What is a syllable? A syllable is the sound of a vowel (a, e, i,
o, u) that's created when pronouncing a word. The number of
times that you hear the sound of a vowel (a, e, i, o, u) in a
word is equal to the number of syllables the word has. Click
here to learn the rules for counting syllables. - cake - has 1
syllable - eat - has 1 syllable - cheese - has 1 syllable -
eating - has 2 syllables (eat - ing) - chicken - has 2 syllables
(chick - en) - worrying - has 3 syllables (wor - ry - ing)