🥹One Word, Two Meanings, Two Sounds: Getting Your English Right

Did you know one of the super sneaky ways to sound even more awesome in English is to catch those words that look like twins but sound just a tad different? And get this – sometimes those tiny sound changes mean they're not even related! Mind. Blown. 🤯

Now, if your inner word-nerd is itching to know what these tricky fellas are called, they're "heteronyms." Fancy, right? But hey, no need to bust out that word at your next coffee chat! 😉

Ready to level up your English ear? Check out UtterFLOW's cool list of Noun vs. Verb sounds!

Quick Pronunciation Tip: Think of it like this: an ADDict is someone who just can't get enough of something (that's the noun!), but when they really want it, they're aDDICTed (that's the verb!). Easy peasy!

What's the difference?

Noun	Verb
ADDict	aDDICT
ADDress	aDDRESS
ANNex	aNNEX
COMbat	comBAT
COMplex	comPLEX
COMpost	comPOST
CONflict	conFLICT
CONtract	conTRACT
DIScount	disCOUNT
EScort	esCORT
EXport	exPORT
EXtract	exTRACT
IMpact	imPACT
INcrease	inCREASE
OBject	obJECT
PERfect	perFECT
PERfume	perFUME
PERmit	perMIT
PREsent	preSENT
PROduce	proDUCE
PROgress	proGRESS
PROject	proJECT
PROtest	proTEST
REbel	reBEL
REfund	reFUND
REsearch	reSEARCH
SUBject	subJECT
SURvey	surVEY
SUSpect	susPECT
TRANSfer	transFER

If this wasn’t enough, stay tuned for a downloadable version of the extended list + fun games ahead 🥳

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