B10:30
Same word, moving stress
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Noun vs verb stress
Pronunciation · B1 · 30 sec
Your prompt
Say this aloud, focusing on the highlighted sounds.
Say it slowly first, then again at a natural speed. We check the words came through clearly — this is not a phoneme test.
Reference
I want to record a record. Please present the present. They object to the object.
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A few things to cover
- •Nouns: stress the first syllable — REcord, PREsent, OBject
- •Verbs: stress the second — reCORD, preSENT, obJECT
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