Syllables World: Mastering Syllable Identification - How many syllables in Punishment?

How many syllables in Punishment?

punishment has 3 syllables

pun-ish-ment

Punishment is a penalty given to someone for doing something wrong.

There are 3 syllables in 'punishment'. The vowels are 'u', 'i', and 'e'. The consonants are 'p', 'n', 's', 'h', 'm', and 't'.

Noun

The punishment for breaking the rules is detention.

Punishment may make us obey the orders we are given, but at best it will only teach an obedience to authority, not a self-control which enhances our self-respect.
Punishment is a fruit that unsuspected ripens within the flower of the pleasure which concealed it.
Punishment is not for revenge, but to lessen crime and reform the criminal.
The punishment of criminals should serve a purpose. When a man is hanged he is useless.
Punishment is the past tense of revenge.