A vowel is a shaped exhalation of air, whereas consonants are made with the lips, tongue, teeth, or nose (nnn).
Some shaping sounds such as LLL, MMM, FFF, SSS, and ZZZ can be continuously expressed and recognized, but usually a consonant sound is expressed using a following vowel.
Yes, in this word, Y is a vowel. Y is the only letter that can be both a consonant or a vowel. When it makes an E sound, it is a vowel.
In the word "program," the letter "o" is a short vowel sound. A short vowel sound is typically the sound that the vowel makes in the word when it is followed by a consonant. In this case, the letter "o" is followed by the consonant "g," so it makes a short vowel sound.
No, the word "flea" does not have a long vowel sound for the letter "e." In this word, the letter "e" makes a short vowel sound as in "eh" or "e" as in "egg."
The word "wagon" has a short vowel sound. The letter "a" in "wagon" makes a short vowel sound similar to the "a" in "cat" or "hat."
The 'e' in 'when' has a short vowel sound.
An example of the schwa vowel sound is the sound the letter a makes in the word "about".
Yes, in the word "credit," the letter "e" makes a short vowel sound as in "bed" or "get."
In the word "acorn," the letter "a" is a short vowel because it makes the sound /æ/ as in "cat."
The word "feet" has a long vowel sound. The letter "e" in "feet" makes the sound of the letter's name, which is a long E sound.
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.
The a in the word fade is a long a.
In the word "scarf," the letter 'a' is considered a short vowel. It makes the short /æ/ sound, as in "cat" or "bat."