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Pronunciation Changes in Words that are both Nouns and Verbs

The chart below shows some words that change pronunciation depending on whether they used are nouns or verbs. Notice how the stress goes on the first syllable if the word is a noun and the second syllable if the word is a verb.

 

NounVerb
CONductconDUCT
ATTributeattrIBute
COMbatcomBAT
CONflictconFLICT
CONtestconTEST
CONtractconTRACT
DEcreasedeCREASE
EScortesCORT
IMpactimPACT
INcreaseinCREASE
INsultinSULT
OBjectobJECT
PERmitperMIT
PREsentpreSENT
PROceedproCEED
PROgressproGRESS
PROjectproJECT
REbelreBEL
REfillreFILL
REfundreFUND
REjectreJECT
REpeatrePEAT
SUBjectsubJECT
SUSpectsusPECT