How many syllables are in the word meteorites?
There are four syllables in the word meteorites. Me-te-or-ites.
Prayed only has one syllable. The -ed can make it sound like two syllables, but it is only one.
Do words ending in s add another syllable?
No not necessarily.
For example, an 's' is added to 'duck' to make it plural. Both 'duck' and 'ducks' both have one syllable.
How many syllables are in taxes?
Taxes has two syllables. an easy way to tell is to put your hand under your chin and say the word, the number of times your chin bounces is the syllable count.