* as (1 syllable)
* it (1 syllable)
* slith-ers (2 syllables)
* on (1 syllable)
* the (1 syllable)
* ground (1 syllable)
Adding them up, there are 1 + 1 + 2 + 1 + 1 + 1 = 7 syllables in the phrase "as it slithers on the ground".
* as (1 syllable)
* it (1 syllable)
* slith-ers (2 syllables)
* on (1 syllable)
* the (1 syllable)
* ground (1 syllable)
Adding them up, there are 1 + 1 + 2 + 1 + 1 + 1 = 7 syllables in the phrase "as it slithers on the ground".