how many morphemes and syllables are contained in each of the following words?

Question

Ohio
Algebra
Cows
Expel
Congenital
Canoes
Cognate
Herb
Helicopter
Saltpeter

Answer 1

I'll get you started:

Ohio -- one morpheme, three syllables
algebra -- one morpheme, three syllables
cows -- two morphemes, one syllable

Study these sites, and I think you'll be able to take it from here.

http://www-01.sil.org/linguistics/glossaryOflinguisticTerms/WhatIsAMorpheme.htm

http://www-01.sil.org/linguistics/glossaryOflinguisticTerms/WhatIsASyllable.htm

Answer 2

saltpeter--two morphemes ,3syllables

Answer 3

Helicopter,one morpheme

Answer 4

canoes: three morpheme, 3 syllable

Answer 5

cognate : 4