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Is “Elephant” Two or Three Syllables?

• Elephant is three syllables.
• Why is elephant 3 syllables?
• A syllable is the sound of a vowel that is created when pronouncing an A, E, I, O, U, or Y.
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• Elephant divided into syllables: el-e-phant
• Elephant pronounced: pronounce elephantel-ef-ant
• The three vowel sounds are:
  • E sound that comes from "el"
  • E sound that comes from "ef"
  • A sound that comes from "ant"

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