Syllable Count

There are three syllables like so: nu-tri-ent.

There are two syllables. Ex-plode.

No not necessarily.

For example, an 's' is added to 'duck' to make it plural. Both 'duck' and 'ducks' both have one syllable.

6

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.

The second.

There are three syllables in billionaire - bill·ion·aire.

There are five syllables: un - i - ver - si - ty.

The word tooth has one syllable.

The word nicely has two syllables. Nice-ly.

4

un-trust-wor-thy

Pre-soak. That's it. Pre is one syllable, soak is one syllable.

Every word has syllables. Patient has 2. Pa-tient.

I am pretty sure it's three.

The word marigold has three syllables. Mar-i-gold.

rise, or raise

Petal is accented on the first syllable.

The second syllable is accented.

There are two syllables in en masse.

Cirrus clouds is 3 syllables. Cir-rus clouds.

Erratic divided into syllables is er-rat-ic

No, earned is one syllable.

"Its" has one syllable.

Tau-ma-ta-wha-ka-ta-ngi-ha-nga-ko-au-au-o-ta-ma-te-a-po-kai-whe-nu-a-ki-ta-na-ta-hu.Looks like 27.

If I'm wrong, its the "au-au-o-ta" bit.

Accurate is stressed on the first syllable.