Syllables World: Mastering Syllable Identification

How many syllables in Minus?

minus has 2 syllables

Split Minus into syllables?

mi-nus

Definition of Minus

Minus means to take away or subtract something from a larger quantity.

How should Minus divide into syllables

There are two syllables in the word. The first syllable 'mi' has one vowel 'i' and one consonant 'm'. The second syllable 'nus' has two vowels 'u' and 'i' and two consonants 'n' and 's'.

Part of Speech - Minus

Preposition

I have five apples, but if I give one to my friend, I have four minus one apples left.

Sentences with Minus

Sarah has 10 pencils, but if she gives 3 to her friend, she will have 7 minus 3 pencils left.
John has 8 toy cars, but if he sells 5 of them, he will have 8 minus 5 toy cars left.
If you have 15 cookies and you eat 4 of them, you will have 15 minus 4 cookies left.
The temperature yesterday was 25 degrees Celsius, but today it is 10 degrees Celsius. The difference is 25 minus 10 degrees Celsius.
I have $20, but if I spend $7 on ice cream, I will have 20 minus 7 dollars left.
Tom has 6 marbles, but if he loses 2 of them, he will have 6 minus 2 marbles left.
If you have 9 stickers and you give 2 to your friend, you will have 9 minus 2 stickers left.
Katie has 12 crayons, but if she gives 4 to her sister, she will have 12 minus 4 crayons left.
The recipe calls for 3 cups of flour, but if you only have 2 cups, you will need to use 3 minus 2 cups of flour.
If you have 7 balloons and you pop 3 of them, you will have 7 minus 3 balloons left.

Quotes with Minus

Life is a game of addition and subtraction. Subtract the things that don't work and add the things that do.
The difference between ordinary and extraordinary is that little extra.
Addition and subtraction, multiplication and division, the same old fears and apprehensions; but nothing ventured, nothing gained.
Success is not a big step in the future, success is a small step taken just now.
The truth is that there is no actual stress or anxiety in the world; it's your thoughts that create these false beliefs.
Subtract from the great man all that he owes to opportunity, all that he owes to chance, and all that he gained by the wisdom of his friends and the folly of his enemies, and the giant will often be seen to be a pygmy.
I have a very simple metric I use: Are you getting enough sleep? Yes or no? If the answer is yes, then everything else you're doing is gravy; if the answer is no, then it doesn't matter how well everything else is going.
If you want to live a happy life, tie it to a goal, not to people or things.
Humility is not thinking less of yourself, it's thinking of yourself less.
Subtracting from the universe doesn’t affect its creation, and adding to it doesn’t make it any more special.