How many syllables do the word "area" have?

1) What is a syllable? Plz explain it with these words "area" and "doesn't".
2) How many syllables do the word "area" have?
3) How many syllables do the word "doesn't" have?

Thanks in advance!!

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Originally Posted by Unregistered

1) What is a syllable? Plz explain it with these words "area" and "doesn't".
2) How many syllables do the word "area" have?
3) How many syllables do the word "doesn't" have?

Thanks in advance!!

A syllable is a:
Segment of speech usually consisting of a vowel with or without accompanying constonant sounds.
Use your hands to clap out how many syallables a word has for eg. area has 3 syllables and doesn't has 2 syllables

[Charlie Bernstein]

Originally Posted by Unregistered

1) What is a syllable? Please explain it with these words: "area" and "doesn't."
2) How many syllables does the word "area" have? Two or three, depending on where the speaker is from: AIR-yuh or AIR-ee-uh.
3) How many syllables does the word "doesn't" have? Two: DUZ-nt

Thanks in advance!!

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