way back in school, we were taught the vowels were a,e,i,o,u.and?

Question

sometimes y and w.Now they dont teach that w is a sometime vowel. makes sense cause i cant think of any word where a w would work. who else was taught that y and w were sometime vowels. can you think of a word where w is a vowel?

Answer 1

I thought you were kind of crazy to think w is a vowel, but here goes:

http://dictionary.reference.com/help/faq/language/t50.html

Answer 2

W is a vowel when it blends into a word and makes a vowel sound. I am an elementary school teacher and I teach that the "sometime" vowels are...y, w and h. H is a vowel in the word "hour" as it makes a vowel sound rather than the traditional "h" sound.

Answer 3

>mazzygirl why y?

because of words like rhythm

I heard sometimes w, but wasn't taught that in school.
I can;t think of any case where that would be, but then maybe I don't know what a vowel is supposed to do?

Answer 4

I've never heard of w being a vowel before. But, after reading the link in Chuckie's post, it does seem very plausible. I think I'll go impress someone with my new found knowledge.

Answer 5

I was never taught 'w' was sometimes a vowel, only 'y'

Answer 6

I was taught a,e,i,o,u and sometimes y, but I never heard of the W. No I can't think of a word.

Answer 7

I was taught sometime y but not w. Sorry I can't think of a word either.

Answer 8

the letter y is also clased as a vowel so we can use words like
my and by

Answer 9

I was taught sometimes y but NEVER w.
Are you a native English speaker?

Answer 10

Sometimes y