American English Pronunciation Workbook

Comparison of two syllable stress patterns

1.	11 lifelong [laɪflɔŋ]	01 about [ɛbaʊt]
2.	11 baseball [beɪzbɔl]	10 culture [kəlʧɚ]
3.	11 fourteen [foʊɹtin]	12 always [ɔlwɛz]
4.	01 across [əkɹɔs]	11 thirteen [θɚtin]
5.	01 supply [splaɪ]	10 student [studn̩t]
6.	01 belief [bəlif]	12 meantime [mintaɪm]
7.	10 people [pibʊ]	11 outside [aʊtsaɪd]
8.	10 extra [ɛkʃtɚ]	01 instead [ɪnstɛɾ]
9.	10 working [wəɹkɪŋ]	12 surfboard [sɚfboʊɹd]
10.	12 contact [kɑntæt]	11 nineteen [naɪntin]
11.	12 network [nɛʔtwɚk]	01 respect [ɹɪspɛkt]
12.	12 hallway [hɔlweɪ]	10 extra [ɛkʃtɚ]
13.	11 thirteen [θɚtin]	01 occur [əkɚ]
14.	11 downtown [ɾaʊntaʊ]	10 gossip [ɡɑsəp]
15.	11 tv [tivi]	12 cowboy [kaʊbɔɪ]
16.	01 respect [ɹɪspɛkt]	11 lifelong [laɪflɔŋ]
17.	01 exhaust [ɪɡzɔs]	10 couple [kəpl̩]
18.	01 ago [əɡoʊ]	12 coupon [kjupɑn]
19.	10 culture [kəlʧɚ]	11 tv [tivi]
20.	10 lazy [leɪzi]	01 degree [dɪɡɹi]
21.	10 something [səmpθɪŋ]	12 hindsight [haɪnsaɪɾ]
22.	12 outfit [aʊtfɪt]	11 tv [tivi]
23.	12 contact [kɑntæk]	01 become [bikəm]
24.	12 hallway [hɔlweɪ]	10 early [ɚli]
25.	11 worthwhile [wəɹθwaɪl]	01 around [əɹaʊn]
26.	11 nineteen [naɪntin]	10 project [pɹɑʤɛkt]
27.	11 outside [aʊtsaɪd]	12 almost [ɔlmoʊs]
28.	01 within [wɪðɪn]	11 fourteen [foʊɹtin]
29.	01 believe [bl̩iv]	10 problem [pɹaʊbʊm]
30.	01 report [ɹɪpoʊɹɾ]	12 access [æksɛs]
31.	10 project [pɹɑʤɛkt]	11 nineteen [naɪntin]
32.	10 women [wɪmən]	01 without [wɪðaʊʔt]
33.	10 early [ɚli]	12 almost [ɔlmoʊs]
34.	12 always [ɔlweɪz]	11 fourteen [foʊɹtin]
35.	12 hindsight [haɪnsaɪɾ]	01 supposed [ʃəpoʊst]
36.	12 contact [kɑntæk]	10 really [ɹɪli]
37.	11 baseball [beɪsbɔl]	01 accept [əksɛpt]
38.	11 baseball [beɪzbɔl]	10 culture [kəlʧɚ]
39.	11 worthwhile [wəɹθwaɪl]	12 roommate [ɹumeɪʔt]
40.	01 supposed [səpoʊzd]	11 outside [aʊtsaɪɾ]
41.	01 connect [kn̩ɛk]	10 freedom [fɹiɾəm]
42.	01 convince [kənvɪns]	12 hindsight [haɪnsaɪɾ]
43.	10 forward [foʊwəd]	11 outside [ɑtsaɪd]
44.	10 couple [kəpl̩]	01 about [ɛbaʊt]
45.	10 women [wɪmən]	12 always [ɔleɪz]
46.	12 always [ɔlweɪs]	11 nineteen [naɪntin]
47.	12 breakdown [bɹeɪdaʊn]	01 about [əbaʊɾ]
48.	12 subway [səbweɪ]	10 failure [feɪljɚ]

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