Collocations for syllable - noun

final, first, last, middle, second, third, etc. | accented, stressed, strong, tonic | unstressed, weak

consist of, contain, have
words that have three or more syllables

pronounce | put the accent/stress on, stress
Put the stress on the second syllable.

split a word into
She split the word up into syllables so that he could have a go at spelling it.

stress falls/is on a syllable
Normally, the stress falls on the first syllable of a word.

a word of one, two, etc. syllables
You''ll have to spell it out to him, using words of one syllable (= explain it in simple language).