Stress in Two-Syllable Words with the Same Spelling

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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:

  • Nouns → stress on the first syllable:
    REcord, PREsent, CONtract
  • Verbs → stress on the second syllable:
    reCORD, preSENT, conTRACT