When words share the same vowel sound but have different consonants, it's called assonance. When words share the same consonant sound but have different vowels, it's called consonance.
Some examples of words that start with a consonant but sound like a vowel are: "hour," "unicorn," "honor," and "unique." These words have a vowel sound at the beginning, despite starting with a consonant.
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.
When "y" follows a vowel, it often functions as a consonant, such as in the words "cry" and "myth." "Y" typically represents a consonant sound in this position, even though it is often considered a vowel.
The letter E is a vowel when it is pronounced as "ee," as in the words "see" or "me." However, it can also represent the "eh" sound in certain words like "bread," where it functions as a consonant.
present when the words have the same ending constant vowel sound but the vowel sounds are different (perch-porch)
Some examples of words that start with a consonant but sound like a vowel are: "hour," "unicorn," "honor," and "unique." These words have a vowel sound at the beginning, despite starting with a consonant.
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.
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.
When "y" follows a vowel, it often functions as a consonant, such as in the words "cry" and "myth." "Y" typically represents a consonant sound in this position, even though it is often considered a vowel.
The letter E is a vowel when it is pronounced as "ee," as in the words "see" or "me." However, it can also represent the "eh" sound in certain words like "bread," where it functions as a consonant.
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).