Noun/Verb Stress Pairs

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2026-07-18

Below is a list of common noun/verb pairs in English where the stress shifts depending on usage.

This pattern is very common in English, especially with words borrowed from Latin/French.

Noun convict	Verb convict
CON‑vict(noun) Meaning A person found guilty of a crime罪成的犯人 Examples The convict served ten years in prison. Many convicts worked in prison farms. The museum shows how convicts lived in the past.	con‑VICT(verb) Meaning To declare someone guilty of a crime宣判…有罪，證明…有罪 Examples The jury will convict the defendant. The judge decided to convict him after the trial. They could not convict her without evidence.

Noun conduct	Verb conduct
CON‑duct(noun) Meaning Behavior, manner of acting行為，舉止 Examples His conduct was admirable. His conduct was unacceptable. The teacher praised her conduct in class. Good conduct is rewarded in the program.	con‑DUCT(verb) Meaning To lead, guide, or carry out引領，主持，進行 Examples She will conduct the experiment tomorrow. The guide will conduct us through the museum. The orchestra was conducted by a famous maestro.

Noun present	Verb present
PRES‑ent(noun) Meaning A gift or something given禮物 Examples She gave me a wonderful birthday present. I bought a nice present for my friend. He opened his present with excitement.	pre‑SENT(verb) Meaning To offer, show, or give something formally呈獻，頒發，展示 Examples She will present her project tomorrow. The company will present awards to the staff. He has to present the report to the manager.

Noun permit	Verb permit
PER‑mit(noun) Meaning An official document giving someone authorization to do something許可證，執照 Examples You need a parking permit to park here. He applied for a work permit in the city. The building permit was approved yesterday.	per‑MIT(verb) Meaning To allow someone to do something允許，准許 Examples The rules do not permit smoking indoors. Will they permit us to enter the building? Her parents permit her to stay out late on weekends.

Noun record	Verb record
REC‑ord(noun) Meaning A piece of information or official writing about past events記錄，檔案，唱片 Examples She broke the school record in running. I have a music record at home. The teacher keeps a record of our marks.	re‑CORD(verb) Meaning To set down in writing or store sound and images for future use記錄，錄音，錄影 Examples We will record our voices in class. Dad likes to record family videos. The teacher will record our answers on the board.

Noun object	Verb object
OB‑ject(noun) Meaning A material thing that can be seen and touched物體，物件，受詞 Examples She saw a strange object in the sky. He picked up the heavy object from the floor. The museum displays ancient objects from Egypt.	ob‑JECT(verb) Meaning To say something to express one's opposition or disapproval反對，抗議 Examples Many residents object to the new building plan. No one dared to object during the meeting. If nobody objects, we will proceed with the schedule.

contract
- Noun: CON‑tract → an agreement
- Verb: con‑TRACT → to shrink; to agree formally
increase
- Noun: IN‑crease → a rise
- Verb: in‑CREASE → to grow
decrease
- Noun: DE‑crease → a reduction
- Verb: de‑CREASE → to reduce
import
- Noun: IM‑port → goods brought in
- Verb: im‑PORT → to bring in
export
- Noun: EX‑port → goods sent out
- Verb: ex‑PORT → to send out
suspect
- Noun: SUS‑pect → a person under suspicion
- Verb: sus‑PECT → to think something is true
address
- Noun: AD‑dress → a location, speech
- Verb: ad‑DRESS → to speak to, to deal with
project
- Noun: PRO‑ject → a plan, assignment, or piece of work
- Verb: pro‑JECT → to throw forward, to forecast, or to display
conflict
- Noun: CON‑flict → a struggle, disagreement
- Verb: con‑FLICT → to clash, to disagree
contest
- Noun: CON‑test → a competition
- Verb: con‑TEST → to challenge, to oppose
rebel
- Noun: RE‑bel → a person who resists authority
- Verb: re‑BEL → to resist or fight against
subject
- Noun: SUB‑ject → a topic, a person under authority
- Verb: sub‑JECT → to cause to undergo, to control
insult
- Noun: IN‑sult → an offensive remark
- Verb: in‑SULT → to offend

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