stress . But if we use them to make up compound nouns , we create two syllables ,and so in this case we have to use the stress.
Foot + ball = 'Football /’fʊt.bɔ :/
Snow +ball = 'snowball /’snəʊ·bɔl/
School + yard = schoolyard /‘sku :l.jɑ :d/
School + boy = schoolboy /’sku :l.bɔɪ/
A. The stress is on the first syllable of compound nouns composed of two syllables.
B. Adjectives and nouns of two syllables are generally stressed on the first syllable.
| 
			 Spelling  | 
			pronunciation | 
| ' happy | /’hæp.i/ | 
| 'patient | /’peɪ.ʃənt/ | 
| 'dirty | /’dɜ :ti/ | 
| 'angry | /’æŋ.ɡri/ | 
| ’windy | /’wɪn.di/ | 
| ’cloudy | /’klaʊ.di/ | 
| ‘Chilly | /‘tʃɪl.i/ | 
| 
			 Spelling  | 
			pronunciation | 
| 'China | /’tʃaɪ.nə/ | 
| 'country | /’kʌn.tri/ | 
| 'city | /’sɪt.i/ | 
| 'doctor | /’dɒk.tər/ | 
| ’browser | /’braʊ.zər/ | 
| ’window | /’wɪn.dəʊ/ | 
C. However, two-syllable verbs are generally stressed on the second syllable
| Spelling | pronunciation | 
| pro'tect | /prə’tekt/ | 
| en'joy | /ɪn’dʒɔɪ/ | 
| in'crease | /ɪn’kri :s/ | 
| in'vent | /ɪn’vent/ | 
| co’nnect | /kə’nekt/ | 
| di’splay | /dɪ’spleɪ/ | 
IV. Some examples of exceptions to keep in mind
Nouns
Japan /dʒə’pæn/
Korea /kə ‘ri :ə/
Verbs
happen /’hæp.ən/
answer /’ɑ n.sər/
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