Hornet has 2 syllables and the stress is on the first syllable.
| # | Sentence | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Tom was killed by a giant hornet. | |
| 2. | I've been stung by a hornet. | |
| 3. | Tom stepped on a hornet nest. | |
| 4. | You have just stepped on a hornet's nest. | |
| 5. | Be careful. You're going to stir up a hornet's nest. | |
| 6. | A hornet is buzzing. | |
| 7. | The bee makes honey, which the drone devours. The wasp and the hornet molest with a sting: and especially cattle, so do the gadfly (breeze), the fly and the gnat. | |
| 8. | I do not believe that the hornet returns the stolen honey to the bees. | |
| 9. | The Washington State Department of Agriculture announced it has trapped a male Asian giant hornet – the first male of the invasive species to be detected in the United States. | |
| 10. | The hornet was caught in a trap. |