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How many syllables are there in the word "Scotland"?

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Correct answer

2

Explanation

A syllable is a unit of organization for a sequence of speech sounds. A syllable is typically made up of a syllable nucleus (most often a vowel) with optional initial and final margins (typically, consonants). The word "Scot-land" has two syllables. "Com-pu-ter" has three, "Af-gha-ni-stan" four and "In-ter-na-tio-nal" five.

Statistics

84% correct 71 correct · 14 incorrect

Question added 2012-05-04