How many syllables are in these words?
The flower with 3 white petals is called trillium. Tell me how many syllables you hear in this flower name. How about your name; how many syllables are in your name? Please answer these questions in a comment below. Remember to click on this post and scroll down to the comment bar.
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38 Comments
Kiev
Trillium has 3 syllables. Kiev has 2 syllables.
taylorgibbsl
Doing well.
BenjaminT
The flower name has 3 syllables.
Ben has one syllable, Benny has two and Benjamin three.
taylorgibbsl
Awesome!
oscar
trillium is two syllables my name is also two
taylorgibbsl
I agree that your name has 2 syllables. How about the word centimetre?
Harper Manson
three
taylorgibbsl
The word trillium has 3 syllables, I agree.
matthew
there are three syllables. my name has two.
taylorgibbsl
Correct!
Katherine
I can hear 3 syllables in the word trillium.
tril-li-um
I can hear 2 syllables in my name.
Kathe-rine
I saw lots of trilliums in the forest when I was hiking with my family.
taylorgibbsl
I see what you are responding with and I have to say I hear 3 syllables in your name, but maybe it depends on how it is pronounced. Please let me know.
Katherine
I hear 2 syllables Kat-rin from French
taylorgibbsl
Beautiful! You are on track with syllables.
kenzi
trillium has 3 syllables in it and my name kenzi has 2 syllables in it
taylorgibbsl
You’ve got it!
Kevin Maeng
I think trillium has three syllables . tri-lli-um and my name is Kevin and I think it’s two syllables. Ke-vin
taylorgibbsl
Thank you! I see your answer now.
taylorgibbsl
Exactly.
Oliver
There are three syllables in that word and in my name
taylorgibbsl
Correct! You are doing well and I look forward to seeing more of your work soon.
Priya
In the flower named trillium there are 3 syllables. There are two syllables in the name Priya.
taylorgibbsl
You are doing well, Priya.
ELI
It has three leaves, three petals and three syllables. My name has six syllables. E li Jack son Siu Lane.
taylorgibbsl
Great response because I understand your thinking and you are counting syllables very well. Nice work.
Erik
Three in trillium, two in Erik
taylorgibbsl
Great work, Erik! I am looking forward to your haiku.
Amira Bissett
There are three syllables in trillium and three in my name too!
taylorgibbsl
Perfect! I think there are more names in your house with 3 syllables too. Check it out.
Jiwon Yang
I think the syllables are 3.
Jiwon Yang
My first name has 2 syllables and my last name has one syllable.
taylorgibbsl
That is correct , Jiwon and how many syllables are in your name?
Neema
3 in the flower name and 2 in my name
taylorgibbsl
Excellent work, Neema. I look forward to seeing your posts.
Tristan
1. In trillium there is 3 syllables and in my name is 2 syllables
taylorgibbsl
Tristan, you are correct. Nice work.
Ashley
Trillium syllables:3. (Like the pedals.)
Ashley’s syllables: 3. (Like the trillium)
taylorgibbsl
You are correct about trillium, but I am not so sure about your name. I think it has 2 syllables; however, your family may pronounce your name with 3 syllables and that is a possibility. Please let me know.