What refrence material tells you how many syllabels are in a word

Does any one read this story "when mr. came to dine". in 9th grade. plz i need with one question about this story?

Question 5 the poet protests against child labor and condemns the harm done to children exploited in this practice. yet in lines 23-24, the child narrator writes that “tho' the morning was cold, tom was happy and warm / so if all do their duty, they need not fear harm.” this is an ironic expression of the narrator’s

Name five of the six points you should check, or have checked, when you are practicing your speech by recording it or with a f listening