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How Many Syllables In Meal?

1syllable

Meal has 1 syllable. It is a monosyllabic word.

meal

/miːl/ UK   /miːl/ US

Stress

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

Syllable Structure

CVC

More CVC words

Division By Sound

/miːl/

Division By Letters

meal

A spelling guide that follows the sound division.

Tree Diagram Of Meal

SORPCCmViːCl

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

Parts Of Each Syllable

SyllableOnsetPeakCodaPatternType
1miːlCVCclosed
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Questions Students Ask

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

Other Words With One Syllable

Words With The Same Structure, CVC

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