Words should be divided such that each syllable ends with a consonant, if possible. Thus "wherever" is syllabalized wher-ev-er. Likewise with-out, pres-ti-dig-i-ta-tion. Double consonants are most often split: bul-le-tin, ap-proach.
There are certain phonetic rules a person uses to sound out each word.
The word 'together' has three syllables. (To-ge-ther)
The word 'family' has two syllables. (Fam-ily)
The word 'independence' has four syllables. (In-de-pen-dence)
The word "table" is separated into syllables as ta-ble.
If I were to split it into syllables, I would go; Am-e-thyst.
Pendulum is split into syllables like so: pen-du-lum.
The word coarseness is split into syllables like so: coarse-ness.
a-bra-sion. 3 syllables.
There are 3 syllables. Ex-treme-ly.
There are 2 syllables. Main-tain.
Dis-hon-est has three syllables.
There are 2 syllables. Mush-er.
There are two syllables: might-y.
The word signal has two syllables. The syllables in the word are sig-nal.
attend
The word august has two syllables. The syllables of the word are au-gust.