Counting Syllables

To count the syllables in a word, we follow these steps:

• count vowels

• count consonants

• count vowel sounds

How many vowels and syllables are in the word "pipe"?

• 1 vowel, 1 syllable

• 2 vowels, 1 syllable

• 2 vowels, 2 syllables

How many vowels and syllables are in the word "maintain"?

• 4 vowels, 1 syllable

• 4 vowels, 2 syllables

• 4 vowels, 3 syllables

• 4 vowels, 4 syllables

How many vowels and syllables are in the word "hippopotamus"?

• 4 vowels, 4 syllables

• 4 vowels, 5 syllables

• 5 vowels, 4 syllables

• 5 vowels, 5 syllables

How many vowels and syllables are in the word "adventure"?

• 2 vowel, 3 syllables

• 3 vowels, 3 syllables

• 4 vowels, 3 syllables

• 5 vowels, 3 syllables

How many vowels and syllables are in the word "Manhattan"?

• 3 vowels, 2 syllables

• 3 vowels, 3 syllables

• 3 vowels, 4 syllables

Count the syllables: complex

• 1 syllable

• 2 syllables

• 3 syllables

• 4 syllables

Count the syllables: entertainment

• 3 syllable

• 4 syllables

• 5 syllables

Count the syllables: replacement

• 1 syllable

• 2 syllables

• 3 syllables

• 4 syllables

Count the syllables: separately

• 1 syllable

• 2 syllables

• 3 syllables

• 4 syllables