Exercise 1 -46: Regular Transitions of Nouns and Verbs CD 2 Track 15 录音下载
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 [ks'nt] ...........to accent [ksεnt]
a concert [knsert]......... to concert [k'nsert]
a conflict [knflikt] .........to conflict [k'nflikt]
a contest [kntest] ........to contest [k'ntest]
a contract [kntrct] ......to contract [k'ntrkt]
a contrast [kntrst] .......to contrast [k'ntrst]
a convert [knvert] ..........to convert [k'nvert]
a convict [knvikt] ..........to convict [k'nvict]
a default [deeflt] .............to default [d'flt]
a desert* [dεz'rt] ............to desert [d'z'rt]
a discharge [dischrj]....... to discharge [d'schrj]
an envelope [nv'lop] .........to envelop [envel'p]
an incline [inkline]............. to incline [inkline]
an influence [influ(w)'ns] .......to influence [influ(w)ns]
an insert [insert] .................to insert [insert]
an insult [ins'lt] ..................to insult [inslt]
an object [bject].............. to object [bject]
perfect [prf'ct] .................to perfect [prfekt]
a permit [prmit] ..............to permit [prmit]
a present [prεz'nt] ............to present [pr'zεnt]
produce [produce] ..........to produce [pr'duce]
progress [prgr's] .............to progress [pr'grεss]
a project [prject] .............to project [pr'jεct]
a pronoun [pronoun] ......to pronounce [pr'nounce]
a protest [protest] ..........to protest [pr'test]
a rebel [rεbl] ...................to rebel [r'bεl]
a recall [reekll]................. to recall [r'kll]
a record [rεk'rd] ..............to record [r'cord]
a reject [reject] ...............to reject [r'jεct]
research [res'rch]............ to research [r'srch]
a subject [s'bjekt] ...........to subject [s'bjekt]
a survey [s'rvei] .............to survey [s'rvei]
a suspect [s'spekt] ..........to suspect [s'spekt]
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