syllables

[Ju]

I know what is syllable.

- the word with 'one syllable'
eg. cow, boy, grill

- the word with 'two syllables'
eg, before, lucky, damage

Question

a. how about story (I found it was catagorised as 2 syllables in a textbook.)

b. how about special, birthday, after, especially

let me guess:

1. s to ry - 3 syllables
2. s t ories - 3 syllables
3. s pe cial - 3 syllables
4. birth day - 2 syllables
5. af ter - 2 syllables
6. es pe cial ly - 4 syllables

c. What is the guideline to determine the number of syllables for a word?


Thank you.

 

[emsr2d2]

I know what is syllable.

- the word with 'one syllable'
eg. cow, boy, grill

- the word with 'two syllables'
eg, before, lucky, damage

Question

a. how about story (I found it was catagorised as 2 syllables in a textbook.)

b. how about special, birthday, after, especially

let me guess:

1. s to ry - 3 syllables
2. s t ories - 3 syllables
3. s pe cial - 3 syllables
4. birth day - 2 syllables
5. af ter - 2 syllables
6. es pe cial ly - 4 syllables

c. What is the guideline to determine the number of syllables for a word?


Thank you.

"St" at the start of "story" is one sound. "Story" has only two syllables: sto-ry
The same is true of "stories": sto-ries
"Sp" follows the same rule: spe-cial

You are correct with 4, 5 and 6.