Packet has 2 syllables and the stress is on the first syllable.
| # | Sentence | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | This book is the literary equivalent of Haribo sweets: you only want to eat one, but end up devouring the whole packet. | |
| 2. | He bought a bread, a packet of butter and two canned sardines packed in oil. | |
| 3. | Emily bought a packet of crisps. | |
| 4. | Tom bought a packet of cigarettes under age, and claimed he was buying them for his father. | |
| 5. | The drinks at Tom's daughter's wedding cost him a packet. | |
| 6. | Soon you are going to receive a valuable packet. | |
| 7. | I bought a packet of lettuce seeds for the garden. | |
| 8. | This packet contains important information about this prescription. | |
| 9. | Have you observed in the paper a short paragraph referring to the remarkable contents of a packet sent through the post to Miss Cushing, of Cross Street, Croydon? | |
| 10. | At two o’clock yesterday afternoon a small packet, wrapped in brown paper, was handed in by the postman. A cardboard box was inside, which was filled with coarse salt. On emptying this, Miss Cushing was horrified to find two human ears, apparently quite freshly severed. |