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Is “Alligator” Three Syllables or Four?

• Alligator is four syllables.
• Why is alligator 4 syllables?
• A syllable is the sound of a vowel that is created when pronouncing an A, E, I, O, U, or Y.
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• Alligator divided into syllables: al-li-ga-tor
• Alligator pronounced: pronounce alligatora-li-gey-tor
• The four vowel sounds are:
  • A sound that comes from "A"
  • I sound that comes from "li"
  • E sound that comes from "gey"
  • O sound that comes from "tor"

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