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Be Able to Recognize Compound Nouns

Compound Noun-A Definition

A compound noun (sometimes called compound words) are two words that have been put together to make a new word with a new meaning.

shoe + box = shoebox song + book = songbook freeze + dry = freeze-dry fund + raiser =fund-raiser Stress is placed on the first word of a compound noun.

Discrimination Task

Listen to the audio and determine if the word pairs are spoken the same (S) or differently (D):

1. Boardwalk __

2. Dental floss___

3. Birthday___

4. Carwash___

5. Paycheck___

6. Traveler’s checks___

7. Restroom___

8. Grandmother___

9. Backpack___

10. Frostbite___

Contrastive Drill

Use the player to practice contrasting correct and incorrect productions of the word pairs above.

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Word Level Practice

Listen to the words on audio and practice saying them like the speaker.

� Checkbook--Someone � Laptop--homework � Username--login � Password—memory stick � Briefcase--sunglasses � Fiscal year—progress report � Business model—post office � Parking lot—car wash � Full-time—coffee shop � Part-time—bus station � Paycheck—parking ticket � Computer programmer—fitness center � Workshop--textbook � Lifestyle—doctor’s office � Cheeseburger—sour cream � Headache—headset � Notebook—boardroom � Pullover—department store � Phonebook—cell phone � Mouthwash—bathroom � Photo album--birthday

Do you have words that you use in your daily conversation that need practice? Write them here:

The most common problems associate with this task is no stress at all which sounds flat or the wrong stress on the wrong word. When you practice, be sure to exaggerate your loudness, pitch and length of vowel on the stressed word.

Answer key for discrimination task

1. Boardwalk D 2. Dental floss S 3. Birthday D 4. Carwash D 5. Paycheck D 6. Traveler’s checks S 7. Restroom D 8. Grandmother D

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9. Backpack D 10. Frostbite S

Sentence Level Practice

Using the words above, make up sentences with the word pairs. Or take the reading below (or articles from the paper) and practice sentence-by-sentence. It isn’t hard to find compound words in articles! Circle them as you find them to help you remember to stress. Then read the sentences.

Reading:

Read the following paragraph:

I was having some cash flow problems and so I asked a loan officer for a loan. He told me that I would have to talk to the bank teller to get my bank statements from both my checking account and savings account. Additionally, he wanted to hear about credit card debt, money market accounts and any other activity I had in the stock market. He would then take a look at my balance sheet. For this service, there was a maintenance fee.

************************************************************************************ Is it time to review your initial plan and goals? Pull out your contract and review the goals that you are working on. Why did you want to make changes to your speech? What will you gain? Is there a financial reward? Increased self-confidence? Is anything interfering with your success?

Review of Homework Process

Practicing New Skills in Conversation 1. Become aware of yourself and the habits you use. Tape record/videotape yourself speaking at a presentation or while talking on the telephone. 2. Find a small portion of your day to practice a newly-learned skill. The goal is to practice the new skill daily so that you will no longer need to think about it and it will occur naturally and unconsciously in speech. Here are some ideas to get you started but ultimately find a time/place that works for you:

a. Listen to the videos again—repeat the words in the video—remember that repetition is essential to making something automatic.

b. Choose a number of words to work on each day. c. Go through a reading, circle the compound nouns and then read the paragraph. Use the

newspaper or work related materials. d. Speak with a certain person concentrating on a new skill

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e. Use the telephone to practice. f. Post sticky notes in front of you at your desk. g. Read to your children or practice reading outloud. h. Practice on your commute to work. i. Listen (a lot) to the voices around you and notice vocal changes or lack of vocal changes. j. Other: ____________________________________ k. Other: ____________________________________

Remember that learning something new takes time! We can’t learn to do play the piano or learn to roller-skate well without practice. You can do it! I am cheering for you! ☺

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