1. In words such as salad, you have a VCV pattern (vowel-consonant-vowel), in which the first vowel is short. The syllable division of such words is generally done after the consonant, i.e, as VC-V.
"Played" has one syllable. The ending "-ed" has no vowel (even though it is written with one), so it does not add a syllable to "play". In words ending in "t" or "d", a vowel is added before this ending, so in those cases, you do wind up with an extra syllable.
Technically, while has 1 syllable since it has one vowel sound and one silent vowel. Some regional dialects affect the pronunciation of single syllable words by adding a second syllable, such as "whi-yul" for while and "chi-yuld" for child.
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1. In words such as salad, you have a VCV pattern (vowel-consonant-vowel), in which the first vowel is short. The syllable division of such words is generally done after the consonant, i.e, as VC-V.
In English, a syllable can have a maximum of one vowel sound. However, that vowel sound can be represented by one or more vowel letters.
There are two vowel sounds in the word "shook": the 'oo' sound in the first syllable and the 'o' sound in the second syllable.
"Strengths" has nine letters, but only one vowel.
There is one syllable in the word "kids." Since it has one vowel, it has only one syllable.
1. there is only one vowel and every syllable requires a vowel (or, in some cases, 'y', which can stand in for a vowel) and 'o' is the only vowel in socks.
One-syllable words are called monosyllables.
Examples of one syllable words are:aanareboarboreboxcancarcaredodogdoordougheatedgeeighteyefiveforfourgivegogoathihighheightinisitjayjokejoykeepkingkneelatelightlotmemoonmynonotnoteofoneownpoorpotpourquestquitquiteratrestrootroutesinsomesongthrowtotootoottwousevieviewwhatwhenwhoyearyetyouzipzonezoo