What is a first syllable of song?
Song is a one syllable word. This means the whole word is the syllable.
How many syllables are in the word principal?
Three: prin-ci-pal
Prin-ci-pal. Three.
It has 3 syllables. Prin-ci-pal.
What do you get when you connect the syllables col wait sion?
Connecting "col wait sion" doesn't spell anything grammatical.