A final syllable is the last syllable in a word. For example, in the word syllable, the syllables are syl-la-ble. The -ble would be the final syllable.
How many syllables does the phrase 'they are' have?
"They are" has 2 syllables. Each word is made up of 1 syllable.
There are 2 syllables in the word building. This is because when you read the word out loud, or pronounce it, it comes out vocally as 2 syllables: "build" and "ing." A syllable is a unit of pronunciation which has one vowel sound, both with or without consonants surrounding it, which form part of (or all of) a word. Since the word "building" has 2 vowel sounds when it is pronounced, there are 2 syllables in the word.