How many syllables are in the word sphere?
There is technically 1 syllable. But in everyday speech, a syllable consisting of long e + r, as in sphere, is often pronounced as two syllables separated by a y-glide: sfee-yer, and in dialects that normally drop final r, it is always so pronounced: sfee-ya.
How many syllables does August have?
"August," be it the noun or the adjective, is generally thought to have a phonetic pronunciation of "aw-ghust," and thus has two syllables.
Why is a syllable difficult to define?
because it do not stand out in a word and some people don't now how to find syllobles in a word
How many syllables does the word metropolis have?
Metropoli has 4 syllables divided in the following ways: