This document discusses pronouncing words with stress on the correct syllable in English. It provides examples of words that can be pronounced differently as nouns or verbs depending on whether the stress is on the first or second syllable, such as "present" and "record". Readers are asked to identify stressed syllables and meanings of words in sentences. The document emphasizes that in two-syllable words, stress is typically on the first syllable when used as a noun and the second syllable when used as a verb. Readers practice identifying nouns and verbs when pronouncing words and copying sentences with the proper stress.