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A vowel is a speech sound made with the vocal tract open and a consonant is a speech sound made with a closure or narrowing in the vocal tract. Vowels are usually voiced and form syllables in words, while consonants help define the boundaries and structure of syllables. In English, vowels are the letters A, E, I, O, U, and sometimes Y, while all other letters are consonants.

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