The word "preference" has three syllables. Syllables are determined by the number of vowel sounds in a word, and in "preference," there are three distinct vowel sounds: "pref-er-ence." Each of these sounds creates a separate syllable, making the total count three.
Two syllables.
The word classify has three syllables. Clas-si-fy. You can determine the number of syllables a word has by saying the word aloud and clapping. The number of claps will correspond to the number of syllables.
Donkey has two syllables: don-keh.
Syllables are the 'beats' in a word, e.g. 'chair' has one syllable but 'ta-ble' has two. Try clapping as you say a word - the number of claps is equal to the number of syllables. The number of syllables has absolutely no bearing whatsoever on the use of apostrophes - that is determined by factors such as whether a noun is singular or plural, and whether it ends in an 's'.
Four
Two syllables.
The word "temporary" has the same number of syllables as "stationary," which is four.
The word classify has three syllables. Clas-si-fy. You can determine the number of syllables a word has by saying the word aloud and clapping. The number of claps will correspond to the number of syllables.
Meteor has three syllables: Me-te-or
There are 3 syllables. A - num-ber.
There are two syllables. Num-ber.
The word annual has three syllables. The syllables in the word are an-nu-al.
There are 2 syllables. Cir-cle.
There are two syllables in the word 'implied'.
There are two syllables. Chil-dren.
There are two syllables. Fin-ish.
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.