How many syllables in “sadly”?
“sadly” has 2 syllables: sad·ly
IPA
/ˈsæd.li/
Stress
SAD-ly (pattern 1-0)
Division
sad·ly
Pronunciation
| Say it like | IPA | Syllables | Count | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAD-ly | /ˈsæd.li/ | s ae d · l iy | 2 | CMU dictionary |
Syllables are shown in ARPAbet (the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary's phoneme alphabet). Respellings put the stressed syllable in capitals.
Syllables vs. morphemes
Syllables (2)
sad·ly
Morphemes (2)
sad + -ly
The syllable breaks of sadly (sad·ly) line up with its morphemes (sad + -ly): every morpheme boundary is also a syllable boundary, so the word divides the same way for a syllable count and for a morphology exercise.
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How many syllables are in "sadly"?
"sadly" has two syllables: sad·ly.
How do you divide "sadly" into syllables?
sad·ly. The syllable breaks of sadly (sad·ly) line up with its morphemes (sad + -ly): every morpheme boundary is also a syllable boundary, so the word divides the same way for a syllable count and for a morphology exercise.
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