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Is “Fire” One Syllable or Two?
- Fire is one syllable:
- Why is fire 1 syllable?
- A syllable is the sound of a vowel that is created when pronouncing an A, E, I, O, U, or Y.
- read the full definition of a syllable: here
- Since the "e" in fire is silent, fire can only be one syllable.
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