I fell to sleep during the commercial and did not hear the answer. Do you know which consonant it is?
2006-09-19 08:38:18 · 12 answers · asked by Jacks036 5 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
W can be used, particularly in words of Welsh origin, like cwm which means valley.
2006-09-19 08:51:12 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 0⤋
you are able to say " a unicorn" simply by fact the "u" sounds like a Y, as interior the pronunciation "you-neh-korn". the guideline generally is going, use "an" in front of following words initiating with a vowel ("a look ahead to a watch"), "a" in front of following words beginning with consonants ("a canines", "a cat") until the subsequent be conscious sounds like a the consonant Y ("a unicorn", "a universe").
2016-10-17 07:03:04 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
From StraightDope.com:
"Ou and ow are diphthongs--that is, two vowel sounds that kind of slide together when you say them. W and Y are often called semivowels because they go both ways, as it were, depending on the company they keep within the word. "
More at the site below.
2006-09-19 09:51:35 · answer #3 · answered by Yahzmin ♥♥ 4ever 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I thought that the letter "Y" can only be a consonant & vowel.
2006-09-19 08:42:03 · answer #4 · answered by peterboro_first 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It is "w"...both 'y' and 'w' are considered a semi-vowels because they can go either way. It is used as a vowel is words like 'cow' and 'how'...hope this helped.
2006-09-19 08:54:30 · answer #5 · answered by yonderdiva 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
W cannot be used as a vowel! But S can!
2006-09-19 09:17:52 · answer #6 · answered by quick_flic 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋
I remember from grammar school A,E,I,O,U and sometimes Y and W.
Here's a little discussion on it, but frankly, it's still confusing.
2006-09-19 13:25:16 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
"A,E,I,O,U and sometimes W and Y" is the rule I learned in school.
2006-09-19 11:36:08 · answer #8 · answered by rhymer 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Sometimes y and sometimes z. Don't they teach kids anything in school?
2006-09-19 10:12:08 · answer #9 · answered by ravin_lunatic 6 · 0⤊ 3⤋
Its a trick question. THere isnt anything.
2006-09-19 08:41:34 · answer #10 · answered by angie_adie 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋