2006-08-11 18:56:29 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Primary & Secondary Education
All the letters of the alphabet except - A E I O U
2006-08-11 20:52:19 · answer #1 · answered by just me 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, the quick answer is 'not a vowel' (a, e, i, o, u, y, w--y and w when used as vowels)
A vowel is a sound that comes out of the mouth relatively unstopped.
A consonent stops the sound, to a greater or lesser degree. Stop consonent sounds (they can be spelled with different letters) like d or k stop the sound. You can't keep saying them without putting an 'uh' or some vowel sound on the end) Fricatives are 'noisy' consonent sounds (like s, z, sh, ch) that you can keep saying. In English, r and l are liquids, that have some qualities of consonents and some of vowels.
When we say words that look to many people like they don't have vowels (rhythm) you can hear a short 'i' sound for the vowel sound, so y is acting as a vowel. When we pronounce words that are written without vowels (brrr!), we hear the schwa, or unstressed 'uh' sound when we say them (burr).
2006-08-11 23:42:25 · answer #2 · answered by frauholzer 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
consonanants are letters other than a,e,i,o,u in the english alphabet. Consonants are sometimes used before and after a vowel to form a word. Sometimes, there are words that can be formed without vowels like: rhythms.
2006-08-11 22:54:16 · answer #3 · answered by teejay b 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Consonants are any letters of the alphabet that aren't vowels (so anything other than A, E, I, O, and U).
2006-08-11 18:58:38 · answer #4 · answered by Magic 8 Ball 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Two kinds of letters: consonants and vowels. Vowels are A, E, I, O, U and sometimes Y. All others (and sometimes Y) are consonants.
2006-08-11 18:58:17 · answer #5 · answered by triviatm 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The letters A, E, I, O and U (and sometimes Y) are vowels and the other letters are consonants.
2006-08-11 18:58:38 · answer #6 · answered by Rvn 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well I mean all the letters that are not vowels. I'm going to be terribly interested to find out what everyone else means. And I am looking for your question that asks what do you mean by vowels. To which I will answer a,e,i,o,and u. And sometimes y.
2006-08-11 19:01:27 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
it has 21 letter consonants and a 5 letter vowels
consonats- b,c,d,f,g,h,j,k,l,m,n,p,q,r,s,t,v,w,x,y,z
vowels- a, e, i, o, u
2006-08-11 23:39:37 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Any letter that isn't A E I O or U (Y is currently caught in a contractual dispute)
2006-08-11 18:58:41 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
the alphabets which uses any mouth part 2 b spoken
2006-08-11 18:59:34 · answer #10 · answered by rustam 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋