Hello! I’m John Russell.
In previous videos, we explored phrasal verbs and pronunciation. A quick reminder: phrasal verbs involve a verb and another short word or words. For example:
Work out
In general, Americans stress the second or last word in a phrasal verb.
Work out
But sometimes phrasal verbs have a noun form, sometimes called a “phrasal noun.”
For example, the phrasal verb work out has a noun form: workout
You might be wondering how Americans show the difference between verb and noun forms. The answer comes down to pronunciation.
Americans often stress the first part of a phrasal noun. They generally stress the last part of a phrasal verb.
Listen again:
Work out – phrasal verb
Workout – phrasal noun
There are many examples that follow this pattern. Consider the following:
Sign up, as in “I would like to sign up for program.” That’s a phrasal verb.
How does the noun form sound?
Signup, as in “I would like to fill out the signup form.”
Now consider this question. I’ll say two words. Can you identify which one is a phrasal verb and which one is a phrasal noun?
1.Hand out
2.Handout
Listen again:
1.Hand out
2.Handout
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