Please let me know why sky, fly , try etc. words are excluded from this rule of english that no word can be formed withour using a vowel letter.
2006-08-02 22:16:25 · 15 answers · asked by Hafeez Ullah 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
some words without a,e,i,o,u are : hymn, myth, tryst, rhythm, cyst, etc., but all of these contains the letter 'y' which is sometimes regarded as a vowel. if u find such a word without a,e,i,o,u,y then plz tell. shhhhhhhhhhhhhhh... howz that?
2006-08-06 21:29:15 · answer #1 · answered by Dishu 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No english word has no vowels. Sky, fly, try, etc. are not exceptions. In these cases, "y" functions as a vowel, hence the expression "the vowels are a, e, i, o, u and sometimes y". When "y" says a "yuh" sound, e.g. yellow, it is a consonant. When it says a long "i" sound like, e.g. sky or a long "e" sound, e.g. very, then it is a vowel.
2006-08-03 03:04:38 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Many words are there in the english language without the use of vowels. Crypt tryst rhythm fry sylph to name a few. As for why they are like that you better find out why these persons who framed these kind of word did that
2006-08-02 22:25:46 · answer #3 · answered by sam 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The problem with rules in any language is that they were invented after the language was created, especially true of English, which is something of a mongrel language. This is why language is not a science and rules often have exceptions.
some examples are:
cry, fry, sky, .....
the longest words i know are rhythm and Crypts
i foud the word "TWYNDYLLYNGS" in the net just now.
2006-08-02 22:20:13 · answer #4 · answered by fayaz 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The rule is being followed in all those cases: "y" is being used as a vowel in all of those cases.
The vowels in English: a, e, i, o, u, and sometimes y.
When "y" is soft, it is a vowel, as in "sky." (In other words, when it sounds like an "i.")
When "y" is hard, it is a consonant, as in "yes." (Notice the position of your tongue when you pronounce this consonant--it should be right behind your teeth, approximating the ridge behind the teeth at the roof of your mouth.)
2006-08-02 22:25:46 · answer #5 · answered by ♣Tascalcoán♣ 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In the plural form these words do have the vowel -skies-flies-tries.
2006-08-02 22:30:04 · answer #6 · answered by VelvetRose 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Y is sometimes considered a vowel. A, E, I, O, U and sometimes Y. Didn't you ever attend kindergarten?
2006-08-02 22:24:08 · answer #7 · answered by zaradulce02 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The longest common word without any of the five vowels is RHYTHMS...
2006-08-02 22:21:50 · answer #8 · answered by HAWRIE 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Y is a vowel
2006-08-02 22:20:20 · answer #9 · answered by tokala 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A E I O U and sometimes Y
Like in sky, fly, try etc.
2006-08-02 22:20:41 · answer #10 · answered by TOGA TOGA 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋