record, permit, object, present, increase, conduct, produce, contest, progress, suspect

 Stress-Shift Word Pairs (Noun vs Verb)

1. record

noun - REcord /ˈrɛkərd/ 

verb - reCORD /rɪˈkɔrd/ 

• She will record a new record.

/ʃi wɪl rɪˈkɔrd ə nu ˈrɛkərd/

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2. permit

noun - PERmit /ˈpɝmɪt/ 

verb - perMIT /pərˈmɪt/ 

• They permit us to get a permit.

/ðeɪ pərˈmɪt ʌs tə ɡɛt ə ˈpɝmɪt/

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3. object

noun - OBject /ˈɑbdʒɛkt/ 

verb - obJECT /əbˈdʒɛkt/ 

• I object to that strange object.

/aɪ əbˈdʒɛkt tə ðæt streɪndʒ ˈɑbdʒɛkt/

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4. present

noun - PREsent /ˈprɛzənt/ 

verb - preSENT /prɪˈzɛnt/ 

• They present a nice present.

/ðeɪ prɪˈzɛnt ə naɪs ˈprɛzənt/

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5. increase

noun - INcrease /ˈɪnkriːs/ 

verb - inCREASE /ɪnˈkriːs/ 

• We expect an increase in costs to increase.

/wi ɪkˈspɛkt ən ˈɪnkriːs ɪn kɔsts tə ɪnˈkriːs/

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6. conduct

noun - CONduct /ˈkɑndʌkt/ 

verb - conDUCT /kənˈdʌkt/ 

• They conduct research on proper conduct.

/ðeɪ kənˈdʌkt rɪˈsɝtʃ ɑn ˈprɑpər ˈkɑndʌkt/

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7. produce

noun - PROduce /ˈproʊduːs/ 

verb - proDUCE /prəˈduːs/ 

• They produce fresh produce.

/ðeɪ prəˈduːs frɛʃ ˈproʊduːs/

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8. contest

noun - CONtest /ˈkɑntɛst/ 

verb - conTEST /kənˈtɛst/ 

• He will contest the contest results.

/hi wɪl kənˈtɛst ðə ˈkɑntɛst rɪˈzʌlts/

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9. progress

noun - PROgress /ˈprɑɡrɛs/ 

verb - proGRESS /prəˈɡrɛs/ 

• They progress as they make progress.

/ðeɪ prəˈɡrɛs æz ðeɪ meɪk ˈprɑɡrɛs/

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10. suspect

noun - SUSpect /ˈsʌspɛkt/ 

verb - susPECT /səˈspɛkt/ 

• They suspect the main suspect.

/ðeɪ səˈspɛkt ðə meɪn ˈsʌspɛkt/

permeate, permit (verb), permit (noun)