4: sen-say-shun-al.
Generally, just count the number of times that single vowels or groups of vowels appear inside the word. There are exceptions e.g. words ending in es.
4
Four: sen-SA-tion-al.
Sensational has four syllables: sen-sa-tion-al.
Sensational; amazing, unbelievable,
The word 'answer' has 2 syllables. An-swer.
There are four syllables in the word "usually".
The syllables in the word what is only 1 : "what".
The word has three syllables.
The word apotex has three syllables. The syllables in the word are a-po-tex.
There are three syllables in the word taxation. The syllables of the word are tax-a-tion.
The word prophets has two syllables. The syllables of the word are pro-phets.
there are two (2) syllables in the word answer.
The word managed has two syllables. The syllables in the word are man-aged.