A syllable is a beat of sound in a word. The beat can sometimes be part of a word, or the whole word. For example 'window' has two beats ('win' – 'dow') but 'door' had just one ('door ...

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For example: Table has two beats, or two syllables: ta-ble Chair has only one syllable: chair Some syllables seem to have a long or short sound when they are pronounced. Take the word, ‘table’.