Words which have a different pronunciation depending on whether they are verbs or nouns L


NOUN                                         VERB


INcrease               vs.             inCREASE

DEcrease             vs.             deCREASE

IMport                                  imPORT

EXport                                  exPORT

PREsent                                preSENT

PERmit                                 perMIT

CONflict                               conFLICT

CONtrast                              conTRAST

DEfect                                         deFECT

OBject                                   obJECT to s.th

SUBject                                 subJECT(oneself) to

REject                                         reJECT s.thing

REfuse [s]                                   reFUSE[z] to do

PROgress                              proGRESS

PROject                                proJECT

REcord                                  reCORD

reCORDing

REfund                                 reFUND

TRANSport(ation)               transPORT

SUSpect                                 susPECT

TRANSfer                             transFER

REsearch                               reSEARCH

DIScharge                             disCHARGE

IMpact                                  imPACT


"I didn't want to subject him to such a long journey."