Count Syllables by Vowel Sound

Use the idea that every syllable has a vowel sound to determine syllable count in printed words.

How the lesson starts: Count Syllables by Vowel Sound

Meet Dru the dragon
Hi friend! This is Dru. Dru is a dragon with a big drum. Dru beats the drum for every part of a word. Boom! Let's count word parts with Dru.
One, two, three beats
Listen. Cat. One beat. Boom! Rab, bit. Rabbit. Two beats. Boom, boom! Ba, na, na. Banana. Three beats. Boom, boom, boom! Each beat is one word part.
Let's count picnic
Listen. Picnic. Say it slowly. Pic. Boom! Nic. Boom! Each part has a vowel sound, the I. Two vowel sounds, two beats. Picnic has two word parts!