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Some examples of CVVC (consonant-vowel-vowel-consonant) words include "rain," "keep," and "feet." These words are typically two-syllable words with a long vowel sound in the middle.
Almost any word you can think of that has a double consonant preceeded by a vowel will have a short vowel sound, just as almost any word with a single consonant after the vowel will make the vowel a long sound. A few words that have a short vowel sound followed by a double consonant are: batter, better, bitter, butter, hemming, teller, messier and letter.
The article "an" is used in front of a consonant when the consonant is pronounced with a vowel sound. This typically occurs with words that start with a silent "h" or a vowel-sounding "h" like "hour" or "honor."
The letter y is counted as a vowel when it is pronounced as a vowel, in which case it sounds the same as the long e, in words such as really. When y is used as a consonant, the pronunciation is entirely different, as in the word yellow. Remember, a vowel is the primary sound that you are making, and a consonant merely alters the pronunciation of the vowel.
It depends on the sound of the first letter. Use "an" before words that begin with a vowel sound (e.g., an apple) and "a" before words that begin with a consonant sound (e.g., a house).
present when the words have the same ending constant vowel sound but the vowel sounds are different (perch-porch)
Almost any word you can think of that has a double consonant preceeded by a vowel will have a short vowel sound, just as almost any word with a single consonant after the vowel will make the vowel a long sound. A few words that have a short vowel sound followed by a double consonant are: batter, better, bitter, butter, hemming, teller, messier and letter.
No he she me sky hi ...any word that does not have a consonant after the vowel leaving the vowel to make its long sound.
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No he she me sky hi ...any word that does not have a consonant after the vowel leaving the vowel to make its long sound.
No he she me sky hi ...any word that does not have a consonant after the vowel leaving the vowel to make its long sound.
"icicles" is: vowel, consonant, vowel, consonant, consonant, vowel, consonant. Or VCVCCVC. If that's even what you mean. There are words referred to as "consonant, vowel, consonant" words, but they are always three letters long. A "consonant vowel" word would only be two letter long, like : be. So I'm not sure what you're asking here.
The exception, which is not really an exception, is that words that start with a vowel but are *pronounced* with a consonant sound, use A, not AN. This is actually the rule: AN precedes words that begin with a vowel sound (not a vowel).
The articles a and an are used for an unspecified item or person.The form AN is used when the immediately following word begins with a vowel sound (not necessarily a vowel, as with a silent H). The form A is used before a vowel that has a consonant sound.Examples :A large crowdAn unruly crowdBut :An honest man (sounds like ah-nist)A united front (sounds like yoo-ny-ted)A one-armed man (sounds like won)
No. Y is always a consonant, not a vowel, and it cannot change actual form. However, in many words, such as "by", it represents the vowel sound.
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The terms 'consonant' and 'vowel' refer to individual letters, not words.