Syllables World: Mastering Syllable Identification

How many syllables in Allay?

allay has 2 syllables

al-lay

to make something feel less strong or severe

The first syllable 'al' has one vowel 'a' and one consonant 'l'. The second syllable 'lay' has one vowel 'a' and one consonant 'l'.

Verb

I tried to allay my sister's fears about the dark by turning on a nightlight.

I gave my friend some medicine to allay her headache.
The teacher allayed the students' worries about the test by telling them it would be easy.
I tried to allay my mom's anger by apologizing and promising not to do it again.
The company offered a refund to allay the customer's dissatisfaction.
The rain helped to allay the farmer's concerns about his crops.

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