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COMF-der-ble. Three syllables.
This week’s word of the week is ‘really’. This is a two syllable word with stress on the first syllable. … Another acceptable pronunciation is to make this a three syllable word re-a-lly where you add a middle syllable the schwa.
‘Very’ is a two-syllable word with stress on the first syllable. Ver-y, ver-y, very, very. It begins with the V consonant sound.
State | Syllable Count |
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New York | 2 |
North Carolina | 5 |
North Dakota | 4 |
Ohio | 3 |
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admirable, adorable, alluring, angelic, appealing, beauteous, bewitching, captivating, charming, classy, comely, cute, dazzling, delicate, delightful, divine, elegant, enthralling, enticing, excellent, exquisite, fair, fascinating, fetching, fine, foxy, good-looking, gorgeous, graceful, grand, handsome, ideal, inviting …
Let’s look first at the combinations with the word is: he’s, she’s, and it’s. These are all one-syllable words. Saying them as 2-syllable words is like not making the contraction at all.
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Maine is the only U.S. state whose name has only one syllable.
Country | % Correct |
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Canada | 73.2% |
Mexico | 70.5% |
Germany | 67.1% |
Italy | 64.1% |
Say it slowly – stretch out words so that it’s easier to hear the sounds. Vowel sounds are usually the easiest to stretch out. Hold the sound – Starting with the first sound, hold it and stop. Find the letter – Help your child identify the letter whose sound matches the sound they have identified.
belle. noun. old-fashioned a very beautiful girl or woman.
A person who is very physically attractive. Dangerously seductive woman.
Io may be the shortest two syllable word in the English language. Other candidates are aa, ai, and eo, but there is some dispute over the pronunciation and legitimacy of these words. Iouea, five letters long, is the shortest four syllable English word.
then | they | the |
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it | long | man |
more | much | my |
not | now | of |
old | on | one |
To use it, say the word and clap your hands together each time you hear a vowel sound. For example, take the word “autumn”: au-tumn. That’s two vowel sounds, so it’s two syllables even though autumn has three vowel letters: a, u and u.
The answer may well be that it’s one syllable in British English and two in American English and perhaps other dialects.
Arte has 2 syllables. The tonic syllable of Arte is Ar.
away has 2 syllables. The tonic syllable of away is way.
It’s is a contraction of “it is” or “it has.” Its is a possessive determiner we use to say that something belongs to or refers to something. It’s and its are among the most commonly confused words.
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Syllable Definition for Kids
A syllable is a single, unbroken vowel sound within a spoken word. They typically contain a vowel or two if one is silent, and perhaps one or more accompanying consonants. So syllables are always A, E, I, O, U or sometimes Y when it makes a vowel sound.
Record the time in milliseconds (ms). Divide by 1000 to convert to seconds (1000 ms = 1 sec). Report the number of syllables per second for each of the three utterances and then report the average.
Population | State |
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14,192 | Ohio |
35,983 | |
33,365 | |
29,589 |
North Carolina, South Carolina, and Massachusetts each tie for second in terms of name length.