Syllable Count

The first syllable is stressed. The second is unstressed.

The word you're has only one syllable. You pronounce the word with a single stress point.

The first syllable

The word bottom has two syllables. The syllables in the word are bot-tom.

The word popular has three syllables. There is one stressed syllable, the first one. The syllables in the word are pop'-u-lar.

Refill is a closed syllable because it ends with a consonant that closes off the vowel sound. It's like slamming the door on the vowel and saying, "No more sound for you!" So, in the syllable "fill," the "i" is short and sweet, thanks to that pesky consonant at the end.

Masterpiece has three syllables.

The word ricochet has three syllables. The syllables of the word are ri-co-chet.

ba-con

hap-py

Two

cher-ry

traf-fic

s

Rapture, Enchant, Treasure, Fancy, Fervor.

I am sure there are more but that is all I can think of!

The word emerged has two syllables. The syllables are e-MERGED. The stress is on the second syllable.

The word important has three syllables. The syllables in the word are im-por-tant.

There is one syllable.

Two syllables.

There are 5 syllables. Phys-i-ol-o-gy.

There are three syllables like so: un-i-verse.

Only 2, spark-ling

There are two syllables in the word 'pickle'.

Three (as-tro-naut).

Macmillan Dictionary for Children. Childcraft Dictionary. World Books, Inc. 1975. Print.

There are five syllables in the word 'sustainability'.

def-in-it-ion

1 2 3 4 syllables