0
Generally, vowels represent more open sounds that don't require the lips, teeth, or tongue to touch each other. Consonants have a more solid sound that is not nearly as easy to draw out.
Mallory Schowalter
Wiki User
∙ 14y agoIn order to produce consonants you have to set up an obstalce course inside your mouth to block the airstream.
Vowels are made with more or less open mouth and without blocking the airstream.
(Sam Azzam)
In all languages there are vowels and consonants. Consonants are created through pulmonic utterance that is created by stopped or obstructed air flow through the mouth. Vowels are created through unobstructed air flow through the mouth. (Lynden Rodriguez)
Add your answer:
Earn +20 pts
How many vowels and consonants are in your name?
5 vowels. 8 consonants. :)
What is the ratio of the numbers vowels to the number of consonants in the English alphabet?
what is the ratio of the numbers vowels to the number of consonants in the english alphabet
How many fewer vowels than consonants in the word independent?
independent = ieee, 4 vowels, and ndpndnt, 7 consonants, therefore there are three fewer vowels than consonants.
What are the 5 consonants?
There are five vowels, not five consonants.
Which is used more in English - consonants or vowels?
I think that dubious distinction could be awarded to consonants, 21 vowels to 30 consonants in that sentence.
In the word sandwich what is the consonants and vowels?
The consonants are: s, n, d, w, c, h. The vowels are: a and i.
Is faster a consonant?
Faster is a word, made up of consonants and vowels. A and E are vowels. The rest are consonants.
The ratio of vowels to consonants in the word ratio is 5 to 7. Are there more vowels or consonants in the word?
There are more consonants.
In the word balloons what is the ratio of vowels to consonants?
what is the ratio of the numbers vowels to the number of consonants in the english alphabet
Is the word unload a vowel or consonant?
The word unload is a verb. Words are not consonants or vowels, words have consonants and vowels. unload has 3 vowels (u,o,a) and 3 consonants (n,l,d)
How do vowels and consonants differ?
A consonant on its own cannot form a complete syllable. Any syllable must contain contain a vowel or a combination of vowels). Consonants can be added to the beginning or end of a syllable to modify its sound. Ie. O can be considered a syllable, but so can MO and MOCK.
What is a word with two vowels and three consonants?
One example of a word with two vowels and three consonants is "cats."
