Exercise 1-46: Regular transitions of nouns and verbs
In the list below, change the stress from the first syllable for nouns to the second syllable for verbs. This is a regular, consistent change. Intonation is so powerful that you'll notice that when the stress changes, the pronunciation of the vowels do, too.
Nouns Verbs
An accent to accent
A concert to concert
A conflict to conflict
A contest to contest
A contract to contract
A contrast to contrast
A convert to convert
A convict to convict
A default to default
A desert to desert
A discharge to discharge
An envelope to envelope
An incline to incline
An influence to influence
An insert to insert
An insult to insult
An object to object
perfect to perfect
A permit to permit
A present to present
Produce to Produce
Progress to Progress
A project to project
A pronoun to pronoun
A protest to protest
A rebel to rebel
A recall to recall
A record to record
A reject to reject
Research to Research
A subject to subject
A survey to survey
A suspect to suspect
In the list below, change the stress from the first syllable for nouns to the second syllable for verbs. This is a regular, consistent change. Intonation is so powerful that you'll notice that when the stress changes, the pronunciation of the vowels do, too.
Nouns Verbs
An accent to accent
A concert to concert
A conflict to conflict
A contest to contest
A contract to contract
A contrast to contrast
A convert to convert
A convict to convict
A default to default
A desert to desert
A discharge to discharge
An envelope to envelope
An incline to incline
An influence to influence
An insert to insert
An insult to insult
An object to object
perfect to perfect
A permit to permit
A present to present
Produce to Produce
Progress to Progress
A project to project
A pronoun to pronoun
A protest to protest
A rebel to rebel
A recall to recall
A record to record
A reject to reject
Research to Research
A subject to subject
A survey to survey
A suspect to suspect

