How do you divide the word osteochondroma into syllables?
There are 6 syllables. Os-te-o-chon-dro-ma.
E-que-stri-ani-sm. So five syllables. Write four down if you need to.
The word ration has two syllables. The syllables of the word are ra-tion.
How can you now how many syllables does a word have?
When saying the word to yourself/out loud, count how many "breaks" there are in the world. For example when you say the word "syllable" slowly you will see that there are 3 breaks in the world. Syll-a-ble.