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How Many Syllables In Cake?

1syllable

Cake has 1 syllable. It is a monosyllabic word.

cake

/keɪk/ UK   /keɪk/ US

Stress

A one syllable word is stressed on that syllable when it is said on its own.

Syllable Structure

CVC

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Division By Sound

/keɪk/

Division By Letters

cake

A spelling guide that follows the sound division.

Tree Diagram Of Cake

SORPCCkVeɪCk

S syllable, O onset, R rime, P peak, C coda, Ø no coda.

Parts Of Each Syllable

SyllableOnsetPeakCodaPatternType
1keɪkCVCclosed
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Questions Students Ask

How many syllables are in cake?
Cake has 1 syllable. In British English it is transcribed /keɪk/.
What is the syllable structure of cake?
Cake has the structure CVC, where C is a consonant sound and V is a vowel sound.

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Words With The Same Structure, CVC

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