A syllable normally has exactly one vowel sound. However, some words have disconnected consonant sounds such as a sibilant S or a Z, such as is seen in some plurals.
Some dictionaries will indicate a schwa sound before an L as just the letter L.
(as in rattle)
To split syllables in a word, you look for vowel sounds and divide the word accordingly. Each syllable must have at least one vowel sound.
It is used as a vowel, since English language syllables have at least one vowel sound. The consonant Y is the "sometimes vowel," as in family and rhythm (which, incidentally, has an implied schwa in the second syllable).
The word "lion" has one syllable. Syllables are determined by the number of vowel sounds in a word, and "lion" has one vowel sound (the "i" sound).
No, because open syllables only have one vowel and end in a vowel sound. Raisin has two syllables and ends in a consonant.
Well, since there has to be at least one vowel in a syllable, and there is only one vowel in the word, there's your answer. Just one.
The word "bug" has one syllable. The vowel sound in "bug" is the short "u" sound, as in "uh."
"Plain" has one syllable and a long "a" vowel sound.
The number of syllables in a word is determined by the number of vowel sounds it contains. Each vowel sound typically corresponds to one syllable. To count the number of syllables, try saying the word slowly and clap your hands or tap your fingers for each vowel sound you hear.
To syllabicate a word, first identify the vowel sounds. Then separate the word into syllables by looking for patterns of consonants and vowels together. Remember that every syllable must contain at least one vowel sound.
Every vowel sound is a syllable; the consonants do not form separate syllables, they just modify the way the vowels sound. Note that not every vowel letter is a syllable, since several letters can combine to form one sound. It's the sounds that count.
A syllable is a unit of pronunciation having one full vowel sound. They are not distinctly letters.
It has one syllable (though four phonemes, since its vowel sound is a diphthong).