SCHWA

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ALMOST 75 PER CENT OF THE TWO-SYLLABLE VERBS
HAVE SECOND-SYLLABLE STRESS
Spelling
-because
-become
-before
-befriend
-begin
-behalf
-behave
-behind
-believe
-belong
-beloved
-below
-beneath
-beside
-besides
-besiege
-between
-bewail
-beware
-bewilder
-beyond
-decay
-deceive
-decide
-declare
-decline
-decrease
-deduce
-deduct
-defeat
-defect
-defend
-defer
Pronunciation
/bɪˈkɒz/
/bɪˈkʌm/
/bɪˈfɔːʳ/
/bɪˈfrend/
/bɪˈgɪn/
/bɪˈhɑːf/
/bɪˈheɪv/
/bɪˈhaɪnd/
/bɪˈliːv/
/bɪˈlɒŋ/
/bɪˈlʌvɪd/
/bɪˈləʊ/
/bɪˈniːθ/
/bɪˈsaɪd/
/bɪˈsaɪdz/
/bɪˈsiːdʒ/
/bɪˈtwiːn/
/bɪˈweɪl/
/bɪˈweəʳ/
/bɪˈwɪldəʳ/
/bɪˈjɒnd/
/dɪˈkeɪ/
/dɪˈsiːv/
/dɪˈsaɪd/
/dɪˈkleəʳ/
/dɪˈklaɪn/
/dɪˈkriːs/
/dɪˈdjuːs/
/dɪˈdʌkt/
/dɪˈfiːt/
/dɪˈfekt/
/dɪˈfend/
/dɪˈfɜːʳ/