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Are consonants just the other letters besides the vowels A E I O and U?
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Generally, yes. The English language letters A, E, I, O, and U are classically the VOWELS (having unshaped phonetic sounds), and the other 21 letters are the CONSONANTS (having shaped sounds).
However, more recently the letter Y has been referred to as the "sixth vowel" or a "semi-vowel" because it has an unshaped "i" sound in many uses, and combines with the other vowels (ay, ey, oy, uy) to create specific vowel sounds (a, e, i, oi). These may be considered "vowel pairs" or the effect of a silent Y.
* In Welsh, the letter W can also be a vowel, as in many so-called "vowel-less" words such as cwm.
(pronounced koom).
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What are the other letters in the alphabet besides vowels called?
Consonants
Is the word Pick a vowel or consonant?
Vowels and consonants are letters, not words. In the word "pick", the letter "i" is a vowel and the other three letters are consonants.
Any letter or letters other than vowels in the alphabet?
The letters that are not vowels are called consonants. The vowels are A,E,I,O and U. Everything else is a consonant.
What is the consonants and vowels?
Consonants are speech sounds produced by obstructing airflow in the vocal tract, while vowels are speech sounds produced without obstruction. Consonants are usually characterized by their closure or partial closure, while vowels are produced with an open vocal tract. In English, the letters A, E, I, O, U are vowels, while the other letters are consonants.
Is A a consonant?
No. A is a vowel. The vowels are a e i o u. All the other letters are consonants.
What does vowels and consonants mean?
Vowels are sounds produced without any significant constriction of the airflow in the vocal tract, while consonants are sounds produced with partial or complete constriction of the airflow. In written language, vowels are the letters A, E, I, O, U (and sometimes Y), while all other letters are considered consonants.
What is the ratio of vowels to consonant in the alphabet?
five to twenty one
Is any other name for vowels?
Yes, vowels can also be referred to as "vocalic sounds."
What are consecutive consonants?
Vowels are a e i o u. Consonants are all the other letters in the alphabet. So consecutive consonants are consanants in the order they appear in the alphabet. They are:bcdfghjklmnpqrstvwxyz
Is embarrass a consonant?
No, consonant refers to a letter. There are 6 vowels, A, E, I, O, U, and sometimes Y, and all other letters are consonants.
What is vowel and consonant?
Vowels are speech sounds produced without any obstacles in the vocal tract, while consonants are speech sounds produced with partial or complete obstruction in the vocal tract. Vowels are typically the building blocks of syllables, while consonants provide the structure and support for vowels in forming words. English has 5 vowels (a, e, i, o, u) and the remaining letters are consonants.
Is k a vowel?
"K" is not a vowel. Vowels are the letters A, E, I, O, U, and sometimes Y. All other letters, including K, are considered consonants.
