Speculate has 3 syllables and the stress is on the first syllable.
| # | Sentence | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | I wouldn't want to speculate. | |
| 2. | Would you care to speculate? | |
| 3. | I can only speculate. | |
| 4. | I'm not going to speculate. | |
| 5. | It is remarkable that persons who speculate the most boldly often conform with the most perfect quietude to the external regulations of society. The thought suffices them, without investing itself in the flesh and blood of action. | |
| 6. | As to what happened there, one can only speculate. | |
| 7. | Some speculate that unknown and mysterious forces account for the unexplained disappearances within the Bermuda Triangle, such as extraterrestrials capturing humans for study; the influence of the lost continent of Atlantis; vortices that suck objects into other dimensions; and other whimsical ideas. | |
| 8. | The filmmakers can only speculate why McQueen, who struggled with drug addiction, took his life. | |
| 9. | Sami didn't want to speculate. | |
| 10. | I don't want to speculate. |