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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Speech & Pronunciation
Noun-verb shifts
what is the word stressing of the appropriate syllabe??
noun verb
contract contract
convert convert
contrast contrast
process process
conflict conflict
exploit exploit
discount discount
desert desert
export export
incline incline
excerpt excerpt
pervert pervert
noun verb
contract contract
convert convert
contrast contrast
process process
conflict conflict
exploit exploit
discount discount
desert desert
export export
incline incline
excerpt excerpt
pervert pervert
Top answer
This is homework, isn't it? OK, I'll help you do the first and hopefully you'll be able to do the rest by yourself. Use a dictionaryand look for the pronunciation of the noun and of the verb.
- This is homework, isn't it?
- OK, I'll help you do the first and hopefully you'll be able to do the rest by yourself.
- Use a dictionaryand look for the pronunciation of the noun and of the verb.
- For each, check where the apostrophe (= main stress, in Cambridge dictionary's symbolic notation) is placed.
- n'trækt => stress on the second syllable (others would write it this way: conTRACT ) Now, please, go on ...
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This is homework, isn't it?
OK, I'll help you do the first and hopefully you'll be able to do the rest by yourself.
Use a dictionaryand look for the pronunciation of the noun and of the verb. For each, check where the apostrophe (= main stress, in Cambridge dictionary's symbolic notation) is placed.
For instance:
OK, I'll help you do the first and hopefully you'll be able to do the rest by yourself.
Use a dictionaryand look for the pronunciation of the noun and of the verb. For each, check where the apostrophe (= main stress, in Cambridge dictionary's symbolic notation) is placed.
For instance:
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