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How many syllables in Rookie?

rookie has 2 syllables

rook-ie

A person who is new to a job or task and has little experience.

The first syllable 'roo' has the vowel 'oo' and the consonant 'r'. The second syllable 'kie' has the vowels 'i' and 'e' and the consonant 'k'.

Noun

The rookie police officer was nervous on his first day of duty.

The new teacher was a rookie and had a lot to learn.
The rookie firefighter was excited to go on his first call.
The rookie baseball player hit a home run in his first game.
The rookie nurse was nervous about her first shift in the hospital.
The rookie soldier was trained for combat before being deployed.
The rookie chef burned her first dish in the restaurant.
The rookie actor was nervous before his first performance.
The rookie journalist was sent on a difficult assignment for her first story.
The rookie pilot successfully landed the plane on her first solo flight.
The rookie artist was excited to display his paintings in his first gallery show.

Every expert was once a rookie.
The NFL draft is where hope springs eternal and, as legendary coach Dick Vermeil proved, so do miracles. Where rookies can become legends and goats can become all-stars.
I was a rookie when I was in my last year in the league, which was weird. I didn't know what to do. I didn't know how to handle it.
The rookie mistake in investing is to think that a stock that has gone down is a better value.
The only time you can really be a rookie is your first time doing something.
I was a rookie in 2003, so when I came in, I didn't know what to expect. I didn't know what was good or bad. I was just there to learn.
I was a rookie, so I didn't get a lot of playing time, but I knew if I worked hard and put in the time, it would pay off.
I was a rookie at the time, so I didn't know what to expect. I was just excited to be there and be part of the team.
When you're a rookie, you're just trying to survive. You're trying to make the team, and you're trying to learn as much as you can.
I was a rookie, so I was just trying to learn as much as I could from the guys who had been there before.