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Choose the usual stress for “a record”.

Answer: REcord

Here the word is a noun: REcord. This pair changes its stress with its grammatical use. The noun-first/verb-second pattern works for these examples, not every two-syllable word.

Choose the usual stress for “to record”.

Answer: reCORD

Here the word is a verb: reCORD. This pair changes its stress with its grammatical use. The noun-first/verb-second pattern works for these examples, not every two-syllable word.

Choose the usual stress for “a present”.

Answer: PREsent

Here the word is a noun: PREsent. This pair changes its stress with its grammatical use. The noun-first/verb-second pattern works for these examples, not every two-syllable word.

Choose the usual stress for “to present”.

Answer: preSENT

Here the word is a verb: preSENT. This pair changes its stress with its grammatical use. The noun-first/verb-second pattern works for these examples, not every two-syllable word.

Choose the usual stress for “an object”.

Answer: OBject

Here the word is a noun: OBject. This pair changes its stress with its grammatical use. The noun-first/verb-second pattern works for these examples, not every two-syllable word.

Choose the usual stress for “to object”.

Answer: obJECT

Here the word is a verb: obJECT. This pair changes its stress with its grammatical use. The noun-first/verb-second pattern works for these examples, not every two-syllable word.

Choose the usual stress for “a permit”.

Answer: PERmit

Here the word is a noun: PERmit. This pair changes its stress with its grammatical use. The noun-first/verb-second pattern works for these examples, not every two-syllable word.

Choose the usual stress for “to permit”.

Answer: perMIT

Here the word is a verb: perMIT. This pair changes its stress with its grammatical use. The noun-first/verb-second pattern works for these examples, not every two-syllable word.

Choose the usual stress for “an increase”.

Answer: INcrease

Here the word is a noun: INcrease. This pair changes its stress with its grammatical use. The noun-first/verb-second pattern works for these examples, not every two-syllable word.

Choose the usual stress for “to increase”.

Answer: inCREASE

Here the word is a verb: inCREASE. This pair changes its stress with its grammatical use. The noun-first/verb-second pattern works for these examples, not every two-syllable word.

Choose the usual stress for “an insult”.

Answer: INsult

Here the word is a noun: INsult. This pair changes its stress with its grammatical use. The noun-first/verb-second pattern works for these examples, not every two-syllable word.

Choose the usual stress for “to insult”.

Answer: inSULT

Here the word is a verb: inSULT. This pair changes its stress with its grammatical use. The noun-first/verb-second pattern works for these examples, not every two-syllable word.

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