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How Many Syllables In Drought?

1syllable

Drought has 1 syllable. It is a monosyllabic word.

drought

/draʊt/ UK   /draʊt/ US

Stress

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

Syllable Structure

CCVC

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Division By Sound

/draʊt/

Division By Letters

drought

A spelling guide that follows the sound division.

Tree Diagram Of Drought

SORPCCdCrVaʊCt

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

Parts Of Each Syllable

SyllableOnsetPeakCodaPatternType
1draʊtCCVCclosed
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Questions Students Ask

How many syllables are in drought?
Drought has 1 syllable. In British English it is transcribed /draʊt/.
What is the syllable structure of drought?
Drought has the structure CCVC, where C is a consonant sound and V is a vowel sound.

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Words With The Same Structure, CCVC

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