2006-07-23 02:39:34 · 13 answers · asked by yogi 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Primary & Secondary Education
A lot depends on how you feel about "y".
There's always syzygy
2006-07-23 02:42:14 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 6⤊ 0⤋
No english word doesn't have any vowels. All words in english have at least one vowel per syllable. Some people may point to words like sky, fly, etc. but in these words, the "y" is acting as a vowel (these words are examples of "and sometimes y", as in "the vowels are a, e, i, o, u and sometimes y").
2006-07-23 10:22:35 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most lists of vowels state: "a, e, i, o, u, and sometimes y." However, I have never heard the letter y make anything but a vowel sound in any word, not even "you."
Based on this, I believe there are no true words that haven't vowels, but there are a couple onomatopÅia words such as "sh" for example (which counts in Scrabble) that do not have vowels.
2006-07-23 09:46:34 · answer #3 · answered by dpenguin 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
my. (or like sky, try, rhythm, why, etc) but then it has the letter "y", and some people count that as a vowel. Some SOUNDS have no vowels such as:
hmm
shh
huh?
etc.
But if there WERE an actual, complete english word not containing the letter(s) a,e,i,o,u...
we wouldnt be able to pronounce it!
2006-07-23 09:49:01 · answer #4 · answered by cutie_xx_pie 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
every word in the english language has a vowel, thats why "y" is only "sometimes" a vowel. as in "my""by" and "try" it substitutes for the other vowel, bieng one itsef.
2006-07-23 09:54:35 · answer #5 · answered by reading rules! 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
fly
try
by
The longest common word without an A, E, I, O, or U is RHYTHMS, but these additional words appear in W2: SYMPHYSY, NYMPHLY, GYPSYRY, GYPSYFY. The OED2 has TWYNDYLLYNG(S). And WPPWRMWSTE (in the OED) goes nine letters without an A, E, I, O, or U; GLYCYRRHIZIN (a constituent of licorice) goes eight letters without A, E, I, O, or U
2006-07-23 10:07:26 · answer #6 · answered by Cutie 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sky, dry, by, cry, why.
Y is not a vowel but is classed as a semi - vowel.
2006-07-23 09:46:13 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Rhythm
2006-07-23 09:42:45 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
And why you want to know? Is this a fun question or what?
There are many words with simply a "Y" - and I don't know any words containing only a "Q" or a "J", other possibilities don't seem to exist.
2006-07-23 09:50:53 · answer #9 · answered by swissnick 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
cry if y is not a vowel
2006-07-23 09:43:00 · answer #10 · answered by ylime94 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
can you tell me 100 words in 30 secs which don't have 'a', don't cheat
2006-07-23 10:00:53 · answer #11 · answered by yourownlove 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋