Floats has 1 syllables and the stress is on the first syllable.
| # | Sentence | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | We learned that oil floats on water. | |
| 2. | One quality of oil is that it floats on water. | |
| 3. | Wood floats in water. | |
| 4. | Wood floats, but iron sinks. | |
| 5. | A white cloud floats in the blue sky. | |
| 6. | Would God, I were the tender apple blossom, That floats and falls from off the twisted bough, To lie and faint within your silken bosom, Within your silken bosom as that does now. | |
| 7. | What floats your boat? | |
| 8. | That's not my idea of fun, but whatever floats your boat. | |
| 9. | You can do anything you want, depending on what floats your boat. | |
| 10. | If this kind of music floats your boat, let me recommend a few other musicians you may want to listen to. |