A syllable is a chunk of a word. It is like a beat in music. Listen to these words and try clapping your hands to match the syllables. car (one syllable) Your browser does not support the audio element. per-haps (two syllables) Your browser does not support the audio element. un-der-neath (three syllables) Your browser does not support the audio element. par-tic-u-lar (four syllables) Your browser does not support the audio element.
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