Riddle

He has one and a person has two, a citizen has three and a human being has four, a personality has five and an inhabitant of earth has six. What am I?

Choose an answer

A.Letters
B.Vowels
C.Words
D.Syllables
Hint: It's a word with 9 letters, starting with "S".

Answer

Syllables

Why this is the answer

'He' has one syllable, 'person' has two, 'citizen' has three, 'human being' counts to four, 'personality' has five, and 'inhabitant' has six -- each word matches its own syllable count.

This riddle is filed under "What Am I?" Riddles and rated Hard.