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The letter 'w' is often used like a vowel, sometimes more obviously than others:
- two (obvious!)
- sew (pronounced so-oo)
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Is w a vowel when it is silent?
No, but in words ending in "W", it often sounds like a vowel.
In the word two is w a vowel?
'W' cannot be a vowel, the only interchangeable letter is 'y'. Here in the word 'two' 'w' is a silent consonant.
What word has w as the only vowel?
The Welsh word crwth, borrowed directly without Anglicised spelling, sometimes appears in English dictionaries. In proper English, w is a vowel only when combined with another vowel, as a diphthong such as how or in words like yawn.
Is c a vowel?
W is a vowel sometimes, as is Y. There are words in Welsh that use only a W. An example would be the word tow. Without the W the O would not be long. This illustrates that the W is forming a diphthong, which mirrors the use of the letter U from which it developed. After a vowel, W is considered as a vowel, with an "au, oo, or oh" sound. Before a vowel it is considered a consonant, with its "wh" sound.
Do you use or ch after a vowel?
It depends on the context and the language. In English, we generally use "ch" after a vowel. However, in some words borrowed from other languages, "ch" can also follow a consonant. In Spanish, for example, words like "mucho" and "pecho" have "ch" following a consonant.
Is 'y' classed as a vowel?
All words have to have a vowel in them. The five orthodox ones are a,e,i,o,u. However in words such as 'why' and 'sky', the 'y' can be taken to be the vowel. Y is considered a semi-vowel.
What other letter can be a vowel besides aeiou?
actually there is two others, y and w can be used as a vowel also
What word uses W as a vowel?
Many words have W for a vowel, such as awe, bow, cow, dew, ewe, few gew-gaw, hew, jaw, known, lawn, maw, now, owe, pew, raw, sew, tow, vow, wow and yawn. However, in these cases, the W is only technically a vowel, because it contributes a vowel sound, as would the letter U, from which it originates. Some words, especially Welsh, use the W as the primary vowel, much as Y is used in English. One example is the word "cwm" (valley). (see related question)
What word has w for a vowel?
No, it isn't. no actually I seem to recall a geological term of Scandinavian derivation GWM refering to a glacial lake. You may be thinking of an acronym. GWM can stand for Ground Water Management or Monitoring. You may be right, but a hasty search doesn't support it. But the word cwm (pronounced coom to rhyme with loom) has been imported from Welsh to mean a hollow at the head of a mountain valley. In this case the w is a vowel.
What word has only w as a vowel?
One word is "cwm", and another is "crwth".Cwm is a basin at the bottom of a mountain.Crwth is an ancient Celtic musical instrument.W as a vowel in WelshThe Welsh language uses "w" as a vowel with a sound somewhere between the "oo" in "book" and the "u" in "buck", so other words borrowed from Welsh may have obsolete spellings with "w" as a vowel.***By the way, the aforementioned word "crwth" can also be spelled "cruth" or "crowd".Other examples with "w" as a vowel appear in place-names. "Bwlch" means a pass or gap. "Pwll" means a pool or puddle or pit. The other two words are used in English and appear in dictionaries. These two primarily appear in specialized dictionaries, such as some geographical dictionaries. However, "bwlch" appears in the Oxford Rhyming Dictionary and, apparently, the game Balderdash.As a clear example of using "w" as a vowel in Welsh, the Welsh language spells "Russia" and "Sudan" as "Rwsia" and "Swdan".
Is there a Noun with a w vowel sound not starting with w?
How about the word "vowel" itself? Or the word "vow"?
Does when have a long e sound?
No. The E is a short E as in then. Words with W and WH can have unusual vowel sounds.
