Usually, one syllable consists of a vowel, most of the time (but not always) followed by a consonant. For example:
De-con-struc-tion.
App-ar-a-tion.
Comp-u-ta-tive.
That help?
Just say the word, and make sure not to put two vowel sounds into one syllable.
The word "follow" can be broken up into two syllables: fol-low.
Break the work missionary into syllables like this: mis-sion-ar-y.
There are two syllables like so: peo-ple.
There are three syllables like so: en-cour-age.
spe-ci-fic
re-al-is-tic
Slipped only has one syllable so it cannot be broken up into syllables.
There are three syllables:lan-gua-ges.
The word "song" is broken up into one syllable: /sɔŋ/.
The word whistle has two syllables. The syllables in the word are whist-le.
To break up syllables in a word like family, separate the word into its sounds: fam-i-ly. Each sound or group of sounds within the word is a syllable. "Family" has three syllables: fam-i-ly.
The word representing has four syllables like so: rep-re-sent-ing.