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Where's the stress?
Episode 241125 / 25 Nov 2024

WHERE'S THE STRESS?: The word ‘hairdryer’ is a compound noun, meaning that it is a word made up of two existing words – hair and dryer - but do you know where the stress goes? 🤔 Scroll down to see the answer.
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Can I borrow your ______ after my shower?
1) HAIR-dryer
2) hair-DRYER
Have you tried?
(the answer to the quiz is below these image links)
Quiz Answer
🤓 The correct answer is 1) HAIR-dryer 🤩 Well done if you got that right! 👍 In compound nouns the stress is always on the first word. 👍
















































