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Stress Pattern Change Noun Verb Pairs PDF
Stress Pattern Change Noun Verb Pairs PDF
This document provides you a list of words that can be used both as nouns and verbs, but that will have a different stress pattern.
For example:
General Rule
Almost all of these noun/verb homographs have two syllables:
Usually, such verbs will be stressed on the second syllable /01/
Usually, such nouns will be stressed on the first syllable /10/
Why is it important?
If you don't use the right stress pattern, it will make it much harder for your listener to understand you. It can also help you understand differences in
meaning (note that the definitions have been added to the list. In some cases, the definition of the verb and the noun are not related! Pay attention to
those).
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Definition
Noun
ABstract
Verb
abstRACT
/ksent/
ACcent
acCENT
/ksent/
/ dres/
ADdress
adDRESS
/ dres/
/n.ks/
ANnex
anNEX
/neks/
/l/
ALly
alLY
/trbjut/
ATtribute
atTRIBute
/trbjt/
/kmbt/
COMbat
comBAT
/kmbt/
/kmpnd/
COMpound
comPOUND
/kmpres/
COMpress
comPRESS
/kmpres/
/kndkt/
CONduct
conDUCT
/kndkt/
/knflkt/
CONflict
conFLICT
/knflkt/
/kn.skript/
CONscript
conSCRIPT
/kn.st/
CONsort
conSORT
/knst/
/kn.trkt/
CONtract
conTRACT
/kntrkt/
Pronunciation
/bstrkt/
Pronunciation
Definition
consider (something) theoretically or separately
/bstrkt/
/l/
/kmpnd/
/knskrpt/
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/kn.trst/
CONtrast
conTRAST
/kntrst/
/kn.vs/
/kn.vt/
CONverse
CONvert
conVERSE
conVERT
/knvs/
/knvt/
/kn.vkt/
CONvict
conVICT
/knvkt/
/di.kris/
/dez.t/
DEcrease
DEsert
deCREASE
deSERT
/dkris/
/dzt/
/ ditel/
DEtail
deTAIL
/dtel/
/ds.td/
DIScharge
disCHARGE
/dstd/
/envlop/
/es.kt/
ENvelope
EScort
enVELop
esCORT
/nvelp/
/skt/
/ek.splt/
EXploit
exPLOIT
/ksplt/
/eksprt/
EXport
exPORT
/eksprt/
/ekstrkt/
EXtract
exTRACT
/kstrkt/
/fanns/
FInance
fiNANCE
/fanns/
FRAgment
fragMENT
/fr.mnt/
/frment/
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/m.pkt/
IMpact
imPACT
/mpkt/
/m.prnt/
IMprint
imPRINT
/mprnt/
/n.kris/
INcrease
inCREASE
/nkris/
/n.st/
INsert
inSERT
/nst/
/n.slt/
INsult
inSULT
/nslt/
/mn.det/
MANdate
manDATE
/b.dkt/
OBject
obJECT
/bdekt/
/p.mt/
PERmit
perMIT
/pmt/
/p.vrt/
PERvert
perVERT
/pvt/
/prez.nt/
PREsent
preSENT
/przent/
/pr.ses/
PROcess
proCESS
/prd.jus/
PROduce
proDUCE
/prdjus/
/pr.gres/
PROgress
proGRESS
/prres/
/prd.ekt/
PROject
proJECT
/prdekt/
/mn.det/
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/pr.test/
PROtest
proTEST
/prtest/
RAMpage
ramPAGE
/rmped/
/reb.l/
REBel
reBEL
/ri.kp/
REcap
reCAP
/rkl/
/ri.kl/
REcall
/rek.d/
/rm.ped/
surface
to show that you disagree with something by
standing somewhere, shouting, carrying signs, etc.
to go through an area making a lot of noise and
causing damage
1. to fight against the government or to refuse to
obey rules, etc.
2. to react against a feeling, action, plan, etc.
reCALL
/ri.kp/
/rikp/
/rkl/
REcord
reCORD
/rkd/
REfill
reFILL
/ri.fl/
/rifl/
/ri.fnd/
REfund
reFUND
/rifnd/
/ref.jus/
REfuse
refUSE
/rfjuz/
/ri.dekt/
REject
reJECT
/rdekt/
/ri.ple/
REplay
rePLAY
/riple/
/sb.dekt/
SUBject
subJECT
/sbdekt/
/ri.fl/
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/s.ve/
SURvey
surVEY
/sve/
/ss.pekt/
SUSpect
susPECT
/sspekt/
/t.ment/
TORment
torMENT
/tment/
/trns.fr/
TRANSfer
transFER
TRANSfer
/trnsfr/
/trns.f/
/trnsplnt/
transPLANT
transPLANT
/trnsplnt/
/trn.spt/
TRANSport
transPORT
/trnspt/
UPset
upSET
Definition
happening often
complete and correct in every way, of the best
possible type or without fault
Definition
not true or acceptable, or not correctly thought
out
extremely small
Pronunciation
Adjective
/fri.kwnt/
FREquent
/p.fekt/
PERfect
Pronunciation
Adjective
/nvld/
inVAlid
Verb
freQUENT
miNUTE
MInute
/p.set/
/mnut/
perFECT
Noun
INvalid
/pset/
Pronunciation
/frkwent/
/pfekt/
Definition
Pronunciation
a person who is ill or injured for a long time and
/nvld/
/mnt/
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