Earthquake has 2 syllables and the stress is on the first syllable.
| # | Sentence | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Tom, were you awake during the earthquake?" "What, there was an earthquake?" "Yes, it was a little after 1:30. It was a fairly large tremor." "Really? I slept through it just like normal." | |
| 2. | In the near future, we may have a big earthquake in Japan. | |
| 3. | Will there be an earthquake in the near future? | |
| 4. | They say we'll have an earthquake one of these days. | |
| 5. | It is said that there will be a big earthquake in the near future. | |
| 6. | The rescue workers are going to hand out supplies to the victims of the earthquake. | |
| 7. | According to some scholars, a major earthquake could occur at any moment now. | |
| 8. | The church we went past crumbled five minutes later due to a huge earthquake, and more than a hundred churchgoers were buried alive. | |
| 9. | The house collapsed in an earthquake. | |
| 10. | Let us students contribute to the welfare of the victims of the earthquake; even loose change will go a long way. |