A/me/ri/can - 4 syllables
The word American has four syllables. The syllables are A-mer-i-can.
The word American in American Express should always have the "r" in it. The Company American Express would be very unhappy to see it spelled without the "r".
One American usage of the word "dock" and probably the most common, is a pier, a structure where you can land boats.
When you break down the etymology of the word you come up with:"Lex" which means "Law" and "Ton" which is a form of "Town" or "City".The "-ing" sets the word Lex as an action.Therefore the whole word would mean something along the lines of "City Where the Law Happens" or simplified "City of the Law"
chief / master or either way chairholder.
The word "asphyxia" can be broken down into "a-" meaning without or lack of, and "-sphyxia" from the Greek word "sphyxis," meaning pulse. Therefore, asphyxia refers to a condition characterized by lack of oxygen and inability to breathe properly, often leading to unconsciousness or death.
in-noc-ent
Sound out the word and the breaks are syllables. Burpee would be bur-pee.
Sound out the word and the breaks are syllables. Starvation would be star-va-tion.
The word "helmet" has two syllables. The syllable break-down is "hel" and "met."
There are two syllables: O-bese.
There are two syllables: Deft-ly.
There are two syllables: Jad-ed.
un der neath
the word fruit has only one syllable
word-shop-per. TA-DA
There are four syllables like so: par-tic-i-pate.