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How many syllables are there in the word DANGEROUS?
Syllables 2 - How Many Syllables
The English language is incredible for its diverse nature. Among the various important constituents of the language is pronunciation. Pronunciation is a vital component of both speaking and listening. While speaking, proper pronunciation is necessary so that the listener and the speaker understand one another, and it is in pronunciation that the syllable assumes its importance.
Syllables help by breaking down words into individual components of sound, each of which we call a syllable. For instance, while TEA is pronounced with just one syllable, it requires three syllables to pronounce EXTERNAL, broken up into EX-TER-NAL. Generally, it is the rule that there are as many syllables as there are vowels but, as usual, there are exceptions which we looked at in the earlier quiz.
1 .
How many syllables are there in the word EXTERNAL?
One syllable.
Two syllables.
Three syllables.
Four syllables.
Ex-tern-al. Remember that generally there are as many syllables as there are vowels. That rule works for 'external'.
2 .
How many syllables are there in the word EVOLUTION?
Two syllables.
Three syllables.
Four syllables.
Five syllables.
Ev-o-lu-tion. Remember that generally there are as many syllables as there are vowels but not in this case. Here 'io' would be treated as a single vowel and hence 'evolution' has only four syllables despite having five vowels
3 .
How many syllables are there in the word INCIDENT?
Two syllables.
Three syllables.
Four syllables.
Five syllables.
In-ci-dent. Remember that generally there are as many syllables as there are vowels and that rule works for 'incident'.
4 .
How many syllables are there in the word BOULDER?
One syllable.
Two syllables.
Three syllables.
Four syllables.
Boul-der. Remember that generally there are as many syllables as there are vowels, but in the case of 'boulder' the 'ou' is treated as a single vowel. Hence there only two syllables despite the word having three vowels
5 .
How many syllables are there in the word INCAPACITY?
Two syllables.
Three syllables.
Four syllables.
Five syllables.
In-cap-ac-it-y. Remember that generally there are as many syllables as there are vowels but not in this case. Here 'y' is treated as a vowel and hence there are five syllables despite the word having only four vowels
6 .
How many syllables are there in the word INCREDIBLE?
Three syllables.
Four syllables.
Five syllables.
Six syllables.
In-cred-ib-le. In this case there are as many syllables as there are vowels
7 .
How many syllables are there in the word BASKET?
Two syllables.
Three syllables.
Four syllables.
Five syllables.
Bas-ket. The rule that there are as many syllables as there are vowels works in this case
8 .
How many syllables are there in the word GODLINESS?
One syllable.
Two syllables.
Three syllables.
Four syllables.
God-li-ness. Remember there are usually (though not always!) as many syllables as there are vowels
9 .
How many syllables are there in the word AUTOCRAT?
One syllable.
Two syllables.
Three syllables.
Four syllables.
Au-to-crat. Though generally there are as many syllables as there are vowels, in the case of 'autocrat' the 'au' is treated as a single vowel. Hence the word has only three syllables despite having four vowels
10 .
How many syllables are there in the word DANGEROUS?
One syllable.
Two syllables.
Three syllables.
Four syllables.
Dan-ger-ous. Remember that generally there are as many syllables as there are vowels. In the case of 'dangerous' the 'ou' is treated as a single vowel so the word has only three syllables despite having four vowels
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