How many closed syllables are in the word wilderness?(1 point)

Responses

two
two

zero
zero

one
one

three
three

1 answer

The word "wilderness" has two closed syllables. A closed syllable ends in a consonant, and in "wilderness," the syllables are divided as follows: wil-der-ness. The "wil" and "der" syllables are both closed syllables.

So, the correct response is:

two