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Divide syllables into syllables:   syl-la-bles
Stressed syllable in syllables:   syl-la-bles
How to pronounce syllables:   sil-ah-bles
How to say syllables: pronounce syllables in syllables

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• A syllable is the sound of a vowel (A, E, I, O, U) that is created when pronouncing the letters A, E, I, O, U, or Y.
• The letter "Y" is a vowel only if it creates an A, E, I, O, or U sound.
• When two (or more) vowels are next to each other, the number of syllables depends on the number of vowel sounds.
• If a vowel is silent, it is not counted as a syllable.
• The number of times that you hear the sound of a vowel is the number of syllables in a word.
• Does the word end with "le" or "les?" This is a syllable if the letter before the "le" is a consonant.

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