Paddle has 2 syllables and the stress is on the first syllable.
| # | Sentence | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | It's a lot easier to paddle a canoe downstream than to paddle upstream. | |
| 2. | His wife caught him out with that blonde and then he was really up shit creek without a paddle. | |
| 3. | A son who could not learn to paddle his own canoe does not deserve to inherit his father's fortune. | |
| 4. | Tom can't remember which ping-pong paddle is his. | |
| 5. | We're up a creek without a paddle. | |
| 6. | The winter grew colder and colder; he was obliged to swim about on the water to keep it from freezing, but every night the space on which he swam became smaller and smaller. At length it froze so hard that the ice in the water crackled as he moved, and the duckling had to paddle with his legs as well as he could, to keep the space from closing up. He became exhausted at last, and lay still and helpless, frozen fast in the ice. | |
| 7. | The paddle steamer is just leaving port. | |
| 8. | Sami can paddle his own canoe. | |
| 9. | Can you paddle a canoe? | |
| 10. | You may have seen an eddy if you've ever gone canoeing and you see a small whirlpool of water while you paddle through the water. |