The answer is two, near-ly.
There are three Chinese syllables in the word "syllables."
The word 'answer' has 2 syllables. An-swer.
Syllables are based on pronunciation, so these type of answers could vary based on your accent. In standard American English, nearby has two syllables. Also, the word would be pronounced like Near-buy, rather than Near-bee.
There are four syllables in the word "usually".
The word has three syllables.
The syllables in the word what is only 1 : "what".
The word apotex has three syllables. The syllables in the word are a-po-tex.
The word prophets has two syllables. The syllables of the word are pro-phets.
4 syllables are in the word di·ver·si·ty.
Their are two syllables in the word silly.
2 syllables are in the word nuisance. :)