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There are two syllables. Ex-cept.
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Memory is not one or two syllables; it is three syllables.
All the words except banjos have one syllable. Banjos has two syllables.
Two syllables
"Squirrels" has two syllables. It is frequently pronounced with one, but it has two.
How many syllables is your name?
There are two syllables in 'brother'. Bro-ther.
A one syllable word only has one syllable. For examples, consider the differences between these words for syllable counts:on (one syllable), versus onward (two syllables)up (one syllable), versus upward (two syllables)two one syllable), versus twofold (two syllables)to (one syllable), versus toward (two syllables)house (one syllable), versus household (two syllables)store (one syllable), versus storeroom (two syllables)mail (one syllable), versus mailbox (two syllables)
The word "stunning" has two syllables.
There are two syllables in the word upon: up..., and the second is on. Clapping at every constant (all letters except a, e, i, o, or u) will help you tell how many syllables are in that word.
Every state except for Maine (and Guam, if you count US territories) has more then one syllables.