Speculative has 4 syllables and the stress is on the first syllable.
| # | Sentence | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Commodity futures markets have become highly speculative. | |
| 2. | The Government should not keep information confidential merely because public officials might be embarrassed by disclosure, because errors and failures might be revealed, or because of speculative or abstract fears. | |
| 3. | Civil rights are apparently speculative. | |
| 4. | "Björn, people who read speculative fiction, as fantasy and sci-fi, become good at evaluating hypothetical situations." "Ragnar, do you mean it enhances their creativity and imagination?" "Correct." | |
| 5. | This caused a huge speculative bubble in Algeria. |