Syllables Definition
What does syllable mean?
A word can be divided into syllables. Each syllable is a sound that can be said without interruption and are usually a vowel which can have consonants before and/or after it.
Counting syllables:
- Elevate has three syllables; el-ev-ate
- Complete has two syllables; com-plete.
- Beautiful has three syllables; beau-ti-ful.
- Interesting has four syllables; in-ter-est-ing.
- Understand has three syllables; un-der-stand.
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See Also:
Backchaining; Syllable Division; Phoneme; Phonetics