Syllables World: Mastering Syllable Identification

How many syllables in Rifles?

rifles has 2 syllables

ri-fles

Rifles are a type of gun that has a long barrel and is fired from the shoulder.

The first syllable 'ri' has a vowel 'i' and a consonant 'r', while the second syllable 'fles' has a vowel 'e' and two consonants 'f' and 'l'.

Noun

"Aim small, miss small." - from the movie The Patriot
"The rifle itself has no moral stature, since it has no will of its own. Naturally, it may be used by evil men for evil purposes, but there are more good men than evil, and while the latter cannot be persuaded to the path of righteousness by propaganda, they can certainly be corrected by good men with rifles." - Jeff Cooper
"The deadliest weapon in the world is a Marine and his rifle." - General John J. Pershing
"The rifle is a weapon. Let there be no mistake about that. It is a tool of power, and thus dependent completely upon the moral stature of its user. It is equally useful in securing meat for the table, destroying group enemies on the battlefield, and resisting tyranny. In fact, it is the only means of resisting tyranny, since a citizenry armed with rifles simply cannot be tyrannized." - Jeff Cooper
"A rifle is like a human. The stock is the skeleton, the scope is the eyes, the action is the brain, and the barrel is the heart. But you, you are the soul of the rifle." - Bob Schultze