HomographPermit
An official paper that allows you to do something.
The tour bus needs a permit to enter the national park.
To allow.
The school does not permit phones in class.
Remember: A PERmit is a paper you hold; to perMIT is to let someone in. Thing first-stress, action last-stress.
Short lessonHomographs & heteronymsSame spelling, different sound, different meaning. The sentence tells you how to say it.