1. there is only one vowel and every syllable requires a vowel (or, in some cases, 'y', which can stand in for a vowel) and 'o' is the only vowel in socks.
Socks has one syllable.
There are three syllables in the word syllables.
Thogithi is the Kikuyu word for the English word socks.
There are three Chinese syllables in the word "syllables."
The word 'answer' has 2 syllables. An-swer.
There are four syllables in the word "usually".
The word annoy has two syllables. The syllables of the word are an-noy.
The word lady has two syllables. The syllables of the word are la-dy.
The word pilot has two syllables. The syllables in the word are pi-lot.
2 syllables are in the word nuisance. :)
there are two syllables in the word grueling
2 syllables in the word weekend