7/6/2023 0 Comments The noun project similar![]() ![]() Verb: comPOUND “Current policy is just compounding problems.” Noun: COMpound “They lived in a compound.” When noun and verb have different meanings Verb: upSET “He upset her with his cruel remarks.” Noun: UPset “The victory was an upset in the championships.” Noun: REject “This is one of the rejects from the factory.” Verb: perFUME “The roses perfumed the room.” Noun: PERfume “He bought her a bottle of perfume for her birthday.” Verb: esCORT “He escorted her out of the door.” Noun: EScort “You’ll need an escort to get through security. Verb: deTAIL “The story details their struggle with poverty.” Verb: conTRAST “He contrasted the two pictures.” Noun: CONtrast “There’s a big contrast between you two.” Verb: surVEY “They surveyed over 1000 people.” Noun: SURvey “Let’s do a customer survey to find out.” Verb: inSERT “He inserted a few words into her paragraph.” Noun: INsert “Put a couple of inserts in this text.” Noun: MISprint “There’s a misprint in the book.” Verb: inVITE “They invited us to their house.” ![]() Noun: INvite “I received an invite to her party.” Verb: upGRADE “It’s time to upgrade our computer.” Noun: UPgrade “They got an upgrade on the flight.” Noun: UPdate “We’ve got some updates for you.” Noun: REwrite “That’s a rewrite of an old song.” Verb: reBEL “He rebelled against authority.” Noun: REbel “He was a rebel when he was younger.” Verb: proTEST “They’re protesting against cuts.” Noun: PROtest “There’s a student protest today.” Noun: INsult “Your offer is so low it’s an insult.” Verb: conTEST “They contested the results.” Noun: CONtest “She entered a beauty contest.” Verb: conFLICT “His opinion conflicted with hers.” Noun: CONflict “They’re reporting armed conflict in the area.” Verb: perMIT “They won’t permit her to leave the country.” Noun: PERmit “Do you need a permit to fish here?” Verb: disCOUNT “They discounted the theories.” Noun: DIScount “Is there a discount on this?” Noun: EXport “Oil is one of their biggest exports.” Verb: imPORT “They import their oil from the UK.” Verb: deCREASE “Numbers are decreasing every year.” Noun: DEcrease “We’ve seen a decrease in the bird population.” Noun: INcrease “There’s been an increase in the number of students.” You can listen to the audio (under each pair of sentences) to hear the differences in syllable stress. Here are some more examples of nouns and verbs that have the same form, but different pronunciation. ![]() Where “record” is used as a noun, the stress is on the first syllable: RE-cord (where “re” is the same sound as the “re” in “relative”).īut when “record” is used as a verb, the stress is on the second syllable: re-CORD, and the “re” sounds like “ri”, as in “remember”.) She’s recording her new song in the studios. Some nouns and verbs have the same form in English. ![]()
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