Syllables World: Mastering Syllable Identification

How many syllables in Shaft?

shaft has 1 syllables

shaft

a long, narrow part or section forming the handle of a tool or club, the body of a spear or arrow, or a similar implement

The word 'shaft' has one syllable. It has one vowel (a) and three consonants (sh, f, t).

Noun

He hit the ball with the shaft of his golf club.

And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.
For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart.
The pen is mightier than the sword.
In war, the human factor, rather than the tactical, often plays the determining role.
When the going gets tough, the tough get going.
The harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph.
The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting.
It is better to be feared than loved, if you cannot be both.
There is no avoiding war; it can only be postponed to the advantage of others.
The soldier above all others prays for peace, for it is the soldier who must suffer and bear the deepest wounds and scars of war.