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Difficulty: EasyWord and Syllable Stress

Complete the following sentence by providing the capitalized stressed syllable for the verb form of the word.

Answer:While the noun form is pronounced with stress on the first syllable as EX-port, the verb form is stressed on the second syllable as ex-【PORT】.

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The second syllable 'PORT' receives the primary stress when 'export' is used as a verb.
In English phonology, disyllabic words that serve as both nouns and verbs alter their stress pattern based on grammatical function. Nouns generally take primary stress on the first syllable (EX-port), whereas verbs take primary stress on the second syllable (ex-PORT).

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Identify the grammatical category of the target word 'export' in the context.
The target word is used as a verb.
Two-syllable words that function as both nouns and verbs typically shift primary stress depending on their part of speech.
2
Determine the primary stressed syllable for the verb form of 'export'.
Primary stress falls on the second syllable, 'PORT' (ex-PORT).
Disyllabic noun/verb pairs place primary accent on the first syllable for nouns (EX-port) and on the second syllable for verbs (ex-PORT).

Key Concept

Word and Syllable Stress Shift in Disyllabic Noun-Verb Pairs
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Word and Syllable Stress

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