As big as the ocean
Watermelon has four syllables. Wa-ter-mel-on
fresh-wa-ter
wa-ter-va-por
Like water Wa and then ter.
four wa-ter-me-lon
fresh/wa/ter
There are two syllables divided like this: wa-ter.
The word watery has three syllables. (Wa-ter-y)
There are two syllables divided like so: wa-ter.
Freshwater has 3 syllables divided like this: fresh-wa-ter.
Every word has at least one syllable. Water has two syllables. Wa-ter.
Simply speaking, the number of times you open your mouth to pronounce a word is the number of syllables. Therefore, "waters" would have two syllables.