Practices has 3 syllables and the stress is on the first syllable.
| # | Sentence | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | The company didn't make any effort to improve its business practices. | |
| 2. | Confidence in management practices was undermined by the crash. | |
| 3. | My father practices medicine. | |
| 4. | A good diplomat is a person who practices the technique of letting someone else let the cat out of the bag. | |
| 5. | Old practices died hard in the country. | |
| 6. | Management practices at Japanese corporations are often very different from those at foreign companies. | |
| 7. | He practices the piano every day to become a pianist. | |
| 8. | He practices medicine. | |
| 9. | He practices playing the guitar far into the night. | |
| 10. | He practices austerities almost like a monk. |