PRONUNCIATION: PRESENT vs. PRESENT
03 / 12 / 2014
PRONUNCIATION: PRESENT VS. PRESENT: meaning and examples
Hello and welcome back to December's holiday edition of the Daily Vitamin. Today we are looking at a word that is both a noun and a verb: PRESENT. Depending on its use, the word is pronounced differently.
As a noun, we put the stress on the first syllable of the word (PREsent). The noun PREsent has two meanings, and the pronunciation is the same for both.
Definition 1: a gift
Example 1: It is always difficult to buy my Dad a PREsent.
Definition 2: the current time; now
Example 2: We learned about the PREsent Perfect in class today.
As a verb, we put the stress on the second syllable of the word (preSENT).
Example 3: He has to preSENT his report to his boss tomorrow morning.
Example 4: I preSENted my research project to my professors.
That's all for today. As always, I'd like to thank you for reading! We will see you back here tomorrow for a lesson involving a clip from a very famous Christmas movie. Stay tuned!
As a noun, we put the stress on the first syllable of the word (PREsent). The noun PREsent has two meanings, and the pronunciation is the same for both.
Definition 1: a gift
Example 1: It is always difficult to buy my Dad a PREsent.
Definition 2: the current time; now
Example 2: We learned about the PREsent Perfect in class today.
As a verb, we put the stress on the second syllable of the word (preSENT).
Example 3: He has to preSENT his report to his boss tomorrow morning.
Example 4: I preSENted my research project to my professors.
That's all for today. As always, I'd like to thank you for reading! We will see you back here tomorrow for a lesson involving a clip from a very famous Christmas movie. Stay tuned!
