syllabls

[julianna]

how many syllable are there in each word ?
contamination, noxious, nature, environment, harm, safety?
check my answers :
harm ... just one
noxious, nature .. two
safety , environment .. three
contamination.. five
am I wrong somewhere ?

 

[bhaisahab]

how many syllable are there in each word ?
contamination, noxious, nature, environment, harm, safety?
check my answers :
harm ... just one
noxious, nature .. two
safety , environment .. three
contamination.. five
am I wrong somewhere ?

You are not wrong, but some people would pronounce "safety" with two syllables "safe - ty".

 

[Barb_D]

And environment gets four from me. en -vigh-ern-ment.
Although the "vigh-ern" is pretty close to being one mushed together.

 

[julianna]

thanks a lot !!

 

[julianna]

teacher Bhaisahab you say that some people pronounce "safety " with two syllabls, is this in AmE or BrE ? because we here study the BrE^^!

 

[emsr2d2]

teacher Bhaisahab you say that some people pronounce "safety " with two syllabls, is this in AmE or BrE ? because we here study the BrE^^!

Well, it's definitely not British English. Safe-ty definitely only has 2 syllables in the UK.

And I agree with the previous opinion about environment:

En-vie-ren-ment = 4 syllables.

 

[suzie07]

Well, it's definitely not British English. Safe-ty definitely only has 2 syllables in the UK.

And I agree with the previous opinion about environment:

En-vie-ren-ment = 4 syllables.

Do you normally pronounce the middle 'n' in environment? I don't normally prononce that part!

I agree its 4 syllables though

 

[Barb_D]

How do you say safety with three syllables? (We use two here as well.)

 

[julianna]

doesn't it work for "sa-fe-ty" ?

 

[suzie07]

doesn't it work for "sa-fe-ty" ?

no, say it naturally. Don't force spell it out.

 

[bhaisahab]

Yes, I agree to four syllables for "environment" (with the "n" sounded) but I have frequently heard it with three or three and a half. I have frequently heard "safety" with three or two and a half.

 

[Barb_D]

I like that "3 and a half" as the way to describe "environment."

But I can't even imagine "safety" as anything other than "safe - tee."