How Many Syllables Are in Punish

The word Punish has three syllables: pun-ish.
Syllable division helps in understanding the word's structure, improving both pronunciation and spelling.
This technique is especially useful for students and language learners who are mastering English phonetics.

Definition of Punish

to cause someone to suffer for something they have done wrong or to discipline someone for bad behavior

How should Punish divide into syllables

The word 'punish' has two syllables. The first syllable 'pun' has a short 'u' vowel sound and the second syllable 'ish' has a short 'i' vowel sound. The word has 3 consonants: p, n, and s.

Part of Speech - Punish

The teacher will punish the student if they misbehave in class.

Sentences with Punish

• The teacher will punish the student if they misbehave in class.
• The judge will punish the criminal for breaking the law.
• My mom will punish me if I don't clean my room.
• The coach will punish the team if they don't practice hard.
• The principal will punish the student for skipping class.
• The parents will punish their child for lying.
• The police will punish the driver for speeding.
• The boss will punish the employee for being late to work.
• The referee will punish the player for breaking the rules.
• The captain will punish the team for not following the game plan.

Quotes with Punish

• Success is not final, failure is not fatal: It is the courage to continue that counts. - Winston Churchill
• The only way to do great work is to love what you do. - Steve Jobs
• Believe you can and you're halfway there. - Theodore Roosevelt
• Strive not to be a success, but rather to be of value. - Albert Einstein
• I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work. - Thomas Edison
• It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop. - Confucius
• If you look at what you have in life, you'll always have more. If you look at what you don't have in life, you'll never have enough. - Oprah Winfrey
• The best way to predict your future is to create it. - Abraham Lincoln
• I believe that the only courage anybody ever needs is the courage to follow your own dreams. - Oprah Winfrey
• If you're going through hell, keep going. - Winston Churchill
• Punish the deed and not the breed. - Unknown
• Punish the crime, not the person. - Unknown
• Punish the act, not the actor. - Unknown
• Punish the guilty, not the innocent. - Unknown
• Punish the behavior, not the child. - Unknown
• Punish the offense, not the offender. - Unknown
• Punish the wrong, not the person. - Unknown
• Punish the mistake, not the person. - Unknown
• Punish the sin, not the sinner. - Unknown
• Punish the cause, not the consequence. - Unknown

Number of characters in Punish

6 ( p, u, n, i, s, h )

Unique letters in Punish

6 ( p, u, n, i, s, h )

Punish Backwards

hsinup

How to Pronounce Punish

IPA (International): ˈpʌnɪʃ

ARA (American): ˈpʌnɪʃ

EPA (English): ˈpʌnɪʃ

PAH-NIH-SH