Spoke has 1 syllables and the stress is on the first syllable.
| # | Sentence | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | When they spoke English to me, it was because they wanted to sell me something. When they spoke Esperanto to me, it was because they wanted to be my friends. Heard from American Esperanto speakers returning from trips abroad. | |
| 2. | He spoke justly and modestly. He spoke about Schleyer, an earlier pioneer of the world-language idea. | |
| 3. | The narrator had a wonderful voice. It was melodic and pulled the audience into the words they spoke as if they were experiencing what they spoke of for themselves. | |
| 4. | Bill Clinton spoke in ambiguous language when asked to describe his relationship with Monica Lewinsky. | |
| 5. | To my surprise, she spoke English very well. | |
| 6. | As he grew excited, he spoke more and more rapidly. | |
| 7. | We spoke to no purpose. | |
| 8. | We spoke about many subjects. | |
| 9. | An American spoke to me at the station. | |
| 10. | I spoke to him in English and found I could make myself understood. |