There are 4 syllables in pretentiously.
The word "award" has one syllable.
The word swimming has two syllables. The syllables of the word are swim-ming.
One
One
There are two syllables in the word "dairy."
The word "said" has one syllable.
3.
The word 'ding' has one syllable.
There are 3 syllables.
1 syllable
3 Syllables