I was taught, listen to the way you say the word. For instance....inst ance....or
inter est ing or for that last one you could break it up to in ter est ing. That is a general rule of thumb
Pic-nic has two syllables.
There are three syllables in the word Prisoner, one for each sound. Pri - so - ner An easy rule of thumb is to count a syllable every time your mouth changes form in speaking a word aloud. That is usually whenever you say a consonant.
there are two syllables
There are 14 syllables.
your mom is the amount of syllables in Abate i joke there are 2 syllables in Abate
Pic-nic has two syllables.
One syllable
2 syllables both syllable open
bot-tom As a general rule, syllables usually divide between double consonants.
there is four syllables in zoology, but it also breaks the rule of have a vowel in each syllable
haiku
If possible the general rule is to hyphenate the word where the syllables join. If a word has no syllables do not hyphenate just carry the entire word to the next line. (e.g.: Chari-table Foundation)
You should remember that haiku poems consist of three lines. The poem should follow the 5 7 5 rule where the first line has 5 syllables, the second line has 7 syllables, and the third line has 5 syllables again.
The basic rule for syllabication in English is that a syllable must contain a vowel sound. Consonants that come between vowels are usually divided between syllables. When in doubt, break words into syllables based on how they are pronounced.
For words of two syllables not ending in y, use more for the comparative and most for the superlative.
The VCCV syllabification rule states that when dividing words into syllables, a consonant blend (two or more consonants that appear together) is typically split in between the consonants. For example, in the word "rabbit," the syllabification would be rab-bit, with the consonant blend "bb" split between the two syllables.
5 syllables 7 syllables 5 syllables 7 syllables 7 syllables 5-7-5-7-7 5 syllables 7 syllables 5 syllables 7 syllables 7 syllables 5-7-5-7-7 5 syllables 7 syllables 5 syllables 7 syllables 7 syllables 5-7-5-7-7