Making has 2 syllables and the stress is on the first syllable.
| # | Sentence | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Making a choice always means making a sacrifice, giving up one thing for another. | |
| 2. | I've heard it said that English is for making money, French for making love, and Spanish for praying to God. | |
| 3. | We are all proud of making small mistakes. It gives us the feeling that we aren’t making big ones. | |
| 4. | When studying a language, one must work hard and not worry about making mistakes, because by making mistakes you can get better. | |
| 5. | "Are you making a snowman?" "No, I'm making a snow woman." | |
| 6. | This murder would have been infinitely more difficult to unravel had the body of the victim been simply found lying in the roadway without any of those outré and sensational accompaniments which have rendered it remarkable. These strange details, far from making the case more difficult, have really had the effect of making it less so. | |
| 7. | Now Tom is making the same mistake Mary was making. | |
| 8. | Now Tom is making the same mistake that Mary was making. | |
| 9. | As more extreme weather takes its toll around the world, computer giant IBM says it is making a breakthrough in making precision weather forecasting available to everyone. | |
| 10. | "Stop making this strange face when I talk to you. You're making fun of me." "It may be strange to you, but it's just my face, sorry." |