Diligently has 4 syllables and the stress is on the first syllable.
| # | Sentence | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Tom works more diligently now. | |
| 2. | You must work diligently. | |
| 3. | Learn diligently and you will succeed. | |
| 4. | I followed my lessons diligently. | |
| 5. | Maria studied diligently, but could never remember from one week to the next. | |
| 6. | They worked as diligently as a hive of bees. | |
| 7. | Tom works diligently. | |
| 8. | Tom worked diligently. | |
| 9. | "What did he say to you?" "He berated me in so many words saying that I should study diligently." "I wish you would." "I will do, God willing." | |
| 10. | "I wish we could consider the kindnesses of God towards us as we do those of men." "May He allow us to exercise that thought more often and more diligently." "That really is necessary if we are going to experience His kindness more often." |