Which stress pattern is commonly found in English verbs of two syllables?

AFirst syllable stressed

BSecond syllable stressed

CNo stress pattern

DEqual stress on both syllables

Answer:

The common stress pattern for English verbs with two syllables is stress on the second syllable (iambic pattern).

Many two-syllable verbs in English follow the pattern:
weak + strong (unstressed first syllable, stressed second syllable).
This pattern is called iambic stress.

🔹 Examples:
✔ be'gin (/bɪˈɡɪn/)
✔ de'cide (/dɪˈsaɪd/)
✔ for'get (/fɚˈɡɛt/)
✔ in'vite (/ɪnˈvaɪt/)
✔ re'pair (/rɪˈpɛr/)

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