... with main stress EXAMPLES sky-high colour-coded homesick far-fetched spine-chilling mind-blowing 10 11 12 armour-plated cinemagoing gift-wrapped well-meaning empty-handed fireproof self-financing ... , easy- ' going , hard - ' wor k ing , well-' meaning Exceptions: ' backward - , look ing, ' forward- , looking • self- as the first part , self- ' confident , self -in ' f1icted , se l f- ' govern ... pattern in the root word include -able, -age, -al (but see Unit 12 for -ial), -er, -ful, -less, -ness, -ous and -fy For example: ' comfort - ' comfortable ' amplify - ' amplifier ' foolish - ' foolishness...