There are three syllables. Con-so-nant.
3 syllables
A syllable is closed when a vowel is followed by a consonant. An easy way to remember it is that the vowel is "closed in" by the consonant.
human, women, patter, butter, pumpkin, birthday, secret, worker, novel, answer, changes, enjoy, vandal, spammer, guidelines, cancel, vowel, member, user, etc.
There are three syllables. Get-ting - tired.
Each of these words have two syllables.
"Words" and "who" both have 1 syllable.
Words that have the VCCCV (Vowel-Consonant- Consonant-Consonant-Vowel) pattern are divided into syllables between the first and second consonants, as in the wordap/proach. The sounds of the second and third consonants are blended together.
There are many such words. One pattern involves two syllables, each of which is consonant-vowel-consonant. Examples of words in this pattern are patter, mother, father, morbid, torpor, putrid, rotten, and turgid. Variants involving a syllable that is consonant-consonant-vowel include nettle, cattle, gravid, and placid.
Many words have a silent consonant
It's not one syllable... If you say it properly it's two syllables, and because the syllables break on a consonant, you need to double up that consonant.
Start by combining consonant clusters, then form short words or syllables and combine those.
Alliteration
Alliteration
there are 2 syllables in the words feelings.
Syllable Types · Closed: Splend-didClosed syllables have one vowel, followed by a consonant. The vowel has a short sound. Examples include am, cut, him, pot, track, and French. Multisyllable words can be made up of entirely closed syllables, such as the words admonish or plastic. · Open: no*tionAn open syllable ends in a vowel and the vowel usually is long. Words containing open syllables include be, so, baby, and veto.Examples of open syllables combined with closed syllables include i>program and recess. · Vowel-consonant-e: in-vite Vowel-Consonant-E syllables are also known as "VCE syllables" or "Magic E syllables." In this syllable type, there is a vowel followed by a consonant and silent e. The silent e makes the vowel before it long. One syllable VCE words include make and smile. There are many ultisyllable words containing the VCE syllable type, such as reptile and disclose. · Vowel-r: tur-nipThis syllable type can be called a "Bossy R syllable." In r-controlled syllable types, a vowel is followed by the letter r. The r "controls" vowel, and gives it a different sound. Examples of r-controlled syllables include far, hurt, and sir. · Vowel pair: Sail-boatIn a vowel pair syllable, two (or more) vowels come together to make one sound. Vowel teams are used in words like out or beach. Multisyllable words containing vowel team syllables include caution, loyal, and discount. · Final stable: puz-zle, sta-tionSometimes referred to as "consonant-le" syllables and are normally found at the end of a word. They consist of a consonant followed by the letters le. Examples of words ending with this syllable type include turtle, middle, and table.
There are no common English words with 6 consonants and no vowels. However, the compound words archchronicler, catchphrase, and latchstring all have 6 consonants in a row.
A syllable is closed when a vowel is followed by a consonant. An easy way to remember it is that the vowel is "closed in" by the consonant.
20 words with consonant blend