Syllables are the number of beats in a word.
To work out how many syllables are in a word, we can clap each beat:
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Hap-py | Birth-day | to | you |
Happy has two beats so we would clap two times.
Birthday also has two beats. To and you only have one beat/syllable.
Try these words, selecting the correct number.
Say each word aloud.
Count the number of syllables.
Select the correct number of syllables.
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