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2. Word Stress
  1. TAble – Stress on first syllable. (ˈteɪ.bəl)
  2. WINdow – First syllable stressed. (ˈwɪn.dəʊ)
  3. DOCtor – First syllable stress. (ˈdɒk.tə)
  4. STUdent – First syllable. (ˈstjuː.dənt)
  5. TEAcher – First syllable. (ˈtiː.tʃər)
  6. APple – First syllable. (ˈæp.əl)
  7. PICture – First syllable. (ˈpɪk.tʃər)
  8. MARket – First syllable. (ˈmɑː.kɪt)
  9. PENcil – First syllable. (ˈpen.səl)
  10. MOVie – First syllable. (ˈmuː.vi)
  11. aBOUT – Stress on second syllable. (əˈbaʊt)
  12. beLIEVE – Second syllable. (bɪˈliːv)
  13. reLAX – Second syllable. (rɪˈlæks)
  14. deCIDE – Second syllable. (dɪˈsaɪd)
  15. aHEAD – Second syllable. (əˈhed)
  16. comPLAIN – Second syllable. (kəmˈpleɪn)
  17. forGET – Second syllable. (fəˈɡet)
  18. aGREE – Second syllable. (əˈɡriː)
  19. surVIVE – Second syllable. (səˈvaɪv)
  20. reTURN – Second syllable. (rɪˈtɜːn)
  21. INterest – First syllable. (ˈɪn.trəst)
  22. DEtail – First syllable in British English. (ˈdiː.teɪl)
  23. ADvert – First syllable in UK (ˈæd.vɜːt), second in US (ədˈvɜːt)
  24. PREsent (noun) – First syllable. (ˈprez.ənt)
  25. preSENT (verb) – Second syllable. (prɪˈzent)
  26. REcord (noun) – First syllable. (ˈrek.ɔːd)
  27. reCORD (verb) – Second syllable. (rɪˈkɔːd)
  28. CONtract (noun) – First syllable. (ˈkɒn.trækt)
  29. conTRACT (verb) – Second syllable. (kənˈtrækt)
  30. OBject (noun) – First syllable. (ˈɒb.dʒekt)
  31. obJECT (verb) – Second syllable. (əbˈdʒekt)
  32. PERmit (noun) – First syllable. (ˈpɜː.mɪt)
  33. perMIT (verb) – Second syllable. (pəˈmɪt)
  34. CONtest (noun) – First syllable. (ˈkɒn.test)
  35. conTEST (verb) – Second syllable. (kənˈtest)
  36. INcrease (noun) – First syllable. (ˈɪn.kriːs)
  37. inCREASE (verb) – Second syllable. (ɪnˈkriːs)
  38. REsearch (noun) – First syllable in UK. (ˈriː.sɜːtʃ)
  39. reSEARCH (verb) – Second syllable in UK. (rɪˈsɜːtʃ)
  40. TRANSport (noun) – First syllable. (ˈtræn.spɔːt)
  41. transPORT (verb) – Second syllable. (trænsˈpɔːt)
  42. FOcus – First syllable. (ˈfəʊ.kəs)
  43. CHIna – First syllable. (ˈtʃaɪ.nə)
  44. JApan – Second syllable. (dʒəˈpæn)
  45. beCAUSE – Second syllable. (bɪˈkəz)
  46. SINGer – First syllable. (ˈsɪŋ.ər)
  47. DOCument – First syllable. (ˈdɒk.jʊ.mənt)
  48. deVELop – Second syllable. (dɪˈvel.əp)
  49. INvite (noun) – First syllable (informal US use). (ˈɪn.vaɪt)
  50. inVITE (verb) – Second syllable. (ɪnˈvaɪt)
  51. MONday – First syllable. (ˈmʌn.deɪ)
  52. TUEsday – First syllable. (ˈtjuːz.deɪ)
  53. ocCAtion – Second syllable. (əˈkeɪ.ʒən)
  54. INdian – First syllable. (ˈɪn.di.ən)
  55. aMERican – Second syllable. (əˈmer.ɪ.kən)
  56. famiLY – First syllable. (ˈfæm.əl.i)
  57. resPONsible – Second syllable. (rɪˈspɒn.sə.bəl)
  58. acTIVity – Second syllable. (ækˈtɪv.ɪ.ti)
  59. muSIcian – Second syllable. (mjuːˈzɪʃ.ən)
  60. PHOtograph – First syllable (noun). (ˈfəʊ.tə.ɡrɑːf)

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