sentences:  Syllable onset and coda (start and end) are optional.A syllable can start with up to three consonant sounds, as in "sprint" , and end with up to four, as in "texts" .This gives an English syllable the following structure, (CCC)V(CCCC) where C represents a consonant and V a vowel; the word "strengths" is thus an example of the most complex syllable possible in English.