Stress in Two-Syllable Words with the Same Spelling
💬 Rule Reminder (Quick Review for Students):
Many two-syllable English words have different stress depending on whether they are nouns or verbs:
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Nouns → stress on the first syllable:
REcord, PREsent, CONtract
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Verbs → stress on the second syllable:
reCORD, preSENT, conTRACT