2006-10-27 20:51:10 · 23 answers · asked by bins 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
Why?
2006-10-27 20:52:46 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
LYNX
RHYTHMS
NYMPH
GYM
CRYPT
MYTH
HYMN
STYX
SPHYNX
DYE
TWYNDYLLYNGS (is the longest word in English that doesn't contain one of the five vowels (A E I O U). It comes from Welsh and is obviously rare. It turns out that "twyndyllyng" (singular) is a 15th century spelling of the word "twinling," which means, in modern English, "twin.")
Surprisingly, The y in "sky" and "try" IS a vowel (not just a 'sorta-vowel', a real one!), so that won't work.
The problem is the same with "cwm" (a Welsh word pronounced "coom") in which the w is functioning as a vowel.
Actually, functions as a vowel much more often than as a consonant, and w can be the equivalent of u (mostly in the combinations aw, ew, ow, which are equivalent to au, eu, ou)
The basic rule is this -- y or w at the BEGINNING of a syllable are used as consonants, in the middle of end of syllables they mark as VOWELS.
2006-10-28 06:09:31 · answer #2 · answered by Ä l ɐ ҳ ä 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are some words without vowels. Sky, spy,cry,my,why,shy, tryst, myths. All these words have the alphabet 'y'. So can we consider 'y' as sub-vowel?
2006-10-28 06:53:00 · answer #3 · answered by Krishna 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Everything that has a y in it and no other vowel can work. Not that hard. Cry, why, shy, by, and rhythm are some examples.
2006-10-28 03:57:07 · answer #4 · answered by fliptastic 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
my, by, fly, cry, dry, fry, sly, why, try, hymn, rhythm,shy,when i was in school my teacher had told me that those words which do not have vowels usually end with 'y '
2006-10-28 03:58:57 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
As far as I know, the only way you can do it is with the letter "Y" acting as the vowel...try, fry, my, etc.
2006-10-28 03:55:12 · answer #6 · answered by Whimsy 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Cry, fly, gym, my, sly, dye and rye. Though they don't have vowels in them the "y" makes an "i" sound.
2006-10-28 04:34:17 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
UAE- United Arab Emirates.
2006-10-28 04:21:30 · answer #8 · answered by Pirate of the Bassein Creek 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
What i thought of...
crypts, lynx, pygmy,styx,rhythms, syzygy, Sky, spy,cry,my,why,shy, try,my,dry, AY
Some sounds: shhh, pssst,hmmm,
From http://www.scienceblog.com/cms/words-without-vowels-11422.html
BY
CRY
DRY
FLY
FRY
FYRD
GYPSY
GYVE
HYMN
HYP
LYMPH
LYNCH
LYNX
MYTH
MY
PLY
PYGMY
PYX
RHYTHM
SHY
SHYLY
SKY
SPRY
SPY
STY
STYX
SYLPH
SYZYGY
THYMY
TRY
TRYST
WRY
WYND
2006-10-28 04:15:42 · answer #9 · answered by Gyaani 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
fly, cry, sky, why, by, shy, wyrm, hymn, rhythm, syzygy, shhh, grrr, psst, crypt, gym, my, gypsy, stymy, lynch, wry, lynx, nymph, scry, spry, myth... there's more, that's just all i could think of.
2006-10-28 04:00:48 · answer #10 · answered by Jenessa 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
fry
cry
why
sky
fly
2006-10-28 03:54:03 · answer #11 · answered by ok 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋