I think it's everything but, A, E, I, O, U--right?
2007-04-09 12:55:43 · 6 answers · asked by Nicky 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
You are correct. Those others are vowels.
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2007-04-09 22:29:53 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Have you ever watched "Wheel of Fortune?" You only get money for the consonants and you have to buy the vowels. You are correct though it is everything but a, e, i, o, & u.
2007-04-09 20:01:20 · answer #2 · answered by smilingblonde85 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, a consonant is every letter besides a, e, i, o, or u. However, y is sometimes a vowel and sometimes a consonant. In "yes" it's a consonant, while in "very" it's a vowel.
2007-04-09 20:03:49 · answer #3 · answered by LaLa D 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
con·so·nant (kns-nnt)
adj.
1. Being in agreement or accord: remarks consonant with our own beliefs.
2. Corresponding or alike in sound, as words or syllables.
3. Harmonious in sound or tone.
n.
1. A speech sound produced by a partial or complete obstruction of the air stream by any of various constrictions of the speech organs, such as (p), (f), (r), (w), and (h).
2. A letter or character representing such a speech sound.
[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin cnsonns, cnsonant-, present participle of cnsonre, to agree : com-, com- + sonre, to sound; see swen- in Indo-European roots.]
conso·nant·ly adv.
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2007-04-09 20:01:06 · answer #4 · answered by Josie H 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The NOT vowel letters of the alphabet .
2007-04-09 20:03:57 · answer #5 · answered by kate 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's right, but sometimes y is also a vowel.
2007-04-09 20:02:00 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋